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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2022
Fluigent, Le Kremlin Bicetre, FR;
Cristian Glavana, Viroflay, FR;
FLUIGENT, Le Kremlin Bicetre, FR;
Abstract
Examples are disclosed that relate to an apparatus for controlling pressure or flow in a fluidic system. The apparatus comprises a main inlet/outlet and a uni-directional pumping device configured to pump gas from an inlet of the pumping device to an outlet of the pumping device. The apparatus further comprises a valves array and a control unit. The control unit is configured to set the valves array into at least two states. In a first state, a first gas source is fluidically connected to the inlet of the pumping device, and the outlet of the pumping device is fluidically connected to the main inlet/outlet. In a second state, the main inlet/outlet is fluidically connected to the inlet of the pumping device, and the outlet of the pumping device is fluidically connected to a second gas source.