Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Microorganism detection apparatus and microorganism detection cassette
- Patent Title (中): 微生物检测装置和微生物检测盒
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Application No.: US11346564Application Date: 2006-02-03
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Publication No.: US07923242B2Publication Date: 2011-04-12
- Inventor: Eiji Kono , Hironobu Sekine , Yasuhiko Yokoi , Akihumi Iwama
- Applicant: Eiji Kono , Hironobu Sekine , Yasuhiko Yokoi , Akihumi Iwama
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Priority: JP2005-027888 20050203; JP2005-204237 20050713
- Main IPC: C12M1/34
- IPC: C12M1/34 ; C12M3/00

Abstract:
The objective of the present invention is to provide a simple microorganism detection apparatus that reduces detection time and that provides improved detection sensitivity, especially for gram-negative bacteria. The microorganism detection apparatus of the present invention includes: a detection target introduction portion, into which a sample and reagents are to be introduced; a detector, for detecting the color tone of the reagent introduced into the detection target introduction portion; a sample holder, for holding the sample to be introduced into the detection target introduction portion; a culture solution holder, for holding a culture solution used for microorganism culturing; and reagent holders, for holding the reagents to be introduced into the detection target introduction portion, wherein the presence/absence of microorganisms in the sample is determined based on the detected color tone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060246578A1 Microorganism detection apparatus and microorganism detection cassette Public/Granted day:2006-11-02
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