Smoke evacuation system fluid trap

A fluid trap configured for use with a smoke evacuation system, the fluid trap comprising:

• an interior chamber defined at least partially by a front wall, a rear wall, and opposing side walls;
• an inlet port that leads through the front wall and into the interior chamber;
• an exhaust port that leads through the rear wall and out of the interior chamber;
• and
• a splash canopy positioned between the inlet port and the exhaust port, the splash canopy extending from the front wall to the rear wall and laterally across a width of the inlet port and a portion of a width between the opposing side walls.

A fluid trap configured for use with a smoke evacuation system, the fluid trap comprising:

• an interior chamber;
• an inlet port that leads into the interior chamber;
• an exhaust port that leads out of the interior chamber;
• and
• a plurality of baffles disposed within the interior chamber for minimizing fluid motion during handling of the fluid trap, the plurality of baffles being disposed and oriented within the interior chamber such that the plurality of baffles divide the interior chamber into an upper portion and a lower portion, the plurality of baffles being disposed below the inlet port and the exhaust port such that the inlet port and the exhaust port both open into the upper portion, the plurality of baffles being configured to direct fluid received through the inlet port into the lower portion and limit or prevent movement of fluid from the lower portion to the upper portion.