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Imaging cartridge, pipette, and method of use for direct sputum smear microscopy

US10273523B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Becton, Dickinson and Company · US

Inventors

Alexander G. Lastovich · Raleigh, US
Anita Quinn · Butner, US
Pauline Elizabeth Bell · Wake Forest, US
James L. Schram · Knightdale, US
Rex Young Nielson · Apex, US
Jason Hayes · Melbourne, AU
Matthew Springer · Melbourne, AU
Lincoln Belcourt · Melbourne, AU
Matthew Daniel Solomon · Melbourne, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 28, 2014
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 16, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2035/00099
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An assembly for preparing a specimen is provided that may be configured to determine the presence of at least one microorganism specie in the specimen. The assembly may include a pipette configured to acquire a specimen from a sample and an imaging cartridge configured to be in fluid communication with the pipette. The imaging cartridge and the pipette may be configured to be irreversibly coupled such that the specimen is bio-contained within the imaging cartridge and the pipette when the imaging cartridge and pipette are coupled together. Associated methods of use are also provided.

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