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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas McCreedy, East Yorkshire, GB;
Assignee:
Micro Chemical Systems Limited, Hull, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15C 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15C 1/04 ;
Abstract
A microchip device has at least one passage along which a liquid can be moved by applying a voltage to the liquid. The device includes a passage member ( ) in which the passage is formed and which has an aperture ( ). Additionally the device includes an electrode member ( ) that comprises an electrode ( ) and that is separably engageable with the passage member. The device includes a reservoir in fluid communication with the passages for holding a liquid. The electrode member cooperates with the aperture so that the electrode is in fluid communication with the passage without the electrode member obstructing the opening of the reservoir.