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anesthesia machine

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anesthesia machine,
an apparatus for administering inhalation anesthetic gases and vapors and for controlling ventilation. Although there are many different models, all have the following features: a delivery system for medical gases, a flowmeter to measure gas flow, vaporizers for volatilizing and combining the anesthetic agents with oxygen and carrier gases, a circuit for delivering the gas to the patient, monitoring equipment or gauges, a ventilator, and a scavenging system to collect and discharge excess gas.


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Mercury Medical of Clearwater FL, a medical supply company, opened two days of meetings with Cuban authorities showing off an anesthesia machine and other equipment in hopes of whetting the island's appetite for US medical goods, reports AP (April 26, 2007): "Cuba appreciates the high quality of American medical supplies," said Pedro Alvarez, chairman of the Cuban food import company Alimport.
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