Patent ID: 9173987
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A61M,B01D

Abstract:
1. A degassing module, comprising: a flow-through first chamber having a hydrophobic vent membrane having an exterior and interior side forming a portion of the flow-through chamber wherein the hydrophobic vent membrane is positioned at a higher elevation on the flow-through chamber than a fluid outlet wherein fluid flows through the flow-through chamber in a downward direction relative to the hydrophobic vent membrane; the flow-through chamber having a cross sectional area configured to provide for a downward flow velocity of the fluid to be less than an upward rise velocity of a smallest bubble to be removed from the fluid; a vent control valve, wherein the vent control valve is operable to permit or allow gas to enter or exit the first chamber via the hydrophobic vent membrane fluidly connectable to a vacuum means applied to an exterior side of the degassing module to selectively draw dissolved gas from the fluid or to remove gas bubbles from the fluid.