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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2018
Gen-probe Incorporated;
Patrick Lynn Peterson, San Diego, CA (US);
Gen-Probe Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for processing a biological sample. Exemplary methods comprise transferring a swab associated with an aliquot of the biological sample into a wash liquid, wherein a first portion of the aliquot is released into the wash liquid; and transferring the swab into a carrier liquid, wherein a second portion of the aliquot is released into the carrier liquid. The methods can provide efficient transfer of analyte such as cells or nucleic acid into the carrier liquid while releasing particulate matter, viscous polymers, or other undesired material into the wash liquid. Alternatively or in addition, the methods can also release desired material into the wash liquid, e.g., cells, which can be used in applications such as culturing.