公开(公告)号：US20240182944A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18442661

申请日：2024-02-15

Applicant: IDEXX Laboratories Inc.

Inventor： Daniel H. Broder ,  Lawrence G. Chapper ,  Veronica L. Newport ,  Julie E. Rollins ,  Brian M. Swalla ,  Scott W. Wagner ,  David L. White

IPC: C12Q1/04 ,  B01L3/00 ,  C12M1/04 ,  C12M1/32

CPC classification number: C12Q1/04 ,  B01L3/50853 ,  C12M23/12 ,  C12M23/24 ,  B01L2200/0684 ,  B01L2200/0689 ,  B01L2200/141 ,  B01L2200/16 ,  B01L2300/048 ,  B01L2300/0654 ,  B01L2300/0829 ,  B01L2300/0851 ,  B01L2300/0887 ,  B01L2300/123 ,  B01L2300/126

Abstract: A testing apparatus for the detection of Legionella bacteria in a liquid sample includes a sample tray and a lid member. The sample tray defines a planar surface and a plurality of wells recessed relative to the planar surface and is formed from a permeable, transparent material that is non-toxic to Legionella bacteria. The lid member includes an adhesive layer configured to be sealed to the planar surface of the sample tray and formed from a first permeable material, a breathable film layer disposed directly about the adhesive layer and formed from a second, different permeable material, and a backing layer disposed directly about the breathable film layer.

公开(公告)号：US12003347B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-04

申请号：US16616726

申请日：2018-06-14

Applicant: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Ryan Kenneth Small ,  Andrew Charles Ahles ,  Nicholas Francis DiDomenico

IPC: H04L12/46 ,  G06F13/40

CPC classification number: H04L12/4625 ,  G06F13/4068

Abstract: A system and method for retrieving data from a data generating device includes a communication intermediary and an external data storage system. The communication intermediary has a first network interface that is connected to the external data storage system and a second network interface that is connected to the data generating device. The communication intermediary isolates the network communication between the data generating device and second network interface from the network communication between the external storage system and the first network interface, and thereby isolates the data generating device from the external storage system. The communication intermediary monitors the data generating device for newly generated data files, copies the newly generated data files to an internal memory and sends the data files to the external storage system.

公开(公告)号：US20240177849A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18521307

申请日：2023-11-28

Applicant: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Jeremy Hammond

IPC: G16H40/60 ,  G16H50/20

CPC classification number: G16H40/60 ,  G16H50/20

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to methods and systems that calibrate a diagnostic analyzer by first determining whether first diagnostic results exceed a predetermined threshold from a first diagnostic target and adjusting one or more laser settings for the diagnostic analyzer in response. New patient samples are interrogated by the diagnostic analyzer, using the adjusted laser parameters, to determine weighted averaged diagnostic results. In a case where the weighted averaged diagnostic results fall outside of the permissible range, multiplying factors for calibration factors that permit the weighted averaged diagnostic results to fall within the permissible range are determined, and the diagnostic analyzer is calibrated by adjusting the calibration factors corresponding to the parameters of the diagnostic analyzer based at least in part on the multiplying factors.

公开(公告)号：US20240133880A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-25

申请号：US17962094

申请日：2022-10-07

Applicant: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Jennifer Gagner ,  Dheeraj Khare ,  Daniel Wayne Patch ,  Evan Michael Peck ,  James Robert Salter ,  Christopher Peter Turmel

IPC: G01N33/558 ,  G01N33/543

CPC classification number: G01N33/558 ,  G01N33/54386

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for determining the presence of or the amount of an analyte in a sample and to a slide for use in the method.

公开(公告)号：US20240102897A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18458502

申请日：2023-08-30

Applicant: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Mark Dumont ,  Chase Leffers ,  Anne Leavitt

IPC: G01N1/28 ,  B01D29/33 ,  B01D29/58 ,  B01F27/112 ,  B01F35/00 ,  G01N1/38

CPC classification number: G01N1/286 ,  B01D29/33 ,  B01D29/58 ,  B01F27/112 ,  B01F35/187 ,  G01N1/38 ,  B01F2101/23

Abstract: A fecal grinder assembly includes a container defining an open interior volume and a plurality of container teeth extending from a bottom wall of the container and within the open interior volume, a grinder slidably positioned within the open interior volume of the container, the grinder including a base and a key extending from the base in a first direction and a plurality of grinder teeth extending from the base in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a collection member including a filter portion and a collection body extending from the filter portion, a keyway extends through the filter and the body for receiving the key of the grinder when the collection member is positioned on the grinder and within the open interior volume of the container.

公开(公告)号：US11933792B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US17815765

申请日：2022-07-28

Applicant: IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.

Inventor： Mahalakshimi Yerramilli ,  Michael Randolph Atkinson ,  Murthy V. S. N. Yerramilli

IPC: G01N33/68 ,  G01N33/53 ,  G01N33/92

CPC classification number: G01N33/6893 ,  G01N33/5308 ,  G01N33/92 ,  G01N2800/347 ,  G01N2800/60

Abstract: This invention provides reagents and methods for diagnosing renal disease. Differential levels of inosine metabolite, and proteins: apolipoprotein C-I, apolipoprotein C-II, fibrinogen alpha chain, or fibrinogen A-alpha chain, kininogen, Inter-Alpha Inhibitor H4 (ITIH4), keratin Type I cytoskeletol 10 cystatin A, cystatin B and other polypeptides and fragments thereof provide biomarkers of renal disease and are described herein.

公开(公告)号：US20240077431A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US18384361

申请日：2023-10-26

Applicant: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： David C. Giroux ,  Nathanael Williams

IPC: G01N21/956 ,  G01N35/00

CPC classification number: G01N21/956 ,  G01N35/00623 ,  G01N2035/00673

Abstract: A Z-axis measurement fixture used for testing whether a chemical reagent test slide exhibits Z-axis variability, which may affect measurements performed by an automated chemical analyzer using such test slides, includes a planar main body that holds three stainless steel balls, each ball having a known and calibrated diameter. Portions of the stainless steel balls extend outwardly from the top wall and the bottom wall of the planar main body. A chemical reagent test slide is placed on the fixture to rest on and be supported at three points by the portions of the stainless steel balls which project outwardly from the top wall of the planar main body. The fixture is placed on the surface of a gauge block of an optical measurement system such that the lower portions of the three stainless steel balls will rest on the gauge block of the optical measurement system.

公开(公告)号：US11905546B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17474918

申请日：2021-09-14

Applicant: IDEXX Laboratories Inc.

Inventor： Daniel H. Broder ,  Lawrence G. Chapper ,  Veronica L. Newport ,  Julie E. Rollins ,  Brian M. Swalla ,  Scott W. Wagner ,  David L. White

IPC: C12Q1/04 ,  C12M1/32 ,  C12M1/04 ,  B01L3/00

CPC classification number: C12Q1/04 ,  B01L3/50853 ,  C12M23/12 ,  C12M23/24 ,  B01L2200/0684 ,  B01L2200/0689 ,  B01L2200/141 ,  B01L2200/16 ,  B01L2300/048 ,  B01L2300/0654 ,  B01L2300/0829 ,  B01L2300/0851 ,  B01L2300/0887 ,  B01L2300/123 ,  B01L2300/126

Abstract: A sample testing apparatus includes a sample tray defining a planar surface and a plurality of wells recessed relative to the planar surface, and a lid member configured to be sealed about the planar surface of the sample tray. The lid member includes an adhesive layer configured to be sealed to the planar surface of the sample tray, a breathable film layer disposed about the adhesive layer, and a backing layer disposed about the breathable film layer. Methods of using the sample testing apparatus for testing a sample and kits to facilitate such testing are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20240053367A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18222429

申请日：2023-07-15

Applicant: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.

Inventor： Murthy VSN Yerramilli ,  Mahalakshmi Yerramilli ,  Edward Obare ,  Daniel Wayne Patch

IPC: G01N33/72 ,  G01N21/33 ,  G01N30/86 ,  C12Q1/32

CPC classification number: G01N33/72 ,  G01N21/33 ,  G01N30/8675 ,  C12Q1/32 ,  G01N2333/904

Abstract: Methods and devices for determining the hematocrit of blood samples.

公开(公告)号：US20230305262A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18203169

申请日：2023-05-30

Applicant: IDEXX Laboratories Inc.

Inventor： Garland Christian Misener ,  Michael Ryan Moon ,  Spencer Franklin McElwain ,  Alan Papale

IPC: G02B7/02 ,  G01N15/02 ,  G01N15/14 ,  G02B27/30 ,  G02B19/00 ,  G02B27/09

CPC classification number: G02B7/021 ,  G01N15/0205 ,  G01N15/1434 ,  G02B27/30 ,  G02B19/0052 ,  G02B27/0966

Abstract: A flow cytometer, laser optics assembly thereof, and methods of assembling the same are provided. The flow cytometer is capable of yielding consistent and accurate results despite exposure to adverse environmental conditions such as, for example, temperature changes within a relatively wide temperature range and/or a relatively large amount of random-axis mechanical vibration. The flow cytometer of the present disclosure is additionally or alternatively relatively insensitive to real or apparent core stream shifts, employs a slowly converging beam along the axis perpendicular to core stream flow, and provides the ability to precisely measure time-of-flight.