Adjustable flow cytometer
AssigneeOMRON Corporation
InventorShinichi Hirako
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Abstract
A flow cytometer has a flow cell containing a flowing stream of a number of particles which flow one at a time in a straight line based on hydrodynamic methods, a radiator for radiating a light on the particles flowing through the flow cell, a forward scattered light detector for detecting light scattered in the same direction as the radiating light, and a right angle signal light detector for detecting light radiated in a right angle with respect to the direction of the radiating light. The flow cell and the forward scattered light detector are contained in a single mount, and the mount is supported on a bench through an adjusting mechanism. In this way, the flow cell and the forward scattered light detector can be adjusted without disturbing their locations relative to each other.
Claims11
A flow cytometer comprising:
- a flow cell containing a flowing stream of a number of particles which flow one at a time in a straight line through a flow channel;
- a light radiating means for radiating light on the particles flowing through said flow cell;
- a forward scattered light detecting means for detecting light radiated in the same direction as said radiating light;
- a right angle light detecting means for detecting light radiated at a right angle with respect to the direction of said radiated light;
- a mount containing said flow cell and said forward scattered light detector mounted integrally together;
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- an adjustment mechanism for moving said mount containing said flow cell and said forward scattered light detector in either of an x or a y direction, wherein said flow cell and said forward scattered light detector maintain their locational relationship after adjustment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.