22/05/2026
Applicator Sticks are single-use medical devices with absorbent tips (cotton, rayon, flocked polyester) on wood, plastic, or paper shafts for collecting clinical specimens (throat, nasal, wound, cervical, urethral, re**al) for microbiological culture, rapid testing, and molecular diagnostics. Sterile individually wrapped or non-sterile bulk formats. Flocked swabs provide >90% specimen release for PCR testing. Primary applications include specimen collection for infection diagnosis, wound care and antiseptic application, gynecological sampling (Pap smears, STI testing), eye/ear specimen collection, laboratory slide preparation, and forensic evidence collection. Critical precautions include single-use only, sterile technique, proper collection method, and biohazard disposal. Essential consumable in all clinical settings.
Applicator Sticks are single-use medical devices with absorbent tips (cotton, rayon, flocked polyester) on wood, plastic, or paper shafts for collecting clinical specimens (throat, nasal, wound, cervical, urethral, re**al) for microbiological culture, rapid testing, and molecular diagnostics. Steril...