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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 1976
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Francis Martin Servas, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Jorge Torres, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Assignees:
Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Purolator, Inc., , DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210436 ; 210472 ; 210539 ; 210D / ;
Abstract
An extracorporeal filter having improved characteristics for the positive elimination of gas bubbles from blood streams. The top of the filter housing is sloped to a high point where there is positioned an air vent. The inlet for the blood is positioned substantially in the center of the top portion and extends past the plane of the top portion into the filter housing.