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1. An adapter for use in a breathing circuit, the adapter comprising:
a housing comprising a conduit having a ventilator port adapted to be coupled to a breathing circuit and a patient port adapted to communicate with a patient interface, wherein said ventilator port and said patient port are spaced apart in a longitudinal direction, and further comprising a medicament container receptacle communicating with said conduit between said ventilator port and said patient port, said conduit comprising a collapsible chamber defining an interior space, wherein said chamber is expandable between a collapsed position and an extended position, wherein said interior space has a uniform cross section along said longitudinal direction when in said extended position, said receptacle comprising a support block having a well shaped to receive a valve stem extending from a container of medicament and an actuator finger extending upwardly in said receptacle adjacent said support block, wherein said actuator finger is adapted to actuate a dose counter coupled to the container, and wherein said actuator finger is non-moveable relative to said support block, and wherein said housing comprises a first end piece including said patient port and a second end piece including said ventilator port, wherein said collapsible chamber is disposed between said first and second end pieces and wherein said second end piece comprises said medicament container receptacle, said first and second end pieces comprising respectively first and second annular walls, wherein said first and second annular walls are arranged in an overlapping relationship when said chamber is in said collapsed position. |
