US3368549A - Diagnostic swabs - Google Patents
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- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B10/00—Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. instruments for taking a cell sample, for biopsy, for vaccination diagnosis; Sex determination; Ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
- A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
- A61F13/38—Swabs having a stick-type handle, e.g. cotton tips
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- the present invention relates to diagnostic swa-bs, and more particularly to swabs or swab-like structures which permit the direct contacting thereof with an area of a patients body (animal or human) suspected of possibly harboring a pathogenic micro-organism and direct culturing of the same for determination of whether or not the micro-organism was, indeed, present.
- the present invention relates to such arrangement which permits the physician the possibility of avoiding the step of transferring the smear to a tube or plate containing a culture medium, While nevertheless providing the possibility of culturing the smear and thereby determining whether or not the suspected micro-organism was present in the host animal or human.
- a physician will contact an area of suspected infectation by a micro-organism, for example the throat or vagina of a patient, with a swab (the socalled taking of a smear) and then transferring the same to a separate prepared tube (slant) or plate of cultured media for the growing of the micro-organism, where-after the tube or plate is generally incubated, so that the physician can subsequently determine whether or not a pathogenic micro-organism was present, is well known.
- a swab the socalled taking of a smear
- the present invention mainly comprises a testing assembly for determination of the presence or absence or a micro-organism in an area of a host animal or human patient, said testing assembly comprising a sterile container, and culture medium carrying means removeably housed in the interior of the container so that the culture medium carrying means can be removed from the container to be placed in contact with the area of suspected infestation of a micro-organism and then replaced in the container for incubation.
- the present invention further relates to a device for 3,368,549 Patented Feb. 13, 1968 making smears of a patients area of suspected infestation of a micro-organism and determining whether or not the micro-organism is present, said device comprising an elongated support, and culture medium carrying means carried by the support at an end portion thereof to be placed in contact with the area of suspected infestation so that thereafter the same can be incubated with the means without requiring transfer to a separate culture medium or container containing a separate culture medium.
- FIG. '1 illustrates a container and cap for holding the swab device in sterile condition
- FIG. 2 illustrates a swab in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2a illustrates another embodiment of a swab in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a tube 10 provided with threads 11 so that a cap 12 can be securely closed onthe tube.
- a tube 10 provided with threads 11 so that a cap 12 can be securely closed onthe tube.
- an elongated handle or stick 13 which may be, for example, of wood or plastic, is provided with a mound or batting of absorbent cotton or the like 14 onto which is moulded the culture medium 15.
- This swab assembly is then sterilized and kept in the tube 10, which is also sterilized, with the cap 12 thereon until it is ready for use.
- the cap 12 When ready for use, the cap 12 is removed, the swab taken from the tube and the culture medium end placed in contact with the area of the patient suspected of carrying the pathogenic microorganism, for example the throat, ear, nose, vagina, or the like, and the swab is then reinserted into the tube and incubated, for example at a temperature of 25 C. to 37 C. The presence of the micro-organism is determined after the incubation period.
- the pathogenic microorganism for example the throat, ear, nose, vagina, or the like
- an elongated handle 16 which is preferably in this case made of plastic, is provided with a lateral projection 17.
- the lateral projection as shown in FIG. 2a provides for a T-shaped assembly.
- the lateral projection can also be in the form of an arrowhead or any other convenient shape.
- This lateral projection permits the culture medium 18 to be directly moulded onto the end of the handle 16 and prevents slipping off of the moulded solidified culture medium therefrom.
- the resulting swab can be used in exactly the same manner as the swab of FIG. 2 for determination of the presence or absence of a micro organism in the area at which the smear is made. The smear is made by rubbing the swab directly on the surface of the tissue to be tested.
- changes are made in the normal culture medium for two purpses: (1) To-provide greater solidity which permits moulding of the cultured medium onto the stick or the like, and (2) the provision in the culture medium of an indicator which provides a characteristic color in the presence of the suspected pathogenic micro-organism, plus an antibiotic which will inhibit the growth of bacteria other than bacteria which will give the characteristic color with the indicator.
- Normal culture media contain as solidifying agent up to about 2% of agar. In accordance with thepresent invention, however, it is preferred to provide about 3% of agar in the culture media inorderto provide greater solidity and to make it possibleto mould the media onto the applicator and to. prevent excessive breakage in handling and exposure to the culture..'Somewhat-morethan 3% of agar may be provided. However, it has been found that best results are obtained by the use of approximately 3% of agar in the culture media.
- a growth of Candida albicans will give a characteristic dark brown or black color in the presence of a bismuth indicator.
- the neomycin while it will inhibit bacterial growth will not inhibit the growth of other molds, such as peni-cillum, but such other mold would not give the characteristic color indicating the presence of Candida albicans.
- Example 1 The following constitutes a diagnostic medium in accordance with the present invention for determining the presence of Candida albicans in vaginal infection.
- This basic medium is made antibacterial by the addition thereto of neomycin sulfate.
- a medium is made of the following composition:
- Percent Yeast extract 0.1 Glycine 1.0 Dextrose 1.0 Bismuth sulfite indicator 0.8 Neomycin sulfate 0.0002 Agar 3.9
- the above composition is moulded onto a wooden stick having a cotton tip at an end thereof.
- the resulting swab is then placed in a sterile tube, and when ready to make the culture, it is removed and the smear made by rubbing the swab directly on the surface of the tissue to be tested.
- the swab is then reinserted into the tube and incubated at 25 C. to 37 C. When C. albicans is present black colonies appear, while any other fungus will not give this type of growth. Bacteria are inhibited by both the neomycin sulfate and bismuth sulfite indicator.
- Example 3 For detecting bacterial growth in urine:
- An arrangement for making a culture of microorganisms from animal or human tissue by direct contact of the tissue with a culture medium comprising an elongated support contacting and carrying substantially only a mass of sterile solidified culture medium at an end of the support, and a sterile container removably housing said support carrying said mass of sterile solidified culture medium.
- said elongated support is made of plastic and is provided at one end with a T-shaped projection and said sterile solidified culture medium is carried at said end on said T-shaped projection.
- said elongated support is made of plastic and is provided at one end with an arrowhead-shaped projection and said sterile solidified culture medium is carried at said end on said arrowhead-shaped projection.
- said solidified culture medium is formed of at least 3% by weight of agar.
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