Patent ID: 8100348

Claim:
A device for generating micro-spheres ( 12 ) from a fluid ( 13 ), comprising: an injection plate ( 6 ) comprising at least one defined injection channel ( 1 ) having, on an inlet side, an inflow opening for receiving a flow of said fluid and, on an outlet side, an outflow opening ( 7 ) for delivering micro-spheres ( 12 ) formed from said fluid, and feed means provided for said injection channel, said feed means for carrying said flow of said fluid through the injection channel, the injection plate further comprising at least one secondary channel ( 2 , 10 ) which is intended and adapted to contain, at least during operation, an auxiliary fluid, wherein, at a first end, said at least one secondary channel ( 2 , 10 ) has an inlet to receive said auxiliary fluid, which inlet is in open communication with said outflow opening of said injection channel, wherein said at least one secondary channel ( 2 , 10 ) has at least one second end in open communication with said injection channel at a side wall of said injection channel to deliver said auxiliary fluid to contact said fluid flow at the side wall of the injection channel to create a break-up point where, at least during operation, said flow of said fluid breaks up into separate parts, and, wherein for at least a part of said flow of said fluid, an inflow resistance of the secondary channel is greater than an inflow resistance of the injection channel.