Anti-bubble drip chamber
The drip chamber design addresses bubble formation and turbulence issues by using a tangent impact plane on the sidewall to direct fluid droplets, enhancing safety and efficiency in IV fluid administration.
WO2026147665A1PCT designated stage Publication Date: 2026-07-09CAREFUSION 303 INC
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- CAREFUSION 303 INC
- Filing Date
- 2025-12-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-09
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Abstract
Drip chambers are disclosed that can resist the formation of bubbles and turbulence in fluid moving through the drip chamber, and can include an inlet opening to an inner chamber formed at least in part by a sidewall having a portion that intersects a path of fluid droplets moving or falling from the inlet orifice into the inner chamber, where the path of fluid droplets causes the droplets to engage against a tangent impact plane at a location of the sidewall that is transverse relative to the path of fluid droplets such that the fluid droplets can slide from the impact plane into a pool of fluid within the inner chamber and exit the inner chamber through an outlet opening.
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