Sterile swabs with clear Amies with Charcoal agar gel medium
CE - DM Class IIa also suitable for surgical use
Sterile swabs with Amies with charcoal agar gel medium.
The Amies formula with charcoal has been shown to improve the recovery of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Vibrio cholerae and is often moreover recommended for Bordetella pertussis.
To order
Code |
Description |
Qty |
PT/000303/SG |
AMIES WITH CHARCOAL - plastic rod, Rayon tip, in tubes Ø12x150 mm - single package |
150 |
PT/000303/AL/SG |
AMIES WHIT CHARCOAL - aluminium rod, Rayon tip, in tubes Ø12x150 mm - single package |
150 |
General features
A complete range of swabs for the collection and transport of bacteriological and viral samples, with transport medium agar gel, or foam sponge soaked with liquid transport medium to grant the survival of specimens during their transportation to clinical laboratory. The transport swabs are composed of a soft rayon tip with plastic or aluminum applicator stick and a labelled cylindrical test tube Ø12x150 mm.
All the Devices are produced according to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and are classified and certified as Medical Devices Class II sterile (invasive surgery for temporary use ).
The swabs are sterile irradiated (SAL 10-6), in medical easy opening peel-pack, pyrogen free.
Applicator shaft
The applicator shaft of the swab is mounted on the tube plug which serves as an optimal grip for an efficient swab handling.
- PLASTIC: made in anti-shock polystyrene, very flexible but easily breakable as needed, with rayon tip, atoxic. Particularly suitable for mouth, throat, vagina, urogenital apparatus, skin, wounds and surgical wounds.
- ALUMINIUM: atoxic shaft, with rayon tip, ideal for arduous or delicate sampling. The narrow dimension of the swabs shaft (only 0.9 mm), the high flexibility and strength, the
small fiber tip, make it particularly suitable for urogenital, urethral, ocular, nasopharyngeal and paediatric uses.