Biomerieux, Inc.

Biofire Defense, LLC

Axia Acquisition Corporation

Other

Ames Tools Corporation

Mark S Wilson

Christopher S Ronsick

John D Walsh

Kirk M Ririe

Ryan T Hill

Ronnie J Robinson

Jones M Hyman

Matthew W Jungklaus

Thierry Vivet

Bradford G Clay

John G Link

James Knebel

Bruno Colin

Thurman C Thorpe

Ron Robinson

Michael T Ventura

Timothy Joseph Beran

Dennis M Connor

Howard D Hutchinson

Mark W Segrist

Sylvain Baeyaert

Chris Ronsick

Mark Joseph Fanning

Stanley Michael Philipak

Walter J Clynes

Patrick Alan Yerbic

Dennis Connor

Richard Trigg

Mark Segrist

A separation container for extracting a portion of a sample for use or testing and method for preparing samples for downstream use or testing are provided. The separation container may include a body defining an internal chamber. The body may define an opening, and the body may be configured to receive the sample within the internal chamber. The separation container may further include a seal disposed across the opening, such that the seal may be configured to seal the opening of the body, and a plunger movably disposed at least partially inside the internal chamber. The plunger may be configured to be actuated to open the seal and express the portion of the sample.

Isolation tube

Isolation tube woth and endcap

Assembly comprising a sample collection vessel and a separation container having seal, plunger with seal-piercing point, retainer, and flexible sealing member

A portable wash basin assembly for cleaning a tool includes a wash basin having a base and at least one sidewall that extends upward from the base to an upper edge. The wash basin is configured to receive a liquid for cleaning the tool. A plurality of legs are coupled to the wash basin and are adjustable between a use position and a non-use position. A drain is located in the basin and configured to direct the liquid within the basin to a location below the basin. The wash basin is supported upon a frame. The portable wash basin assembly has a first height when the plurality of legs are in the use position and a second height, less than the first height, when the plurality of legs are in the non-use position. The legs are pivotably coupled to the frame between the use position and the non-use position.

Portable wash basin assembly

Isolation tube with an endcap

The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for detecting foam in a specimen container. The method includes the following steps: transporting a specimen container into a locator well; centering the specimen container in the locator well; rotating the specimen container around a vertical axis in the locator well; imaging the specimen container during the rotation; analyzing an image of the specimen container captured during the rotation; and detecting foam in the specimen container based on the analysis of the image. An apparatus configured to perform the steps is also provided. The method and apparatus may be used in conjunction with a system for automatically determining whether a sample is positive for microorganism growth.

Method and apparatus for detection of foam in specimen containers

Centrifugally separating samples in a container having a seal and containing a plunger for opening the seal

Isolation tube with a rheological control member and a plunger

The invention provides, in one embodiment, a portable wash basin assembly for cleaning a tool. The portable wash basin assembly includes a wash basin having a base and at least one sidewall that extends upward from the base to an upper edge, and a plurality of recesses located at the upper edge of the wash basin. The wash basin is configured to support the tool in a first orientation in which a first portion of the tool can be supported within one of the recesses and a second portion of the tool can be supported upon the base, and a second orientation, in which the tool can be supported within two of the recesses on the wash basin.

Systems and apparatus with circuits that are configured to detect fallen containers upstream or proximate an intake zone suitable for automated evaluation apparatus using different sensors, including at least one lower sensor and at least one upper sensor which is positioned to project an optical signal at a height corresponding to a top portion of an upright container to thereby allow an increased reliability in detection of different orientations and positions of fallen containers. An optional second lower sensor may be used which is longitudinally spaced apart from the first lower sensor and the lower sensors can transmit optical signals across the container travel path that do not intersect.

Systems and apparatus with fallen container detection

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Hillsborough, NC, United States of America

Mark S Wilson