OXYGEN-CONSERVING REGULATOR ASSEMBLY

An apparatus (10) is provided for controlling discharge of oxygen from an oxygen supply source (12) to a patient. The apparatus includes an oxygen supply inlet (47), a pressure regulator (14) coupled to the oxygen supply inlet and configured to reduce pressure of oxygen received from the oxygen supp...

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Hauptverfasser:	FRYE, MARK R, GRENAWAY, JOHN R, LEITHAUSER, DOUGLAS R, DAVIS, RICHARD A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus (10) is provided for controlling discharge of oxygen from an oxygen supply source (12) to a patient. The apparatus includes an oxygen supply inlet (47), a pressure regulator (14) coupled to the oxygen supply inlet and configured to reduce pressure of oxygen received from the oxygen supply inlet to a selected magnitude, a flow controller (16) coupled to the pressure regulator (14) and configured to meter oxygen received from the pressure regulator at a selected flow rate, and an oxygen distribution assembly including a pneumatic demand oxygen valve (18) and a conduit (51) conducting oxygen discharged from the flow controller through the pressure regulator to the pneumatic demand oxygen valve for delivery to a patient. Th e flow controller (16) includes a chamber (110) and a rotary valve (112) for splitting oxygen discharged from chamber (110) into a first stream in an oxygen supply passageway (51) for use by a patient and a second stream in a diaphragm supply passageway (48) for controlling operation of pneumatic dema nd oxygen valve.