Pipetting device
US8021627B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/2575
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A pipetting device with a displacement chamber, a flexible membrane delimiting the displacement chamber, a driving equipment for deforming the membrane, a coupling equipment between the driving equipment and the membrane for coupling the driving equipment with the membrane, an equipment for detachably holding a pipette tip, a connection channel between the displacement chamber and the equipment for detachably holding the pipette tip, and an aperture equipment, covering the edge region of the membrane with at least one adjustable aperture opening straight through which the central region of the membrane is deformable.
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