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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2009
Applicants:
Michael W. Reed, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Lynn M. Barker, Edmonds, WA (US);
Evert Jan Klip, Dalen, NL;
Inventors:
Michael W. Reed, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Lynn M. Barker, Edmonds, WA (US);
Evert Jan Klip, Dalen, NL;
Assignee:
Blood Cell Storage, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for testing the sterility of a product to be administered to a patient. The sterility of the product is tested by monitoring the pH change of a culture medium in contact with any culturable organisms (e.g., bacteria) that are collected by filtration of the product to be tested.