Rectangular plastic and paper sterile wrapping, with the clear plastic covering the length of the package; top has peel-away opening; inside package is plastic-tipped swab for sampling and a plastic cylindrical tube to hold the completed sample.
Rectangular plastic and paper sterile wrapping, with the clear plastic covering the length of the package; top has peel-away opening; inside package is plastic-tipped swab for sampling and a plastic cylindrical tube to hold the completed sample.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned and used by Dr. Burns of Napanee, Ont., a 1947 graduate of the Queen's University Medical Program; some items belonged to Dr. Stratton, who held the Napanee practice prior to Dr. Burns.
Printed on package: "ST [five-pointed star] RSWAB® // MICROORGANISM COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM // SYSTÈME DE COLLECTE ET D'EXPÉDITION DE MICROORGANISMES // 1. PEEL OPEN STERILE PACK. // 2. REMOVE SWAB AND TAKE SPECIMEN. // 3. REMOVE AND DISCARD PLUG FROM TUBE. // 4. INSERT SWAB INTO TUBE AND PUSH IN PLUG. // 5. RECORD PATIENT'S NAME ON LABEL. // 6. SEND SPECIMEN TO LABORATORY FOR IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE. // N.B. STERILE UNTIL PACKAGE IS OPENED. // MADE IN CANADA BY: STARPLEX SCIENTIFIC; ETOBICOKE, ONT. M9W 6Y3 // 1. PELER L'EMBALLAGE // 2. RETIRER LA TIGE MONTÉE ET PRÉLEVER L'ÉCHANTILLON. // 3. ENLEVER ET JETER LE BOUCHON DU TUBE. // 4. INSÉRER LA TIGE DANS LE TUBE ET BIEN BOUCHER. // 5. INSCRIRE LE NOM DU PATIENT SUR L'ÉTIQUIETTE // 6. ENVOYER L'ÉCHANTILLON AU LABORATOIRE. POUR DIAGNOSTIC IN VITRO // SEULEMENT. L'ÉMBALLAGE INTACT EST STÉRILE. // N.B. SI NON OUVERT L'ÉMBALLAGE EST STÉRILE. // FABRIQUE AU CANADA: STARPLEX SCIENTIFIC: ETOBICOKE, ONT. M9W 6Y3 Item No. 1287."; printed perpendicular to other printing: "5"; printed on tube inside package: "STARPLEX® // SCIENTIFIC // Date: // Name/Nom: // Specimen/Échantillon: F/M // MADE IN CANADA/FABRIQUÉ AU CANADA Etobicoke, Ont. M9W 6Y3 // [printed sideways] #3062 // [printed in stippled style] S130 // MOD AMIES CLEAR // LOT 4H31A // EXP AUG96"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-F8-2
Dimension Notes
Length 23.3 cm x Width 4.8 cm x Depth 2.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Tube inside package seems discoloured; sterile seals intact; no stains, no signs of wear.