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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
May. 11, 2016
Applicants:
Daryl Grummitt, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John S. Foster, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daryl Grummitt, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John S. Foster, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Owl biomedical, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/14 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 47/04 (2013.01); G01N 15/1434 (2013.01); G01N 15/1459 (2013.01); G01N 15/1484 (2013.01); G01N 2015/1081 (2013.01); G01N 2015/149 (2013.01);
Abstract
A particle manipulation system uses a MEMS-based, microfabricated particle manipulation device which has an inlet channel, output channels, and a movable member formed on a substrate. The movable member moves parallel to the fabrication plane, as does fluid flowing in the inlet channel. The movable member separates a target particle from the rest of the particles, diverting it into an output channel. The target particles may be identified by a marker-free signal such as axial light loss to identify highly pigmented particles.