Method and apparatus for manually separating particulate matter from a liquid specimen

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6423237
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08963873

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An apparatus and a method for separating particulate matter from a fluid, wherein the apparatus includes a specimen container, a porous arrangement positioned in a housing and suitable for collecting particulate matter in the liquid on a collection site, and a pump. The housing includes a first portion having elements that improve fluid flow through the housing and elements that decrease the porous arrangement retention characteristics of the portion. The housing also includes a portion having elements that increase the porous arrangement retention characteristics of the portion.

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GEN-PROBE INCORPORATED10210 GENETIC CENTER DRIVE SAN DIEGO CA 92121
BIOLUCENT LLC250 CAMPUS DRIVE MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
CYTYC CORPORATION250 CAMPUS DRIVE MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
HOLOGIC INC250 CAMPUS DRIVE MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
SUROS SURGICAL SYSTEMS INC250 CAMPUS DRIVE MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
THIRD WAVE TECHNOLOGIES INC250 CAMPUS DRIVE MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
CYTYC SURGICAL PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP250 CAMPUS DRIVE MARLBOROUGH MA 01752

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Guirguis, Raouf A Vienna, VA 51 1600

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