A hand-held device intended to be used to transfer and spread inoculum from a clinical specimen and/or culture isolate into a culture medium (e.g., agar or broth) for subsequent in vitro diagnostic processing and/or testing. It typically consists of a slender
| Company | Devices | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Globe Scientific Inc. | 19 | 29% |
| Copan Italia Spa | 11 | 17% |
| Simport Scientific Inc. | 9 | 14% |
| Cardinal Health 200, Llc | 8 | 12% |
| Caplugs | 8 | 12% |
| Becton, Dickinson And Company | 5 | 8% |
| Typenex Medical Llc | 2 | 3% |
| Bp Pharmaceuticals Laboratories Unlimited Company | 2 | 3% |
| Zhejiang Gongdong Medical Technology Co., Ltd. | 1 | 2% |
Company = labeler of record on GUDID. 9 companies in total; top 12 shown. Click headers to sort.
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| Code | Name | Devices |
|---|---|---|
| LIB | Device, General Purpose, Microbiology, Diagnostic | 20 |
| LXG | Equipment, Laboratory, General Purpose, Labeled Or Promoted | 17 |
| LXG | EQUIPMENT, LABORATORY, GENERAL PURPOSE, LABELED OR PROMOTED | 13 |
| LIB | DEVICE, GENERAL PURPOSE, MICROBIOLOGY, DIAGNOSTIC | 8 |
| JSM | Culture Media, Non-Propagating Transport | 1 |
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No closely related category with 50+ devices.
65 device records in commercial distribution are listed on the FDA Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID) under the GMDN category "Inoculating tool IVD, manual", from 9 companies. The largest labeler is Globe Scientific Inc. with 29% of records.
LIB (Device, General Purpose, Microbiology, Diagnostic), LXG (Equipment, Laboratory, General Purpose, Labeled Or Promoted ), LXG (EQUIPMENT, LABORATORY, GENERAL PURPOSE, LABELED OR PROMOTED ), LIB (DEVICE, GENERAL PURPOSE, MICROBIOLOGY, DIAGNOSTIC)
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Source: FDA AccessGUDID (AccessGUDID full release 2 Nov 2026); counts are device records in commercial distribution grouped by GMDN preferred term; companies are labelers of record. Information only — US listing is not a registration in the UAE or GCC; verify with the regulator. © Consulting Wallah — CC BY‑NC‑ND.