Patents by Inventor Collette Y. Wehr

Collette Y. Wehr has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and Device for Detection of Erythromycin-Induced Clindamycin Resistance
    Publication number: 20090023181
    Abstract: A device and method are provided for determination of erythromycin-induced clindamycin resistance. The device is preferably a test panel containing one or more wells each having a known concentration(s) of erythromycin and known concentration(s) of clindamycin. After inoculation of the wells with a sample and incubation, the wells are analyzed for growth and to determine whether sample contains a microorganism that expresses erythromycin-induced clindamycin resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.
    Inventors: Katherine S. Sei, Gerard D. Bordash, Collette Y. Wehr, Barbara L. Zimmer, Judith A. Johnston, Lou Ann Barnett