Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving viable micro-organism
Patent
1979-05-11
1980-11-25
Warden, Robert J.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving viable micro-organism
435294, 435295, 435810, C12Q 124
Patent
active
042359635
ABSTRACT:
A disposable apparatus is provided for sampling and identifying microorganisms. In one application of the apparatus, a throat culture is taken and pathogenic microorganisms in the culture are identified. The apparatus includes a housing having a retractable strip with a streaker or inoculating pad on the distal end thereof. An identification bar having a plurality of open-faced troughs is clamped to the housing with the open faces of the troughs in line with the streaker pad on the sampling strip. A different testing media is provided in each trough. A cap encloses the end of the housing and the streaker pad. With the cap removed, the streaker pad is swabbed over the infected area after which the strip and inoculating pad are retracted to draw the pad into the housing and over the testing media in the open-faced troughs. The strip is broken off leaving the inoculating pad in the housing. The cap is reassembled on the end of the housing. The apparatus is stored at an appropriate incubation temperature for a predetermined period of time after which the cap and the clamps are removed to release the identification bar whereupon the appropriate visual inspection and diagnosis is made of the colony or colonies that have grown on the various test media.
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