US 12,436,086 B2
Flow cytometers including fiber optic light collectors, and methods of use thereof
Kyle Dembski, Scotts Valley, CA (US)
Assigned to BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/577,639.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/142,359, filed on Jan. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0236165 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. G01N 15/1434 (2024.01); G01N 15/10 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 15/1434 (2013.01) [G01N 2015/1006 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flow cytometer comprising:
a flow cell configured to transport particles in a core stream;
multiple spatially separated lasers configured to irradiate the particles in the core stream with multiplexed beams; and
a fiber optic light collector for receiving particle-modulated light from the irradiated particles and conveying collected light to a detector, wherein the fiber optic light collector is optically aligned to the core stream and comprises a collection surface having opposing edges running parallel to the direction of the core stream.