Apparatus and methods for pre-treating swabs prior to collection of specimens to reduce false positive detections

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11401654
APP PUB NO 20190284756A1
SERIAL NO

16358680

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Methods and apparatus for pre-treating swabs prior to collection of specimens to reduce false positive detections by immersing a swab in a liquid chemical pre-treating agent for a treatment period of time. Then the swab is removed and circulated in a rinse agent. The pre-treating agent may be an oxidizing agent, a reducing agent, a bleaching agent (e.g. sodium hypochlorite solution) or a fluorescence suppressing dye (such as Evans blue, Trypan blue, or black dye).

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  • SOFTRAY, INC.

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Johnson, Paul E Fort Collins, US 35 592

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