Patent ID: 9422586
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: B01L,C12Q,G01N

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for identifying pathogenic and non-pathogenic organisms in a sample, comprising: a sample preparation means for preparing the sample, said sample preparation means including reagents and an emulsifier, and means for mixing said reagents and said emulsifier, and droplet maker means, said droplet maker means including an orifice wherein said droplet maker means forces the sample with the organisms in the sample and said reagents mixed with said emulsifier through said orifice to produce microdroplets with the sample with the pathogenic and non-pathogenic organisms in said microdroplets; an amplifier for amplifying the pathogenic and non-pathogenic organisms in the sample in said microdroplets, said amplifer connected to said droplet maker; a sorter for sorting said microdroplets, said sorter connected to said amplifier; an analyzer for analyzing said microdroplets, said analyzer connected to said sorter; and a system for classifying and identifying the pathogenic and non-pathogenic organisms in the sample in said microdroplets, said system for classifying and identifying the organisms connected to said analyzer.