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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2001
Applicants:
Owe Salven, Uppsala, SE;
Jan Kranse, Uppsala, SE;
Patrik Kallback, Uppsala, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Amersham Biosciences AB, Uppsala, SE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K005/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to valves with small dead volumes. A valve in accordance with the present invention has a ferrule () which receives a plurality of fluid lines () which lead to outlets on an end surface () of said ferrule () and a movable selector body () which has a fluid groove (A) on a surface () which is in contact with the end surface () of said ferrule (). Means are provided for exerting a clamping force on said ferrule () in order to simultaneously clamp all the fluid lines ().