A cassette for vaporization of anesthetic agent for delivery to a patient
is arranged to be received by an anesthesia machine which has control
mechanisms for controlling vaporization of the agent. In a preferred
arrangement, the cassette includes a housing for receiving, containing
and emitting anesthetic agent. A sensor, such as a pressure sensor or a
temperature sensor is embedded in the housing for obtaining a value of
the agent contained in the reservoir. The sensor is operatively connected
to the reservoir to obtain an accurate value of the agent. A
communication link is provided between the sensor and the control
mechanisms of the anesthesia machine when the cassette is received by the
anesthesia machine. The cassette thus provides a simplified arrangement
that efficiently and accurately provides values of the anesthetic agent
being vaporized in the reservoir.