Why purchase a Copan Swab® and UTM for sample collection?

COPAN’s Collection & Transport Kits for COVID-19 combine state-of-the-art FLOQSwab® flocked collection swabs with the superior sample preservation of UTM®: Universal Transport Medium.

UTM® Universal Transport Medium Universal Transport Media without beads is an FDA cleared collection and transport system suitable for collection, transport, preservation, and long-term freeze storage of clinical specimens containing viruses for viral molecular diagnostic testing, and meets CDC Interim Guidelines for Collecting, Handling, and Testing Clinical COVID-19 Specimens.

UTM® Universal Transport Medium's unique media formulation includes antibiotics to inhibit bacterial and fungal growth, without affecting viruses. The transport medium comes in a plastic, screw cap tube and maintains organism viability for 48 hours at room or refrigerated temperature.

More Sample Available for Testing

The flocked swab tip is coated with perpendicularly sprayed on Nylon® fibers. This coating creates a thin absorbent layer that allows for quick sample uptake and elution of more than 90% of the sample. Compare this elution to traditional spun swabs that trap the majority of the specimen in the 'mattress' structure, making it unavailable for testing, and it's easy to see why FLOQSwabs® are used by more and more laboratories and medical institutions around the world.

FLOQSwabs® have no internal core to trap the specimen.

Better diagnostics begin with better specimen collections!

Anatomically designed FLOQSwabs® were developed out of an extensive collaboration with physicians and clinical microbiologists, and a tireless drive to optimize the efficiency of pre-analytical sample collection and transport. The results are optimized efficiency and reproducibility of the target analyte collection, enhanced flow dynamics and assay sensitivity, and expanded testing capabilities.

Innovative FLOQSwabs® improve specimen collection and testing capabilities resulting in better clinical care.

Why are flocked swabs better than traditional fiber swabs?

• Clinicians report better patient comfort due to ergonomic, anatomic swab design and softer texture.
• Studies show that samples collected using FLOQSwabs® improve test sensitivity because they elute more than 90% of the specimen.
• Strong capillary hydraulics between the strands of Nylon® expedites maximum liquid sample uptake and release.
• Soft brush-like texture of the swabs facilitates efficient dislodging of the target cells.
• Compatible with multiple applications and platforms including bacteriology and virology culture, rapid antigen testing, molecular-based assays, direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) tests, enzyme immune assay testing (EIA) and cytology testing. 

NOTE: Once the order is processed, it cannot be canceled.