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Title:
NORMALLY CLOSED MICROVALVE AND APPLICATIONS OF THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/123600
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A normally closed valve includes a plurality of fluid channels in fluid communication with each other, defined in a flexible base such that when a fluid channel is compressed, a fluid flow through the fluid channel is occluded, otherwise, the fluid flow through the fluid channel is unoccluded; and means for selectively compressing or uncompressing a desired fluid channel.

Inventors:
BLOCK FRANK E III (US)
SAMSON PHILIP C (US)
WIKSWO JOHN P (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/071324
Publication Date:
October 23, 2014
Filing Date:
November 21, 2013
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Assignee:
UNIV VANDERBILT (US)
International Classes:
G01N35/08; B81B3/00; C12Q1/02; F15C5/00; G01N37/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO2012048261A22012-04-12
WO2001091831A12001-12-06
Foreign References:
US20080131300A12008-06-05
US6296460B12001-10-02
US20060027772A12006-02-09
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
XIA, Tim, Tingkang (3343 Peachtree Road NE.#1600 Atlanta Financial Cente, Atlanta Georgia, US)
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