Fluid interface to receive removable container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11214478-B2
Application number	US-202117165196-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 2, 2021
Priority date	Sep 9, 2015
Publication date	Jan 4, 2022
Grant date	Jan 4, 2022

Abstract

A fluidic interconnect includes a first interface including a liquid port, a gas port, and a cradle; a second interface including a liquid port, a gas port, and a swing bar to engage the cradle, a weight of a container attached to one of the first or second interfaces to drive the liquid port of the first interface into connection with the liquid port of the second interface and the gas port of the first interface into connection with the gas port of the second interface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of connecting a container to an instrument, the method comprising:
applying a swing bar of a second interface to a cradle of a first interface, wherein
the first interface includes a liquid port, a gas port, and a cradle; and
the second interface includes a liquid port, a gas port, and a swing bar to engage the cradle, wherein the second interface includes a counter structure and the first interface includes a recess to receive the counter structure;

pivoting the second interface into contact with the first interface around the connection of the swing bar to the cradle to connect the liquid port of the first interface with the liquid port of the second interface, to connect the gas port of the first interface with the gas port of the second interface, and to connect the counter structure of the second interface with the recess of the first interface; and
applying gas through the gas ports of the first and second interfaces to drive liquid through the liquid ports of the first and second interfaces to provide liquid from the container into the instrument.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the gas port of the first or second interface of the container is to receive gas from the gas port of the first or second interface coupled to an instrument.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the counter structure of the second interface is disposed opposite the swing bar of the second interface relative to liquid port of the first interface.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recess of the first interface includes is disposed opposite the cradle of the first interface relative to the liquid port of the first interface.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the liquid port of the first interface is configured to extend into the liquid port of the second interface.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first interface is coupled to an instrument and the second interface is coupled to the container.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the cradle and swing bar engage further from the instrument than the liquid and gas ports.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the container further includes a sipper internal to the container and attached to the liquid port of the container.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising a filter attached to an end of the sipper distal from the liquid port of the container.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the liquid port of the second interface is centrally axially disposed within a sealing ring of the second interface.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the gas port of the second interface is disposed off axis within the sealing ring of the second interface.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the liquid port of the first interface is centrally axially disposed within a sealing ring of the first interface.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the gas port of the first interface is disposed off axis within the sealing ring of the first interface.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the pivoting includes engaging the sealing ring of the second interface with the sealing ring of the first interface.

Assignees

• Life Technologies Corp

Inventors

• Roswech Todd
• Schultz Jonathan
• Ho Chun

Classifications

• B01L3/523 Primary

  with means for closing or opening · CPC title

• B01L2200/026

  Fluid interfacing between devices or objects, e.g. connectors, inlet details · CPC title

• B01L2200/0689

  Sealing · CPC title

• B01L2200/0684

  Venting, avoiding backpressure, avoid gas bubbles · CPC title

• B01L3/502

  with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures · CPC title