Electro-fluidic device and interconnect and related methods
First Claim
1. An electro-fluidic device comprising:
- a substrate having at least one substrate fluid passageway therein;
at least one substrate electrical conductor carried by said substrate;
an external interface spaced from said substrate and comprising at least one interface electrical conductor; and
at least one electro-fluidic interconnect extending between said substrate and said external interface and comprisingan interconnect body having at least one interconnect fluid passageway extending therethrough and connected to said at least one substrate fluid passageway, andat least one interconnect electrical conductor carried by said interconnect body connecting said at least one substrate electrical conductor and said at least one interface electrical conductor.
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Abstract
An electro-fluidic device may include a substrate having at least one substrate fluid passageway therein, and at least one substrate electrical conductor carried by the substrate. Moreover, an external interface may be spaced from the substrate and include at least one interface electrical conductor. The electro-fluidic device may also include at least one electro-fluidic interconnect extending between the substrate and the external interface. More particularly, the at least one electro-fluidic interconnect may include an interconnect body having at least one interconnect fluid passageway extending therethrough and connected to the at least one substrate fluid passageway, and at least one interconnect electrical conductor carried by the interconnect body. The at least one interconnect electrical conductor may connect the at least one substrate electrical conductor and the at least one interface electrical connector.
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25 Claims
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1. An electro-fluidic device comprising:
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a substrate having at least one substrate fluid passageway therein; at least one substrate electrical conductor carried by said substrate; an external interface spaced from said substrate and comprising at least one interface electrical conductor; and at least one electro-fluidic interconnect extending between said substrate and said external interface and comprising an interconnect body having at least one interconnect fluid passageway extending therethrough and connected to said at least one substrate fluid passageway, and at least one interconnect electrical conductor carried by said interconnect body connecting said at least one substrate electrical conductor and said at least one interface electrical conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electro-fluidic device comprising:
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a substrate having at least one substrate fluid passageway therein; a plurality of substrate electrical conductors carried by said substrate; an external interface spaced from said substrate and comprising a plurality of interface electrical conductors; at least one electro-fluidic interconnect extending between said substrate and said external interface and comprising a low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) interconnect body having at least one interconnect fluid passageway extending therethrough and connected to said at least one substrate fluid passageway, and a plurality of interconnect electrical conductors carried by said interconnect body connecting said substrate electrical conductors and said interface electrical connectors; and a microfluidic device carried by said substrate, electrically connected to said substrate electrical conductors, and in fluid communication with the at least one substrate fluid passageway. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for interconnecting a substrate having at least one substrate fluid passageway therein and at least one substrate electrical conductor carried thereby, and an external interface spaced from the substrate and comprising at least one interface electrical conductor, the method comprising:
connecting at least one electro-fluidic interconnect between the substrate and the external interface, the at least one electro-fluidic interconnect comprising an interconnect body having at least one interconnect fluid passageway extending therethrough to be connected to the at least one substrate fluid passageway, and at least one interconnect electrical conductor carried by the interconnect body for connecting the at least one substrate electrical conductor and the at least one interface electrical conductor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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