DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE FLUID CONNECTION OF MICROFLUIDIC CONTAINERS

• Main Authors: ROUX, Serge, HONEGGER, Thibault, LARRAMENDY, Florian
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 25.07.2024
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PHYSICS; TESTING; TRANSPORTING

The invention relates to a unidirectional fluid connection device (J, J1, J2, J3), the device (J, J1, J2, J3) comprising an intermediate fluid storage capacity (B) which is configured to temporarily store a given volume of a fluid, the device (J, J1, J2, J3) comprising an inlet channel (I) for the fluid coming into the device (J, J1, J2, J3) and an outlet channel (O) for the fluid going out of the device (J, J1, J2, J3), the device (J, J1, J2, J3) further comprising a first one-way valve (V1) which is configured to provide one-way fluid communication from the inlet channel (I) to the storage capacity (B), the device (J, J1, J2, J3) further comprising a second one-way valve (V2) which is configured to provide one-way fluid communication from the storage capacity (B) to the outlet channel (O). Dispositif (J, J1, J2, J3) de connexion fluidique monodirectionnelle, le dispositif (J, J1, J2, J3) comprenant une capacité de stockage fluidique (B) intermédiaire configurée pour stocker temporairement un volume déterminé d'un fluide, le dispositif (J, J1, J2, J3) comprenant un canal d'entrée (I) du fluide dans le dispositif (J, J1, J2, J3) et un canal de sortie (O) du fluide en provenance du dispositif (J, J1, J2, J3), le dispositif (J, J1, J2, J3) comprenant en outre une première valve (V1) unidirectionnelle configurée pour assurer une communication fluidique unidirectionnelle du canal d'entrée (I) vers la capacité de stockage (B), le dispositif (J, J1, J2, J3) comprenant en outre une deuxième valve (V2) unidirectionnelle configurée pour assurer une communication fluidique unidirectionnelle de la capacité de stockage (B) vers le canal de sortie (O).