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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas E. Meyer, Stillwater, MN (US);
Samuel J. Schmidt, Duluth, MN (US);
William P. Hajko, Safety Harbor, FL (US);
Carl Wilbert Gomes, II, Parrish, FL (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/16 (2006.01); B01D 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/1658 (2013.01); A61M 1/1696 (2013.01); B01D 19/0036 (2013.01); B01D 19/0047 (2013.01); B01D 19/0063 (2013.01); B01D 19/0068 (2013.01); A61M 2202/0225 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3382 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3386 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a degassing vessel and related systems and methods that can remove certain gases such as carbon dioxide from a dialysis system with minimal foaming inside the degassing vessel. The invention further relates to mechanical systems and methods for degassing a dialysate or any fluid used for, during or resulting from dialysis.