Patent ID: 6497685
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: A61M,B01D,B29C,B29L

Abstract:
A filter chamber component for filtering fluid flowing through an administration set, said filter chamber component comprising:a generally tubular housing having an inlet for receiving fluid into the housing, an outlet for exhausting fluid from the housing, and a side wall defining a passageway through which fluid flows from the inlet toward the outlet of the housing, said side wall having a thickened portion extending laterally inward therefrom into the passageway; and a filter element having a sack configuration including an open end, a closed end and a side wall therebetween, said filter element being disposed within the passageway and being molded into the thickened portion of the side wall generally at the open end of the filter element such that at least a portion of the fluid flowing through the passageway flows through the filter element to filter the fluid.