Patent ID: 8231845

Claim:
A microstructured device for transport of fluids by capillary force within a closed configuration comprising: at least an inlet port which is fluidically connected to an entrance of at least a filling section at an exit of which at least an analysis chamber is located between a first plate and a second plate, the analysis chamber comprising side walls separating the first plate and the second plate; and at least a fluid flow channel within the filling section, wherein the analysis chamber is a straight hollow chamber having a length, a width, and a height, wherein the length is parallel to the flow direction of the fluid between the first plate and the second plate, and the width is greater than the height, both the width and the height being perpendicular to the length of the chamber, and the side walls of the analysis chamber comprise one or more pre-shooter stop structures which promote uniform capillary flow in the microstructured device of the closed configuration.