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Frequently asked questions
What shaft and tip materials are available?
The Cardinal Health Applicator Stick line is offered in flexible configurations to meet diverse procedural needs, featuring a variety of shaft and tip materials:
Shaft Materials
- Wooden Shafts: Durable and available in both 3-inch and 6-inch lengths.
- Plastic Shafts: Resilient option, often utilized where resistance to moisture is required.
Tip Configurations
- Cotton Tip: The standard absorbent tip material, available in sterile and non-sterile formats.
- Polyester Tip: A specialized tip option, typically paired with the plastic shaft.
- Without Tip: Suitable for applications like mixing or general stirring where a fibrous tip is not necessary.
Additionally, a specific wooden shaft configuration is designated as Latex-Free (LF), catering to environments and individuals with latex sensitivities.
Are sterile applicator sticks available?
Yes, the Cardinal Health Applicator Sticks are available in both Sterile and Non-Sterile configurations, allowing you to choose the option best suited for your specific needs. * Sterile Options: These configurations are essential for procedures requiring aseptic technique, such as clinical use, minor wound care, and sensitive sample collection, minimizing the risk of contamination. * Non-Sterile Options: These variants are suitable for general applications, laboratory work, or industrial tasks where specific sterility is not a requirement.
What are the available lengths?
The Cardinal Health Applicator Sticks are available in two standard lengths to suit a variety of medical and industrial applications:
- 3 inches
- 6 inches
Are bulk packaging options available?
Yes, bulk packaging is a key feature of the Cardinal Health Applicator Sticks, ensuring they are suitable for high-volume clinical, laboratory, and industrial settings.
Packaging configurations vary based on the specific variant (e.g., material, sterility) but generally offer significant quantities:
- Standard Case Volume: Many configurations, including sterile wooden shaft sticks, are packaged as 10 boxes of 100 or as single units of 1,000 sticks per case.
- Maximum Case Volume: The largest configurations are offered in cases containing 20 boxes, with 1,000 sticks per box (e.g., the non-tipped, latex-free variant). This equates to 20,000 applicator sticks per case.
What professional applications are these sticks used for?
The Cardinal Health Applicator Sticks are designed as professional, single-use application tools, making them ideal for high-volume environments like medical facilities, laboratories, and industrial settings.
They are primarily used for:
- Medical Procedures: Including minor wound care, precise application of topical treatments, and general patient care.
- Laboratory and Industrial Tasks: Specimen collection (sampling) and precise handling or cleaning.
To accommodate diverse requirements, these sticks are available in various specialized configurations:
- Sterility: Available in both Sterile and Non-Sterile formats.
- Material Options: Choose between traditional Wooden Shafts with Cotton Tips or modern Plastic Shafts with Polyester Tips.
- Safety Feature: At least one configuration is explicitly designated as Latex-Free (LF).
Who manufactures these applicator sticks?
These applicator sticks are manufactured by Cardinal Health, a trusted name in medical supplies, ensuring quality and consistency.
Are all applicator stick variants disposable?
Yes, all configurations of the Cardinal Health Applicator Sticks are intended for single use and are disposable. This design feature helps minimize the risk of cross-contamination and ensures optimal sanitation across various medical, laboratory, and industrial applications.
Are these applicator sticks disposable?
Yes, the Cardinal Health Applicator Sticks are generally designed for one-time, disposable use, which is standard for clinical and laboratory settings. The variants featuring plastic shafts and polyester tips are explicitly noted as being Sterile and Disposable. This ensures hygienic practices for tasks such as sample collection, general examinations, or wound cleaning.
What materials are offered for the shaft?
The Cardinal Health Applicator Sticks are available with two material options to ensure procedural suitability and versatility:
- Wooden Shaft: Commonly used for standard applications.
- Plastic Shaft: Offers increased durability for specific procedural requirements.
These materials are utilized in configurations featuring either 3-inch or 6-inch stick lengths, depending on the specific product variant chosen.
Are these applicator sticks made in the US?
Yes, Cardinal Health Applicator Sticks are made in the US.
Cardinal Health Applicator Stick