Apparatus for holding cells
US8445261B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/813
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for holding cells. The apparatus comprises a mechanism for incubating cells having a dynamically controlled environment in which the cells are grown, which are maintained in a desired condition and in which cells can be examined while the environment is dynamically controlled and maintained in the desired condition. The apparatus also comprises an imaging mechanism for automatically determining the state of an individual cell of the cells over time. The imaging mechanism is in communication with the incubating mechanism.
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