- Sterile, medical-grade specimen collection tools designed for medical diagnostic test systems. Manufactured under Sekisui's clinical division, they serve as a critical component in patient sampling before running specific rapid immunoassay
Uses
- Specimen Collection:
- Primarily used for collecting clinical throat and respiratory mucosa specimens from patients
- Rapid Assay Diagnostics:
- Formulated specifically to feed sample analytes into point-of-care (POC) setups, such as the Sekisui OSOM® testing line (e.g., Strep A, Influenza, and Trichomonas rapid test kits)
- Bacterial and Viral Isolation:
- Deployed in decentralized medical offices, emergency clinics, and laboratories to securely transport microbes into elution media buffers without degrading the collection yield
Features
- Rayon-Tipped Construction:
- Built with clean, synthetic rayon fibers wrapped around a durable shaft to optimize sample capture and fluid release
- Complete Sterility:
- Each swab is individually wrapped and sterilized to prevent external cross-contamination from messing up patient results
- High Absorbency:
- Designed with a soft, dense tip matrix engineered to draw maximum microbial load out of tissue surfaces quickly
- Bulk Packaging Design:
- Typically shipped as an industrial case containing 39 inner packs, with 26 swabs per pack (totaling 1,014 swabs per case) to handle heavy clinic testing volumes
- Extended Product Lifespan:
- Features a reliable shelf life spanning 15+ months under conventional medical inventory environments
Benefits
- Patient Comfort:
- The ultra-soft material lessens local irritation during aggressive throat or nasal collection maneuvers
- Accurate Diagnostic Yield:
- Synthetic rayon prevents toxic chemical reactions with the testing reagents, providing true results compared to classic wooden or cotton setups that inhibit molecular amplification
- Streamlined Clinical Workflows:
- Since they are pre-sterilized and strictly single-use, clinic staff can safely transition from collection to rapid assay tests without introducing background artifacts
- Cost-Efficient Distribution:
- Extended ambient shelf lives mitigate frequent inventory waste across smaller medical sites and community pharmacies
