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Housing box for electronic chip with biological probes

US6663837B1 · kind B1 · utility

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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 19, 2001
Grant dateDec 16, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2035/00158
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention concerns a housing box for an electronic chip with biological probes, comprising a flat support device formed by assembling a first lower support and a second upper support, whereof one is equipped with a connector for activating the chip, a plurality of electrical connections extending along the assembly interface and cooperating with electrical connecting means ensuring the continuity of the electrical connections with the chip strip conductors. Protective means are placed in the environment of the chip to obtain an electrical and biological insulating effect for the active part with respect to the input and output contacts of the connector. The invention is useful for molecular analysis, in particular of DNA or any other biological reaction.

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