Blow molded venous drip chamber for hemodialysis
First Claim
1. In a dialysis system which comprises a dialysis set mounted in a dialysis machine, said dialysis set comprising a venous chamber, the dialysis machine carrying a bubble detector and a downstream clamp, each being engaged with said dialysis set, the improvement comprising an injection site positioned on said set downstream from said venous chamber, but upstream of the bubble detector and downstream clamp of said dialysis apparatus, whereby drugs may be administered through the injection site of the set to the patient.
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Abstract
A blow molded, rigid plastic venous chamber for hemodialysis, for use in a venous hemodialysis set. The chamber defines a plurality of first access ports adjacent to a first end thereof. A second access port is provided at an opposed end. A tubular plastic filter is positioned in close-fitting relation within the second access port to project into the chamber. Unique advantages are provided by such a blow-molded, filter-carrying chamber.
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- 1. In a dialysis system which comprises a dialysis set mounted in a dialysis machine, said dialysis set comprising a venous chamber, the dialysis machine carrying a bubble detector and a downstream clamp, each being engaged with said dialysis set, the improvement comprising an injection site positioned on said set downstream from said venous chamber, but upstream of the bubble detector and downstream clamp of said dialysis apparatus, whereby drugs may be administered through the injection site of the set to the patient.
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