| US 7,534,598 B2 | ||
| Apparatus and method for injecting substance into cell | ||
| Moritoshi Ando, Kawasaki (Japan); and Satoru Sakai, Kawasaki (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 28, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/67,351. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2004-177197 (JP), filed on Jun. 15, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0277182 A1, Dec. 15, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. C12M 1/42 (2006.01); C12N 15/89 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 435—285.1 [435/173.5; 435/460] | 7 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus for injecting a substance into a cell, comprising:
a light conducting unit to conduct a laser beam to a surface of a cell to form an opening in the surface;
a substance injecting unit to insert the substance into the cell through the opening; and
a sucking port to suck the cell and to immobilize the cell while the substance is being inserted in the cell, wherein
the light conducting unit is arranged inside the substance injecting unit, and the sucking port is formed around the substance
injecting unit.
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