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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Diarmaid H. Douglas-hamilton, Beverly, MA (US);
Thomas G. Kenny, Ipswich, MA (US);
Inventors:
Diarmaid H. Douglas-Hamilton, Beverly, MA (US);
Thomas G. Kenny, Ipswich, MA (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Thorne, Inc., Beverly, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 13/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/36 (2006.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 13/00 (2013.01); C12M 35/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for using eye-safe infrared energy from a Class I laser to manipulate cells in culture. The laser energy produces one or more phase boundary propulsion events, which generate hydrodynamic forces sufficient to manipulate cells at the focal point.