Manifold assembly
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1. A manifold assembly for directing and filtering material from fluid flowing into a medical waste collection device, said assembly comprising:
- a manifold housing defining a plurality of inlet ports and at least one outlet port in spaced relationship to said inlet ports to establish a fluid path;
a primary filter disposed in said fluid path between said inlet ports and said outlet port to filter the material from the fluid in said fluid path; and
a plurality of port caps for covering said plurality of inlet ports and a plurality of connection straps integrally formed on said manifold housing connecting each of said port caps to said manifold housing for retaining each of said port caps to said manifold housing when not covering the associated inlet port.
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A manifold assembly (100) for directing and filtering material (102) from fluid flowing into a medical waste collection device (104) includes a plurality of inlet ports (116) and an outlet port (118) with a filter (108, 110, 112) disposed between the ports (116, 118) along a fluid path (120). An outlet check-valve (114) is disposed at the outlet port (118) for opening in response to a predetermined vacuum pressure applied to the outlet port (118) from the medical waste collection device (104).
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1. A manifold assembly for directing and filtering material from fluid flowing into a medical waste collection device, said assembly comprising:
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a manifold housing defining a plurality of inlet ports and at least one outlet port in spaced relationship to said inlet ports to establish a fluid path;
a primary filter disposed in said fluid path between said inlet ports and said outlet port to filter the material from the fluid in said fluid path; and
a plurality of port caps for covering said plurality of inlet ports and a plurality of connection straps integrally formed on said manifold housing connecting each of said port caps to said manifold housing for retaining each of said port caps to said manifold housing when not covering the associated inlet port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A manifold assembly for directing and filtering material from fluid flowing into a medical waste collection device, said assembly comprising;
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a manifold body having a bottom, a peripheral wall extending upwardly from said bottom, an outlet port centrally disposed on said bottom to define an outlet flow axis, said bottom being conical and sloping downwardly from said peripheral wall to said outlet port, a manifold top connected to said peripheral wall to define a chamber in said manifold body, a plurality of inlet ports disposed on one of said manifold body and said manifold top, each of said inlet ports including an entrance tube disposed about an entry axis, exit tube disposed on an exit axis transverse to said entry axis, each of said entrance tubes including a directional wall normal to said inlet flow axis for turning the fluid from said entry axis and into said inlet exit tube along said exit axis, a filter supported above said bottom to filter the material from the fluid in said fluid path, a plurality of port caps for covering said plurality of inlet ports, a plurality of connection straps connecting each of said port caps to said manifold housing for retaining each of said port caps to said manifold housing when not covering the associated inlet port, an inlet check-valve disposed in each of said exit tubes of said inlet ports, and an outlet check valve disposed in said outlet port for opening in response to a predetermined vacuum pressure applied to said outlet port from the medical waste collection device.
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33. A manifold assembly for directing and filtering material from fluid flowing into a medical waste collection device, said assembly comprising:
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a manifold housing defining a plurality of inlet ports and at least one outlet port in spaced relationship to said inlet ports to establish a fluid path;
a primary filter disposed in said fluid path between said inlet ports and said outlet port to filter the material from the fluid in said fluid path; and
an outlet check-valve disposed at said outlet port for retaining the fluid in said housing.
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