Patent ID: 9365886
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: C12M,C12Q

Claim Text:
1. A device for standardizing in-vitro synergy testing of two antibiotics by a crossing method, the device comprising: a circular base adapted to receive two graduated paper strips such that the two graduated paper strips cross each other, the two graduated paper strips each being impregnated with a predefined concentration gradient of an antimicrobial, said circular base having a pair of grooves formed into an upper surface thereof, said pair of grooves adapted to receive respectively said two graduated paper strips, said pair of grooves crossing each other at an angle of 90°; and a disposable cross piercing picker which has a pair of crossed blocks that fit keep in compatibly in said pair of grooves, said disposable cross piercing picker having a first needlepoint disposed on a center thereof on surface of said pair of crossed blocks at a crossing of said pair of crossed blocks, said disposable crossed piercing picker having second and third needlepoints disposed on the surface of said pair of crossed blocks on opposite sides of and at equal distances from said first needlepoint, said disposable crossed piercing picker having fourth and fifth needlepoints disposed on the surface of another of said pair of crossed blocks on opposite sides of and at equal distances from said first needlepoint, the needlepoints being adapted to lift the two graduated paper strips from said pair of grooves.