FPC Jumbo
Caplugs Evergreen FPC® Fecal Parasite Concentrator is one of the cleanest means of isolating helminth eggs and larvae, protozoan cysts, coccidian oocysts, and microsporidian spores. The easy-to-use system provides clean sediment for microscopic examination and requires minimal processing time. Excellent results are obtained using either fresh or preserved specimens.
FPC® Jumbo™ uses one 50 mL polypropylene tube with an interconnected, precision molded strainer that fits onto a 30 mL vial. The larger system is ideal for large specimen amounts and is better suited for fresh, watery specimens. The 0.6 mm × 0.6 mm holes allow the parasites to pass through the strainer, but the system retains the excess fecal debris. FPC® Jumbo™ is a modification of the formalin-ether (F-E) method of Ritchie and was developed at the National Institutes of Health; it is available exclusively from Caplugs Evergreen.
- Includes:
- Conical bottom 50 mL centrifuge tubes with strainer units
- Freestanding 30 mL vials with screw caps
- Screw caps for 50 mL tubes
- 30 mL of 20% Triton X-100
- Applicator swabs
- 5” spoons
- Racks for 20/30/50 mL vials/tubes
- Biohazard bags
- Instructions for use
- Patented, leakproof, self-contained two-tube system
- Standardization of concentration method, eliminating varying results among different users
- Minimizes personnel exposure to potentially infectious specimens
- No funnel, no gauze, no mess, and minimal odor
- Simple, safe, sanitary, and efficient
- Fresh fecal specimens or specimens preserved in 5% or 10% formalin, merthiolate iodine formalin (MIF), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), or sodium acetate-acetic acid-formalin (SAF) can be used in this system
