Premium
A modified MIE Superlite exhaust valve incorporating a positive pressure safety relief valve
Author(s) -
GILRODRIGUEZ J. A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1984.tb06440.x
Subject(s) - medicine , safety valve , relief valve , positive pressure , safety equipment , anesthesia , positive pressure respiration , patient safety , mechanical engineering , health care , mechanical ventilation , engineering , economics , economic growth , construction engineering
Summary Most scavenging systems incorporate safety devices to protect the patient against sudden positive and negative pressure surges. If full protection is to be guaranteed, positive pressure relief devices should be positioned as close as possible to the patient and, preferably, should form an integral part of the expiratory valves of anaesthetic systems and ventilators. One such safety device is described in this paper.