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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2018
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Kaita Imai, Tokyo, JP;
Shouhei Kousai, Yokohama, JP;
Yosuke Akimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Michihiko Nishigaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Yutaka Onozuka, Yokohama, JP;
Miyu Nagai, Kawasaki, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a cell sorter includes a flow channel which supplies a sample liquid containing particles, a plurality of branch channels connected to the flow channel, an image sensor which has a pixel region covering the flow channel and the branch channels, a determination unit which determines the characteristics of the particles in the sample liquid from a measurement signal of the pixel region, and a separation unit guides the particles in the sample liquid to any of the branch channels based on the determination result of the determination unit.