Bubble trap assembly for critical bioprocess applications

A bubble trap assembly for critical bioprocess applications, the assembly comprising:

• a disposable liner for placing in a fluid stream of a critical bioprocess application, the liner including at least one gas port disposed on a top of the liner, the liner including at least two fluid ports disposed on the bottom of the liner, the fluid ports adapted to be coupled in-line to the critical bioprocess application;
• a rigid vessel for housing the liner, the liner sized to substantially conform to a shape of the inside of the vessel, the vessel including at least one upper aperture for aligning with the at least one gas port and a bottom opening opposed to the at least one upper aperture;
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• a bottom cap removeably secured to the vessel and closing the bottom opening, the bottom cap together with the vessel substantially enclosing the liner, the bottom cap including at least two lower apertures, each of the lower apertures aligning with a different one of the fluid ports, the bottom cap formed by at least two cap portions for facilitating installation of the liner in the assembly, the at least two cap portions capable of being separated from one another.