Method for minimizing optical interference during antibiotic susceptibility readings in a microbiological analyzer
US6582929B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2035/00148
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Performing antibiotic testing on samples contained in test arrays by orienting the arrays relative to the direction of gravity so that test solution within the microwells is drawn downwards and air within the microwells is forced to the uppermost portion of the test array. Antibiotic testing is conducted using an interrogating beam of radiation passing horizontally through the microwells at locations devoid of air bubbles.
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