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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2004
Applicants:
Shinichiro Oguni, Akashi, JP;
Seido Biwa, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Shinichiro Oguni, Akashi, JP;
Seido Biwa, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Sysmex Corporation, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/76 (2006.01); G01N 31/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring immature platelets is described that includes (a) a sample preparation unit for preparing an assay sample by adding a reagent to a blood specimen; (b) a detection unit having a semiconductor laser light source for irradiating the assay sample with laser light, and a detector for detecting optical information emitted from particles within the assay sample irradiated by laser light; and (c) a controller for differentiating and counting immature platelets based on the detected optical information. A method for measuring immature platelets is also described.