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(11) EP 4 816 092 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41

(21) Application number: 24817025.0

(22) Date of filing: 15.11.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01L 3/00(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
B01L 2200/026; B01L 2200/0689; B01L 2300/044; B01L 2300/0609; B01L 2300/0858; B01L 2200/16; B01L 3/502; B01L 2300/047; B01L 2300/048; B01L 2300/0832
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2024/056070
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/117211 (05.06.2025 Gazette 2025/23)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 30.11.2023 US 202363604544 P
05.11.2024 US 202418937097

(71) Applicant: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
Westbrook, ME 04092 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • CONNOLLY, David
    Westbrook, ME 04092 (US)
  • ANDREWS, Richard
    Westbrook, ME 04092 (US)
  • LIN, Jui, Ming
    Westbrook, ME 04092 (US)

(74) Representative: Grey, Ian Michael 
Venner Shipley LLP TIDE Bankside 8 Emerson Street
London SE1 9DU
London SE1 9DU (GB)

   


(54) METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR PREPARING A BIOLOGICAL TESTING SAMPLE