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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2015
Owl Biomedical, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
John S Foster, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Nicholas C. Martinez, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Daryl W. Grummitt, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Ralf-Peter Peters, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Christian Peth, Düsseldorf, DE;
Markus Nagel, Frechen, DE;
Owl biomedical, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Abstract
A MEMS-based cell sorting system is disclosed, which uses a novel combination of features to accomplish the cell sorting in the microfabricated channels housed in a disposable cartridge. The MEMS-based cell sorting system may include a microfabricated cell sorting valve that is responsive to an applied magnetic field. The MEMS-based cell sorting system may further include an electromagnet that generates a magnetic field to actuate the microfabricated cell sorting valve. The electromagnet may have a design which allows it to create a very localized magnetic field while having adequate thermal properties to operate reliably.