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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Liping Yu, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian David Warner, Martinez, CA (US);
Joseph T. Trotter, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 1/30 (2006.01); B03C 1/02 (2006.01); C12Q 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices for sorting components (e.g., cells) contained in a liquid sample are provided. In certain aspects, the devices include a magnetic separation device and an acoustic concentrator device fluidically coupled to magnetic separation device. Aspects of the invention further include methods for sorting cells in a liquid sample, and systems, and kits for practicing the subject methods.