Fluid trap apparatus
AssigneeCarefusion Corporation
InventorsPaul Kendrick, Mark Woelfel
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Abstract
A fluid trap is disclosed herein. The fluid trap has a tube connector defining a first interior passageway and a second interior passageway. The tube connector is adapted for connection with a dual lumen tube such that the first interior passageway is in fluid communication with one of the dual lumen and the second interior passageway is in fluid communication with the other of the dual lumen. The fluid trap also includes a reservoir operatively connected to the tube connector. The reservoir is in fluid communication with only one of the interior passageways, and is configured to retain fluid from that passageway.
Claims16
A fluid trap comprising:
- a tube connector defining a first interior passageway and a second interior passageway, wherein the tube connector is adapted for connection with a dual lumen tube such that the first interior passageway is in fluid communication with one of the dual lumen and the second interior passageway is in fluid communication with the other of the dual lumen;
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- a reservoir operatively connected to the tube connector, the reservoir being in fluid communication with only one of the first and second interior passageways, wherein the reservoir is configured to retain fluid from said one of the first and second interior passageways.
A fluid trap comprising:
- a tube connector comprising:
- a first connector portion adapted for connection with a first lumen of a dual lumen tube, said first connector portion defining a first interior passageway;
- and
- a second connector portion adapted for connection with a second lumen of a dual lumen tube, said second connector portion defining a second interior passageway, said second interior passageway discrete from said first interior passageway;
- and
- a reservoir operatively connected to the tube connector, the reservoir being in fluid communication with only one of the first and second interior passageways, wherein the reservoir is configured to retain fluid from said one of the first and second interior passageways.
The fluid trap of claim 10, wherein the first and second D-shaped connector portions are oriented back-to-back and outward facing.
A fluid trap comprising:
- a tube connector comprising:
- a first D-shaped connector portion adapted for insertion into a first lumen of a dual lumen tube, said first D-shaped connector portion defining a first interior passageway;
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- a second D-shaped connector portion adapted for insertion into a second lumen of a dual lumen tube, said second D-shaped connector portion defining a second interior passageway, said second interior passageway discrete from said first interior passageway;
- a first reservoir operatively connected to the tube connector, the first reservoir being in fluid communication with only one of the first and second interior passageways, wherein the first reservoir is configured to retain fluid from said one of the first and second interior passageways;
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- a second reservoir operatively connected to the tube connector, the second reservoir being in fluid communication with the other of the first and second interior passageways, wherein the second reservoir is configured to retain fluid from the other of the first and second interior passageways.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.