Patent ID: 7021134

Claim:
An isolation manifold for microfluidic analysis applications, comprising: a housing having at least one inlet end and at least one outlet end, with each of the ends having an opening allowing fluid communication therethrough and having a plurality of projecting portions each having an opening therethrough adapted to receive tubing and each further comprising a threaded exterior diameter, and having an interior portion open to a top side of said housing, wherein the interior portion is adapted to receive and hold a flow sensor to isolate the sensor from external interference; and tubing located at least partially within the interior portion of said housing, wherein said tubing is sealingly connected to the projecting portions of the ends of said housing by sealing means comprising a plurality of ferrules each having a first end adapted to fit into at least a portion of the corresponding opening of said housing and having a second end adapted to fit into a first end of a corresponding opening of a capsule, wherein each said capsule has a second end adapted to fit into a first end of an adapter cap and wherein the first end of each said adapter cap comprises a threaded internal diameter adapted to engage the threaded exterior diameter of a corresponding projecting portion of said housing.