Method and device for removing gas from gas containing blood
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1. A device for extracting gas bubbles from blood comprising:
- a housing having an input channel and an outlet channel;
said input channel and said outlet channel being concentric along a housing axis;
a chamber section coupled to said input channel and located after said input channel, said chamber section having a chamber interior wall;
an eddy chamber coupled to said chamber section and located after said chamber section;
an outlet channel coupled to said eddy chamber and located after said eddy chamber;
an insert body located in said chamber section and extending into said eddy chamber;
at least one rib extending between said insert body and said chamber section interior wall, forming a helical groove in said chamber section and not extending into said eddy chamber;
said helical groove having constant cross sectional area but variable pitch along its length;
a gas outlet located along said axis in said eddy chamber;
whereby blood containing gas bubbles entering said input channel are directed into said chamber section where said helical groove accelerates said blood and causes it to enter said eddy chamber.
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Abstract
A method and device for removing gas from gas containing blood. A non-rotating cyclone eddy chamber has the blood circulating therein and centrifugal force separates the blood radially outward and the gas radially inward. The cyclone inlet comprises a blood inlet channel that extends in a helical circular form developed to narrow in funnel like manner in the direction of flow toward the cyclone eddy chamber to accelerate the blood flow entering that chamber tangentially. A gas outlet is arranged in the radially inner center of the cyclone eddy chamber path while the blood outlet is coaxial and outward of the gas outlet.
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1. A device for extracting gas bubbles from blood comprising:
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a housing having an input channel and an outlet channel;
said input channel and said outlet channel being concentric along a housing axis;
a chamber section coupled to said input channel and located after said input channel, said chamber section having a chamber interior wall;
an eddy chamber coupled to said chamber section and located after said chamber section;
an outlet channel coupled to said eddy chamber and located after said eddy chamber;
an insert body located in said chamber section and extending into said eddy chamber;
at least one rib extending between said insert body and said chamber section interior wall, forming a helical groove in said chamber section and not extending into said eddy chamber;
said helical groove having constant cross sectional area but variable pitch along its length;
a gas outlet located along said axis in said eddy chamber;
whereby blood containing gas bubbles entering said input channel are directed into said chamber section where said helical groove accelerates said blood and causes it to enter said eddy chamber.
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2. A device for extracting gas bubbles from blood comprising:
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a housing having an input channel and an outlet channel;
said input channel and said outlet channel being concentric along a housing axis;
a chamber section coupled to said input channel and located after said input channel, said chamber section having a chamber interior wall an eddy chamber coupled to said chamber section and located after said chamber section;
an outlet channel coupled to said eddy chamber and located after said eddy chamber;
an insert body located in said chamber section and extending into said eddy chamber;
at least one rib extending between said insert body and said chamber section interior wall, forming a helical groove in said chamber section and not extending into said eddy chamber;
said helical groove having variable cross sectional area but constant pitch along its length;
a gas outlet located along said axis in said outlet channel;
whereby blood containing gas bubbles entering said input channel are directed into said chamber section where said helical groove accelerates said blood and causes it to enter said eddy chamber.
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3. A method of removing gas bubbles from blood comprising the steps of:
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introducing blood into a helical groove where it is accelerated both axially and radially forming an accelerated blood flow;
introducing said accelerated blood flow into an eddy chamber along a tangent, where said blood is allowed to continue to turn while decelerating;
extracting a portion of said blood flow from a location near the central axis of flow.
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