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US 2006/0222572 A1Published application
Inspection microchip and inspection device using the chip
AssigneeKonica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
InventorsKusunoki Higashino, Akihisa Nakajima, Yasuhiro Sando
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Abstract
At the joining section where two flow paths join, a reverse flow preventing means is installed in one flow path on the upstream side of the joining section and the flow path resistance of the reverse flow preventing means is set so as to be larger than the overall flow path resistance which is the total flow path resistance of the upstream and downstream sides of the joining section in the other flow path.
Claims10
A reverse flow prevention structure comprising:
- a joining section in which two flow path join;
- and
- a reverse flow preventing device provided in one flow path upstream of the joining section;
- wherein a flow path resistance of the reverse flow preventing device is set to be larger than an overall flow path resistance which is a total of upstream and downstream flow path resistances of the joining section in another flow path.
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A microchip for inspection comprising:
- a specimen storage section for storing a specimen;
- a reagent storage section for storing a reagent;
- a reaction section having a reaction flow path for performing a predetermined reaction process by joining a specimen stored in the specimen storage section and a reagent stored in the reagent storage section;
- an inspection section having an inspection flow path for performing a predetermined inspection of a reaction process substance obtained by reaction in the reaction section;
- wherein the specimen storage section, the reagent storage section, the reaction section and the inspection section are connected by a flow path continuously from an upstream side to a downstream side, and the microchip further comprising:
- a joining section in which two flow paths join;
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- a reverse flow preventing device provided on one flow path upstream of the joining section;
- wherein a flow path resistance of the reverse flow preventing device is set to be larger than an overall flow path resistance which is a total of upstream and downstream flow path resistances of the joining section in another flow path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.