Automatic precision non-contact open-loop fluid dispensing

Details Automatic precision non-contact open-loop fluid dispensing Automatic precision non-contact open-loop fluid dispensing

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B67D 7/30 (2010.01) B01L 99/00 (2010.01) B67D 7/14 (2010.01) B01L 3/02 (2006.01) B67D 3/00 (2006.01) G01F 13/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2486484

A rugged, all-electronic fluid dispensing system for use with pipettes or in other contexts indirectly measures fluid flow by using a non-linear system model to correlate vacuum existing at the top of a column of suspended fluid. Non- contact operation is provided to eliminate the need for contact-type closed-loop fluid flow sensing and associated potential cross-contamination risks. In one particular exemplary non-limiting illustrative implementation, an electronic controller within a gun-shaped, cordless self contained pipetter housing dynamically calculates valve opening time based on a non-linear equation. Calibration is used to derive equation constants, and column vacuum pressure before the valve is opened is used as the independent variable to derive a valve opening time that will result in accurate dispensing of a desired programmed fluid quantity. Repetitive automatic dispensing with accuracies greater than 1 % are possible within the context of a relatively inexpensive portable pipette or device without the need for mechanically- complex positive displacement arrangements.

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