Dual chamber blood culture bottle with break seal

Details Dual chamber blood culture bottle with break seal Dual chamber blood culture bottle with break seal

1995-06-07

1997-07-29

Redding, David A.

Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology

Apparatus

Bioreactor

4352891, 422102, 422103, C12M 300, B01L 300, B01L 1100

Patent

active

056521430

ABSTRACT:
A multi-chambered blood culture device for simultaneously conducting two blood culture tests on a single blood sample. An integrated unit including a syringe port with pin extensions is provided for receiving a blood sample simultaneously into two independent sample compartments. At least two culture chambers contain growth media, one culture chamber preferably containing an aerobic growth medium and another culture chamber preferably containing an anaerobic growth medium. The device is configured to isolate the sample vials and culture chambers from contaminants of the external environment. Downward pressure on the syringe port causes the pin extensions to breache the sample compartment walls and thereby releases the blood sample from one sample compartment into one culture chamber while simultaneously releasing the blood from the other sample compartment into the other culture chamber. In the preferred embodiment, outer walls of the device are constructed of transparent plastic so as to enable visual observance of microorganism growth in the respective culture chambers.

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