Michael V Prisco

US Patent:

8522839, Sep 3, 2013

Filed:

May 19, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/437904

Inventors:

Simon Freed - Hillsborough NJ, US
Michael R. Prisco - Geneva IL, US
Eric Hyman - Grafton MA, US
Raymond D. Clark - Valley Center CA, US
Alan W. Marttila - Waukegan IL, US
John DePiano - Burlington MA, US
Richard P. Meyst - Valley Center CA, US
Timothy B. Meluch - Grayslake IL, US
David Chesley - Duxbury MA, US
Roy T. Henderson - Escondido CA, US

Assignee:

Baxter International Inc. - Deerfield IL
Baxter Healthcare SA - Glattpark (Opikon)

International Classification:

B65B 1/04

US Classification:

141353, 141349, 141366, 141383

Abstract:

Adapters are provided for establishing fluid communication between an anesthetic agent container and an anesthetic vaporizer having a fluid port. The adapter may be mountable on the vaporizer to cooperate with the spout of an anesthetic agent container or may be mountable on an anesthetic agent container to cooperate with the fluid port of an anesthetic vaporizer to provide a sealing and/or retaining relationship therebetween.