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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1997
David L. Putnam, Sammamish, WA (US);
Todd W. Hubbard, Seattle, WA (US);
Gamal E. Khalil, Redmond, WA (US);
David L. Putnam, Sammamish, WA (US);
Todd W. Hubbard, Seattle, WA (US);
Gamal E. Khalil, Redmond, WA (US);
Photonic BioSystems, Inc., Sammamish, WA (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed a biological indicator (BI) test utilizing oxygen sensing within a microenvironment as a means for determining the presence of viable microorganisms capable of growth, a method for biological indicator (BI) testing for determining the completeness of a sterilization cycle utilizing oxygen sensing as the means for determining the presence of viable microorganism survival, a device for determining oxygen content in a biological indicator (BI) assay vessel containing an optical oxygen sensor, and a method and device for determining antimicrobial drug resistance or sensitivity to a contaminated sample.