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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2006
Applicants:
Jon W. Hayenga, Kent, WA (US);
Alan C. Nelson, Gig Harbor, WA (US);
Inventors:
Jon W. Hayenga, Kent, WA (US);
Alan C. Nelson, Gig Harbor, WA (US);
Assignee:
VisionGate, Inc., Gig Harbor, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for sorting particles in a laminar flow microfluidic channel includes a cantilevered coaxial flow injector in a microfluidic device, the cantilevered coaxial flow injector including an elongated cantilever element integrated into the microfluidic device. A coaxial channel runs through the elongated cantilever element, where coaxial channel is sized to pass particles of a predetermined size. An actuator is coupled to the elongated cantilever element, for actuating said elongated cantilever element.