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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2017
Biomérieux S.a., Marcy l'Etoile, FR;
Jean-Philippe Charrier, Tassin la Demi-Lune, FR;
Bruno Colin, Marcy l'Etoile, FR;
Laurent Drazek, Grenoble, FR;
Cécile Paris, Bessenay, FR;
Jean-Claude Raymond, Bessenay, FR;
Dominique Decaux, Chaponost, FR;
bioMerieux, Marcy l'Etoile, unknown;
Abstract
The aim of the present invention is a method of sampling all or part of a sample () of biological matter (), which is crude, enriched or cultured through contact with a culture medium (), such as agar, for example in a Petri dish, using a probe () equipped with a terminal end (), said sampling method comprising the steps of cooling the terminal end () of the probe (), sticking all or part of the sample () of biological matter () to be sampled through contact, or by applying a pressure exerted by the terminal end () onto the sample () of biological matter (), and sampling of all or part of the sample () of biological matter () so as to separate the sample () of biological matter () from the culture medium (), a method of depositing into a container () or onto an analysis plate () all or part of a sample () of biological matter () stuck onto a frosted terminal end () of a probe, said depositing method including a step of separating the terminal end () of the probe () from all or part of the sample () of biological matter (), as well as a device (), a kit and an apparatus () implementing these methods.