Systems, apparatus, and methods for filtering air from a fluid line

US10661029B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• 410 Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Galen C. Robertson · Apex, US
• Andrew W. LANE · Rolesville, US
• Savannah K. CARLSEN · Durham, US
• Mark D. Piehl · Chapel Hill, US
• Robert W. Titkemeyer · San Antonio, US
• Stephen Latham · Sun Prairie, US
• Douglas S. Rodenkirch · Sun Prairie, US
• Jesse Darley · Madison, US
• Curtis Irwin · Madison, US
• Amrish CHOURASIA · Beloit, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 1, 2019
• Grant date: May 26, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 1, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2205/7536
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

In some embodiments, a housing can define a reservoir. A lower cap can be coupled to the housing and define an outlet, and an upper cap can be coupled to the housing and can define an inlet. The upper cap can include an extending portion extending laterally a distance beyond an outermost extending portion of the lower cap relative to a central axis of the housing such that, when the lower cap and the extending portion of the upper cap contact a horizontal surface, the central axis of the housing is transverse to the surface and a sealing member is configured to sealingly engage a sealing surface of a valve seat prior to a liquid fluid level within a reservoir decreasing below a minimum threshold fluid level.