US Patent Issued to Becton Dickinson and Co. on Aug. 5 for "Closed-system sorting flow cytometer adapters and methods of use thereof" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,301, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Becton Dickinson and Co. (Franklin Lakes, N.J.).

"Closed-system sorting flow cytometer adapters and methods of use thereof" was invented by Wesley Howell (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Closed-system sorting flow cytometer adapters for converting a sorting flow cytometer having a sort block into a closed-system sorting flow cytometer are provided. Adapters of interest include a sort block coupler for operably connecting to the sort block, an external chamber, and a connector for gaseously coupling the sort block to the external chamber, optionally via a sort bucket that is in cel...