Portable scattering and fluorescence cytometer
US7978329B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00891
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus having scattering and multi-color fluorescence detecting, analyzing and identification capabilities of blood or other fluids of interest. The sample to be tested may be entered in a disposable microfluidic cartridge which in turn is insertable in a hand-holdable or implantable miniaturized and portable cytometer instrument. This cytometer has significant application in biological warfare agent detection, hematology and other clinical and research fields.
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