Patent ID: 7334605

Claim:
A system for enabling a distribution of fluids, comprising: a unitary substrate having a substrate body that includes a first substrate port and a second substrate port formed in a first surface and a first fluid passageway formed within the substrate body that extends in a first direction and fluidly connects the first substrate port to the second substrate port; and a manifold having a manifold body that includes a first manifold port formed in a first surface, a second manifold port formed in a second surface that is transverse to the first surface, and a fluid passageway formed within the manifold body that fluidly connects the first manifold port to the second manifold port; wherein the unitary substrate further includes a channel formed in the first surface of the substrate body that extends in a second direction, the channel being adapted to position the manifold within the channel so that the first surface of the substrate body and the first surface of the manifold body are aligned in a common plane.