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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2003
Michael Greenstein, Los Altos, CA (US);
Colin B Kennedy, Greenbrae, CA (US);
Huan L Phan, Belmont, CA (US);
Stephan Bianchi, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Jonathan R Harris, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Daren W Hebold, Raymond, ME (US);
Robert a Howard, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew L Zee, San Carlos, CA (US);
Michael Greenstein, Los Altos, CA (US);
Colin B Kennedy, Greenbrae, CA (US);
Huan L Phan, Belmont, CA (US);
Stephan Bianchi, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Jonathan R Harris, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Daren W Hebold, Raymond, ME (US);
Robert A Howard, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew L Zee, San Carlos, CA (US);
Caliper Life Sciencee, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A container is provided for shipping and storing a pre-wetted and pre-conditioned microfluidic 'sipper' chip. The container contains both dry compartments and wet compartments. A base contains a fluid-filled reservoir configured to house the capillaries. The opening of the reservoir is sealed with an O-ring. The plastic mount of the chip rests on the base in a dry compartment. The upper surface of the chip contains several wells containing fluid. A gasket is provided with plugs configured to be disposed within and seal the wells. Alternatively, the wells are first sealed with a foil film adhered to the well openings with an adhesive and a gasket is disposed between the foil and a cover, which is removably attached to the base. When the cover is closed, the gasket and O-ring seal the wet compartments to prevent leakage and to slow evaporation.