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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Biomèrieux, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Weihua Sonya Wolters, Raleigh, NC (US);
Brian Christopher Riley, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Stanley Michael Philipak, Augusta, MO (US);
Assignee:
bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 49/46 (2006.01); B29C 49/20 (2006.01); B29D 22/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/04 (2006.01); B29C 49/06 (2006.01); B29C 49/78 (2006.01); C12M 1/24 (2006.01); B29C 49/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 22/003 (2013.01); B29C 49/04 (2013.01); B29C 49/06 (2013.01); B29C 49/20 (2013.01); B29C 49/46 (2013.01); B29C 49/78 (2013.01); B29C 2049/027 (2013.01); B29C 2049/2008 (2013.01); B29C 2049/4635 (2013.01); B29C 2049/4679 (2013.01); B29C 2049/4697 (2013.01); C12M 23/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of fabricating a culture container include: (a) forming a parison; (b) introducing flowable (e.g. colorimetric) sensor material into the parison; (c) blow molding the parison into a container body; and (d) curing the sensor material so that it attaches to an inner surface of the container body. The methods can also include adding sterile growth media into the container and sealing the container shut with an elastomeric stopper and crimped seal/cap. The process can be aseptic so that autoclaving the container is not required.