Specimen Transport Medium.


Product Overview

Specimen Transport Medium.
Panther Fusion® - SPECIMEN TRANSPORT MEDIUM


Device Description

A medium in powder, liquid, broth or gel form, commonly available in a tub or bottle from which aliquots can be prepared, intended to be used to maintain the viability of microorganisms suspected of being present in a clinical specimen during its transport prior to in vitro diagnostic analysis and/or culture. It has a non-nutritive composition with or without indicator and may include types such as Amies, anaerobic, Carey-Blair, Stuart, and viral transport/inactivation mediums. This device is not a specimen collection tube/container (i.e., is not intended to directly accept a specimen), and does not include patient-contact specimen sampling/extraction devices such as swabs/brushes.


Environmental Conditions

  • Storage Environment Temperature - Degrees Celsius
    • 30.00
    • 15.00

  • Device Sizes

    No Data Available


    Device Sterilization

    Device Sterile: False

    Sterilization Prior To Use: False

    Sterilization Methods: No Data Available


    Product Codes

    Code: PPM

    Device Name: General Purpose Reagent

    Device Class: 1

    Physical State: N/A

    Definition: A general purpose reagent is a chemical reagent that has general laboratory application, that is used to collect, prepare, and examine specimens from the human body for diagnostic purposes, and that is not labeled or otherwise intended for a specific diagnostic application. It may be either an individual substance, or multiple substances reformulated, which, when combined with or used in conjunction with an appropriate analyte specific reagent (ASR) and other general purpose reagents, is part of a diagnostic test procedure or system constituting a finished in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test.

    Submission Type ID: 4

    Review Panel: PA

    Review Code: N/A

    Technical Method: Y

    Gmp Exempt Flag: N/A

    Life Sustain Support Flag: N

    Unclassified Reason: N/A

    Implant Flag: N

    Target Area: Diagnostic

    Regulation Number: 864.4010

    Third Party Flag: N

    Medical Specialty: PA


    Device Identifiers

    Device Id: 15420045510920

    Device Type: Primary

    DeviceId Issuing Agency: GS1

    Contains DI Number: N/A

    Package Quantity: N/A

    Package Discontinue Date: N/A

    Package Status: N/A

    Package Type: N/A


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