EXACT-TOUCH™CE mark
SACCOMANNO PAP-SMEAR COLLECTION
SYSTEM
DESCRIPTION OF EXACT-TOUCH
The Exact-Touch® is a plastic devices for eso-endocervical sampling at the
same time. The Exact-Touch® has two arms (endocervical and esocervical)
with soft plastic bristles at one end; at the other end there is a plastic spatula.
The esocervical sampling arms has a semilunar shape. The endocervical
sampling arms origins perpendiculary in the center of the esocervical arms.
(picture1).
One box is composed by 50 Exact-Touch®, 50 slide, 50 slide holder and one
spray to fix 50 samples.
picture1
The Exact-Touch®, introduced in the USA market by BAAL - UTAH and
introduced in the European market since june 1998 by HEALTH CARE
SUPPLIES /manufacture SANOLIFE srl , Milano ITALY, represent the optimal
method for the collection of the cells from the endocervical canal and the
cervical face of the uterus (portio-esocollo, canal cervical-endocollo) and
thanks to the esocervical samplings arm the endocavitary material is certainly
avoided.
DIRECTION FOR USE
The Exact-Touch® sample collection is obtained introducing the endocervical
collection arm into the cervical os, advancing the device until the bristles of
the lateral collection arm contact the ectocervix. The Exact-Touch® is then
rotated 360°, while maintaining a gentle pressure against the cervical face.
(picture 2)
picture 2
The sample is transferred to the slide by sweeping the bristles horizontally
across the glass slide surface while maintaining a moderate pressure (the
Exact-Touch® handle should be held at a 45° angle to the slide while the
transfer is being performed). At the end of the slide the bristles are lifted from
the slide, routed 180° and repeated the transfer process. (picture 3).
picture 3
The sample is immediately fixed with Centra Fix Saccomanno spray fixative.
Then the slide holder is closed. To collect a vaginal samples you can use the
other end of the Exact-Touch®, with the spatula shape. (picture 4)
picture 4
COMPARISON WITH OTHER COLLECTION DEVICES
As regards the transformation zone, placed on the portio zone, no one
wooden or plastic spatula usually in used, is able to make a complete and
satisfactory contact with the transformation zone for studying. (picture 5, 6
and 7).
Only the Exact-Touch®, correctly utilized, collect a satisfactory sample from
the transformation zone.
picture 5
picture 6
picture 7
ECONOMICAL ADVANTAGES
The Exact-Touch® kit is hygienically protected. It is composed by a single
device to collect eso-endocervical cells at the same time, a slide, a pray to fix
the samples and a slide holder for the patient identification, the samples
conservation and transport. So the use of the Exact-Touch® kit allows to
avoid the "other components" necessary to collect cells, as wooden or plastic
spatula, cotton-swab, cytobrush, the fixative and the containers.
The Exact-Touch® kit certainly allows to reduce the economical cost of the
procedure, because it groups all necessary elements, so it does not require
the "other components".
The multiple-containers are often the responsible for mistaking, involuntary
substitutions or confusion among the numerous slides.
The Exact-Touch® kit allows to save time during the specimen collection, it is
comfortable for patients, collects enough material to study and eliminates
inappropriate smears, realizing "monostratificate-smear", so it avoids the
necessity to repeat again the Pap-test.