A bubble trap device
AssigneeTessen Solutions Limited
InventorVincent FORDE
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an apparatus suitable for separating and collecting gas bubbles entrained in a liquid, wherein the apparatus comprises a housing defining at least one chamber, the chamber having an inlet port and an outlet port; a diverter positioned between the inlet port and the outlet port; and, an elongated exit tube with an intake end and an export end; wherein the intake end of the elongated exit tube is centrally located within the chamber and the export end of the elongated exit tube is connected to the outlet port of the chamber.
Claims20
-30. (canceled)
An apparatus suitable for separating and collecting gas bubbles entrained in a fluid, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a housing (202) defining at least one chamber, the chamber having an inlet port (204) and an outlet port (206);
- an inflow tube (702) with an intake end and an export end, the export end being located within the chamber;
- a diverter (402) positioned between the chamber inlet port and the chamber outlet port, wherein the diverter comprises a base portion (502) and a rim (504);
- an exit tube (210) with an intake end (306) and an export end (308), wherein said intake end (306) of the exit tube is located within the chamber and said export end of the exit tube is connected to the outlet port (206) of the chamber;
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- a diffuser (704) in the inflow tube (702) between the inlet port and the diverter, wherein the diffuser comprises at least one hole in the inflow tube (704), and is configured to impart an alternative direction of movement of fluid entering the chamber in the inflow tube.
An intravenous line kit comprising:
- at least one intravenous drip bag;
- at least one drip chamber;
- at least one supply tube having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a bubble trap;
- a fluid flow control means;
- at least one clamp;
- and
- a cannula;
- wherein the bubble trap comprises:
- a housing defining at least one chamber, the chamber having an inlet port and an outlet. port;
- an inflow tube with an intake end and an export end, the export end being located within the chamber;
- a diverter positioned between the chamber inlet port and the chamber outlet port,
- wherein the diverter comprises a base portion and a rim;
- an exit tube with an intake end and an export end,
- wherein said intake end of the exit tube is located within the chamber and said export end of the exit tube is connected to the outlet port of the chamber;
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- a diffuser in the inflow tube between the inlet port and the diverter, wherein the diffuser comprises at least one hole in the inflow tube, and is configured to impart an alternative direction of movement of fluid entering the chamber in the inflow tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.