IP Library Granted Patent US 9,598,226
Granted Patent B2
US 9,598,226 · App. 14/627,156 · Granted Mar 21, 2017

Dispenser

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Patent No.
US 9,598,226
App. No.
14/627,156
Granted
Mar 21, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A disposable dispenser unit is disclosed. The disposable dispenser unit comprises a fluid reservoir, a tag for storing information, a dispenser head having a pump chamber and at least one injector nozzle, and a means disposed at the dispenser head for attachment thereof to a diagnostic system, wherein the pump chamber comprises a piston and the piston comprises a volume which can be filled with fluid.

Claims (31)

1. A disposable dispenser unit comprising:

a fluid reservoir,

a measurement chamber for determining whether said fluid reservoir is fluid-filled,

a tag for storing information,

a dispenser head comprising:

a pump chamber comprising a housing, an inlet valve and a piston arranged within the housing; and

at least one injector nozzle fluidly connected to said pump chamber;

wherein the dispenser head is fluidly connected to the fluid reservoir via said inlet valve of the pump chamber, wherein the piston comprises a volume which can be filled with fluid and an outlet valve; and

wherein said tag is attached to one of said fluid reservoir and said dispenser head.

2. The disposable dispenser unit according to claim 1 , wherein the tag is an RFID tag.

3. The disposable dispenser unit according to claim 1 , further being made of an opaque material.

4. The disposable dispenser unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a fluid sensor connected to said measurement chamber for detecting a fluid within the fluid reservoir.

5. The disposable dispenser unit according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid reservoir is a bag or a bottle.

6. The disposable dispenser unit according to claim 5 , wherein the bag is flexible.

7. The disposable dispenser unit according to claim 1 , wherein said fluid reservoir comprises a container and a bag located within said container.

8. The disposable dispenser unit according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid reservoir is located above the pump chamber.

9. The disposable dispenser unit according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid reservoir is directly connected to the pump chamber, and/or the pump chamber is directly connected to the at least one injector nozzle.

10. A liquid handling device comprising

a disposable dispenser unit comprising:

a fluid reservoir,

a measurement chamber for determining whether said fluid reservoir is fluid-filled,

a tag for storing information,

a dispenser head comprising:

a pump chamber comprising:

a housing;

an inlet valve; and

a piston arranged within the housing, the piston comprising a volume that can be filled with a fluid and an outlet valve; and

an injector nozzle fluidly connected to said pump chamber, and

an actuator for actuating the disposable dispenser unit;

wherein the dispenser head is fluidly connected to the fluid reservoir via the inlet valve of the pump chamber.

11. The liquid handling device of claim 10 , wherein the disposable dispenser actuator comprises a fluid detection sensor.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 18, 2024
From: STRATEC BIOMEDICAL AG
To: STRATEC SE
Reel/Frame 069307/0562 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 14, 2019
From: STRATEC BIOMEDICAL AG
To: STRATEC SE
Reel/Frame 048595/0917 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2015
From: KUEHN, OLIVER; TRUMP, MARTIN; BURKART, MICHAEL
To: STRATEC BIOMEDICAL AG
Reel/Frame 035681/0014 →