Patent ID: 9267630
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: B01D,B01L,F16L,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A fitting for coupling a capillary to another component of a fluidic device, the fitting comprising a ferrule configured for enclosing a front part of the capillary and for contributing to a fluidic sealing between the fitting and the other component; a ferrule chuck configured for enclosing a back part of the capillary; a housing configured for accommodating at least a part of the ferrule chuck and for pushing the ferrule chuck against the ferrule; and a microstructure comprising multiple microprotrusions randomly distributed on at least a part of a surface of the ferrule chuck for generating, wherein upon tightening the fitting at the other component, the microprotrusions are configured to exert a gripping interaction from the surface of the ferrule chuck and penetrating into a surface of the capillary.