Patent · US Expired

Method of making a fluid connection

US6290791A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateJul 27, 1999
Grant dateSep 18, 2001
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N30/6095
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus comprising a micro engineered structure and a capillary or other tube and a method for connecting the tube to the structure. The micro engineered structure is composed of at least one substrate 2 in which fluid flow channels 6 are formed, connecting to an aperture 12 into which the tube 14 is inserted. A sealant material is flowed into the aperture around the tube and then hardened in order to seal the tube within the aperture.

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