Gauge tee device
First Claim
1. A disposable sanitary gauge tee with no dead zone for use in pressure measurement of fluid in disposable tubing comprising:
- a body including a main fluid passageway in fluid connection with a proximal end of a pressure fluid passageway;
said main fluid passageway including a fluid port and a second fluid port, wherein a hose barb is operatively attached to said body at said fluid port and said second fluid port, wherein said disposable tubing can be removably attached to said hose barbs;
said pressure fluid passageway including a distal end for removable attachment of a sanitary pressure gauge and a biocompatible gauge protector for isolation of said fluid from said sanitary pressure gauge; and
said proximal end of said pressure fluid passageway being substantially the same diameter as said distal end of said pressure fluid passageway, therein providing a total transfer of fluid within said pressure fluid passageway during fluid flow.
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Abstract
A disposable sanitary gauge tee with no dead zone for use in pressure measurement of fluid in disposable tubing including a body having a main fluid passageway in fluid connection with a proximal end of a pressure fluid passageway, the main fluid passageway including a fluid port and a second fluid port, wherein a hose barb is operatively attached to the body at the fluid port and the second fluid port, wherein the disposable tubing can be removably attached to the hose barbs, and the pressure fluid passageway including a distal end for removable attachment of a sanitary pressure gauge and a biocompatible gauge protector for isolation of the fluid from the sanitary pressure gauge. No dead zone is achieved within the gauge tee as the proximal end of the pressure fluid passageway is substantially the same diameter as the distal end of the pressure fluid passageway, therein providing a total transfer of fluid within the pressure fluid passageway during fluid flow. A method of measuring pressure of fluid within disposable tubing using the disposable sanitary gauge tee and a method of measuring pressure of fluid in a closed system are further included.
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11 Claims
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1. A disposable sanitary gauge tee with no dead zone for use in pressure measurement of fluid in disposable tubing comprising:
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a body including a main fluid passageway in fluid connection with a proximal end of a pressure fluid passageway;
said main fluid passageway including a fluid port and a second fluid port, wherein a hose barb is operatively attached to said body at said fluid port and said second fluid port, wherein said disposable tubing can be removably attached to said hose barbs;
said pressure fluid passageway including a distal end for removable attachment of a sanitary pressure gauge and a biocompatible gauge protector for isolation of said fluid from said sanitary pressure gauge; and
said proximal end of said pressure fluid passageway being substantially the same diameter as said distal end of said pressure fluid passageway, therein providing a total transfer of fluid within said pressure fluid passageway during fluid flow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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