Targeted system for removing tumor cells from cell populations
US5874266A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B21/365
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is presented to remove contaminating tumor cells from a cell population. The method includes labeling individual tumor cells in the population and then killing them with a high energy laser beam. The laser is focused so that it specifically kills the identified tumor cell, but not the remaining cells in the population.
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