Vertical clamp device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8925397-B2
Application number	US-201314015880-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2013
Priority date	Aug 30, 2012
Publication date	Jan 6, 2015
Grant date	Jan 6, 2015

Abstract

A vertical clamping device is provided that supports a flow cell component in a vertical configuration in which the flow cell is on an opposite side of the vertical support from the electronic interface. The clamp includes a vertical setting to receive the flow cell component and provides an electronic interface on a vertical surface of the vertical setting. A block supports the fluidics interface and can move in a horizontal direction bringing the fluidics interface into contact with the flow cell component.

First claim

I claim:

1. A clamp device comprising:
a carriage including a vertical receptacle to receive a flow cell component and having an arm, the carriage translatable between an insert position and an engage position;
a motivator to apply force to the carriage in the direction of the engaged position away from the insert position;
a fluidics interface block including a fluidics interface to engage flow ports of the flow cell component; and
a drive component including a ramp structu…

Assignees

• Life Technologies Corp

Inventors

• Cox David M

Classifications

• B01L2300/0609

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B01L2200/025

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• Y10S439/912

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B01L2300/0636

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B01L9/52

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic