Patent ID: 9260693
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: B01L,B07C,C12N

Claim Text:
1. A particle processing cartridge assembly for sorting individual particles on a particle-by-particle basis from a stream of particles, the particle processing cartridge assembly comprising: a microfluidic chip having: a cartridge having fluid contact surfaces including a sample chamber, a keep chamber and a waste chamber, wherein the sample chamber of the cartridge is in fluid communication with the sample input of the microfluidic channel, wherein the keep chamber of the cartridge is in fluid communication with the keep output of the microfluidic channel, wherein the waste chamber of the cartridge is in fluid communication with the waste output of the microfluidic channel; and wherein the at least one switch element is configured to operatively and removably interface with at least one actuator located external to the particle processing cartridge assembly and configured to actuate the at least one switch element to deflect a selected particle from the stream of particles, and wherein all the fluid contact surfaces of the particle processing cartridge assembly are enclosed and configured to be sealed against liquid transfer to an exterior environment during a sorting operation.