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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2020
Integra Biosciences Ag, Zizers, CH;
Jorge Abraham Soto-Moreno, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mais Jehan Jebrail, Toronto, CA;
Alejandro Tocigl, Mountain View, CA (US);
Foteini Christodoulou, San Francisco, CA (US);
Carl David Martin, Livermore, CA (US);
Morgan Marin Watson, Oakland, CA (US);
Rohit Lal, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joshua Shen, Union City, CA (US);
Ronan Barry Hayes, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gregory Arthur Ray, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter Tirtowijoyo Young, Berkeley, CA (US);
Spencer Todd Seiler, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ik Pyo Hong, Toronto, CA;
Mohan Gurunathan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Lubomir Daltchev, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rodolfo Wilhelmy-Preciado, San Francisco, CA (US);
Juan Matias De Carli, Buenos Aires, AR;
Jobelo Andres Quintero Rodríguez, Bogota, CO;
Matias Jorge Lescano, Buenos Aires, AR;
INTEGRA Biosciences AG, Zizers, CH;
Abstract
Digital microfluidic (DMF) methods and apparatuses (including devices, systems, cartridges, DMF readers, etc.), and in particular DMF apparatuses and methods that may be used to safely manually add or remove fluid within a cartridge while it is actively applying DMF. Also described herein are DMF readers for use with a DMF cartridges, including those including multiple and/or redundant safety interlocks. Also described herein are DMF reader devices having a cover with active control of microfluidics on the cover while actively controlling DMF on the reader base.