Slide spreader

Type of medical device or related product
General vs. specific use (health condition)
Intended population sex
Level of technical knowledge
Capital
Reusable
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
EMDN related code(s)
W05039080
DEVICES FOR SAMPLES ANALYSES - OTHER ACCESSORIES
GMDN related code(s)
61712
Microbial specimen inoculation/streaking/colony-picking instrument IVD (An electrically-powered instrument intended for the pre-analytical preparation of microbial samples (e.g., cultures, suspensions, MALDI-TOF targets/slides) from a clinical specimen and/or culture isolate. Its functionality includes: 1) automated/semi-automated transfer of the clinical specimen (e.g., by aspiration or inoculating loop), inoculation into/onto culture dishes/tubes/slides, and streaking of culture dishes (e.g., using magnetic beads, inoculation loops or spreaders); and/or 2) automated microbial colony picking for the preparation of samples for subsequent analytical procedures. It may also feature processing capabilities such as barcoding, storage, and/or sorting.)