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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Charles River Laboratories, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Norman R. Wainwright, Johns Island, SC (US);
Dana M. Nutter, Charleston, SC (US);
Eric Stimpson, Charleston, SC (US);
Al Fuchs, Charleston, SC (US);
Thomas Preidel, Uslar, DE;
Assignee:
Charles River Laboratories, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 1/26 (2006.01); C12M 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 29/085 (2006.01); B01D 29/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 47/04 (2013.01); B01D 29/055 (2013.01); B01D 29/085 (2013.01); C12M 33/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a filtration system for use in a method of determining the presence and/or amount of cells, for example, viable cells, in a liquid sample, and to methods of using and manufacturing such a filtration system. The filtration system includes a cup with an upper portion and a ring portion, where the ring portion is separably coupled to the upper portion.