VENTILATOR RESPIRATORY GAS ACCUMULATOR WITH PURGE VALVE

摘要

This disclosure describes systems (202) and methods for ventilating a patient with a system that includes an accumulator (214) for storing a gas mixture. This disclosure describes systems and methods for ventilating a patient with a system that includes an accumulator located away from the flow path that reduces/eliminates pockets of an undesirable gas mixture from entering the gas flow path and reaching the patient after a gas mixture change by utilizing a purge valve (228).