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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
May. 14, 2010
Richard Scott Remes, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Stanley Michael Philipak, Augusta, MO (US);
Mark Joseph Fanning, Florissant, MO (US);
Ronnie J. Robinson, St. Charles, MO (US);
James Clement Bishop, Columbia, MO (US);
Lawrence E. Guerra, Mission, KS (US);
Andrew Scherer, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Anthony Valentino, Corona, CA (US);
Richard Scott Remes, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Stanley Michael Philipak, Augusta, MO (US);
Mark Joseph Fanning, Florissant, MO (US);
Ronnie J. Robinson, St. Charles, MO (US);
James Clement Bishop, Columbia, MO (US);
Lawrence E. Guerra, Mission, KS (US);
Andrew Scherer, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Anthony Valentino, Corona, CA (US);
bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method and automated loading mechanism for loading an apparatus. The apparatus of the present invention may include a means for automated loading, a means for automated transfer and/or a means for automated unloading of a container (e.g., a specimen container). In one embodiment, the apparatus can be an automated detection apparatus for rapid non-invasive detection of a microbial agent in a test sample. The detection system also including a heated enclosure, a holding means or rack, 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. 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.