Patent ID: 11927509
Assignee: PARTICLE MEASURING SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system for detecting particles in a fluid, the system comprising:
a particle detection device comprising:
an impactor, the impactor comprising:
an inlet for receiving a particle-containing fluid, wherein at least some of the particles of the particle-containing fluid are biological particles;
a cover for covering the inlet
a sampling region for detecting particles in the fluid, the sampling region in fluid communication with the inlet; and
an outlet for discharging the fluid, the outlet in fluid communication with the sampling region; and

a robotic manipulator system comprising an optical detector or an imaging device, wherein the robotic manipulator is configured to perform at least one of the following steps:
transport the particle detection device to the sampling location;
remove the particle detection device from the sampling location; and
regulate a flow of fluid through the particle detection device;

and
wherein the robotic manipulator system is further configured to:
remove the cover to allow fluid to enter the inlet; and
optically detect cultured biological particles within the impactor via the robotic manipulator system.