Vaporizer carousel for anesthesia machine

摘要

This invention relates to an anesthesia dispensing device which comprises a turntable for carrying a plurality of vaporizers having an inlet and outlet port for each vaporizer, and a manifold having a feed port and an exhaust port with a passageway capable of providing communication between the feed port and an external gas supply and a passageway capable of providing communication between the exhaust port and the exterior of the dispensing device. The turntable and manifold are supported for relative rotational and reciprocal movement so that a vaporizer can be rotated into position, engaged and disengaged by simple manipulation.