Fill-FLOTAC
Fill-FLOTAC is a kit made of polycarbonate amorphous thermoplastic, composed of a graduated container, a lid (with two screw caps), a collector/homogenizer pole, and a filter. There are two versions of Fill-FLOTAC: Fill-FLOTAC 2, which permits analysis of up to 2 g of feces (usually used for examination of feces collected from cats, dogs, and humans), and Fill-FLOTAC 5, which enables analysis of up to 5 g of feces (usually used for examination of feces from livestock).
The container of Fill-FLOTAC is 70 mm high and has a capacity of 60 ml. It is graduated, semi-transparent, and screw into the lid, allowing hermetic closure. There is a cone on the bottom of the graduated container, which permits homogenization of samples within the closed system of the container.
On the top of the lid, there are two holes with screw caps: a central one (with a large screw cap) for the collector/homogenizer pole and one (with a small screw cap) for passage of filtered samples.
The upper end (handle) of the collector/homogenizer pole is slightly thicker, whereas the lower part is conical and fits over the cone on the bottom of the graduated container. The conical end of the collector/homogenizer pole has a volume of either 2 g (Fill-FLOTAC 2) or 5 g (Fill-FLOTAC 5).
As the name suggests, this part of the Fill-FLOTAC allows the collection and homogenization of the fecal sample in the Fill-FLOTAC container before laboratory processing. The filter is in the lower part of the lid. The thin plastic layer is perforated with 250-μm holes to ensure an optimal filtration of the fecal suspension.
There are also two accessories: a tip to fill the Mini-FLOTAC and a device to disassemble the Fill-FLOTAC filter.
The Fill-FLOTAC enables the first four consecutive steps of the Mini-FLOTAC technique, i.e. sample collection and weighing, homogenization, filtration and filling. .
The Mini-FLOTAC technique can be performed on either fresh or fixed fecal samples, offering an opportunity to process samples days or weeks after transfer to the laboratory. In fact, use of the Fill-FLOTAC closed system apparatus enables a fecal sample to be preserved, and then allows the user to progress to the diagnosis without requiring sample transfer to another container, thus minimizing exposure of humans to potentially infectious fecal material and fixatives.
Further information on use of the Fill-FLOTAC is provided in the “Manuals Section”.
