GB2593098A - A modular mobile field-deployable laboratory for rapid, on-site detection and analysis of biological targets - Google Patents

A modular mobile field-deployable laboratory for rapid, on-site detection and analysis of biological targets Download PDF

Info

Publication number
GB2593098A
GB2593098A GB2106697.2A GB202106697A GB2593098A GB 2593098 A GB2593098 A GB 2593098A GB 202106697 A GB202106697 A GB 202106697A GB 2593098 A GB2593098 A GB 2593098A
Authority
GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
workbench
mobile
cavity
mobile field
deployable
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
GB2106697.2A
Other versions
GB2593098B (en
Inventor
L Jacobs Jonathan
A Russell Joseph
R Aspinwall Jacob
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
MRIGlobal Inc
Original Assignee
MRIGlobal Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US16/185,178 external-priority patent/US11400454B2/en
Application filed by MRIGlobal Inc filed Critical MRIGlobal Inc
Priority to GB2211403.7A priority Critical patent/GB2606967B/en
Publication of GB2593098A publication Critical patent/GB2593098A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2593098B publication Critical patent/GB2593098B/en
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
    • A45C5/14—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage with built-in rolling means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
    • A45C5/03—Suitcases
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C9/00—Purses, Luggage or bags convertible into objects for other use
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F3/00—Travelling or camp articles; Sacks or packs carried on the body
    • A45F3/04—Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of two straps passing over the two shoulders
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F4/00—Travelling or camp articles which may be converted into other articles or into objects for other use; Sacks or packs carried on the body and convertible into other articles or into objects for other use
    • A45F4/02—Sacks or packs convertible into other articles or into objects for other use
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B3/00—Folding or stowable tables
    • A47B3/10—Travelling or trunk tables
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B31/00—Service or tea tables, trolleys, or wagons
    • A47B31/02—Service or tea tables, trolleys, or wagons with heating, cooling or ventilating means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L1/00—Enclosures; Chambers
    • B01L1/52—Transportable laboratories; Field kits
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L9/00—Supporting devices; Holding devices
    • B01L9/02—Laboratory benches or tables; Fittings therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C5/00—Rigid or semi-rigid luggage
    • A45C5/03—Suitcases
    • A45C2005/037—Suitcases with a hard shell, i.e. rigid shell as volume creating element
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B37/00—Tables adapted for other particular purposes
    • A47B2037/005—Tables specially adapted for laboratories
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B2200/00—General construction of tables or desks
    • A47B2200/008—Tables or desks having means for applying electronic or electric devices
    • A47B2200/0081—Auxiliary apparatus with electrical connections for office furniture

Landscapes

  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Clinical Laboratory Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Apparatus Associated With Microorganisms And Enzymes (AREA)

Abstract

A mobile field-deployable laboratory to more conveniently enable the detecting, sequencing and analyzing of biological agents at the point-of-need. This device enables field operators to go from sample to actionable information in the field without the need for an internet connection or grid-based power. The present mobile laboratory is configured in a footlocker configuration including a plurality of different compartments specifically configured for holding all of the necessary equipment for use in a wide variety of different applications including successfully extracting, amplifying, sequencing and characterizing specific viruses, pathogens and other bacteria directly in the field including an integrated power supply for providing power to the relevant components for up to 72 hours of continuous use without the need for any external power source. The present mobile laboratory includes a deployable workbench area which provides a stable workstation when the footlocker configuration is deployed.

Claims (36)

1. A mobile field-deployable laboratory for detecting and analyzing biological targets comprising: a first member having a cavity formed therewithin; a workbench member having at least a portion thereof positioned and located within the cavity of said first member so as to divide the cavity of said first member into a first cavity portion and a second cavity portion, at least a portion of said workbench member being movable between a first position wherein said workbench member extends perpendicular to said first and second cavity portions and a second position wherein at least a portion of said workbench member lies adjacent to one of said first and second cavity portions; a second member hingedly atached to said first member, said second member being movable between a first position wherein said second member overlays the first member and closes access to said first member and a second position wherein said second member provides access to said first member, said second member having at least one cavity formed therewithin, said at least one cavity associated with said second member at least partially receiving said workbench member when said workbench member is in its second position and said second member is in its first position; and at least one leg member for supporting the workbench member in a position perpendicular to said first and second cavity portions of said first member.
2. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 1 including at least one compartment associated with said first member configured to house a cooling system.
3. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 2 wherein the cooling system includes a phase-change cooling system capable of holding a predetermined selected temperature constant for a predetermined time period .
4. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 1 including a mobile backpack unit associated with one of said first and second cavity portions of said first member, said mobile backpack unit being configured for housing ancillary equipment and being at least partially received by the at least one cavity of said second member when said second member is in its first position.
5. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 4 wherein the mobile backpack unit includes a first backpack member and a second backpack member, the first backpack member being receivable within one of said first and second cavity portions of said first member and the second backpack member being receivable within the at least one cavity of said second member when said second member is in its second position.
6. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 1 further including a computer system for analyzing biological target agents .
7. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 6 wherein said computer system includes a monitor structure attachable to said first member.
8. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 7 wherein the computer system includes various components, at least some of the computer system components being housed within the monitor structure.
9. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 8 wherein the monitor structure includes a computer display screen, a modem, a NUC system, and the power supply for the NUC system.
10. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 4 wherein the mobile backpack unit houses a PCR system.
11. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 4 wherein the mobile backpack unit houses a DNA sequencing system.
12. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 1 including a windshield member attachable to at least a portion of said workbench member .
13. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 1 wherein said at least one leg member includes a pair of adjustable members for supporting the workbench member in a position perpendicular to said first and second cavity portions of said first member.
14. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 13 wherein said pair of leg members are pivotally connected to said workbench member.
15. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 1 wherein said at least one leg member is pivotally connected to said workbench member.
16. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 1 wherein said at least one leg member is attachable to said workbench member.
17. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 1 wherein one of said first and second cavity portions of said first member includes a power supply.
18. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 17 including at least one power outlet associated with said first member, said power supply being electrically connected to said at least one power outlet.
19. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 18 wherein said at least one power outlet includes a plurality of power outlets.
20. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 1 wherein said workbench member includes a first workbench portion fixedly attached to said first member and a second workbench portion pivotally attached to said first workbench portion.
21. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 20 wherein said workbench member further includes a third workbench portion pivotally attached to said second workbench portion for holding a keyboard.
22. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 21 wherein said third workbench portion includes a first portion hingedly attached to said second workbench portion and a second portion hingedly attached to said first portion.
23. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 1 wherein said at least one cavity of said second member includes at least a portion thereof configured for housing equipment therewithin .
24. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 1 wherein one of said first and second cavity portions of said first member includes a space for housing equipment.
25. A mobile field-deployable laboratory for detection and analysis of biological targets comprising: a first member having at least one cavity formed therewithin, said at least one cavity including at least one compartment for housing a power supply and least one compartment for housing equipment therewithin; a workbench member associated with said first member, said workbench member being movable between a first position wherein said workbench member extends perpendicular to said first member and a second position wherein at least a portion of said workbench member lies adjacent to said at least one cavity formed within said first member; a second member hingedly attached to said first member, said second member being movable between a first position wherein said second member overlays the first member and closes access to said first member and a second position wherein said second member permits access to said first member, said second member having at least one cavity formed therewithin, said at least one cavity formed within said second member at least partially receiving said workbench member and said at least one compartment housing a power supply and said at least one compartment for housing equipment therewithin when said second member is in its first position; at least one leg member for supporting the workbench member in a position perpendicular to said at least one cavity formed within said first member; and a mobile backpack unit associated with at least a portion of said at least one cavity formed within said first member, said mobile backpack unit being configured for housing ancillary equipment and being at least partially receivable by said at least one cavity of said second member when said second member is in its first position, said mobile backpack unit opening into the at least one cavity of said second member when said second member is in its second position.
26. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 25 wherein said at least one compartment of said first member for housing equipment is configured for housing a cooling system.
27. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 26 wherein said cooling system includes a phase-change cooling system capable of holding a predetermined selected temperature constant for a predetermined time period.
28. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 25 wherein the mobile backpack unit includes a first backpack member and a second backpack member, the first backpack member being receivable within said at least one cavity of said first member and the second backpack member being receivable within the at least one cavity of said second member when said second member is in its second position.
29. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 25 including a computer system for analyzing biological target agents, said computer system including a monitor structure attachable to said first member .
30. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 29 wherein said computer monitor structure includes a computer display screen, a modem, a CPU unit, and a power supply for the CPU unit.
31. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 25 wherein said mobile backpack unit includes a PCR system.
32. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 25 wherein said mobile backpack unit houses a DNA sequencing system .
33. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 25 including a windshield member attachable to at least a portion of said workbench member.
34. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 25 wherein said at least one leg member includes a pair of extendable leg members for supporting the workbench member in a position perpendicular to said first member.
35. The mobile field-deployable laboratory of claim 25 including a power strip associated with said first member, said power strip including a plurality of power outlets.
36. A mobile field-deployable laboratory for detection and analysis of biological targets comprising: a first member having at least one cavity formed therewithin, said at least one cavity including at least one compartment for housing a power supply and at least one compartment for housing a cooling system; a workbench member associated with said first member, said workbench member being movable between a first position wherein said workbench member extends perpendicular to said first member and a second position wherein at least a portion of said workbench member lies adjacent to said at least one cavity formed within said first member; a second member hingedly attached to said first member, said second member being movable between a first position wherein said second member overlays said first member and closes access to said first member and a second position wherein said second member permits access to said first member, said second member having at least one cavity formed therewithin, said at least one cavity formed within said second member at least partially receiving said workbench member and said at least one compartment housing a power supply and said at least one compartment for housing a cooling system when said second member is in its first position; at least one leg member for supporting the workbench member in a position perpendicular to said first member; a mobile backpack unit associated with at least a portion of said at least one cavity formed within said first member, said mobile backpack unit being configured for housing ancillary equipment and being at least partially receivable by said at least one cavity of said second member when said second member is in its first position, said mobile backpack unit opening into the at least one cavity of said second member when said second member is in its second position, said mobile backpack unit being removable from said first and second members; and a computer system for analyzing biological target agents, said computer system including a computer monitor structure attachable to said first member, said computer monitor structure including a computer display screen, a modem, a CPU unit, and a power supply for the CPU unit.
GB2106697.2A 2018-11-09 2019-11-08 A modular mobile field-deployable laboratory for rapid, on-site detection and analysis of biological targets Active GB2593098B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB2211403.7A GB2606967B (en) 2018-11-09 2019-11-08 A modular mobile field-deployable laboratory for rapid, on-site detection and analysis of biological targets

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US16/185,178 US11400454B2 (en) 2017-01-10 2018-11-09 Modular mobile field-deployable laboratory for rapid, on-site detection and analysis of biological targets
PCT/US2019/060464 WO2020097459A1 (en) 2018-11-09 2019-11-08 A modular mobile field-deployable laboratory for rapid, on-site detection and analysis of biological targets

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB2593098A true GB2593098A (en) 2021-09-15
GB2593098B GB2593098B (en) 2022-09-21

Family

ID=70611311

Family Applications (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB2106697.2A Active GB2593098B (en) 2018-11-09 2019-11-08 A modular mobile field-deployable laboratory for rapid, on-site detection and analysis of biological targets
GB2211403.7A Active GB2606967B (en) 2018-11-09 2019-11-08 A modular mobile field-deployable laboratory for rapid, on-site detection and analysis of biological targets

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB2211403.7A Active GB2606967B (en) 2018-11-09 2019-11-08 A modular mobile field-deployable laboratory for rapid, on-site detection and analysis of biological targets

Country Status (3)

Country Link
EP (1) EP3886650A4 (en)
GB (2) GB2593098B (en)
WO (1) WO2020097459A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20220142354A1 (en) * 2020-11-06 2022-05-12 Touria LTD Portable and modular workstation solution

Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5429432A (en) * 1994-04-25 1995-07-04 Johnson; Rodney L. Collapsible playroom
RU2056944C1 (en) * 1992-12-30 1996-03-27 Государственный научно-исследовательский институт биологического приборостроения Portable set for laboratory examinations
US6241688B1 (en) * 1996-03-01 2001-06-05 Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico Portable equipment for obtaining and analyzing ruminal liquid and urine
US20070159781A1 (en) * 2006-01-06 2007-07-12 Brett Zbikowski Laptop computer bag and backpack computer bag with extendable table and power supply
US20080240837A1 (en) * 2007-03-28 2008-10-02 Teena Green Mobile workstation
US7870937B1 (en) * 2007-03-19 2011-01-18 Albert Arnao Combination luggage and computer workstation
US20150204598A1 (en) * 2014-01-20 2015-07-23 Brooks Automation, Inc. Portable cryogenic workstation
US20160367017A1 (en) * 2015-06-16 2016-12-22 Xpansion Gear, Llc System for storing, organizing, and transporting portable items

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3532370A1 (en) * 1985-09-11 1987-03-19 Lasis Handelsgesellschaft Mbh Medical diagnostic investigation laboratory
DE29600640U1 (en) * 1996-01-16 1996-09-12 Reuter Susanne Vertical wheeled case with integrated computer workstation
US20180193843A1 (en) * 2017-01-10 2018-07-12 Mriglobal Modular mobile field-deployable laboratory for the detection, sequencing and analysis of emerging infectious diseases

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
RU2056944C1 (en) * 1992-12-30 1996-03-27 Государственный научно-исследовательский институт биологического приборостроения Portable set for laboratory examinations
US5429432A (en) * 1994-04-25 1995-07-04 Johnson; Rodney L. Collapsible playroom
US6241688B1 (en) * 1996-03-01 2001-06-05 Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico Portable equipment for obtaining and analyzing ruminal liquid and urine
US20070159781A1 (en) * 2006-01-06 2007-07-12 Brett Zbikowski Laptop computer bag and backpack computer bag with extendable table and power supply
US7870937B1 (en) * 2007-03-19 2011-01-18 Albert Arnao Combination luggage and computer workstation
US20080240837A1 (en) * 2007-03-28 2008-10-02 Teena Green Mobile workstation
US20150204598A1 (en) * 2014-01-20 2015-07-23 Brooks Automation, Inc. Portable cryogenic workstation
US20160367017A1 (en) * 2015-06-16 2016-12-22 Xpansion Gear, Llc System for storing, organizing, and transporting portable items

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2593098B (en) 2022-09-21
GB202211403D0 (en) 2022-09-21
WO2020097459A1 (en) 2020-05-14
GB2606967B (en) 2023-04-19
GB2606967A (en) 2022-11-23
EP3886650A4 (en) 2022-10-19
EP3886650A1 (en) 2021-10-06

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
Kaswan et al. Role of Arduino in real world applications
WO2016127107A3 (en) Systems and methods for biological analysis
CA2500071A1 (en) Multiple capillary sensor analysis system
GB2593098A (en) A modular mobile field-deployable laboratory for rapid, on-site detection and analysis of biological targets
EA200901331A1 (en) METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION AT ATTENTION OF ONE INSOLUBLE TARGET IN THE BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE (OPTIONS)
Feoktistova et al. Techniques to distinguish apoptosis from necroptosis
Sánchez et al. OpenTCC: An open source low-cost temperature-control chamber
Palafox et al. Quantum chemical scaling and its importance: The infrared and Raman spectra of 5-bromouracil
US11400454B2 (en) Modular mobile field-deployable laboratory for rapid, on-site detection and analysis of biological targets
US20150143970A1 (en) Microtome
Anslinger et al. Application of DEPArray (TM) technology for the isolation of white blood cells from cell mixtures in chimerism analysis
US9989445B2 (en) Device for taking air samples for the environmental microbiological control
US11883204B2 (en) Analytical toilet with access panel
CN202974841U (en) High-temperature and high-pressure infrared sample cell
Posch et al. 2D-ToGo workflow: increasing feasibility and reproducibility of 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis
CN211560072U (en) Cold and hot plate pain measuring instrument for animal pharmacological experiment
US20180193843A1 (en) Modular mobile field-deployable laboratory for the detection, sequencing and analysis of emerging infectious diseases
WO2007107956A3 (en) Method and apparatus for detecting chromosome contents in spermatozoa of domestic animals, in particular for sorting such spermatozoa
PL129157U1 (en) Device for incubating biological and chemical samples
US20240019348A1 (en) Climate controlled housing for instrumentation
Babu et al. Comparative molecular similarity indices analysis of caspase-3 inhibitors
Sahu et al. Instrumentation and Computation
Nguyen et al. Metabolomics: A novel approach for disease and immunological studies in bivalves
HUP0101553A2 (en) Equipment and process for treatment and examining of living/creaturs and tissues in tempered condition
Kang et al. Thermodynamic analysis of intracellular ice recrystallization in mouse oocytes