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(11) EP 2 345 739 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
07.12.2016 Bulletin 2016/49

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
06.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/14

(21) Application number: 11153427.7

(22) Date of filing: 03.05.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C12Q 1/68(2006.01)
C12M 1/34(2006.01)
B01L 3/00(2006.01)
B01L 7/00(2006.01)
B01F 5/06(2006.01)
 C12P 19/34(2006.01)
C12N 15/10(2006.01)
B01F 13/00(2006.01)
F16K 99/00(2006.01)

(54)

A microfluidic device for processing polynucleotide-containing samples

Mikrofluidische Vorrichtung zur Verarbeitung polynukleotidhaltiger Proben

Dispositif microfluidique permettant de traiter des échantillons contenant un polynucléotide

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 03.05.2004 US 567174 P
21.01.2005 US 645784 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
20.07.2011 Bulletin 2011/29

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
05745564.4 / 1745153

(73) Proprietor: Handylab, Inc.
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Wu, Betty
    Canton, MI 48187 (US)
  • Althaus, John, S
    Staline, MI 48176 (US)
  • Brahmasandra, Sundaresh, N.
    Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (US)
  • Handique, Kalyan
    Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (US)
  • Phadke, Nikhil
    Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (US)

(74) Representative: Howe, Steven et al
Reddie & Grose LLP 16 Theobalds Road
London WC1X 8PL
London WC1X 8PL (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
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