MEMS BASED SOLENOID VALVE
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170268698A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-21

    申请号:US15451615

    申请日:2017-03-07

    IPC分类号: F16K99/00

    摘要: The electronically switchable MEMS valve includes a housing formed from soft magnetic material and defining a fluid flow path therethrough. A magnetic field generating member is mounted within the housing and connected to a source of electrical power. A MEMS valve portion is mounted within the magnetic field generating member, has a valve closing member movably mounted therein, and defines a portion of the fluid flow path therethrough. The valve closing element is movable between a closed position wherein the fluid flow path is blocked, and an open position wherein the fluid flow path is not blocked. When an electric current is removed from the magnetic field generating member, the valve closing element is configured to move to and remain in the one of the closed position and the open position to which the valve closing element is the closest when the electric current is removed.

    SEALABLE MICROVALVE THAT CAN BE REPEATEDLY OPENED AND SEALED
    3.
    发明申请
    SEALABLE MICROVALVE THAT CAN BE REPEATEDLY OPENED AND SEALED 有权
    可重复打开和密封的可密封微孔

    公开(公告)号:US20150300526A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-22

    申请号:US14455302

    申请日:2014-08-08

    IPC分类号: F16K99/00

    摘要: A substantially leak-free, sealable microvalve that can be repeatedly opened and sealed is presented. The resealable microvalve includes a block with a through via and a sealing plate. The gap between the block and the sealing plate is sealed by a sealing material. The sealing material can be melted when heat is applied and can be solidified when heat is absent. To close the resealable microvalve, heat is applied by flowing a current through a resistive heater and an actuator brings the block and the sealing plate into a contacting position. By removing the heat, the sealing material is solidified and creates a sealed state. To open the resealable microvalve, heat is applied to the sealing material. When the sealing material melts, the actuator moves the block and the sealing plate into a spaced apart position.

    摘要翻译: 提出了可重复打开和密封的基本无泄漏,可密封的微型阀。 可重新密封的微型阀包括具有通孔和密封板的块体。 块体与密封板之间的间隙由密封材料密封。 当加热时密封材料可以熔化,并且当不存在热时可以固化。 为了关闭可重新密封的微型阀,通过使电流流过电阻加热器来施加热量,并且致动器使块和密封板进入接触位置。 通过去除热量,密封材料固化并产生密封状态。 为了打开可重新密封的微型阀,将热量施加到密封材料上。 当密封材料熔化时,致动器将块和密封板移动到间隔开的位置。

    Implantable Intraocular Pressure Drain
    5.
    发明申请
    Implantable Intraocular Pressure Drain 失效
    植入式眼内压排水

    公开(公告)号:US20120289883A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-15

    申请号:US13555329

    申请日:2012-07-23

    IPC分类号: A61F9/00 A61M1/00

    摘要: An implanted parylene tube shunt relieves intra-ocular pressure. The device is implanted with an open end in the anterior chamber of the eye, allowing excess fluid to be drained through the tube out of the eye. In one embodiment, only a first end of the tube implanted into the anterior chamber of the eye is open. Intra-ocular pressure (IOP) is then monitored, for example utilizing an implanted sensor. When IOP exceeds a critical valve, a practitioner intervenes, puncturing with a laser a thinned region of the tube lying outside the eye, thereby initiating drainage of fluid and relieving pressure. In accordance with alternative embodiments, the both ends of the tube are open, and the tube includes a one-way valve configured to permit drainage where IOP exceeds the critical value. The tube may include projecting barbs to anchor the tube in the eye without the need for sutures.

    摘要翻译: 植入的聚对二甲苯管分流器可减轻眼内压力。 该装置在眼睛的前房中植入开放端,允许多余的液体通过管排出眼睛。 在一个实施例中,仅植入眼睛前房的管的第一端是开放的。 然后监测眼内压(IOP),例如利用植入的传感器。 当IOP超过临界阀时,从业者介入,用激光穿刺位于眼睛外部的管的薄的区域,从而引起流体排出并释放压力。 根据替代实施例,管的两端是开放的,并且管包括被配置为允许IOP超过临界值的排水的单向阀。 管可以包括突出的倒钩以将管锚定在眼睛中而不需要缝线。

    Microfluidic Check Valves With Enhanced Cracking Pressures and Methods of Making the Same
    6.
    发明申请
    Microfluidic Check Valves With Enhanced Cracking Pressures and Methods of Making the Same 审中-公开
    具有增强裂纹压力的微流控止回阀及其制作方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120241017A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-27

    申请号:US13427282

    申请日:2012-03-22

    IPC分类号: F16K21/04 F16K51/00

    摘要: Microfluidic normally closed check valves and methods of making and using the same are provided. The check valves include an orifice, an occluding portion, and one or more attachment members which urge the occluding portion into a position occluding the orifice. In various embodiments, the attachment member or members are pre-stressed by thermal annealing to introduce tensile stress of at least 800 PSI therewithin, thereby increasing the cracking pressure of the valve

    摘要翻译: 提供微流体常闭止回阀及其制作及使用方法。 止回阀包括孔口,闭塞部分和一个或多个附着构件,其将阻塞部分推入封闭孔口的位置。 在各种实施例中,通过热退火对附接构件进行预应力,以在其中引入至少800PSI的拉伸应力,从而增加阀的开启压力

    Latching micro-regulator
    10.
    发明授权
    Latching micro-regulator 有权
    闭锁微调节器

    公开(公告)号:US07293581B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-13

    申请号:US11591213

    申请日:2006-11-01

    IPC分类号: F16K11/22 F16K31/02

    摘要: A latching microregulator for regulating liquid flow on micro-scale levels comprises a substrate having an inlet port and an outlet port, a valve element defining a valve chamber for opening and closing the inlet port, and an actuator assembly for actuating the valve element. The valve chamber is configured to contain a volume of fluid, and the inlet port and the outlet port are in fluid communication with the valve chamber to provide a liquid flow path through the chamber. The actuator assembly comprises a cantilever beam for moving the valve element between an open position and a closed position, an actuator, such as a piezoelectric element, for moving the cantilever beam, and a latch, such as a permanent magnet, for securing the cantilever beam in the closed position. A flow regulation system comprises a plurality of fluid channels of varied flow conductance and a plurality of latching microregulators for selectively blocking or allowing flow through each of the fluid channels.

    摘要翻译: 用于调节微量级液体流动的闭锁微调节器包括具有入口端口和出口端口的基板,限定用于打开和关闭入口端口的阀室的阀元件以及用于致动阀元件的致动器组件。 阀室被构造成容纳一定体积的流体,并且入口端口和出口端口与阀室流体连通以提供通过该腔室的液体流动路径。 致动器组件包括用于在打开位置和关闭位置之间移动阀元件的悬臂梁,用于移动悬臂梁的致动器(例如压电元件)以及用于固定悬臂的闩锁(例如永磁体) 梁处于关闭位置。 流量调节系统包括多个不同流量的流体通道和多个用于选择性地阻塞或允许流过每个流体通道的闭锁微调节器。