Set for blood processing
First Claim
1. A tubular medical fluid set comprising a bubble trap chamber having a top wall and a side wall, said top wall defining a port which communicates with flow tubing, said port communicating with a port tube extending longitudinally into said chamber adjacent to said side wall, said port tube forming a baffle whereby medical fluid entering said chamber through said port is directed through the port tube and circumferentially about said chamber side wall and the baffle causing a turbulent flow.
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Abstract
A combined arterial and venous blood tubing set is provided for transport of blood between a patient and a blood processing unit. The set comprises an arterial set component comprising arterial tubing having an arterial patient connector at one end and an arterial unit connector at the other. A venous set component has venous tubing with a venous patient connector at one end and a venous unit connector at the other end. The arterial and venous patient connectors, and the arterial and venous unit connectors, are respectively, substantially, and releasably directly connected to each other. As a result of this, the arterial, and venous set components cooperate to form a loop. Other features of improved sets are also disclosed.
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48 Claims
- 1. A tubular medical fluid set comprising a bubble trap chamber having a top wall and a side wall, said top wall defining a port which communicates with flow tubing, said port communicating with a port tube extending longitudinally into said chamber adjacent to said side wall, said port tube forming a baffle whereby medical fluid entering said chamber through said port is directed through the port tube and circumferentially about said chamber side wall and the baffle causing a turbulent flow.
- 6. A tubular medical fluid set comprising an in-line bubble trap chamber having a top wall and a tubular side wall, said top wall defining a port which communicates with flow tubing of said tubular set, said port directing flow circumferentially into said bubble trap chamber, whereby medical fluid entering said chamber through said port is directed circumferentially about said chamber side wall and a baffle disposed within the chamber to cause a turbulent flow, to prevent formation of a whirlpool.
- 17. A tubular medical fluid set comprising a bubble trap chamber having a top wall, a port communicating with flow tubing of the tubular set, said port communicating with a port tube extending into said chamber, said port tube having an aperture spaced below said top wall, said aperture being positioned to direct flow out of said tube circumferentially into the bubble trap chamber, whereby blood entering said chamber through said aperture is directed circumferentially about said chamber, said chamber having a component which serves as a baffle, said baffle being radially outwardly spaced from a center of said chamber and extending longitudinally along an upper portion of said chamber and the baffle causes turbulent flow at the level of said baffle.
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26. A bubble trap chamber comprising:
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a port for receiving blood and whereby blood entering said chamber through said port is directed circumferentially about said chamber, a first chamber portion defining a turbulent blood area where interference with the circumferential flow of blood is provided at a position that is radially outwardly spaced from a center of the chamber; and
a second chamber portion defining a circumferential flow area where a substantially circumferential flow of blood is provided and air bubbles in the blood rise from the circumferential flow area upwardly through the turbulent blood area. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of processing fluid between turbulent and non-turbulent areas in a chamber, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a chamber having a port and a baffle;
receiving a fluid flow through the port;
expelling fluid from the port into the chamber in a substantially circumferential flow; and
interfering with the substantially circumferential flow of fluid by exposure to the baffle at a position that is radially outwardly spaced from a center of the chamber in order to provide a substantially turbulent flow in a first area that is spaced from a second area of less turbulent flow. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A protector for a female luer connector, which comprises:
- an outer sleeve, a central transverse wall defined in said outer sleeve, a male luer projecting axially within said sleeve from said transverse wall to engage said female luer connector within the sleeve;
a tube projecting axially within said sleeve from said transverse wall in the direction opposed to said male luer, said tube and male luer having connected lumens, said tube having an outer end that is substantially recessed within said sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
- an outer sleeve, a central transverse wall defined in said outer sleeve, a male luer projecting axially within said sleeve from said transverse wall to engage said female luer connector within the sleeve;
Specification