Method and apparatus for anesthetic gas reclamation
CA 2866725 C · Owner: Anesthetic Gas Reclamation, Llc · Inventors: Berry, James M.; Morris, Steve
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A method and apparatus are disclosed for recovering and separating anesthetic gas components from waste anesthetic gases to be purged from a healthcare facility. The condensation-type anesthetic reclamation method and apparatus comprise one or more of the following preferred embodiments: a low- flow anesthetic gas scavenging unit a frost fractionation process for collecting waste anesthetic gases as frost on the cooling surfaces of a cold trap/fractionator a compressor with at least one compression stage and a self-contained unit requiring minimal interfacing with the utility infrastructure and supplies of the healthcare facility.
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- Filed May 11, 2006 and granted August 16, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 11, 2026.
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