Tecniplast S.p.a.

Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen Deutsches Forschungszentrum Fur Gesundheit Und Umwelt

Gianpaolo Milite

Carmelo Di Martino

Pietro Bernardini

Marco Brocca

Markus Brielmeier

Wolfgang Nagel

Julia Zorn

Alfredo Campiotti, Ii

A microbiological screening device, in particular for the collection and concentration of organic and inorganic matter present in a liquid, said device comprising a plurality of hollow tubular sections arranged one following the other, and mutually connected, to define a main hollow tubular body adapted to allow the flowing of a fluid between a first end thereof and a second end thereof, opposite to said one first end thereof, wherein every hollow tubular section comprises a filtering mesh or net arranged substantially transversely to the longitudinal extension direction thereof and including a plurality of through holes.

Microbiological screening device, in particular for the collection and concentration of organic and inorganic material present in a liquid, and apparatus for breeding laboratory aquatic animals provided with said device

The present invention concerns a device for improved hygienic monitoring of individually ventilated caging (IVC) rack systems for laboratory animals and method for contamination-free removal of biological samples from unwanted organisms from the IVC-rack system. The device allows the performance of sampling operations on a ventilated shelving system in a safe and effective manner, without interfering with the ventilation air flow. The method of the invention allows the removal and transfer of the biological sample from inside the IVC-rack in a contamination-free manner by enabling a safe transfer of the sample from inside the IVC-rack system to any further processing procedure for analysis of the biological sample outside the IVC-rack system. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a device which is adapted to be used also on existing ventilated shelving systems, allowing the refitting of existing IVC-rack systems.

Method and device for improved hygienic monitoring in IVC systems

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