Patent ID: 6107082
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for determining the identity and antibiogram of bacteria, said apparatus comprising:primary receivers;measuring supports;a first fresh module constructed for supporting and storing said measuring supports and said primary receivers, said first fresh module arranged for said primary receivers and said measuring supports being located for cooperating operation with a corresponding sampling and transfer tool;a second module arranged to accept measuring supports from said first fresh module, said second module being adapted for the incubation of the accepted measuring supports;a third module in measuring support communication with said second module, said third module providing centrifugation and at least one of nephelometric, photometric, and fluorimetric measurement of said accepted measuring supports received from said second module;a transfer and handling device serving said first, second and third modules for the transfer of measuring supports;a confinement enclosure surrounding said second module and said third module;a crown-shaped supporting means carrying said primary receivers, said crown-shaped supporting means extending concentrically around and beneath a disc-shaped supporting means bearing said measuring supports,said crown-shaped supporting means and said disc-shaped supporting means being mounted to rotate around a same axis;said crown-shaped supporting means arranged such that rotation of said crown-shaped supporting means brings each primary receiver into a region of a station for handling of an associated sampling and transfer tool and for an optical density measurement of a content of a positioned primary receiver; anda computer for monitoring and acquiring, registering, processing, evaluating and storing data.