Becton Dickinson and Co’s patent involves an imaging system for automated microbial growth detection in antibiotic sensitivity testing. The system captures images of culture plates with antibiotic disks, compares images to detect growth, and determines minimum inhibitory distance for testing. GlobalData’s report on Becton Dickinson and Co gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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According to GlobalData’s company profile on Becton Dickinson and Co, Wearable drug delivery devices was a key innovation area identified from patents. Becton Dickinson and Co's grant share as of January 2024 was 56%. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
Automated microbial growth detection for antibiotic sensitivity testing
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11884959B2) discloses a method for antibiotic susceptibility testing in a processor. The method involves providing a culture plate with a biological sample and antibiotic disks, capturing image data of the plate at different times to identify growth and no-growth regions, converting the images into light bands based on intensity values, forming a distance map, and determining a minimum inhibitory distance. The method also includes detecting edges between different light bands and associating the distance map with antibiotic disk information for storage in a database.
Furthermore, the patent describes a system for antibiotic susceptibility testing that includes an image sensor, a processor, and memory storing a distance map. The processor is configured to identify growth and no-growth regions, convert images into light bands, form a distance map, and determine a minimum inhibitory distance. The system can detect edges between light bands and associate the distance map with antibiotic disk information. This innovative method and system provide a more efficient and accurate way to conduct antibiotic susceptibility testing, potentially improving patient care by enabling faster and more precise identification of effective antibiotics for treatment.
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