Flow cytometer shunt
AssigneeBiomed Solutions, LLC
InventorsPatrick R. Connelly, Stuart G. MacDonald, Robert W. Gray, Carol Gebert
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Abstract
A flow cytometer containg a device for sampling cellular material within a body. The flow cytometer is adapted to mark cells within bodily fluid with a marker to produce marked cells, to analyze the marked cells, to sort the cells within the bodily fluid to produce sorted cells, to maintain the sorted cells cells in a viable state, and to remove the marker from the marked cells. Two marker removal devices are used in the flow cytomter.
Claims10
An implantable flow cytometer comprising means for sampling cellular material within a body comprised of bodily fluid, means for marking cells within said bodily fluid with a marker to produced marked cells, an analyzer for analyzing said marked cell, a first marker stripper for removing said marker from said marked cell, a second marker stripper for removing said marker from said marked cells, a cell sorter for sorting said cells within said bodily fluid to produce sorted cells, and a reservoir for maintaining said sorted cells in a viable state.
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