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A waste container for a blood analyzer or other fluid analysis medical device. The waste container includes a flexible waste bag having a gas vent that may include a gas permeable, but substantially fluid impermeable, material or fabric. The fabric allows gases to escape the waste bag, but substanti

A waste container for a blood analyzer or other fluid analysis medical device. The waste container includes a flexible waste bag having a gas vent that may include a gas permeable, but substantially fluid impermeable, material or fabric. The fabric allows gases to escape the waste bag, but substantially prevents fluids from escaping. The waste container also includes a moisture absorbent material, such as a polyacrylamide polymer, that converts waste fluid, such as blood, from the blood analyzer into a substantially solid material, such as a gel, as waste fluids enter the waste bag. As waste fluids enter the waste bag and are converted into a substantially solid material, expelled gases that form in the waste bag as well as gases entering the waste bag from the blood analyzer pass through the gas vent. The waste container can be used with a blood analyzer that analyzes blood gases and electrolytes.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A waste container for an analyzer for analyzing bodily fluids, comprising:a. a flexible waste bag that prevents any appreciable amount of fluid from escaping, coupled to the analyzer by an inlet port that engages a fluid fitting on the analyzer, for receiving waste fluid

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A waste container for an analyzer for analyzing bodily fluids, comprising:a. a flexible waste bag that prevents any appreciable amount of fluid from escaping, coupled to the analyzer by an inlet port that engages a fluid fitting on the analyzer, for receiving waste fluid from the analyzer, the flexible waste bag having a gas vent that allows gases but not any appreciable amount of fluid to escape the flexible waste bag;b. a moisture absorbent material contained in the waste bag for converting waste fluid received from the analyzer into a solid material, thereby causing the waste bag to expand as the waste fluid is converted within the waste bag; andc. a self-sealing valve that seals the flexible waste bag against the escape of fluids when the inlet port is disengaged from the fluid fitting.