Pump
AssigneeOxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
InventorsAnthony Jones, Jonathan Upsdell
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Abstract
A pump for use in low-profile applications comprises a barrel for holding fluid; and a piston that converts a rotational driving force into a longitudinal driving motion within the barrel. The pump provides space saving advantages by reducing the need for external equipment and mechanisms around the pump for providing actuation or moving the actuating mechanism.
Claims25
A pump comprising:
- a barrel for holding fluid;
- a piston for drawing fluid into the barrel and driving fluid out of the barrel, wherein the piston comprises a plunger configured to move within the barrel and a sheath configured to move around an outer surface of the barrel;
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- a driving member;
- wherein an inner surface of the sheath and the outer surface of the barrel have complementary screw threads so that, in use, rotating the piston causes the piston to travel along the barrel;
- wherein the piston comprises an engagement section for engaging with the driving member and enabling the driving member to turn the piston, and wherein the engagement section comprises a slot for engaging the driving member by relative motion between the piston and the driving member in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of the piston along the barrel.
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An analysis apparatus comprising a body and a cartridge attachable to the body, wherein the cartridge comprises a pump and wherein the body comprises a driving member for engaging with the pump;
- wherein the pump comprises a barrel for holding fluid, and a piston for drawing fluid into the barrel and driving fluid out of the barrel;
- wherein the piston comprises a plunger configured to move within the barrel and a sheath configured to move around an outer surface of the barrel;
- wherein an inner surface of the sheath and the outer surface of the barrel have complementary screw threads so that, in use, rotating the piston causes the piston to travel along the barrel;
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- wherein the piston comprises an engagement section for engaging with the driving member and enabling the driving member to turn the piston, wherein the engagement section comprises a slot for engaging the driving member by relative motion between the pump and the driving member in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of travel of the piston along the barrel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.