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Environmental containment system for a flow cytometer

  • US 6,780,377 B2
  • Filed: 01/22/2003
  • Issued: 08/24/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An enclosed environment, comprising:

  • a. a conduit having an orifice element;

    b. a liquid flow in said conduit;

    c. a liquid stream generated at said orifice element;

    d. a container to collect said liquid stream;

    e. an enclosure having an aperture element, wherein said container has a location in said enclosure, and wherein said liquid stream has a trajectory from said orifice element to said container in said enclosure; and

    f. a mixture of gases introduced into said enclosure which flow through said aperture element, wherein said flow through said aperture element maintains said liquid stream having said trajectory from said orifice element to said container within said mixture of gases. wherein said mixture of gases introduced into said enclosure has a percent ratio different than percent ratio of atmospheric gases.

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