Test cartridges
US12287332B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/0446
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The disclosure provides cartridges that are pre-loaded with reagents for performing antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and FISH testing. Cartridges of the disclosure include various incubation wells loaded with different antimicrobial agents for differential growth analysis. Imaging wells with species-specific microbial probes, fluorescent tags, magnetic particles and dye-cushion layers allow for tagging and imaging of target microbes for differential growth analysis.
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