Method and apparatus for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2
US11320434B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2333/165
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for comfortably, rapidly, and inexpensively collecting a sample from one or more test subjects and analyzing it, singly or pooled with other samples, for presence of SARS-CoV-2. Saliva, nasal drainage, or other body fluids may be collected from one or more test subjects and examined by means of fluorimetry. Mass rapid screening for SARS-CoV-2 is a valuable public health tool to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 while permitting business activity to resume.
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