Patent ID: 8586890

Claim:
A specimen sorter, comprising: a separating device to remove a specimen from a container; a detection device to identify the specimen as a target specimen or a non-target specimen; and a dispensing device to dispense the specimen, the dispensing device comprising: a dispensing nozzle and a vibration member, wherein one of the dispensing nozzle and the vibration member moves relative to the other of the vibration member and the dispensing nozzle from a position in which the dispensing nozzle is not in contact with the vibration member to a position in which the dispensing nozzle and the vibration member collide to form liquid droplets at a front end of the dispensing nozzle and to dispense the liquid droplets; a first container to collect the liquid droplets dispensed from the dispensing nozzle that contain the target specimen; and a second container to collect the liquid droplets dispensed from the dispensing nozzle that contain the non-target specimen.