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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2012
John S. Foster, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Daryl W. Grummitt, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John C. Harley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
James P. Linton, San Diego, CA (US);
Jaquelin K. Spong, Falls Church, VA (US);
John S. Foster, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Daryl W. Grummitt, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John C. Harley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
James P. Linton, San Diego, CA (US);
Jaquelin K. Spong, Falls Church, VA (US);
Owl biomedical, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Innovative Micro Technology, Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
A disposable cartridge is described which is compatible with a MEMS particle sorting device. The disposable cartridge may include passageways which connect fluid reservoirs in the cartridge with corresponding microfluidic passageways on the MEMS chip. A flexible gasket may prevent leakages and allow the fluid to cross the gasket barrier through a plurality of holes in the gasket. Vents and septums may also be included to allow air to escape and fluids to be inserted by hypodermic needle. A MEMS-based particle sorting system using the disposable cartridge is also described.