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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Timothy Wayne Petersen, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/14 (2006.01); G01N 21/31 (2006.01); B01L 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/14 (2013.01); B01L 3/0241 (2013.01); G01N 15/1459 (2013.01); G01N 21/31 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0652 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0415 (2013.01); G01N 2015/149 (2013.01); G01N 2015/1481 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure include a droplet deflector configured to apply a deflection force to a flow stream at a plurality of different angles. Droplet deflectors according to certain embodiments include one or more sets of parallel metallic plates that are configured to apply a deflection force to droplets in a flow stream flowing therebetween. Systems and methods for sorting particles in a sample with the subject deflector plates are also provided.