Patent ID: 11938310
Assignee: KARDIUM INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A gas removal apparatus configured to receive a first amount of liquid effective to remove gas bubbles from at least a part of a medical device removably disposed in the gas removal apparatus, the gas removal apparatus comprising:
an interior chamber configured to hold the at least the first amount of liquid; and
a wall portion comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite across a thickness of the wall portion from the first surface, the first surface of the wall portion being configured to receive at least the first amount of liquid and cause the received at least the first amount of liquid to flow along the first surface of the wall portion to the interior chamber when the gas removal apparatus is arranged in a liquid receiving position, and the second surface of the wall portion defining at least part of the interior chamber,
wherein at least a portion of the second surface of the wall portion is configured to, when the gas removal apparatus is arranged in the liquid receiving position in a state where the at least the first amount of liquid is present in the interior chamber, not contact the at least the first amount of liquid present in the interior chamber, and
wherein the at least the portion of the second surface of the wall portion is configured to, when the gas removal apparatus is arranged in another position different from the liquid receiving position in the state where the at least the first amount of liquid is present in the interior chamber, contact the at least the first amount of liquid present in the interior chamber.