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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
May. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Lian Liu, Canoga Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
Lian Liu, Canoga Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/543 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/15 (2006.01); C12N 5/09 (2010.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01L 3/502761 (2013.01); A61B 5/1405 (2013.01); C12N 5/0693 (2013.01); G01N 33/5094 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0668 (2013.01); B01L 2300/088 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0822 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0848 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0864 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0874 (2013.01); B01L 2300/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for isolating circulating tumor cells from a peripheral blood supply in order to diagnose early stage cancer and/or evaluate tumor status. In one example, a system for capturing circulating tumor cells includes a substrate having a cell-capturing region, the cell-capturing region having a curved, switchback-like shape and including an array of micropillar structures within the curved, switchback-like shape.