Apparatus for supplying reagents to a flow cytometry system
US11169073B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/1025
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The disclosure provides example rinse station apparatus, cartridges, and methods for flow cytometry. The rinse station apparatus includes: (a) a cartridge docking station having a base with a recessed receptacle for a cartridge, a vertical support coupled to the base's first end and a top support coupled to the vertical support and cantilevered over the base, the top support has an opening that aligns with the cartridge's opening, (b) a locking arm coupled to the base's second end, the locking arm's free end has a ridge to cooperate with a detent coupled to the cartridge's rear wall to retain the cartridge in place, (c) a spring coupled to the vertical support's front face to apply force to the cartridge's front wall to bias the cartridge toward the locking arm, and (d) a load cell coupled to the base of the cartridge docking station, the load cell measure's the cartridge's weight.
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