Flow cytometry systems including an optical analysis box for interfacing with an imaging device
AssigneeBlaire Biomedical, LLC
InventorsMelanie G. Watson, Paul J. Carlquist
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Abstract
An optical analysis box for a flow cytometry system that includes: a plurality of connected walls defining a volume; a connection interface associated with at least one of the walls and configured to connect with an imaging device; a sample receiver configured to hold a fluid sample in the volume; and an analysis region having an aperture configured to align with an imaging element of a connected imaging device, the analysis region being positioned such that gravity forces flow of the held fluid sample past the aperture for imaging by the imaging device.
Claims20
An optical analysis box for a flow cytometry system, comprising:
- a plurality of connected walls defining a volume;
- a connection interface associated with at least one of the walls and configured to connect with an imaging device;
- a sample receiver configured to hold a fluid sample in the volume;
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- an analysis region having an aperture configured to align with an imaging element of a connected imaging device, the analysis region being positioned such that gravity forces flow of the held fluid sample past the aperture for imaging by the imaging device.
A flow cytometry system, comprising:
- an imaging device comprising an imaging element, the imaging device being configured to analyze fluid flowing past the imaging element and determine the presence of at least one biological component in the analyzed fluid;
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- an optical analysis box coupled to the imaging device, the optical analysis box comprising:
- a plurality of connected walls defining a volume;
- a connection interface associated with at least one of the walls and connected with the imaging device;
- a sample receiver holding a fluid sample in the volume;
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- an analysis region disposed in the volume, the analysis region having an aperture aligned with the imaging element such that gravity forces the held fluid sample to flow past the aperture for imaging by the imaging device.
A flow cytometry system, comprising:
- an optical analysis box comprising:
- a plurality of connected walls defining a volume;
- a sample receiver configured to hold a fluid sample in the volume;
- a flow cytometer placed in the volume and configured to analyze a held fluid sample and determine the presence of at least one biological component in the analyzed fluid;
- an electrical power source electrically coupled to the flow cytometer;
- a device interface associated with at least one of the walls and configured to electrically couple with an electrical interface of a handheld device;
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- a dock interface associated with at least one of the walls, electrically coupled with the electrical power source, and configured to electrically couple with a docking interface of a docking station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.