PrimeStore® MTM
The sample collection device driving molecular testing and innovation.
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Benefits
Better, safer, and more efficient sample collection.
PrimeStore MTM was designed with the belief that nucleic acid quality begins at the moment of collection. Its unique characteristics can accelerate efforts to identify and control seasonal, endemic, and pandemic diseases (such as coronavirus, influenza, M. tuberculosis, and Monkeypox), opening up timely, accurate testing to billions of people in the U.S. and around the world.
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RNA, DNA & mRNA Preservation
Allows highly sensitive, accurate point-of-care and molecular reference lab testing.
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Temperature Stability in Shipping & Storage
Validated up to 122℉/50℃ without refrigeration or cold packs for 7 days (23 days at ambient temp).
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Significant Savings & Efficiencies
Reduces costs at every stage from sample collection through downstream testing.
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Safer Inactivation
Rapid inactivation at point-of-collection for safer shipping and more efficient sample handling.
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Broad Compatibility
Compatible with most extraction technologies, molecular point-of-care and syndromic platforms that include an extraction step. Including Roche, Cepheid, BioFire, Oxford Nanopore and Illumina systems.
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Gold Standard MTM
Supported by a long list of pending and approved patents around the world.
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Validated in Animal Disease Surveillance
Used extensively by federal animal health laboratories globally.
Supply
Reliable, scalable U.S. supply chain.
Standard Tubes
2mL cryo tube with 1.0 mL fill
3mL cryo tube with 1.5 mL fill
5mL cryo tube with 1.5 mL fill
Premium Tubes
Highly durable with tight seal cap.
12mL tube with 3.0 mL fill* (ideal for pooling samples and high throughput automation)
Partners
Laboratories have independently validated PrimeStore MTM through a wide range of high throughput & point-of-care platforms.
FDA De Novo Clearance
In 2018, PrimeStore MTM became the world’s first FDA-cleared inactivation media, establishing an entirely new category of Class II devices. It’s now considered the gold standard for comparable devices and supported by numerous studies for its efficacy, stability, and versatility.
One Health. One world.
As a safe, stable, and affordable sample collection and transport device, PrimeStore MTM enables researchers and clinicians to safely collect and deliver a quality sample to labs with molecular testing capabilities.
Safety Information
PrimeStore MTM is for sample collection only. It should not be used with the Hologic Panther System, due to a disinfecting step involving bleach that is specific to that platform. Like most lysis buffers and nucleic acid purification reagents, this device contains guanidine. Bleach should be avoided for clean-up for most molecular tests and nearly all extraction reagents containing guanidine.
Materials
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