Patent ID: 8716026
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G01N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for performing multiple assay tests in a single cytometry experiment without specifying which assay test will be performed prior to conducting the single experiment, comprising: performing a cytometry experiment on one or more samples, wherein each sample comprises a plurality of particles, the cytometry experiment illuminates said plurality of particles of said samples, data is acquired from said illumination of said plurality of particles of said samples and this data is processed by a processor generating processed data; associating said processed data with multiple assay tests, wherein certain characteristics of said processed data are associated with certain tests; after the experiment is started, determining if one or more characteristics of said processed data exceed a threshold; and indicating the one or more tests performed in the experiment based on the one or more characteristics of the processed data that exceed the threshold.