US Patent:
20210045375, Feb 18, 2021
Inventors:
- Rockville MD, US
- Baltimore MD, US
Iulian IORDACHITA - Lutherville MD, US
Henry PHALEN - Baltimore MD, US
Hongtao WU - Baltimore MD, US
Mengdi XU - Pittsburgh PA, US
Shengnan LU - Beijing, CN
Michael Aaron POZIN - Lincolnshire IL, US
Jin Seob KIM - Ellicott City MD, US
Balazs VAGVOLGYI - Baltimore MD, US
Brian K. CHIRIKJIAN - Towson MD, US
Joshua DAVIS - Columbus OH, US
Ting DA - Xi'an, CN
John S. CHIRIKJIAN - Towson MD, US
Sumana CHAKRAVARTY - Derwood MD, US
Stephen HOFFMAN - Gaithersburg MD, US
International Classification:
A01M 1/02
Abstract:
Systems and methods for providing a combined mosquito staging and dissection system are disclosed. The system can include a mosquito staging subsystem; a robotic pick-and-place station; and a dissection, extrusion, collection, and disposal subsystem. The subsystems can include one or more stations to provide orientation, decapitation, extrusion of salivary glands, and disposal of carcasses of the mosquitoes. The resident live sporozoites from the salivary glands can be used to produce SPZ-based vaccines.
