Patent ID: 7790124

Claim:
A capillary plug-in for use in a cartridge system, the capillary plug-in comprising: a. a mounting block having a plurality of component terminals for receiving fluid from the cartridge system or supplying fluid to the cartridge system; b. small bore microfluidic tubing having an inner diameter of about one to about twenty-five hundred micrometers, the small bore tubing comprising: i. a first transport portion connected to at least a first one of the plurality of component terminals; ii. a second transport portion connected to at least a second one of the plurality of component terminals; and iii. a body portion for connecting the first transport portion to the second transport portion, the body portion being substantially in the shape of a coil, the first transport portion, the body portion, and the second transport portion disposed substantially in parallel planes; and c. a fastener for fastening the small bore microfluidic tubing to the mounting block.