BLOOD CULTURE BOTTLES WITH MECHANISMS FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF SUBSTANCES INTO CULTURE MEDIA

• Main Authors: LENTZ, Ammon David, CHANG, Xiaofei, YEH, Ming-Hsiung, YU, Charles C, WILES, Timothy M, LOTZ, Gerard, YANG-WOYTOWITZ, Mei, BAILEY, Kevin, BEATY, Patrick Shawn, POHL, Brent, URSPRUNG, Eric, FENG, Liping, LIVINGSTON, Dwight, TURNG, Ben, HERSHNER, Gary F, MURRAY, Patrick R, BRASCH, Michael A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 29.11.2023
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; BABY COMFORTERS; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE; CHEMISTRY; CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICALPURPOSES; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL ORADMINISTERING FORMS; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; SPIRITS; TRANSPORTING; VINEGAR; WINE

An apparatus and associated methods of use for a controlled combination of reagents is disclosed. The apparatus includes a vessel 400, a vessel insert 220, and a cap element 200. The vessel 400 has a body portion 410 for receiving a biological sample. The vessel insert 220 receives at least one reagent therein. Preferably, the vessel insert 220 is received in a portion 420 of the vessel 400. The cap element 200 is attached to the vessel 400 to secure the vessel insert 220 in the vessel 400. During use, the vessel insert 220 is adapted to release its contents when the biological sample is introduced into the body portion 410 of the vessel 400 upon application of an intermixing force to the vessel insert 220. A variety of intermixing forces may be applied, depending upon the embodiment of the present invention and its associated methods of use.