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US 10,092,902 B2Granted
Fluid interface cartridge for a microfluidic chip
AssigneeCanon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc.
InventorsRay Tsao, Hiroshi Inoue, Shulin Zeng, Brian Murphy, Kenton C. Hasson
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Abstract
An interface cartridge for a microfluidic chip, with microfluidic process channels and fluidic connection holes at opposed ends of the process channels, provides ancillary fluid structure, including fluid flow channels and input and/or waste wells, which mix and/or convey reaction fluids to the fluidic connection holes and into the process channels of the microfluidic chip.
Claims5
An apparatus to increase chip capacity in a microfluidic chip, comprising:
- a primary microfluidic chip with at least one microfluidic channel enclosed therein and connection ports associated with the at least one microfluidic channel, wherein each microfluidic channel is in fluid communication with a connector channel having two connection ports incorporated into the primary microfluidic chip;
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- a secondary cartridge comprising reagent/waste wells in fluid communication with fluidic extension channels and connection holes associated with the fluidic extension channels;
- wherein the reagent/waste wells of the secondary cartridge are configured to be removably connected to the connector channel via the connection holes of the fluidic extension channels of the secondary cartridge, each connector channel connecting two connection holes of the fluidic extension channels to the connection ports.
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