Side flow bubble trap apparatus and method
CA 2136516 A1 · Owner: Brugger, James M. · Inventors: Brugger, James M.
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An apparatus for trapping bubbles in blood flowing in a circuit, such as an extracorporeal circuit includes, a housing which defines a substantially vertical chamber. Blood is introduced into the chamber through a delivery port in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the chamber. A deflector is positioned in the chamber adjacent to and spaced apart from the delivery port. The deflector deflects at least a portion of the blood into the chamber above the deflector. Thereafter the blood, is removed from the chamber out an exit port of the chamber. The deflection and redirection of blood within the chamber provides an opportunity for bubbles in the blood to separate from the blood …
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- Filed November 23, 1994. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 23, 2014.
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