Dispensing method and apparatus
US11279910B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30242
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided an apparatus comprising a receptacle to receive a sample. A sample dispenser dispenses the sample into the receptacle and an image capture device captures an image of the sample in the receptacle. Processing circuitry processes the image to determine whether the receptacle contains zero cells, exactly one cell, or more than one cell. In response to the processor determining that the receptacle contains zero cells, the processing circuitry causes the sample dispenser to dispense a further sample into the receptacle.
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