Methods of fabricating test sample containers by applying barrier coatings after sealed container sterilization

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9428287
APP PUB NO 20140120605A1
SERIAL NO

13790177

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Methods of fabricating a culture container include molding a single monolithic layer of polymeric material into a container body having a container shape; introducing a colorimetric sensor material and growth media into the container body; introducing a gas mixture into the container body to define a headspace gas in an upper portion of the container body; attaching a stopper to the neck of the container body with the sensor material; sealing the container body with the stopper closed to define a sealed container with the growth media and the headspace gas enclosed therein; then sterilizing the sealed container; then applying a gas barrier coating to an exterior of the sterilized container body so that the sealed container has an oxygen transmission rate (cubic centimeter/container/day/atm) that is between about 0.001 to about 0.01 to thereby define a culture container that is ready-to-use and shelf stable without autoclaving.

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BIOMERIEUX INC515 S COLOROW DRIVE SALT LAKE CITY UT 84108

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Philipak, Stanley Michael Augusta, US 14 174
Wolters, Weihua Sonya Raleigh, US 6 55

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