Description: The product comes with a white plastic shaft swab with rayon bud. The swab is mounted in the black bell-cap swab holder. In use, the shrouded Bell-Cap grips both the inside and outside of the transport tube to prevent accidental contact with potentially infectious parts of the swab or tube while ensuring containment of the specimen. The transport tube contains Transwab� medium with charcoal, based on Amies� formulation. Both swab and transport tube are contained within an easy-to-open peel pouch. A theatre pack consists of 5 peel pouch sets packed within a sealed polythene bag so that the outside of each peel pouch is also kept sterile for handling with operating theatre areas. Each outer case contains 20 of the sets of 5 packed within an additional sealed strong polythene bag, so there are three layers of protective packaging to ensure the maintenance of sterility for handling.
Method of use: The specimen is collected from patient with the swab, using the bell-cap as a holder. The swab is inserted into the transport tube, and despatched to the laboratory after recording the patients details on the printed label.
Features: Non-rolling tube, Bell-cap with dual seal for secure handling and containment of specimen, Transwab� medium (modified Amies) with charcoal, Generous fill ensures good protection for anaerobes, Plastic shaft – inert, non-toxic, non-inhibitory for fastidious organisms, Rayon bud – recommended material for transport of live microorganisms, Tamper-evident seal on tube, 2 year shelf-life
Regulatory: CE-marked and conforms to: European Medical Devices Directive (93/42/EEC), 1993, Official Journal of European Communities, L169 European In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Directive (98/79/EC), 1998, Official Journal of European Communities, L331/1
Quality Assurance: Medical Wire & Equipment is approved to ISO 9001:2000, ISO 13485:2003 for the design and manufacture of sterile medical devices, and the design and manufacture of sterile and non-sterile in-vitro diagnostic devices.
