Specifications

Intended Use: For the collection, preservation, and transport of clinical specimens to a testing laboratory.
Tube Type: 10mL polypropylene plastic tube with screw cap
Swab Type: Choice of nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal/anterior nasal nylon flocked swabs.
Media Type: Sterile VTM, standard CDC formulation. (2mL)
pH: 7.1-7.5
Storage: Cold or room temperature, 2-25°C
Sterile: Yes. Swabs: Gamma sterilized. Media: Filter sterilized.
FDA Status: FDA 510(k) cleared
Media Composition:

• Hank’s Balanced Salts Solution (HBSS)

• Phenol Red

• Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA)

• HEPES Buffer

• Gentamicin Sulfate

• Vancomycin

• Amphotericin B

Stability:

• Unused media may be transported and stored at room temperature, 15°C - 25°C.

• Shelf life of unused media is 18 months.

• After collection, samples should be stored and transported at 2 to 4°C for up to 48 hours.

• If samples must be stored longer than 48 hours, it is recommended to cryopreserve them at -70°C.

Box Components:

• VTM tube, 2.0mL fill (20)

• Sterile nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swabs (20)

• VTM tubes and swabs are individually sealed together in a seal pouch.

• 3” x 7” biohazard collection bags (20)

• Instructions for Use (1)

Standard case size:

• 20 boxes (400 kits)

Documents & Manuals

• Instructions for Use

• FDA expiration date extension documents (18 mos.)