Blood chamber lid having integrated blood filter and vent

A lid for closing an open ended blood chamber, the lid comprising:

• a one piece device forming an inlet to the blood chamber, the one piece device having an outline planar shape that conforms to an outline planar shape of the blood chamber open end, the one piece device including a filter media spaced apart from the inlet and wherein blood passing through the inlet passes through the filter media upon entry into the blood chamber with the filter media filtering gross particulate from the blood passing therethrough, the filter media comprising a multi-planar element having a slope angled away from the inlet and toward a lateral side wall of the chamber, the one piece device further including a vent port with an associated vent port cover to allow air to vent from the blood chamber.

A lid for closing an open ended blood chamber, the lid comprising:

• a one piece device forming an inlet to the blood chamber, the one piece device at least in part formed of an acrylic material and including a filter media at least one of heat sealed or ultrasonic welded with the acrylic material firming the lid, the filter media spaced apart from the inlet and wherein blood passing through the inlet passes through the filter media upon entry into the blood chamber with the filter media filtering gross particulate from the blood passing therethrough, the one piece device further including a vent port with an associated vent port cover to allow air separated to vent from the blood chamber, the vent port cover comprising an in molded mesh material.