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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 1977
Filed:
Nov. 21, 1975
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary Libman, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Frank K Villari, Oak Park, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Kendall Company, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
195127 ; 1951 / ;
Abstract
A diagnostic device for a liquid sample comprising, a receptacle having a cavity containing a culture medium, and means for establishing communication with the sample. The device has pump means for withdrawing and expelling liquid, and valve means for separately establishing communication of the establishing means and the receptacle with the pump means, in order that a liquid sample may be withdrawn by the pump means through the establishing and valve means and expelled by the pump means through the valve means into the receptacle for inoculation of the culture medium.