Sample Transport ☆ Culture ☆ Result

With an integrated CO₂ system

InTray® GC

InTray GC is a fully enclosed prepared culture media device engineered to combine sample collection, culture and identification. Its task-oriented design and media are optimal for growth and recovery and include an activatable cartridge calculated to produce a 5% CO₂ environment — which yields the best recovery of bacterial CFUs — for up to 72 hours when incubated; according to a study by the CDC.^[1] This simplifies your diagnostic procedures as well as reduces both exposure of your sample and the clinician. With a proprietary modified Thayer-Martin agar that is selective for gonococcal bacteria, results can be interpreted after 24-48 hours incubation.

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Specifications

Product Principal

Combine collection, culture and observation in one IVD device.
Modified Thayer Martin medium, selective for GC ^[2]
“Ready to Start” activatable 5% CO₂ environment
Highly selective prepared media in a device designed for in-vitro culture and incubation

Simple Convenience

No expensive CO₂ incubator required
InTray is designed for specimen collection/ inoculation at point-of-care
Saves time, material cost and waste, reducing exposure to collected sample

Accurate Detection

Specially formulated medium is selective for N. gonorrhoeae strain growth, while inhibiting fungi and bacteria.

Test Strain	ATCC #	Result
*N. gonorrhoeae*	43069	Growth
*N. meningitidis*	13090	Growth
C. albicans	60193	Inhibited
E. coli	25922	Inhibited
P. mirabilis	43071	Inhibited
S. epidermatis	12228	Inhibited
N. sicca	9913	Inhibited

Time to Result

Incubate InTray GC flat to avoid moisture leaking into the CO₂ pill chamber. Incubate right side up for 24–48 hours at 37°C (98.6°F) under ambient atmosphere.

Storage

Extended 12 month shelf life (2-8°C) from the date of manufacture
However, InTray GC can tolerate extended periods at 2-25˚C (36-72°F), with no loss in performance, i.e. for transport, storage, etc.

Specimen

Oral swab
Rectal swab
Genitourethral swabs
Pharyngeal Swab
Rectal Swab

CPT Codes

87081 | 87088 | 87070

Features and Benefits

SHELF-LIFE AND DURABILITY

Designed for extended 12-month shelf life from date of manufacture
Durable and stackable for incubation.
Designed for specimen collection/inoculation at point-of-care, a fully enclosed system for incubation, culture and observation.
The sealed prepared media device is selectively to culture fastidious N. gonorrhoeae species

KEY FEATURES

Fully enclosed cassette with integrated, activatable 5% CO₂ system
Nutritive growth media formulated for selectivity and specificity

YOU'LL IMMEDIATELY EXPERIENCE A REDUCTION IN:

Time-to-result
Cost of laboratory materials
Medical waste
Risk of exposure and contamination

Regulatory

CE IVD Marked
FDA Cleared

Additional Information

^[1]Recovery of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from 4 commercially available transport systems, Dr. John R. Papp
^[2] Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Oct 2000, p. 3825-3826