Patent ID: 9731070
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A passive start drip chamber device comprising: a body comprising a peripheral wall extending between a top portion and a bottom portion of the body and forming a chamber, the chamber fluidly coupled to a first input flow port and an output flow port at the bottom portion of the body, and a second input flow port at the top portion of the body; a first input flow path coupled to the first input flow port and extending, through the peripheral wall, from the bottom portion of the body to the top portion of the body such that a fluid flow through the first input flow path enters a top portion of the chamber; and a float disposed within the chamber, the float configured to move between an occluding configuration, wherein the first input flow path is occluded, and an open configuration, wherein the first input flow path is not occluded, based on a level of fluid within the chamber.