Apparatus for controlling pressure or flow in a fluidic system
AssigneeFluigent
InventorsCristian Glavana, Jean-Louis Viovy
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus (2) for controlling pressure or flow in a fluidic system (3), the apparatus (2) comprising: a first connection device (301) comprising a pumping device (304) and a main outlet (310); a second connection device (302) comprising a flow restriction (305); a third connection device (303) comprising a valve with a modifiable aperture (306); wherein the second connection device (302) and the third connection device (303) are connected to the first connection device (301) at a position between the pumping device (304) and the main outlet (310).
Claims16
An apparatus for controlling pressure or flow in a fluidic system, the apparatus comprising:
- a first connection device comprising a pumping device and a main outlet, the first connection device being configured to be connected to a first gas source, the pumping device being configured to pump gas across said first connection device from the first gas source to the main outlet, or from the main outlet to the first gas source, and the main outlet being configured to be connected to said fluidic system or to a reservoir of fluid connected to said fluidic system;
- a second connection device comprising a flow restriction, the second connection device being configured to be fluidically connected to a second gas source and to the first connection device;
- a third connection device comprising a valve with a modifiable aperture, the third connection device being configured to be fluidically connected to a third gas source and to the first connection device;
- wherein the second connection device and the third connection device are connected to the first connection device at a position between the pumping device and the main outlet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.