| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for trapping bubbles in blood flowing in a circuit, such as an extracorporeal circuit, includes a housing (32) which defines a substantially vertical chamber (68). Blood is introduced into the chamber through a delivery port (66) in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the chamber. A deflector (70) is positioned in the chamber adjacent to and spaced apart from the delivery port. The deflector deflects at least a portion of the blood into the chamber above the deflector. Thereafter, the blood is removed from the chamber out an exit port (50) of the chamber. The deflection and redirection of blood within the chamber provides an opportunity for bubbles in the blood to separate from the blood in the chamber and also helps prevent the stagnation of blood in the chamber which can lead to clotting and separation of blood. <IMAGE></p> |
