10% discount when you purchase more than 5 units. Use code RAPIDCORE5 at checkout.
20% discount when you purchase a carton of 25 units. Use code RAPIDCORE25 at checkout.

Features

  • Punches through most thin, soft substrates including but not limited to; skin, tissue, gels, paper, cloth, leaves, paint chips, films.
  • Pen style, mechanism extends the cutting tip from inside the case, locking it into position, and protects the user from accidentally touching the sharp edge when not in use.
  • Unlike other brands, you don't have to remove a cap in close proximity to the cutting tip.
  • A push button is used to eject the sample out of the cutting tip.
  • Each tool comes sterile, marked and individually packaged and sealed.
  • Orders of 25 units are shipped in a branded cardboard storage box.

Material

The body of the tool is made from Polypropylene (PP) and the cutting tip from stainless steel 304 (SS304).

Ordering Information

Code Size (mm) ID (mm) OD (mm) Wall Thickness (mm)
T983-03 0.35 0.33 0.63 0.15
T983-05 0.5 0.50 0.80 0.15
T983-07 0.75 0.77 1.07 0.15
T983-10 1.0 0.96 1.26 0.15
T983-12 1.2 1.2 1.5 0.15
T983-15 1.5 1.5 1.9 0.20
T983-20 2.0 2.0 2.4 0.20
T983-25 2.5 2.5 2.9 0.20
T983-30 3.0 3.0 3.4 0.20
T983-35 3.5 3.5 3.9 0.20
T983-40 4.0 4.0 4.4 0.20
T983-50 5.0 5.0 5.5 0.25
T983-60 6.0 6.0 6.5 0.25
T983-70 7.0 7.0 7.5 0.25
T983-80 8.0 8.0 8.5 0.25

Shelf Life

The tool will not perish if left sealed for long periods of time, however it is recommended that you re-sterilise the tool after 2 years.

Sterilisation

Each tool is packed into a sterilisation pouch and heat treated for 20 minutes at 121°C (250°F) / 15 psi with Ethylene Oxide (EO). The special paper package allows for the EO gas to pass through the pores of the paper.

Tools can be re-sterilised by rinsing the tip in ethanol and autoclave at the above settings.

Cleaning

If you choose to use these punches repeatedly, the recommended cleaning procedure is as follows;

  • Clean tip between each sample extraction by coring blank filter paper over a cutting mat
  • Rinse tip with ethanol and/or spray with compressed air to remove dried artifacts
  • Rinse mat with ethanol after each sample extraction.