Devices for fluid management
AssigneeLos Alamos National Security, LLC
InventorsRashi Iyer, Pulak Nath, Jen-Huang Huang
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of devices for managing fluid transport. In particular disclosed embodiments, the devices are used to manage fluid transport in reactor systems, such as bio-assessment systems, chemical synthesis reactors, and the like. The devices disclosed herein include fluid management devices, reservoir assemblies, valving systems, pumps, and combinations thereof. The devices disclosed herein are cost-efficient and user-friendly and can be implemented in a variety of reactor systems.
Claims19
A device, comprising:
- one or more channel substrates comprising one or more channels;
- a connection substrate comprising one or more inlets and/or outlets and one or more ports;
- and
- a valving system associated with the connection substrate comprising one or more valves positioned off-plane of the connection substrate and fluidly coupled to the one or more channels.
A reservoir, comprising:
- one or more chambers for housing a fluid;
- one or more integrated flow channels located along one or more walls of the one or more chambers;
- and
- one or more ports for delivering fluid to or from the one or more chambers.
A valving system for use with a fluid management device, comprising:
- one or more flexible tubes capable of delivering fluid to channels of the fluid management device, wherein the flexible tubes form an arch configuration that extends off-plane from a connection substrate and wherein both ends of the flexible tubes are coupled to the connection substrate.
An integrated device, comprising:
- a fluid management device including:
- one or more channel substrates comprising one or more channels;
- a connection substrate comprising one or more inlets and/or outlets;
- and
- a valving system comprising one or more valves positioned off-plane of the connection substrate and fluidly coupled to the one or more channels;
- and
- a reservoir including:
- one or more chambers for housing a fluid;
- one or more integrated flow channels located along one or more walls of the one or more chambers;
- and
- one or more ports for delivering fluid to or from the one or more chambers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.