Liquid transport system having multiple nebulizer nozzles
AssigneeDH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd.
InventorsPeter Kovarik, John J. Corr
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Abstract
A liquid handling system for a mass spectrometer (MS), the liquid handling system including an open port interface (OPI) including a body defining a port and an internal volume. At least one removal conduit is disposed in the body and fluidically coupled to the internal volume. A plurality of transfer conduits is fluidically coupled to the at least one removal conduit. A single one of a plurality of nebulizer nozzles are fluidically coupled to each of the plurality of transfer conduits.
Claims15
A liquid handling system for a mass spectrometer (MS), the liquid handling system comprising:
- an open port interface (OPI) comprising:
- a body defining a port and an internal volume;
- and
- a plurality of removal conduits centrally disposed within the body of the OPI and fluidically coupled to the internal volume;
- a plurality of transfer conduits, wherein a single one of the plurality of transfer conduits is fluidically coupled to only one of the plurality of removal conduits;
- and
- a plurality of nebulizer nozzles, wherein a single one of the plurality of nebulizer nozzles are fluidically coupled to each of the plurality of transfer conduits.
A liquid handling system for a mass spectrometer (MS), the liquid handling system comprising:
- an open port interface (OPI) comprising:
- a single body defining:
- a sample-receiving port at a first end of the single body;
- an internal volume extending away from the port;
- and
- a supply conduit port for receiving a solvent from a solvent reservoir,
- wherein the supply conduit port is fluidically coupled to the internal volume of the single body;
- and
- a plurality of removal conduits disposed in the single body of the OPI and fluidically coupled to the internal volume of the OPI, wherein the plurality of removal conduits extend from the internal volume of the OPI to an exterior of the OPI, though the single body, and wherein a capture end of at least one of the plurality of removal conduits is disposed adjacent the sample-receiving port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.