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Carrier for automated microbiology sample processing

US11287436B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SeLux Diagnostics, Inc. · US

Inventors

Aleksandar Vacic · Cambridge, US
Nathan Purmort · Boston, US
Frederick P. Floyd, JR. · Boston, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 4, 2019
Grant date	Mar 29, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 18, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2035/0418
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Carriers are provided for microbiological laboratory use, as are methods for their use. The carriers may be used to transport patient samples between laboratory stations and can be loaded into automated AST systems. In an aspect, a method of performing AST may include loading a tube comprising a patient sample onto a carrier. An AST panel may be loaded onto the carrier. The carrier may be conveyed to an automated inoculation assembly. The patient sample may be inoculated from the tube into the AST panel. The AST panel may be loaded into an automated AST system.

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