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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard C Giesler, Deerfield, IL (US);
Dale R Ellis, Grayslake, IL (US);
Mark R Vandlik, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604251 ; 210787 ; 4174772 ; 206564 ; D241 / ;
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.