Abstract: A device for eliminating bubbles of gas from a liquid comprises a channel of varying section for the liquid, the channel having a high point for collecting bubbles under gravity, and means for dynamically concentrating bubbles upstream from the high point, said means being constituted by a curved length of the channel situated upstream from the high point. This type of device is used in a variety of technical fields as a component in hydraulic circuits where the presence of bubbles of gas is undesirable.

Abstract: A method and a system of pumping a first and a second liquid in an artificial kidney in substantially equal quantities at a substantially constant flow. The system includes a main pump having complementary main chambers, and first and second auxiliary pumps each having complementary auxiliary chambers. The pumps are reciprocated in unison and the system further includes a unique configuration of intake and discharge lines and associated control valves which provide a constant and equal flow of first and second liquid into and out of the artificial kidney during reciprocation of the pumps in both directions.