Patent ID: 6010623
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A61M,B01D,Y10T

Abstract:
A flow-through bubble trap for fluid flow lines, which comprises:a chamber having top, bottom, and side walls, said chamber defining a substantially flat, lateral side;a first port tube communicating upwardly into said chamber; a second port tube communicating downwardly into said chamber, said sort tubes being positioned nearer to said flat lateral side than to a side wall opposed to said flat lateral side;a flow-directing system positioned to direct incoming fluid from one of said port tubes into a first lateral flow direction, and then to allow substantially horizontal fluid flow circulation in said chamber, said flow-directing system also allowing fluid flow from circulating fluid in said chamber into the other of said port tubes in a lateral flow direction that is generally the same as said first lateral flow direction, while preventing direct flow between said first and second port tubes.