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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Mina Rohani, Seattle, WA (US);
Timothy Wayne Petersen, Seattle, WA (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for optically aligning components of a light collection system. Methods according to certain embodiments include coupling a connector having a first lens to an optical adjustment component having a second lens by connecting a first magnet and first aligner positioned on the connector to a second magnet and second aligner positioned on the optical adjustment component such that connecting the first magnet and first aligner to the second magnet and second aligner is sufficient to position the connector lens to be optically concentric with the optical adjustment component lens. Light collection systems optically aligned by the subject methods including flow cell nozzles optically aligned with an optical adjustment component are also described. Systems and methods for measuring light emitted by a sample (e.g., in a flow stream) are also provided.