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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2011
Raymond O'bear, Granite City, IL (US);
Brian Livingston, St. Louis, MO (US);
David Hertlein, Sunset Hills, MO (US);
Richard Scott Remes, Chesterfiled, MO (US);
Stanley M. Philipak, Augusta, MO (US);
Raymond O'Bear, Granite City, IL (US);
Brian Livingston, St. Louis, MO (US);
David Hertlein, Sunset Hills, MO (US);
Richard Scott Remes, Chesterfiled, MO (US);
Stanley M. Philipak, Augusta, MO (US);
bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to sample test cards having an increased sample well capacity for analyzing biological or other test samples. In one embodiment, the sample test cards of the present invention comprises a fluid channel network disposed in both the first surface and the second surface and connecting the fluid intake port to the sample wells, the fluid channel network comprising at least one distribution channels, a plurality of fill channels operatively connected to the at least one distribution channel, a plurality of through-channels operatively connected to one or more of the fill channels and a plurality of horizontally orientated fill ports operatively connecting the fill channels to the sample wells.