Thecleanandsimplewaytofindoccultbloodinfeces
Actim®FecalBloodisaneasy-to-userapidtesttodetectoccultbloodinfeces–asymptomofseveregastrointestinaldiseases.TheadvancedanduniquedesignofActimFecalBloodoffersaveryuser-friendlyandhygienicsolutionforbothpatientsandprofessionals.
Fecesdon’tnormallycontainmeasurableamountsofblood,thusoccultbloodinfecesisasignofbleedinginthegastrointestinaltract.Thismaybecausedby,forexample,hemorrhoids,butmayalsobeasignofcolorectalcancer.
ActimFecalBloodisintendedtodetectbleedinginthegastrointestinaltractevenwhentherearenovisIBLesigns.Thesimpleandnon-invasivetestprocedureincreasespatients’willingnesstotakethetest.Earlydiagnosisofoccultbleedingiscrucialandcanleadtolifesavingtreatment.
- Quickandaccuratescreeningoffecaloccultblood
- Nodietaryrestrictionsarerequiredbeforetesting
- Exceptionallyhygienicandconvenientsamplecollection
- Easy-to-useone-stepdipsticktest
- Givesresultsonthespotinjust10minutes
- Nolaboratoryresourcesorsampleprocessingisneeded
- Thetestkitcontainsallnecessarymaterialsandcanbestoredatroomtemperature
- Availableinmultiplepackagesizes
HowActimFecalBloodworks
TheActim®FecalBloodrapidtestisbasedonhighlyspecificmonoclonalantibodiesthatonlydetecthumanhemoglobin.Therefore,nodietaryrestrictionsconcerningredmeat,orvegetablesandfruitswithperoxidaseactivityarerequired.Asaresult,thetestcanbetakenatanytime.
Thankstoitsoptimalsensitivityandhighspecificity(94%),ActimFecalBlooddetectsgastrointestinalbleedingevenbeforevisiblesignsandhelpstoavoidunnecessary,uncomfortable,andcostlyexams.
Theinnovativeleak-proofsampletubeallowshygienicsamplecollection–evenathome.Thesamplingdeviceautomaticallyadjuststheamountofsample,whichensuresthattestresultsarealwaysconsistent.Thewholetestcanbecarriedoutwithoutopeningthetubecap.Thisguaranteescleananduser-friendlytesting.Aftersamplecollection,thesampletubecanbestoredatroomtemperatureforuptooneweek,whichenablestakingmultiplesamplesonvariousdays.
ABOUTHEMOGLOBIN
- Theoxygen-carryingmoleculeinredbloodcells
- Releasedintothedigestivetractwhengastrointestinalbleedingoccurs
HowActimFecalBloodhelps
Accuratedetectionofinvisibleamountsofbloodinfecesisessentialforearlydiagnosisandtreatment.Forexample,thefive-yearsurvivalrateofcolorectalcancerisupto90%inearly-diagnosedcases,butdeclinesrapidlyifthecancerhasprogressedfurther.
Thesimpleandnon-invasivetestprocedureincreasesthepatients’willingnesstotakethetest,andmakesActim®FecalBloodanoptimalscreeningtool.UnliketrADItionalguaiactests,ActimFecalBlooddoesnotinterferewithfoodsubstancescontaininghemoglobinorperoxidaseactivity.
ActimFecalBloodforreliableandconvenienttesting
- Quickandaccuratescreeningoffecaloccultblood
- Innovativedesignforexceptionallyhygienicsamplehandling
- Noneedforlaboratoryfacilities
- Immediateaccesstoresultswithoutdietaryrestrictions
- Medicalattentioncanbedirectedtopatientswhoneedit
- Reducesunnecessary,uncomfortable,andcostlyexams
HowtouseActimFecalBlood
Actim®FecalBloodtestkitcontainsallnecessarymaterialsandcanbestoredatroomtemperature:2–30°C.
- Collectsample
OpentheSpecimenDilutionBuffertubeandtakesomefecesusingthesamplingstickattachedtothescrewcap.Twistthestickindifferentplacesinthefecessample.
Putthesamplingstickbackintothetubebypushingthesticktroughtheconeandclosethecaptightly.ShakethetubetosUSPendthespecimeninthebuffer.
- Perforation
Usethesharptipoftheperforatingdevice(dipstick)topuncturetheperforationareainthebottomofthebuffertubethenpushthedeviceintothetubeuntilthestopperpreventsitgoingfurther.
- Activatethetest
Slowlyinvertthetubeupsidedownonceandimmediatelyplacethetubeonthetableinanuprightposition.
Itisimportantthattheinvertingmovementisnottooabrupt,apeacefulinversionisvitalforthecorrectperformanceofthetest.Also,thetubemustnotremainupsidedown.
- Interpretresults
Apositiveresultcanbereadassoonasitbecomesvisible.Twobluelines=occultbloodinfeces,furtherinvestigationisneeded.
Anegativeresultshouldbeconfirmedat10minutes.Oneblueline=nooccultbloodinfeces.
HowtoorderActimFecalBlood
Actim®FecalBloodtestkitsareavailableinmultiplepackageformats.Alltestkitscontain:
- Dipsticksinperforatingdevice
- SpecimenDilutionBuffertubes
- Testinstructionsforuse
- Samplinginstructionsforuse
Orderinginformation
- ActimFecalBlood20testkit,ref:30331ETAC
- ActimFecalBlood10dipsticks,ref:30361ETAC
- ActimFecalBlood20buffers,ref:30372ETAC
- ActimFecalBloodControls,ref:30300ETAC
Actim®FecalBloodControlsareintendedtobeusedwiththeActimFecalBloodtestforexternalqualitycontrol.Thecontrolsmayalsobeusedtodemonstratenegativeresultsandweakandstrongpositiveresults.Thecontrolsetincludesnegative,lowpositive,andhighpositivecontrolsaswellasreconstitutionsolution.
ActimFecalBloodbrochures
DownloadActimFecalBloodbrochure,English
DownloadActimFecalBloodbrochure,Finnish
ActimFecalBloodinstructionsforuse
DownloadActimFecalBloodtestIFU
DownloadActimFecalBloodControlsIFU
Downloadfecalsamplinginstructions
Technicaldocuments
| DeclarationofConformityActimFecalBloodtest | Download |
| DeclarationofConformityActimFecalBloodControls | Download |
| MSDSActimFecalBloodtest,English | Download |
| MSDSActimFecalBloodControls | Download |
| ISO13485:2016certificate | Download |
| ISO13485:2003CMDCAScertificate | Download |
