Claims
- 1. An apparatus attached to the inlet of the fluidics system of a flow cytometer comprising:
- a first reservoir, comprising a first inlet for accepting air and a first outlet for discharging fluid into the inlet of the fluidics system;
- a second reservoir, comprising a second inlet for accepting air and a second outlet for discharging fluid into the inlet of the fluidics system;
- a third reservoir, comprising a third inlet for accepting air and a third outlet for discharging fluid into the inlet of the fluidics system;
- means for regulating air into said first, second and third reservoirs, upstream from said first, second and third inlets; and
- means for regulating fluid from said first, second and third reservoirs downstream from said first, second and third outlets.
- 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for regulating fluid is a four-way valve.
- 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means for regulating air is a four-way valve.
- 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first reservoir comprises a strong oxidizing solution.
- 5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said second reservoir comprises a particle free neutral pH fluid.
- 6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said third reservoir comprises a weak acid.
- 7. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:
- means for adding sheath fluid and fluid from said first, and second and third reservoirs into the inlet of the fluidics system, downstream of said means for regulating fluid, comprising a fourth inlet and a fourth outlet.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of co-pending application Ser. No. 07/537,858 filed June 13, 1990.
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Divisions (1)
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