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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:
Sep. 01, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitchell S Felder, Hermitage, PA (US);
Robert-A Ollar, Milford, PA (US);
Assignee:
Infectech, Inc., Sharon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 29 ; 4352879 ; 435863 ; 435 32 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for determining sensitivity of at least one paraffinophilic microorganism from a specimen obtained from a patient to different antimicrobial agents and predetermined quantities thereof. The apparatus includes a receptacle adapted to contain an aqueous solution, an amount of antimicrobial agent to be tested and the specimen. The aqueous solution is adjusted to mimic the in vivo clinical conditions of the patient. The apparatus further includes a paraffin coated slide adapted to being placed in the receptacle.