Patent ID: 11951293
Assignee: ICU MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of using an inline bubble trap to reduce an amount of air prior to transfer of medical fluid through the inline bubble trap device and a medical fluid line, the method comprising:
placing an inline bubble trap device in fluid communication with a medical fluid line, the inline bubble trap device comprising:
a resilient housing at least partially defining a chamber comprising an interior volume;
an inlet comprising an inlet projection including an inlet opening having an inlet opening center axis, the inlet projection extending toward a center of the chamber such that the inlet opening is at or near the center of the chamber; and
an outlet comprising an outlet projection including an outlet opening having an outlet opening center axis, the outlet opening center axis being different than the inlet opening center axis such that the inlet opening is misaligned from the outlet opening, the outlet projection extending toward the center of the chamber such that the outlet opening is at or near the center of the chamber,
wherein the inline bubble trap is configured to inhibit a flow of gas from the inlet to the outlet; and

purging the inline bubble trap device and the medical fluid line, purging comprising:
subjecting the inline bubble trap device and the medical fluid line to a vacuum; and
at least partially collapsing the resilient housing of the inline bubble trap device to reduce the interior volume of the chamber.