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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 02, 2013
Charles River Laboratories, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Reametrix Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Norman R. Wainwright, Johns Island, SC (US);
Bala S. Manian, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Eric Stimpson, Charleston, SC (US);
Brian J. Kolonia, Walnutport, PA (US);
Robert K. Kolonia, Milford, NJ (US);
Charles River Laboratories, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
ReaMetrix Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for determining the presence and/or amount of viable cells in a liquid sample. The method includes (a) labeling with a fluorescent label viable cells remaining on a porous membrane after passing the liquid sample therethrough, (b) scanning a portion of the porous membrane by rotating the porous membrane relative to a detection system, and (c) determining the presence and/or quantity of viable cells captured by the membrane.