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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2021
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Michael Zollinger, Chelsea, MI (US);
Stryker Corporation, Portage, MI (US);
Abstract
A manifold for a medical waste collection system. A filter element is disposed within a housing and includes a basket, and a seal retaining element coupled to the basket. The seal retaining element supports the seal in sealing engagement with a rim of the housing. The basket may be disposed within a body portion of the housing, and the seal retaining element may be disposed within a first leg of the housing. The seal may define a groove, and the seal retaining element may be partially disposed within the groove. The seal retaining element may define an aperture, and a tongue of the seal may be resiliently deflected into the aperture by an inner surface of the housing. The seal may have a width greater than a height to be noncircular, and may include flaps defining a seal aperture oriented widthwise.