Patent ID: 8206580

Claim:
An integrated blood treatment module, comprising: a blood treatment device having: a housing having a longitudinal axis, a first end-cap closing a first end of the housing, the first end-cap having a blood inlet port, a second end-cap closing a second end of the housing; a pump hose for a peristaltic pump, wherein the pump hose has a first end fluidly connected to the housing and a second end that is fluidly connected to the blood inlet port; and a degassing device connected to the second end-cap having: a first chamber having an inlet for receiving a liquid flowing into the second end-cap, and a second chamber having an opening closed by a hydrophobic membrane and an outlet for discharging the liquid, wherein the outlet of the second chamber is above the inlet of the first chamber, wherein the first chamber has a downstream portion that partially extends within the second chamber and communicates therewith by a passageway, wherein the second chamber has a downstream portion that extends below the passageway, and wherein the downstream portion of the second chamber extends completely around an upper region of the first chamber and only partially around a lower region of the first chamber.