Device and method for dissecting and analyzing individual cell samples
US10774302B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2015/1497
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for dissecting and collecting one or more cells from a tissue sample fixed to an inner surface of a microfluidic device is described. The tissue sample is in fluid communication with a channel having an inlet end and an outlet end defined by the microfluidic device. The method comprises flowing a first fluid through the channel with a fluid flow from the inlet end to the outlet end; powering a laser to direct laser energy into the channel to impinge upon the first fluid proximate a first region of the tissue sample and cause fluid cavitation to thereby ablate a first set of one or more cells from the tissue sample; and collecting the first set of one or more cells within a first sample container coupled to the outlet end.
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