Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.

Accelerate Giagnostics, Inc.

Josh Harrison

Kevin David Marshall

Phillip Charles Halbert

Austin Micheil Ashby

Matthew Ketterer

Solene Bourgeois

William L Richards

Wayne A Showalter

Steven W Metzger

Kurt Reinhardt

Andrew Ghusson

Paul Richards

Matthew Mette

Jasmin Cote

Alena Shamsheyeva

Oleg Gusyatin

Landon Prisbrey

Ken Hance

Meghan Mensack

Carlos Michel

Elke Allers

Ben Turng

Michael Otter

Brian Howard Kram

Christine Tse

Carl David Martin

Kenneth Robert Hance

Dulini Gamage

Kyle A Koning

Jessica A Wifall

Jessica Jones

Solène Bourgeois

A specimen processing system is capable of processing specimens carried on slides. The specimen processing system can sequentially deliver slides and opposables to specimen processing stations. The specimen processing stations can use the opposables to apply a series of liquids to the specimens. The applied liquid can be moved along the slide using capillary action while the specimen processing stations control the processing temperatures. The applied liquid can be in a fluid-carrying gap. The opposable can contact the slide to vary a cross section of the fluid-carrying gap.

Opposables and automated specimen processing systems with opposables

A system for automated microorganism identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing comprising a reagent cartridge, a reagent stage, a cassette, a cassette, stage, a pipettor assembly, an optical detection system, and a controller is disclosed. The system is designed to dynamically adjust motor idle torque to control heat load and employs a fast focus process for determining the true focus position of an individual microorganism. The system also may quantify the relative abundance of viable microorganisms in a sample using dynamic dilution, and facilitate growth of microorganisms in customized media for rapid, accurate antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

Instrument and system for rapid microorganism identification and antimicrobial agent susceptibility testing

A system for automated microorganism identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing comprising a reagent cartridge, a reagent stage, a cassette, a cassette, stage, a pipettor assembly, an optical detection system, and a controller is disclosed. The system is designed to dynamically adjust motor idle torque to control heat load and employs a fast focus process for determining the true focus position of an individual microorganism. The system also may quantify the relative abundance of viable microorganisms in a sample using dynamic dilution, and facilitate growth of microorganisms in customized media for rapid, accurate antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Automated quality control test components and methods of their use are also disclosed.

Instrument and system for rapid microogranism identification and antimicrobial agent susceptibility testing

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