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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2015
Applicant:
Randox Laboratories Ltd., Northern Ireland, GB;
Inventors:
Stuart Jackson, Northern Ireland, GB;
Ivan McConnell, Northern Ireland, GB;
John Lamont, Northern Ireland, GB;
Peter Fitzgerald, Northern Ireland, GB;
Marc Wharry, Northern Ireland, GB;
Assignee:
RANDOX LABORATORIES LTD., Crumlin, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 9/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); B65B 7/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 9/52 (2013.01); B01L 3/508 (2013.01); B65B 7/2871 (2013.01); C12M 23/38 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0689 (2013.01); B01L 2200/142 (2013.01); B01L 2300/042 (2013.01); B01L 2300/044 (2013.01); B01L 2300/045 (2013.01); B01L 2300/047 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0636 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0832 (2013.01); B01L 2300/161 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a cap for a biochip storage well. The cap comprises a resilient sealant layer capable, under the application of pressure, of forming a vapour-proof seal with a line contact interface formation extending around the perimeter of a biochip storage well. An assay assembly comprising the cap of the invention and a biochip storage is disclosed. Methods of sealing a biochip storage well using a cap of the invention are also disclosed.