Poly-Check® Swiss Point of Care

PRESENTATION

The box contains the material necessary to perform a test:

- 1 sealed aluminium pouch containing: 1 test device, 1 desiccant bag.

Only open the protective pouch and use the test after you have collected the faeces samples during 3 days. The desiccant bag should not be used.

- 3 paper faecal sample collection strips.

- 1 vial containing 2 mL of extraction solution in a protective plastic bag.

- 1 instruction leaflet.

Material required but not provided: Timer

Before performing the test, stool samples must be collected following the instructions below and be repeated during three (3) days:

A – Sample collection

First Day

1. Wash your hands with soap and rinse with clear water. Dry your hands with a clean towel.

2. The faeces are collect-ed on the special paper strip supplied in the box. ① Use one paper for each day.

3. The sample collection stick is attached to the white cap. Gently unscrew the white cap from the sample extraction solution, being careful not to spill any of the liquid. Next, insert the collection stick approximately 2 cm into the stool sample at three different areas.

Wipe away excess sample from the stick using a piece of toilet paper. Only the stool sample caught in the groove of the stick is needed.

②

Too much stool sample on the stick may block the flow of sample trough the test device and give an invalid result.

4. Put the white cap containing the faeces sample back in place onto the extraction solution. Screw it firmly and shake well to resuspend the faeces sample .③ Put the extraction solution vial back into the plastic bag and keep it in the refrigerator between each collection step.

5. Remove the collection paper strip and dispose it in the toilets.

Second Day

Repeat steps 1 to 5.

Third Day

Repeat steps 1 to 5.

B- Test realization after the 3 days collection period of samples

6. Tear the protective pouch (from the notch) and only get out the device. Discard the desiccant bag.

7. Wait for the extraction solution vial to be at room temperature before performing the test. Break the purple tip.④

8. Put the test device on a flat surface (a table for instance) and press the vial body to add exactly 5 drops of the extract with an interval of 2-3 seconds between each drop in the sample well.⑤

9. Read the result at 10 minutes. Do not interpret after 15 minutes.

STORAGE AND STABILITY

1. Store between +4°C and +30°C. Do not freeze.

2. Only open the protective pouch when you are ready and use the device immediately. The desiccant bag should be discarded.

3. Do not use after the expiry date printed on the label and on the pouch.