Flexible fluid junction
First Claim
1. A method of linking at least two containers, including a solution container, a drainage container, and at least one supply tube, without introducing air bubbles to the supply tube, the method comprising the following steps:
- providing at least two containers including the solution container and the drainage container,providing a flexible fluid junction comprising a pair of flexible webs, each of the webs having an outer periphery, and at least three tubes including a solution tube, a drainage tube and a supply tube, each of said tubes being disposed between the flexible webs, the outer peripheries of the webs being sealed together and around the tubes to define a flexible mixing chamber, an end of each of the tubes terminating inside the chamber,isolating the solution tube from the drain and supply tubes with a clamp that extends across the flexible fluid junction between the solution tube and the drain and patient tubes,connecting the drain tube to the drain container,connecting the patient tube to a source of waste fluid,connecting the solution container to the solution tube,establishing fluid flow between the source of waste fluid and the drain container,removing the clamp.
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Abstract
A flexible fluid junction that links three or more fluid ducts is provided. The junction includes a pair of flexible webs with at least three tubes or fluid ducts disposed between the flexible webs. The outer periphery of the webs is sealed together and around the tubes to define a chamber. An end of each tube terminates inside the chamber so that fluid may flow from each tube through the chamber. Still further, a method of manufacturing a flexible fluid junction and a method of using a flexible fluid junction are also provided.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of linking at least two containers, including a solution container, a drainage container, and at least one supply tube, without introducing air bubbles to the supply tube, the method comprising the following steps:
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providing at least two containers including the solution container and the drainage container, providing a flexible fluid junction comprising a pair of flexible webs, each of the webs having an outer periphery, and at least three tubes including a solution tube, a drainage tube and a supply tube, each of said tubes being disposed between the flexible webs, the outer peripheries of the webs being sealed together and around the tubes to define a flexible mixing chamber, an end of each of the tubes terminating inside the chamber, isolating the solution tube from the drain and supply tubes with a clamp that extends across the flexible fluid junction between the solution tube and the drain and patient tubes, connecting the drain tube to the drain container, connecting the patient tube to a source of waste fluid, connecting the solution container to the solution tube, establishing fluid flow between the source of waste fluid and the drain container, removing the clamp. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A flexible fluid junction comprising:
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a pair of flexible webs, each of the webs having an outer periphery, at least three tubes disposed between the flexible webs, the outer peripheries of the webs being sealed together and around the tubes to define a flexible mixing chamber, an end of each of the tubes terminating inside the chamber and, a clamp extending across exterior surfaces of the webs, the clamp, when in a closed position, presses interior surfaces of the webs together and isolates at least one of the tubes from the other tubes. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A fluid exchange system comprising:
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a patient tube, at least one solution line, at least one solution container, a drainage line, a drainage container, a flexible fluid junction comprising a pair of flexible webs, each of the webs having an outer periphery, and at least three tubes including a solution tube, a drainage tube and a supply tube, each of said tubes being disposed between the flexible webs, the outer peripheries of the webs being sealed together and around the tubes to define a flexible mixing chamber, an end of each of the tubes terminating inside the chamber, the solution tube being connected to the solution container, the drainage tube being connected to the drainage container and, a clamp extending across exterior surfaces of the webs, the clamp, when in a closed position, presses interior surfaces of the webs together and isolates at least one of the tubes and prevents flow from the isolated tube from entering the chamber. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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