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Patent Title: Flow Cytometry Nozzle for High Efficiency Cell Sorting
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Patent Number: 5985216
Docket Number: 6097
Serial Number: 8898999
Date Patented: 11/16/1999
Agency:
Agricultural Research Service
Date Filed:
July 24, 1997
Abstract:
The invention relates to a sorting nozzle which has two tapered zones with elliptical cross sections. The invention is
able to orient and sort a large fraction of asymmetrical or “flattened” cells. This nozzle has a particular application for
sorting viable male (Y) and female (X) sperm populations in a cell sorter.
Inventors:
Lawrence A. Johnson | Glenn R. Welch |
USDA, ARS, BA | USDA, ARS, BA |
Beltsville, MD 20705-2350 | Beltsville, MD 20705-2350 |
(301) 504-8545 | (301 504-8545 |
(301) 504-5123 (fax) | (301) 504-5123 (fax) |
Industry Keywords:
biomedical, genes, animal husbandry, biotechnology, veterinary, artificial insemination, chromosomes, sperm
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Last Modified: 10/16/2008
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