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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2013
Inguran, Llc, Navasota, TX (US);
Gary Durack, Urbana, IL (US);
Jeffrey D. Wallace, Rantoul, IL (US);
Gary P. Vandre, Mahomet, IL (US);
Lon A. Westfall, Mahomet, IL (US);
Jeremy T. Hatcher, Urbana, IL (US);
Niraj V. Nayak, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Inguran, LLC, Navasota, TX (US);
Abstract
A nozzle system for use in a flow cytometer for analyzing particles in a fluid stream and a method of orienting particles in a flow cytometer. The nozzle system may include a nozzle having a longitudinal axis, an interior surface defining a fluid flow path for orienting particles in the nozzle, and a downstream orifice through which a fluid stream exits. The nozzle system may also include a conduit positioned to introduce a core stream containing particles at a location offset from the longitudinal axis and a baffle downstream of the conduit to deflect the fluid stream. The method may include the steps of causing a sheath fluid to flow through the nozzle, introducing a core fluid stream into the sheath fluid at a location offset to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle, and deflecting the core fluid stream with a baffle.