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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2005
Thomas Francis Kappel, St. Louis, MO (US);
Mark Dennis Worley, Imperial, MO (US);
Thomas Francis Kappel, St. Louis, MO (US);
Mark Dennis Worley, Imperial, MO (US);
Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A vent system for an infusion drip chamber is provided according to the invention. The vent system includes an automatic air eliminator communicating with an interior and an exterior of the infusion drip chamber. The automatic air eliminator is capable of automatically venting air from the infusion drip chamber in a substantially continuous manner. The vent system further includes a mechanical air eliminator communicating with the interior and the exterior of the infusion drip chamber. The manual air eliminator is capable of mechanically venting air from the infusion drip chamber at discrete time intervals.