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Priming apparatus and method

US10413662B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CAREFUSION 303, INC. · US

Inventors

Jonathan Yeh · Diamond Bar, US
Jake Smith · London, GB
Soon Yong Park · Bucheon-si, KR
Tammy Nguyen · Irvine, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 14, 2015
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 17, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2005/1402
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A priming system including a resilient chamber having flexible walls and a first check valve in a first fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and a fluid reservoir such that a fluid flows through the first check valve only in a direction from the fluid reservoir toward the resilient chamber and the fluid returns to the fluid reservoir through a second fluid pathway between the resilient chamber and the fluid reservoir upon compression of the walls of the resilient chamber.

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