Patent ID: 8747342

Claim:
Air separator for extracorporeal fluid treatment sets comprising: a first chamber where fluid can be received, the first chamber presenting: a bottom wall, a top wall, a lateral wall extending between the top and bottom walls, an inlet port and an outlet port associated to the bottom wall and in fluid communication with the first chamber, a first channel extending along at least a portion of the lateral wall and having a first end, directly connected to the inlet port, and a second end terminating in an orifice which is closer to said top wall than to said bottom wall, wherein said first channel has a first portion extending from the first end and at least a second portion terminating at the second end, the second end terminating where the fluid may first flow laterally out of the first channel and into the first chamber, the second portion presenting a flow passage cross section greater than that of the first portion, wherein the configuration of the first channel provides for a speed reduction of flow therethrough.