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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 01, 1996
Paul H Johnson, Fremont, CA (US);
Microsensor Technology, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A fixed-volume injector assembly having backflush capability is useful for injecting a sample into a gas chromatograph. The injector assembly has a sampling mode of operation, an injection mode of operation and a backflush mode of operation. In the sampling mode, sample is drawn into sampling chamber (11). In the injection mode, sample is injected into an injection channel which conducts the sample to a destination stream. In the backflush mode, carrier fluid flows through the injector assembly in the opposite direction. The injector assembly is designed to connect to precolumn (28) and analytical column (20) so that, in the backflush mode, precolumn (28) is backflushed. Advantages of the injector assembly include the ability to pressurize the sample before injection and to use a single carrier fluid source. In addition, the flow channels of the injector assembly are readily miniaturized.