Pocared Diagnostics Ltd.

Hypoguard USA Inc.

Steven E Huckaby

William Godwin Atterbury

Douglas E Boyd

Gal Ingber

Jason A Schaefer

Sherwood G Talbert

John S Laudo

Thomas Alan Klausing

John P Tallarico

Dave Holley

Russell H Barnes

Jonathan Gurfinkel

K Bryan Scott

Kevin Sadeski

Carol Stillman

Joseph D Dennis

Eric Hassenpflug

James A Woodard, Jr

Steven R Nelson

Eric R Navin

John Tallarico

A system for conducting the identification and quantification of micro-organisms, e.g., bacteria in urine samples which includes: 1) several disposable cartridges for holding four disposable components including a centrifuge tube, a pipette tip having a 1 ml volume, a second pipette tip having a 0.5 ml volume, and an optical cup or cuvette; 2) a sample processor for receiving the disposable cartridges and processing the urine samples including transferring the processed urine sample to the optical cups; and 3) an optical analyzer for receiving the disposable cartridges and configured to analyze the type and quantity of micro-organisms in the urine sample. The disposable cartridges with their components including the optical cups or cuvettes are used in the sample processor, and the optical cups or cuvettes containing the processed urine samples are used in the optical analyzer for identifying and quantifying the type of micro-organism existing in the processed urine samples.

System for conducting the identification of bacteria in urine

A hypodermic syringe includes a barrel with a plunger slidably extending therein. The plunger includes an outer plunger element and an inner plunger element telescoping together. A plunger cap may be advanced after injection to rotate the plunger. A resistance lock retains the cap and plunger indexed until actuation. The rotation actuates latches and locking fingers on the luer hub to engage a probe axially and rotationally on the seal end of the plunger and disengage the slots in the barrel, respectively. The rotation disengages the seal stop to release the annular seal and finally releases the engagement between the outer plunger element and inner plunger element. The foregoing provides for the retraction of the luer hub and associated needle into the barrel.

Retractable hypodermic syringe

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Columbus, OH, United States of America

Steven E Huckaby