Receptacle for detection of targeted pathogens
AssigneeMobiledetect Bio Inc.
InventorsMark KISNER, Travis KISNER, Garrett PRESTON, Aaron SANDERS, Mike GARRETSON, Courtney POWELL
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Abstract
A receptacle for detecting a targeted pathogen is provided. The receptacle includes a main body configured to accommodate reagent containing ampoules and a specimen collector, a reservoir provided at a distal end side of the main body, and a support extending through the main body in an extending direction of the receptacle. The support includes an inlet that permits passage of the specimen collector into the main body and an outlet that restrictively permits passage of the specimen collector into and out of the reservoir.
Claims20
A receptacle for detecting a targeted pathogen, comprising:
- a main body configured to accommodate reagent containing ampoules and a specimen collector;
- a reservoir provided at a distal end side of the main body configured to receive reagents from ruptured reagent containing ampoules;
- and
- a support extending through the main body in an extending direction of the receptacle, the support including an inlet that permits passage of the specimen collector into the main body and an outlet that restrictively permits passage of the specimen collector into and out of the reservoir.
The receptacle of claim 14, wherein
- the support includes restriction plates provided on opposite sides of the guide channel to restrict the ruptured reagent containing ampoules from flowing with the released reagents from the main body into the reservoir.
The method of detecting the targeted pathogen of claim I 0, wherein
- after the removing of the specimen collector from the reservoir through the outlet, the method further comprising:
- securing the specimen collector to the support;
- sealing the receptacle with the specimen collector retained therein;
- inserting the reservoir into an incubator and heating the colorimetric reaction for a pre-determined amount of time;
- removing the reservoir from the incubator;
- capturing, with an image processor of a computing device, an image of the colorimetric reaction in the reservoir to facilitate an automated colorimetric analysis performed by the computing device for detecting the targeted pathogen;
- and
- displaying, on a display of the computing device, a result of the colorimetric analysis by the computing device indicating a presence of or an absence of the targeted pathogen.
A support removably insertable into a receptacle for detecting a targeted pathogen, the support comprising:
- an inlet that permits passage of a specimen collector into the receptacle and an outlet that restrictively permits passage of the specimen collector further into the receptacle;
- engagement members disposed adjacent to the inlet and configured to engage wall sections disposed within the receptacle;
- peripheral engagement sections projecting outwardly from each of the engagement members and configured to engage inner circumferential wall sections of a cap of the receptacle;
- and
- a guide channel extending between and connecting the inlet to the outlet to permit passage of the specimen collector into and out of the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.