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Self-priming solution lines and a method and system for using same

  • US 6,036,680 A
  • Filed: 01/27/1997
  • Issued: 03/14/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for self-priming a fluid delivery system, the system comprising:

  • a container having an interior holding a solution;

    a chamber having an interior;

    a first lumen in fluid communication with the solution in the interior of the container wherein a first end of the first lumen extends into the interior of the container and into the solution and a second end of the first lumen extends into the interior of the chamber, the first end of the first lumen having a first cross sectional area; and

    a second lumen in fluid communication with the solution in the interior of the container wherein a first end of the second lumen extends into the container and into the solution a distance greater than the first end of the first lumen, a second end of the second lumen extends into the interior of the chamber, the first end of the second lumen having a second cross sectional area, the second cross sectional area being less than the first cross sectional area, wherein when the container is disposed vertically above the chamber, both the first and second lumens and the chamber will be primed with the solution and any gas disposed in the first and second lumens and the chamber will be forced upward through the second lumen into the container.

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