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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark C Connelly, Doylestown, PA (US);
Utpal R Chakraborty, Flemington, NJ (US);
Houston G Brooks, Jr, Somerset, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ortho Diagnostic Systems Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
436 10 ; 436-8 ; 436 18 ; 436174 ; 436805 ; 435 29 ; 435 405 ;
Abstract
A cell fixative composition for fixing the internal components of a cell without disrupting the cell surface components is disclosed. The composition contains a compound for preserving intracellular morphology, a compound for fixing internal components of the cell, a compound which facilitates transportation of components across the cellular membrane, and a compound for increasing permeability of cell membranes. Methods for analyzing cells which have been fixed using the composition are also disclosed.