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US 11,694,344 B2Granted
System and method for automated cell positioning
AssigneeThread Robotics Inc.
InventorsKiran Joshi, Gregory Burd
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Abstract
The method for automated cell positioning can include: sampling a video of a scene having a gamete, tracking the gamete, and positioning the gamete within a target region. The method can optionally include: determining attribute values for the gamete, selecting the gamete, reorienting the gamete, and/or manipulating the gamete, and/or any suitable steps.
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A method, comprising:
- sampling a video of a gamete located within a scene;
- determining a gamete track across frames of the video;
- automatically positioning the gamete within a target region of the scene based on the gamete track;
- automatically immobilizing the gamete within the target region;
- and
- retrieving the immobilized gamete.
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A system, comprising:
- an imaging system comprising a camera, wherein the imaging system is configured to sample a video of a gamete;
- a processor configured to track the gamete across frames of the video;
- a positioning system comprising an actuator, wherein the positioning system is configured to automatically position the gamete within a target region based on the gamete track in substantially real time;
- and
- an aspirator positioned to retrieve the gamete from the target region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.