Fluid delivery devices, systems, and methods
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1. A system for controlled fluid delivery in a microfluidic device comprising:
- (a) a cartridge comprising at least one deformable reservoir and at least one microfluidic channel, said deformable reservoir containing a fluid, said deformable reservoir being at least partially defined by deformable web;
(b) an actuator having a pressing surface adapted to press against said deformable web to deform said deformable web; and
(c) a controller adapted to receive said cartridge and to control the actuator'"'"'s pressing of said pressing surface against said deformable web to deliver fluid from the deformable reservoir,wherein an outer surface of said deformable web and said pressing surface comprise dome-shaped minor images of each other, and wherein a central projecting portion of said pressing surface presses against a central projecting portion of said deformable web to invert said central projecting portion of said deformable web when said cartridge is received in said controller and said actuator is pressed against said deformable reservoir,wherein a periphery of said deformable reservoir is defined by seals formed by bonds between said deformable web and a second web material, wherein the seals comprise a resilient seal and a breakable seal, wherein the resilient seal is a stronger seal than the breakable seal, and wherein the breakable seal is adapted to break from pressure created within the deformable reservoir when the actuator is pressed against the deformable reservoir, andwherein said deformable web has a maximum recoil of less than 5% when the deformable web is released after being deformed by said actuator.
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Abstract
This document provides devices, systems, and methods for delivering fluids. In some cases, the devices, systems, and methods include a deformable reservoir being at least partially defined by rigid plastically-deformable web. An actuator can press against said rigid plastically-deformable web to plastically deform said web. In some cases, a controller is adapted to receive a cartridge including a deformable reservoir and control the pressing of an actuator against a rigid plastically-deformable web to deliver fluid from the deformable reservoir.
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1. A system for controlled fluid delivery in a microfluidic device comprising:
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(a) a cartridge comprising at least one deformable reservoir and at least one microfluidic channel, said deformable reservoir containing a fluid, said deformable reservoir being at least partially defined by deformable web; (b) an actuator having a pressing surface adapted to press against said deformable web to deform said deformable web; and (c) a controller adapted to receive said cartridge and to control the actuator'"'"'s pressing of said pressing surface against said deformable web to deliver fluid from the deformable reservoir, wherein an outer surface of said deformable web and said pressing surface comprise dome-shaped minor images of each other, and wherein a central projecting portion of said pressing surface presses against a central projecting portion of said deformable web to invert said central projecting portion of said deformable web when said cartridge is received in said controller and said actuator is pressed against said deformable reservoir, wherein a periphery of said deformable reservoir is defined by seals formed by bonds between said deformable web and a second web material, wherein the seals comprise a resilient seal and a breakable seal, wherein the resilient seal is a stronger seal than the breakable seal, and wherein the breakable seal is adapted to break from pressure created within the deformable reservoir when the actuator is pressed against the deformable reservoir, and wherein said deformable web has a maximum recoil of less than 5% when the deformable web is released after being deformed by said actuator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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