Detection system and user interface for a flow cytometer system
First Claim
1. A method of extracting and analyzing data from a flow cytometer system comprising the steps of:
- collecting a full dynamic range of input signals from a flow cytometer sample in the flow cytometer system;
storing an initial data set of the full dynamic range of the input signals from the flow cytometer sample;
recognizing aggregate particle events in the stored initial data set with use of an algorithm; and
annotating the aggregate particle events in the initial data set to create an annotated data set of the full dynamic range of the input signals from the flow cytometer sample.
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Abstract
The detection system of the first preferred embodiment includes a detector, having a wide dynamic range, that receives photonic inputs from an interrogation zone and produces an analog signal; and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), having a high bit resolution, that is coupled to the detector and converts an analog signal to a digital signal. The digital signal includes an initial data set of the full dynamic range of the input signals from the flow cytometer sample. The method of extracting and analyzing data from a flow cytometer system of the first preferred embodiment preferably includes the steps of: collecting a full dynamic range of input signals from a flow cytometer sample; recognizing and annotating aggregate particle events; and storing an initial data set and an annotated data set of the full dynamic range of the input signals from the flow cytometer sample.
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1. A method of extracting and analyzing data from a flow cytometer system comprising the steps of:
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collecting a full dynamic range of input signals from a flow cytometer sample in the flow cytometer system; storing an initial data set of the full dynamic range of the input signals from the flow cytometer sample; recognizing aggregate particle events in the stored initial data set with use of an algorithm; and annotating the aggregate particle events in the initial data set to create an annotated data set of the full dynamic range of the input signals from the flow cytometer sample. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of extracting and analyzing data from a flow cytometer system comprising the steps of:
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collecting a full dynamic range of input signals from a flow cytometer sample in the flow cytometer system; storing an initial data set of the full dynamic range of the input signals from the flow cytometer sample; recognizing aggregate particle events in the initial data set with use of an algorithm, wherein recognizing aggregate particle events in the initial data set occurs substantially simultaneously with collecting the full dynamic range of input signals from a flow cytometer sample; and annotating the aggregate particle events in the initial data set to create an annotated data set of the full dynamic range of the input signals from the flow cytometer sample. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of extracting and analyzing data from a flow cytometer system comprising the steps of:
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collecting a full dynamic range of input signals from a flow cytometer sample in the flow cytometer system; storing an initial data set of the full dynamic range of the input signals from the flow cytometer sample; recognizing aggregate particle events in the initial data set with use of an algorithm; annotating the aggregate particle events in the initial data set to create an annotated data set of the full dynamic range of the input signals from the flow cytometer sample; and acting upon information generated based on the recognition of one or more aggregate particle events, wherein acting upon information includes sorting a particle based on whether the particle is an aggregate particle.
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