A device and method for detecting microorganisms
CA 1339512 C · Owner: Driscoll, Richard Cornelius · Inventors: Calandra, Michael John; Turner, James Edward, Jr.; Diguiseppi, James Lawrence, Jr.
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An instrument and a sealable, sterilizable vessel for detecting the presence of microorganisms in a specimen, the vessel containing a liquid culture medium and a sensor means with an indicator medium therein. Changes in the indicator medium resulting from pH change or change in CO2 concentration in the medium are detected from outside the vessel.
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- Granted October 28, 1997. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 28, 2014.
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