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Fluidic cartridge with valve mechanism

  • US 10,208,332 B2
  • Filed: 04/30/2015
  • Issued: 02/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cartridge comprising:

  • (a) a body comprising a malleable material; and

    (b) a layer comprising a deformable material bonded to a surface of the body and sealing a fluidic channel that communicates with one or more valve bodies formed in a surface of the body;

    wherein;

    (i) the one or more valve bodies comprisea segment of the fluidic channel comprising a wall having a pair of ridges and a floor depressed into the surface,and(ii) the layer is bonded to the surface of the body and to the ridges such that the channel segment of the fluidic channel is sealed; and

    wherein a valve body sealed with the layer forms a valve configured to regulate fluid flow in the fluidic channel and closable by forcing the layer against the floor of the segment of the channel.

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