Patent ID: 7041258
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: B01L,B33Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A sample processing system comprising: a microfluidic device wherein the device has a length and a width, the microfluidic device comprising a substrate having a first surface, an opposite second surface, and a thickness, an input port formed in at least one of the first surface or a second surface, a manifold formed in the substrate and in fluid communication with the input port, the manifold including a feed channel that extends in a first direction, and a plurality of branch channels each branching off the feed channel and each terminating at a closed end, and a plurality of closed chambers formed in the substrate, at least one of the closed chambers adjacent a respective closed end of the plurality of branch channels; and a processing apparatus, the processing apparatus comprising wherein the microfluidic device is held by the holder such that a radius of the platen which is parallel to the length or the width of the microfluidic device does not intercept the other of the width or the length, respectively, of the microfluidic device.