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Granted Patent B2
US 12,385,933 · App. 17/211,212 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Cartridges and instruments for sample analysis

Inventors: James Ogg (Sunnyvale, CA); David Eberhart (Santa Clara, CA); William D. Nielsen (San Jose, CA); Helen Franklin (San Jose, CA); Stevan B. Jovanovich (Livermore, CA)
Assignee: INTEGENX INC.
G01N35/00663B01L3/502B01L3/502715B01L3/50273B01L3/502738B01L3/502746B01L7/52C12Q1/6818C12Q1/686C12Q1/6888B01L2200/026B01L2200/027B01L2200/04B01L2200/0689B01L2200/10B01L2200/16B01L2300/044B01L2300/0627B01L2300/0645B01L2300/0672B01L2300/0816B01L2300/0864B01L2300/0867B01L2300/087B01L2300/0887B01L2300/12B01L2300/123B01L2300/18B01L2300/1827B01L2400/0421B01L2400/0478B01L2400/0487B01L2400/0622B01L2400/0638B01L2400/0644B01L2400/0655G01N2035/00673
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Patent No.
US 12,385,933
App. No.
17/211,212
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided herein are instruments and cartridges for processing samples. The cartridges include fluidic circuits in which fluid movement can be regulated by diaphragm valves. In certain cartridges, deformable material providing a diaphragm contacts an interface in the instrument that actuates the diaphragm directly, without intervening actuation layer. Certain cartridges have a plurality of fluidic circuits and fluid distribution channels or pneumatic distribution channels configured to deliver fluids or pneumatic pressure to any of the fluidic circuits, selectively. Certain cartridges have compartments containing on-board reagents. Compartments can be closed by a film attached to a body the cartridge through a heat seal.

Claims (30)

1. A system, comprising:

a cartridge and a cartridge interface configured to receive the cartridge,

the cartridge comprising:

a cartridge body having a valve seat recessed into a surface of the cartridge body; and

a deformable laminate thermally bonded to the surface of the cartridge body and covering the valve seat, the deformable laminate and valve seat forming a diaphragm valve, wherein the deformable laminate comprises:

a first side facing away from the cartridge body and comprising a first material,

a second side comprising a second material and thermally bonded to the surface of the cartridge body, the first material having a higher melting temperature than the second material so as to permit the second material to thermally bond with the surface of the cartridge body upon application of heat before the first material reaches the melting temperature of the first material, and

one or more ports; and

the cartridge interface comprising:

a manifold configured to supply positive pneumatic pressure or negative pneumatic pressure to at least a portion of the deformable laminate covering the valve seat so as to open or close the diaphragm valve,

wherein the cartridge interface is configured to supply fluidic flow through the one or more ports of the deformable laminate.

2. A method of operating the system of claim 1 , the method comprising:

engaging the cartridge with the cartridge interface; and

supplying positive pneumatic pressure or negative pneumatic pressure to at least a portion of the deformable laminate covering the valve seat.

3. A cartridge comprising:

a cartridge body having a valve seat recessed into a surface of the cartridge body; and

a deformable laminate thermally bonded to the surface of the cartridge body and covering the valve seat, wherein the deformable laminate comprises a first side facing away from the cartridge body and comprising a first material, and a second side comprising a second material and thermally bonded to the surface of the cartridge body, the first material having a higher melting temperature than the second material so as to permit the second material to thermally bond with the surface of the cartridge body before the first material reaches the melting temperature of the first material,

wherein:

the deformable laminate and valve seat form a diaphragm valve configured to open or close in response to pneumatic pressure applied to the deformable laminate, and

the deformable laminate comprises one or more ports configured to allow passage of fluid.

4. The cartridge of claim 3 , wherein the deformable laminate comprises a film of the first material coated with the second material.

5. The cartridge of claim 3 , wherein the deformable laminate does not comprise an elastomeric material.

6. The cartridge of claim 3 , wherein the deformable laminate is structurally configured for plastic deformation.

7. The cartridge of claim 3 , wherein at least one portion of the deformable laminate comprises a permanent deformation.

8. The cartridge of claim 3 , wherein the valve seat has a curved shape that is concave with respect to the surface.

9. The cartridge of claim 3 , further comprising a valve inlet and a valve outlet on opposing sides of the valve seat and a fluid channel in fluidic communication with the valve inlet and the valve outlet.

10. The cartridge of claim 9 , further comprising a reaction chamber in fluidic communication with the fluid channel.

11. A method comprising:

engaging the cartridge of claim 3 with a cartridge interface configured to supply positive pneumatic pressure or negative pneumatic pressure to at least a portion of the deformable laminate covering the valve seat.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising supplying the positive pneumatic pressure or the negative pneumatic pressure to at least a portion of the deformable laminate covering the valve seat, thereby actuating the deformable laminate into or out of contact with the valve seat.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2021
From: OGG, JAMES; EBERHART, DAVID; NIELSEN, WILLIAM D.; FRANKLIN, HELEN; JOVANOVICH, STEVAN B.
To: INTEGENX, INC.
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Continuity (5)
Division 16258412 · Jan 25, 2019
Division 15037039
Provisional Application 61981678 · Apr 18, 2014
Provisional Application 61905804 · Nov 18, 2013
Related Publication 20210278427A1 · Sep 9, 2021
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