Patent ID: 7427501
Filing Date: 2008-09-23
Classification: C12M,G01N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for detecting the growth of microorganisms in a sample in a container, comprising: an apparatus comprising: a module comprising a plurality of openings configured for receiving sample containers; a detector unit comprising a plurality of lasers each of which emit radiation at a substantially single wavelength, that wavelength being one at which a gas selected from the group consisting of O a signal analyzer that analyzes said detected radiation from said plurality of lasers to determine a parameter from a plurality of said gases, said parameter selected from the group consisting of the pressure of the gas in the container, the concentration of the gas in the container and the presence of the gas in the container; and sample containers that are substantially optically transparent at said emission wavelength of said plurality of lasers and wherein said detector unit further comprises a housing, said plurality of lasers and said plurality of detectors being movably disposed within said housing, said housing being movable such that said lasers and said detectors are capable of being located proximate to each of said containers.