Micro-fluidic interconnect
US7004198B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/8242
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for simultaneously aligning and interconnecting microfluidic ports is presented. Such interconnections are required to utilize microfluidic devices fabricated in Micro-Electromechanical-Systems (MEMS) technologies, that have multiple fluidic access ports (e.g. 100 micron diameter) within a small footprint, (e.g. 3 mm×6 mm). Fanout of the small ports of a microfluidic device to a larger diameter (e.g. 500 microns) facilitates packaging and interconnection of the microfluidic device to printed wiring boards, electronics packages, fluidic manifolds etc.
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