Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Michael G. Johnson
  • IVC rack system and method for detecting infections particles within an IVC rack system
    Patent number: 6782845
    Abstract: IVC rack system comprising a plurality of IVC cages 13 for test animals which are supplied with sterile air, wherein samples of exhaust air from the IVC cages 13 are supplied from sampling points 15 to at least one sentinel cage 24 housing sentinel animals as bio-indicators for the detection of infectious particles within the exhaust air samples, and to at least one particle sampling filter 33 for the identification of pathogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: GSF-Forschungszentrum fur Umwelt und Gesundheit GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Schmidt, Markus Brielmeier