Patent ID: 7705739
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A detection system to detect the presence of one or more different types of particles, the detection system comprises: a. a first level detection device configured to interrogate ambient air for the presence of one or more different types of airborne biological particles; b. a second level detection device configured to receive a first portion of a fluid sample in response to the first level detection system detecting the presence of one or more different types of airborne biological particles, wherein the fluid sample includes the one or more biological particles detected by the first level detection device, further wherein the second level detection device is further configured to detect the presence of one or more different types of specific biological particles in the first portion of the fluid sample; and c. a third level detection device configured to receive a second portion of the fluid sample in response to the second level detection device detecting the presence of one or more different types of specific biological particles in the first portion of the fluid sample, wherein the third level detection device is further configured to identify one or more different types of specific biological particles in the second portion of the fluid sample.