Patent ID: 6821484
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: C12M,Y10T

Abstract:
Apparatus for automatic isolation of particles, comprising:a reservoir containing a solution with particles; a first container into which an amount of said solution with said particles is fed from said reservoir; a second container for accumulation of specific ones of said particles; a capillary tube device for picking out one of said specific particles from said first container and for transporting said specific particles to said second container; a computer system; a camera system for recording images of said particles and transferring those images digitally to said computer system; and a computer program implemented in said computer system, which computer program evaluates said images, identifies and selects said specific particle from said images by predetermined parameters, protocols physical/chemical and/or biochemical characteristics of said specific particle, and controls said picking out and said transport of said specific particle; said first container including a first tube with a transparent section, said first tube being connected to and communicating with said reservoir; said second container including a side-tube; said first tube having an internal flow of said solution with particles from said reservoir; said camera system recording images of said particles in said transparent section; said capillary tube device comprising a micro pump, which micro pump is connected to said first tube, and which micro pump by signal from said computer system picks out said specific particle from said solution by pumping a small portion of said solution containing said specific particle into said side-tube.