Patent ID: 11965616
Assignee: SINGULAR GENOMICS SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC F

Claim 12:
13. A microfluidic device, comprising:
two or more inlet microtubes;
two or more outlet microtubes;
a multiport coupling device configured to connect the two or more inlet microtubes to the two or more outlet microtubes at a connection location, the multiport connector comprising;
a first connector that includes a plurality of bores in which the two or more inlet microtubes are seated;
a second connector that includes a plurality of bores in which the two or more outlet microtubes are seated, wherein the second connector couples to the first connector;
a gasket seated in the first connector, wherein the connection location is positioned entirely within the gasket;
a first retention mechanism of the plurality of bores of the first connector, the first retention mechanism configured to retain the two or more inlet microtubes within the first connector; and
a second retention mechanism of the plurality of bores of the second connector, the second retention mechanism configured to retain the two or more outlet microtubes within the second connector.