Cell sorting using a high throughput fluorescence flow cytometer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10620111
APP PUB NO 20190234863A1
SERIAL NO

16382056

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In one aspect, a method of sorting cells in a flow cytometry system is disclosed, which includes illuminating a cell with radiation having at least two optical frequencies shifted from one another by a radiofrequency to elicit fluorescent radiation from the cell, detecting the fluorescent radiation to generate temporal fluorescence data, and processing the temporal fluorescence data to arrive at a sorting decision regarding the cell without generating an image (i.e., a pixel-by-pixel image) of the cell based on the fluorescence data. In some cases, the sorting decision can be made with a latency less than about 100 microseconds. In some embodiments, the above method of sorting cells can have a sub-cellular resolution. In some embodiments, a single radiofrequency shift is employed to separate the optical frequencies while in other such embodiments a plurality of different radiofrequency shifts are employed.

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  • BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY

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Diebold, Eric Los Angeles, US 28 312
Lin, Jonathan Los Angeles, US 78 1008
Owsley, Keegan Los Angeles, US 50 178

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