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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
May. 14, 2010
Ronnie J. Robinson, St. Charles, MO (US);
Mark Joseph Fanning, Florissant, MO (US);
Stanley Michael Philipak, Augusta, MO (US);
Richard Scott Remes, Chesterfield, MO (US);
James Clement Bishop, Columbia, MO (US);
Gary W. Sommer, Glen Carbon, IL (US);
Lawrence E. Guerra, Mission, KS (US);
Michael A. Herron, Overland Park, KS (US);
Ronnie J. Robinson, St. Charles, MO (US);
Mark Joseph Fanning, Florissant, MO (US);
Stanley Michael Philipak, Augusta, MO (US);
Richard Scott Remes, Chesterfield, MO (US);
James Clement Bishop, Columbia, MO (US);
Gary W. Sommer, Glen Carbon, IL (US);
Lawrence E. Guerra, Mission, KS (US);
Michael A. Herron, Overland Park, KS (US);
bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A method and automated apparatus for rapid non-invasive detection of a microbial agent in a test sample is described herein. The apparatus may include one or more means for automated loading, automated transfer and/or automated unloading of a specimen container. The apparatus also includes a detection system for receiving a detection container, e.g., container or vial, containing a biological sample and culture media. The detection system may also include one or more heated sources, holding structures or racks, and/or a detection unit for monitoring and/or interrogating the specimen container to detect whether the container is positive for the presence of a microbial agent therein. In other embodiment, the automated instrument may include one or more, bar code readers, scanners, cameras, and/or weighing stations to aid in scanning, reading, imaging and weighing of specimen containers within the system.