Abstract: An anesthetic vaporizer comprises a housing having a gas inlet and outlet, a vaporizing chamber, a vaporizing passage for passing carrier gas from the gas inlet to the vaporizing chamber and withdrawing gas enriched with vaporized anesthetic therefrom for passage towards the gas outlet via a flow control valve, a gas bypass passage for passing gas from the gas inlet via a bypass control valve for mixing with anesthetic enriched gas adjacent the gas outlet, wherein the bypass control valve is operated by a Teflon control rod in response to the temperature within the vaporizing chamber. The control rod is physically isolated relative to the vaporizing chamber, but disposed in intimate thermal contact therewith.

Abstract: A carbon dioxide absorbing apparatus having a base containing adjacent inhalation and exhalation passages, a through opening or passage centrally located on the base and in communication with the inhalation passage, a gasket located on the base having a raised lip annular opening coaxial with the through opening, a cannister of carbon dioxide absorbing material resting on the raised lip of the gasket and a cover surrounding the cannister defining an annular passage therebetween which is in communication with the exhalation passage. Pins are removably provided along one or more circles of varying diameters on the base to orient the cannister in proper operative position.