Pressure regulated continuously variable volume container for fluid delivery
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1. A fluid delivery system, comprising:
- a. a variable volume container having a flexible wall;
b. a fluid located in said variable volume container;
c. an amount of gas which exerts an amount of pressure on an exterior surface of said flexible wall of said variable volume container;
d. a conduit having a flow path fluidicly coupled to said fluid located in said variable volume container; and
e. a fluid stream generated in said flow path in response to said amount of pressure exerted by said amount of gas on said exterior surface of said flexible wall of said variable volume container.
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Abstract
A fluid handling and delivery system useful in generating a fluid stream in the flow path of microfluidic device.
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23 Claims
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1. A fluid delivery system, comprising:
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a. a variable volume container having a flexible wall;
b. a fluid located in said variable volume container;
c. an amount of gas which exerts an amount of pressure on an exterior surface of said flexible wall of said variable volume container;
d. a conduit having a flow path fluidicly coupled to said fluid located in said variable volume container; and
e. a fluid stream generated in said flow path in response to said amount of pressure exerted by said amount of gas on said exterior surface of said flexible wall of said variable volume container. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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- 2. A fluid delivery system as described in claim 2, wherein said variable volume container having said flexible wall comprises a flexible tubular body having a first end and a second end each hermetically formed.
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