EP 1648610 B1 20080305 - DEVICE FOR REMOVING AND DEPOSITING DROPLETS OF AT LEAST ONE LIQUID, METHOD OF USING THE DEVICE AND SERVO SYSTEM FOR SAID METHOD
Title (en)
DEVICE FOR REMOVING AND DEPOSITING DROPLETS OF AT LEAST ONE LIQUID, METHOD OF USING THE DEVICE AND SERVO SYSTEM FOR SAID METHOD
Title (de)
VORRICHTUNG ZUM ENTFERNEN UND ABSCHEIDEN VON TROPFEN MINDESTENS EINER FLÜSSIGKEIT, VERFAHREN ZUR VERWENDUNG DER VORRICHTUNG UND SERVOSYSTEM FÜR DAS VERFAHREN
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF DE PRELEVEMENT ET DE DEPOT DE GOUTTELETTES D'AU MOINS UN LIQUIDE, PROCEDE DE MISE EN OEUVRE DE CE DISPOSITIF, AINSI QUE SYSTEME D'ASSERVISSEMENT POUR CE PROCEDE
Publication
Application
Priority
FR 0301843 W 20030617
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2005007292A1] The invention relates to a device for removing and depositing droplets of at least one liquid, a method of using the device and a servo system for said method. The inventive method can be used to remove and deposit droplets of liquid while preventing any contact with the ambient air before the liquid is deposited, using a device which can be closed and which can be supplied to the user in the form of a prefilled cartridge. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the device for removing and depositing droplets (100) of at least one liquid (32) comprises: an outer tube (101) with an opening (107) at one of the ends thereof, a flange (109) defining the opening (107); a rod (111, 211, 221) which can slide inside the outer tube (101); an inner volume (117) between the rod (111, 211, 221) and the outer tube (101); a capillary-dimensioned open hole (119) in the wall of the outer tube (101); and a closure element (113, 213) which seals the above-mentioned opening (107) and which is connected to the rod (111, 211, 221). According to the invention, when the rod (111, 211, 221) is in the forward end position, the closure element (113, 213) rests on the flange (109) and, in this way, hermetically seals the opening (107), and, when the rod is not in the aforementioned end position, a capillary-dimensioned passage (115) communicates the inner volume (117) with the exterior.
IPC 8 full level
B01L 3/02 (2006.01); B01J 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B01L 3/0262 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 3/0265 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2400/025 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2400/0487 (2013.01 - EP US); B01L 2400/0633 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2005007292 A1 20050127; AT E387961 T1 20080315; AU 2003263245 A1 20050204; CA 2533087 A1 20050127; DE 60319596 D1 20080417; DE 60319596 T2 20090402; EP 1648610 A1 20060426; EP 1648610 B1 20080305; US 2007025880 A1 20070201
DOCDB simple family (application)
FR 0301843 W 20030617; AT 03817510 T 20030617; AU 2003263245 A 20030617; CA 2533087 A 20030617; DE 60319596 T 20030617; EP 03817510 A 20030617; US 56543203 A 20030617