Self-priming drip chamber with extended field of vision
US5906598A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/12
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A drip chamber includes a cap that extends the field of view of a droplet in a vertical direction above the plane of the droplet, as well as horizontally in the plane of the droplet. The drip chamber has a deformable body and an interior volume to accommodate manual air purging and priming by squeezing the body.
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