APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING GASSES FROM A LIQUID

摘要

Medical devices (112) for removing gasses, such as gas bubbles and/or dissolved gasses, from a liquid to be delivered to a patient, and methods of use and making of such devices (112). In at least some embodiments, a gas permeable membrane material is used in the construction of the gas removal devices. In some embodiments, layers of (52, 54) gas permeable membrane material are used to construct a filter structure (50) for removing gas from the liquid. In other embodiments, hollow tubes and/or fibers of the gas permeable membrane material are used to construct a filter structure for removing gas from the liquid. The gas removal devices (112) may be used in any of a broad variety of liquid delivery systems and/or configurations.