Sample identification sorting apparatus and sample identification sorting method
US9274043B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2015/1415
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sample identification sorting apparatus includes an identifying unit having an optical information-measuring section that measures optical information of a sample dispersed in a liquid, and a determining section that determines whether the sample is a target sample or a non-target sample, a sorting unit including a sorting nozzle having a flow path in communication with the flow path of the identifying unit, a liquid waste-collecting section that collects by suction a liquid waste discharged from a sorting nozzle tip, and a container to collect a sorting solution containing a target sample, a moving unit and a control unit that cause the sorting nozzle and/or the collecting container to move relatively based on the optical information. The liquid waste-collecting section has a suction nozzle that sucks a liquid waste containing a non-target sample discharged from the sorting nozzle tip or containing a non-target sample or a non-sortable sample.
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