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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2009
Applicant:
Koji Fujimoto, Kyoto, JP;
Inventor:
Koji Fujimoto, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Empire Technology Development LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Actuator units, arrangements of actuator units and methods for manufacturing and using actuator units are provided. The actuator includes a core having a shell at least partially surrounding the core. The core is able to be stimulated to expand through at least one opening of the shell to provide a lifting action. This lifting action can be applied to harvest target cells.