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Method of testing adequacy of cells in a specimen

US6329167A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 5, 2000
Grant dateDec 11, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 5, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N15/14
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to an appartus and method for use in pre-screening or determining the adequacy of target cells in specimen prior to conducting further diagnostic testing or analysis of the specimen. More specifically, the present invention concerns a device and method which uses light scatter techniques to detect the presence of a target cell in a specimen.

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