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US 2026/0295585 A1Published application
Microfluidic Closure Assemblies
AssigneeOverture Life, Inc.
InventorsLionel Matthys, Joana Alexandra Sales Fidalgo, Jesus Zambrano, Igor Tena
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Abstract
The present invention provides closure assemblies to reversibly seal microfluidic wells and methods of closing microfluidic wells using the closure assemblies. The closure assemblies maintain internal pressure within the microfluidic well by transitioning from an open configuration having a lid venting aperture above a gasket venting indent, to a closed configuration having the lid venting aperture above a gasket sealing protrusion.
Claims28
A closure assembly for a microfluidic well comprising:
- a. a cap comprising:
- i. a lid dimensioned to seal a microfluidic well;
- ii. a venting aperture disposed through the lid to provide gas exchange between the interior of the microfluidic well and the exterior of the microfluidic well;
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- iii. a joinder that mates the cap to a connector, wherein
- b. the connector comprises:
- i. a joinder that mates the connector to the cap;
- ii. a connector aperture that provides access to the interior of the microfluidic well;
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- c. a gasket comprising:
- i. a gasket aperture that provides access to the interior of the microfluidic well;
- ii. a venting indent that provides gas exchange between the interior of the microfluidic well and the exterior of the microfluidic well when the venting aperture of the lid is positioned above the venting indent of the gasket to define an open configuration;
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- iii. a sealing protrusion that obstructs gas exchange between the interior of the microfluidic well and the exterior of the microfluidic well when the venting aperture of the lid is positioned above the sealing protrusion of the gasket to define a closed configuration.
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