← Product Code [JSM](/productcode/JSM) · K872213

# TRANSTUBE MW176 OT MD176 (K872213)

_Medical Wire & Equipment Co. · JSM · Jun 23, 1987 · Microbiology · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** Medical Wire & Equipment Co.
- **Product Code:** [JSM](/productcode/JSM.md)
- **Decision Date:** Jun 23, 1987
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 866.2390
- **Device Class:** Class 1
- **Review Panel:** Microbiology

## Regulatory Identification

A transport culture medium is a device that consists of a semisolid, usually non-nutrient, medium that maintains the viability of suspected pathogens contained in patient specimens while in transit from the specimen collection area to the laboratory. The device aids in the diagnosis of disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms and also provides epidemiological information on these diseases.

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