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1. An apparatus comprising:
a plurality of disposable, single use devices configured for both sampling a specimen container having a closure sealing the interior of the specimen container from the environment and for separation of a microbial agent in a test sample withdrawn from the specimen container, each of the plurality of disposable, single use device comprising;
a needle,a body coupled to the needle and defining a lytic chamber in fluid communication with the needle;a port forming an opening in the body, the port in fluid communication with the lytic chamber;a separation chamber in communication with the lytic chamber;a capillary tube having a closed bottom, the separation chamber sized to contain a concentrated microorganism pellet at the closed bottom, the capillary tube located within the separation chamber; anda valve connecting the lytic chamber with the separation chamber; a sample removal apparatus; an identification and/or characterization module comprising:
a computer operably connected to the identification and/or characterization module, the computer programmed to identify the concentrated microorganism to family, genus, species, and/or strain level from data obtained from interrogation of the concentrated microorganism pellet; and
a robotic gripping apparatus having a plurality of rotational joints and a pneumatic gripper placed on one of the rotational joints, the robotic gripping apparatus coupled to the sample removal apparatus, the robotic gripping apparatus configured to access and transfer the plurality of disposable, single use combined devices. |
