Cell counting device including a body with a display and an extension to receive a sample
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorsYasuo Funakoshi, Takumi Umemura, Hideki Obuchi, Yuki Yokomachi
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Abstract
A cell counting device for counting the number of cells in a sample includes: an accommodation portion that accommodates, in a removable manner, at least a part of a holding member for holding the sample; and a display unit configured to display information including a result of counting of the number of cells. The display unit has a screen inclined with respect to a bottom of the cell counting device. The bottom is configured to be in contact with a placement surface on which the cell counting device is placed. The display unit is provided between the accommodation portion and the bottom.
Claims17
A cell counting device for counting a number of cells in a sample, the cell counting device comprising:
- a body including a display configured to display information including a result of counting of the number of cells, the display including a screen that is inclined with respect to a bottom of the cell counting device, and the bottom being configured to be in contact with a placement surface on which the cell counting device is placed;
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- an extension that extends from the body and includes an accommodation portion configured to accommodate, in a removable manner, at least a part of a holding member for holding the sample;
- wherein the extension comprises, at a distal end thereof, a recess and a protrusion on opposite sides of the extension;
- wherein the display is provided between the accommodation portion and the bottom of the cell counting device;
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- wherein the recess and the protrusion are located superior to the accommodation portion and the display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.