Patent ID: 8236573
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: B01L,F04B,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A laminate pump assembly comprising: a plurality of layers that define an inlet valve, a pump valve, an outlet valve, and a flow path extending through the inlet valve, the pump valve and the outlet valve, wherein the inlet valve, the pump valve and the outlet valve each comprise a chamber formed at the interface of two layers of the plurality of layers and a membrane dividing the chamber so as to define a fluid flow chamber and a control chamber, the control chamber being configured to expand in response to a control fluid entering the control chamber and collapse in response to the control fluid exiting the control chamber; an inlet connector; and an outlet channel, wherein the inlet valve is connected to selectively provide fluid communication between the inlet connector and the pump valve, and the outlet valve is connected to selectively provide fluid communication between the pump valve and the outlet channel.