Eureka AIR delivers breakthrough ideas for toughest innovation challenges, trusted by R&D personnel around the world.

Automated microscopic cell analysis

a cell analysis and microscopy technology, applied in the field of analytical instruments, can solve the problems of unreliable cell counts with high standard deviations, difficult to accurately predict the cell count of cells, so as to improve sample preparation, eliminate air bubbles, and improve quantitative accuracy

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-11-16
MEDICA CORP
View PDF5 Cites 35 Cited by
  • Summary
  • Abstract
  • Description
  • Claims
  • Application Information

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention is related to a system for analyzing biological samples such as blood. The system includes a test cartridge made of glass or clear plastic, which can be coated with antcoagulants or hydrophilic coatings to prevent bubbles and minimize fluid movement. The test cartridge can be designed in different shapes such as a microscope slide. The system also includes a reagent supply module for diluting samples with diluent and stains, as well as a vacuum chamber for eliminating air bubbles. The system can provide better quantitative accuracy compared to manual analysis, with improved sample preparation and repeatable sample dilutions. It can also save time and treat samples at point-of-care sites with little operator involvement. The system is easy to manufacture, service, and deploy at emergency sites or in physician's offices.

Problems solved by technology

The hemocytometer with microscope method can be extremely time-consuming and require skilled technicians.
It can also be operator-dependent, and is susceptible to interpretative discrepancies.
The number of cells in each square is relatively small, which can result in unreliable cell counts with high standard deviations.

Method used

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
View more

Image

Smart Image Click on the blue labels to locate them in the text.
Viewing Examples
Smart Image
  • Automated microscopic cell analysis
  • Automated microscopic cell analysis
  • Automated microscopic cell analysis

Examples

Experimental program
Comparison scheme
Effect test

Embodiment Construction

[0046]Referring to FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 2A, an illustrative cell analyzer 100, according to the invention, includes a housing 106 that supports a removable reagent supply module 170 with a cradle 104 into which a test cartridge 102 can be inserted. The housing also supports a “go” button 110, a display screen 108, and a printer 112. Other configurations of the analyzer are of course possible without departing from the invention. The “go” button's function could be triggered by insertion of the test cartridge or be provided through soft prompting on a touchscreen instead of through the use of a discrete button. The printer could be housed separately from the analyzer. And while the cartridges may shaped like microscope slides, a working system could be built around cartridges dimensioned in a variety of other shapes and sizes.

[0047]In operation, a technician or other operator first collects a sample, such as a blood sample from a patient finger stick, heel stick, or by venipuncture in t...

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

PUM

No PUM Login to View More

Abstract

Disclosed in one aspect is a method for performing a complete blood count (CBC) on a sample of whole blood by metering a predetermined amount of the whole blood and mixing it with a predetermined amount of diluent and stain and transferring a portion thereof to an imaging chamber of fixed dimensions and utilizing an automated microscope with digital camera and cell counting and recognition software to count every white blood cell and red blood corpuscle and platelet in the sample diluent / stain mixture to determine the number of red cells, white cells, and platelets per unit volume, and analyzing the white cells with cell recognition software to classify them.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. provisional applications Nos. 62 / 138,359, filed Mar. 25, 2015, 62 / 084,760, filed Nov. 26, 2014, and 62 / 113,360 filed Feb. 6, 2015, which are all herein incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention pertains to analyzers and methods for automatically performing microscopic cell analysis tasks, such as counting blood cells in biological samples.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]There are a variety of methods for enumerating particles, such as cells, in biological samples. The most rudimentary method consists of a hemocytometer and a microscope. A hemocytometer is a precision slide device where biological samples are introduced into a chamber by capillary action or by pipette with ruled square markings, such as 1×1 mm squares, and a known depth. These known dimensions are used to compute a unit volume, typically 0.01 uL, so that the concentration of cells can be accurately determi...

Claims

the structure of the environmentally friendly knitted fabric provided by the present invention; figure 2 Flow chart of the yarn wrapping machine for environmentally friendly knitted fabrics and storage devices; image 3 Is the parameter map of the yarn covering machine
Login to View More

Application Information

Patent Timeline
no application Login to View More
IPC IPC(8): G01N35/00B01L3/00G02B21/16G01N1/31G01N35/10G02B21/34G01N15/14G01N15/00G01N15/10
CPCG01N35/00029B01L3/502G01N15/1463B01L3/52G01N35/1002G01N35/1016G01N1/312G02B21/34G02B21/16B01L2200/0605B01L2400/0622B01L2400/049B01L2300/0867B01L2300/0654B01L2400/0694B01L2300/123B01L2400/0406G01N2015/0065G01N2015/1486G01N2015/1006B01L2200/16G01N2035/00138G01N1/38G01N35/00069B01L3/502715B01L9/527B01L2200/04B01L2200/0684B01L2200/0689B01L2300/021B01L2300/0883B01L2300/161B01L2400/0644G01N33/487G01N2015/012G01N2015/016G01N15/1433
Inventor JONES, RONALDGROPPER, ADRIANHAGOPIAN, ROBERTROGERS, CHARLESVITELLA, THOMASCOTE, TYLERBARRY, DONALDOSTERLOH, DIRKYI, CHEN
Owner MEDICA CORP
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Eureka Blog
Learn More
PatSnap group products

Browse by: Latest US Patents, China's latest patents, Technical Efficacy Thesaurus, Application Domain, Technology Topic, Popular Technical Reports.

© 2024 PatSnap. All rights reserved.Legal|Privacy policy|Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement|Sitemap|About US| Contact US: help@patsnap.com