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US 7,479,388 B2Granted
Apparatus for injecting solution into cell
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorMoritoshi Ando
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Abstract
An apparatus of the invention is for injecting a solution into a cell. The apparatus includes a nozzle that jets a solution to a cell, and a laser irradiating unit that irradiates a laser to the cell to form an opening through which the solution jet from the nozzle is introduced into the cell. The nozzle jets the solution toward a nucleus of the cell, and the laser forms the opening in the cell at a point in a cell membrane of the cell such that the solution can be applied on the nucleus.
Claims9
An apparatus for injecting a solution into a cell, comprising:
- a solution jetting unit that jets a solution toward a cell;
- a laser irradiating unit that irradiates a laser to the cell to form an opening in the cell through which the solution is introduced into the cell;
- a timing controlling unit that controls timing of irradiation by the laser irradiating unit, wherein the timing controlling unit controls the timing of the irradiation so as to form the opening at a point of time in which the solution reaches the cell, or a predetermined time before the point of time in which the solution reaches the cell, and
- a solution-position detecting unit that detects a position of the cell and a position of the solution at least at a point of time when said solution is in transit from said solution jetting unit to the cell, wherein the timing controlling unit controls the timing of the irradiation of the laser based on the position of the cell and the position of the solution detected.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.