Fluid conduit assembly with gas trapping filter in the fluid flow path
AssigneeMedtronic MiniMed, Inc.
InventorsSarnath Chattaraj, Kiem H. Dang, Poonam S. Gulati, Guangping Zhang
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Abstract
A fluid delivery system and a fluid conduit assembly suitable for use with the system are disclosed herein. The system includes a fluid infusion pump and a fluid conduit assembly coupled to the pump to deliver medication fluid to a user. The fluid conduit assembly includes a structure defining a flow path for the medication fluid, and a gas trapping filter coupled to the structure and positioned in the flow path. The gas trapping filter functions to filter particulates from the medication fluid and retain gas bubbles from the medication fluid.
Claims20
A fluid conduit assembly for delivery of a medication fluid, the fluid conduit assembly comprising:
- a structure defining a flow path for the medication fluid;
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- a gas trapping filter coupled to the structure and positioned in the flow path to filter particulates from the medication fluid and retain gas bubbles from the medication fluid.
A fluid delivery system comprising:
- a fluid infusion pump to provide a medication fluid;
- a fluid conduit assembly coupled to the fluid infusion pump to deliver the medication fluid to a user, the fluid conduit assembly defining a flow path for the medication fluid;
- and
- a gas trapping filter positioned in the flow path to filter particulates from the medication fluid and retain gas bubbles from the medication fluid.
A fluid conduit assembly for delivery of a medication fluid, the fluid conduit assembly comprising:
- a body section to receive a fluid reservoir;
- a flow path defined in the body section, the flow path carrying fluid from the fluid reservoir when the body section is coupled to the fluid reservoir;
- a length of tubing extending from the body section and in fluid communication with the flow path, the length of tubing carrying fluid from the body section during a fluid delivery operation;
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- a partially hydrophilic gas trapping filter positioned in the flow path to filter particulates from the medication fluid and retain gas bubbles from the medication fluid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.