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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:
Mar. 16, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 29, 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 ...
G12M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4352879 ; 4352881 ; 4352883 ; 435810 ;
Abstract
A method of determining the presence of a paraffinophilic microorganism in a specimen taken from a patient. The method includes providing a receptacle containing an aqueous solution and adjusting the solution to mimic the in vivo clinical conditions of the patient. The method then further includes inoculating the solution with the specimen and then placing in the receptacle a paraffin coated slide to bait the paraffinophilic microorganism. The slide is then analyzed after exposure to the specimen to determine the presence or absence of the paraffinophilic microorganism. An associated apparatus is also disclosed.