Patent ID: 11892389
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A method of analyzing a sample, the method comprising:
(a) introducing a sample into a flow cytometer comprising:
a light source for irradiating a particle passing through a flow cell at an interrogation point;
an objective lens for focusing particle-modulated light; and
a light collection module for collecting objective lens focused light, wherein the light collection module comprises:
a single fiber optic light conveyor; and
a refractive optical element positioned between the objective lens and the single fiber optic light conveyor, wherein the refractive optical element is configured to direct the objective lens focused light onto the surface of the single fiber optic light conveyor; and

(b) flow cytometrically analyzing the sample.