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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Q-linea Ab, Uppsala, SE;
Inventors:
Jonas Jarvius, Uppsala, SE;
Anders Lind, Tarnsjo, SE;
Henrik Soderstrom, Knivsta, SE;
Jan Grawe, Uppsala, SE;
Ian Fitzpatrick, Elwood, AU;
Jurg Bartholdi, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Q-Linea AB, Uppsala, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 3/00 (2006.01); A01N 1/00 (2006.01); A01N 1/02 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); C12M 1/02 (2006.01); C12M 3/06 (2006.01); C12Q 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 41/14 (2013.01); A01N 1/0252 (2013.01); A01N 1/0273 (2013.01); C12M 27/16 (2013.01); C12M 41/24 (2013.01); C12Q 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable apparatus and method for transport and incubation of a medical sample in a blood culture flask includes a sealable container having a thermally insulated compartment for receiving the blood culture flask and a heater for heating the medical sample to a temperature suitable for pre-culturing of the sample. An agitator is provided for agitating the sample in the blood culture flask.