EP 1098709 A1 20010516 - APPARATUS FOR, AND METHOD OF, VARYING THE RATE OF FLOW OF FLUID ALONG A PATHWAY
Title (en)
APPARATUS FOR, AND METHOD OF, VARYING THE RATE OF FLOW OF FLUID ALONG A PATHWAY
Title (de)
APPARAT UND VERFAHREN ZUR VARIATION DES DURCHFLUSSES IN EINEM KANAL
Title (fr)
APPAREIL ET PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE FAIRE VARIER LE DEBIT D'UN FLUIDE LE LONG D'UN TRAJET
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 9900623 W 19990302
- GB 9804483 A 19980302
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9944740A1] An apparatus for varying the rate of flow of a fluid in a pathway by the use of deformable valves and clamps which change their size, position, state or function on application of heat and/or pressure is described. A disposable chemical assay device (10), and a method of using the device incorporating the apparatus are also described. The assay device (10) includes an inlet port (12), a reaction chamber (14), a waste depot (16), a filter chamber (18), a processing chamber (20), wash solution/reagent reservoirs (22 and 24), an array of metered readout cells (26, 28, 30, and 32), and breather tubes (11 and 13). The invention, in a preferred embodiment, offers an advantage over existing assay devices because the condition or state of the deformable valves and clamps may be changed. Therefore more complex operations and procedures may be performed by the assay device (10) than has been previously achievable.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 31/20 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 37/00 (2006.01); G05D 7/01 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B01L 3/50273 (2013.01); B01L 3/502738 (2013.01); B01L 3/502746 (2013.01); B01L 2200/10 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/087 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0406 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0655 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0677 (2013.01); B01L 2400/082 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9944740A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
CH DE FR GB LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9944740 A1 19990910; AU 3263199 A 19990920; AU 756710 B2 20030123; EP 1098709 A1 20010516; GB 9804483 D0 19980429; IL 137890 A0 20011031; JP 2002505439 A 20020219
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 9900623 W 19990302; AU 3263199 A 19990302; EP 99937891 A 19990302; GB 9804483 A 19980302; IL 13789099 A 19990302; JP 2000534331 A 19990302