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Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 16, 2020
Applicant:

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Inventors:

Christopher Fang-Yen, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Anthony Fouad, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 29/00 (2006.01); A01K 67/033 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G02B 21/16 (2006.01); G02B 21/32 (2006.01); G02B 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 29/005 (2013.01); A01K 67/0336 (2013.01); G01N 21/6458 (2013.01); G01N 21/6486 (2013.01); G02B 21/16 (2013.01); G02B 21/32 (2013.01); G02B 21/365 (2013.01); A61B 2503/40 (2013.01); B25J 11/00 (2013.01); C12M 41/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosed subject matter provides a system and methods for automated imaging and manipulation of small animals. In exemplary embodiments, the disclosed subject matter provides a motorized picking assembly, that is coupled to a processor and adapted to remove selected small animals from a source plate and transfer them to a destination plate. The disclosed subject matter provides methods, which include identifying at least one parameter for the small organisms, selecting organisms based on the parameter and transferring selected organisms from the source plate to the destination plate. In certain embodiments, the disclosed subject matter provides a handheld self-sterilizing loop tool for the manual manipulation of small organisms.


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