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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2018
Pocared Diagnostics Ltd., Rehovot, IL;
Gal Ingber, Oranit, IL;
William G. Atterbury, Columbus, OH (US);
Dave Holley, Lancaster, OH (US);
Thomas A. Klausing, Powell, OH (US);
John S. Laudo, Columbus, OH (US);
Jason A. Schaefer, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Sherwood Talbert, Columbus, OH (US);
John Tallarico, Powell, OH (US);
POCARED Diagnostics LTD., Rehevot, IL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for conducting the identification and quantification of micro-organisms, e.g., bacteria in biological samples. More particularly, the invention relates to a system comprising a disposable cartridge and an optical cup or cuvette having a tapered surface; an optics system including an optical reader and a thermal controller; an optical analyzer; a cooling system; and an improved spectrometer. The system may utilize the disposable cartridge in the sample processor and the optical cup or cuvette in the optical analyzer.