Detecting biological activities in culture vials
CA 2120993 C · Owner: Becton, Dickinson And Company · Inventors: Berndt, Klaus W.
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An apparatus for detecting microorganisms in a plurality of sealable containers adapted to sustain microorganism growth includes a single light source such as a laser with a two-dimensional laser deflector directing an output beam component from the laser serially towards each of the containers. A sensor is spread along an inner surface of the containers. The selective emission of a sensor is monitored to determine whether biological activity is present in a container. A disclosed embodiment includes the use of a high-frequency modulator and decay time sensors. Biological activity is determined by monitoring the decay time of the sensors.
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- Filed April 11, 1994 and granted May 30, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 11, 2014.
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