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Sample preparation device and method of preparing a sample for sterility testing

US10597694B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Merck Patent GmbH · DE

Inventor

Stephane Olivier · Rosheim, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 9, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2001/4088
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sample preparation device comprising a first chamber containing a first movable piston separating a first volume upstream and a second volume downstream the first piston, a second chamber containing a second movable piston separating a third volume upstream and a fourth volume downstream the second piston, and an inlet to the first volume and an outlet from the first volume. The first volume is connected with the third volume by a first communication path and the second volume is connected with the fourth volume by a second communication path.

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