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Pneumatic and/or fluidic module, pneumatic and/or fluidic system and method of manufacturing a pneumatic and/or fluidic module

US7942168B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

Thomas Kuehnel · Eppelheim, DE
Erwin Mueller · Munich, DE
Torsten Briem · Eppelheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 15, 2008
Grant date	May 17, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 6, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/9029
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention provides a pneumatic and/or fluidic module, a method of producing a pneumatic and/or fluidic module and the use of a pneumatic and/or fluidic module, the pneumatic and/or fluidic module comprising at least one pneumatic and/or fluidic conduit provided to form at least a part of a pneumatic and/or fluidic circuit, said at least one pneumatic and/or fluidic conduit comprising a first part along said conduit and a second part along said conduit, wherein said conduit is provided essentially leak-proof along the interface of the first and the second part by means of the first part comprising a first material at the interface of the first and the second part and by means of the second part comprising a second material at the interface of the first and the second part and wherein the first material is more compressible than the second material.

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