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Yes. It is ideal in fact for anyone who has any impairment issue as it can be held with one hand and used in a sitting, hovering or standing position.

The Midstream is designed to be used primarily by women of all ages. However, it can be used conveniently and safely by men - a special set of instructions for use is available for male users.

With children who are aware when they are going to wee the Midstream is perfectly safe. Parents have safely used the Midstream with babies and holding the device in place all the time or ready the moment there is a wee. It is essential that the parent is satisfied prior to use that the baby is comfortable with the fit. We are looking into making a baby version that can be held in a nappy. If you are interested to participate in a trial of this or contribute your comments do let us know

There are no earlier models of the Midstream although we have been approached to develop a model that can take the 30 ml and the 10 ml sample bottles/containers. We were asked that as some of the new machines for urine analysis only use a 10 ml bottle, there is spillage and contamination and a difficulty of giving the sample. Furthermore the medical preference is always to have the sample that is tested, tested from the sterile sample bottle in which it was given (called primary collection bottle) and not a test on a sample that has been transferred, which runs the risk not only of increased contamination but also. the risk of patient mix-up of samples.

The Midstream can give you the opportunity to have the best possible medical care since the determination of the treatment for you is dependent on the pathology laboratory analysis. For the Health Care professional, it not only minimizes the risk of exposure to the urine sample, but also gives them the possibility to exercise their expertise to the best of their ability - and not find that they are taking a stab in the dark as they have no pathology report to go on.

A contaminated urine sample is where the urine sample cannot be analysed due to it being mixed or contaminated with bacteria other than from the bladder (e.g. from the urethra, unsterile sample containers etc). Contamination is not the same but can lead to what is called a false positive or a false negative sample. The reason for this is that if the sample is contaminated the doctor cannot tell what is wrong and will make a judgement call believing that there is an infection (i.e. a positive) and prescribe medication or treatment when in fact there is no infection hence a false positive diagnosis. A false negative is when the doctor decides not to treat when in fact there was an infection and should have been treated. If it's a false negative it could have very serious if not fatal consequences without treatment for example amongst ante-natal patients.

The Midstream can be used in any situation where a urine sample needs to be given. It can be used in any environment i.e. hospitals, homes, GP's offices, law enforcement, or public corporate testing etc.

The Midstream is very easy to use. We have tested the device on children, students, mothers and 80 year olds and they were all complimentary. It has been trialed in 2003-4 in 4 NHS hospitals and used by tens of thousands since. The results were published in the British Journal of Urology August 2005, (Jackson et al, 2005) and showed significant clinical benefits. Further large scale clinical trials again in four different NHS hospitals and GP practises showed even better results due to familiarity with the new process ∼ the cleancatch is not a funnel but a hygienic guide with diverter and these were published as Dryden et al 2007 (both available from downloads under media).
The Midstream is simply held against the body with the broad area of the opening uppermost and then you begin to wee. Nature and gravity do the rest with the diverter simply allowing the first stream to flow away and the mid stream to be collected. No need to stop and start, to position, to get hands or container wet, no need to judge when it is a mid stream. The Midstream does it all automatically.

There are two elements of regulatory approvals. The first is that the device can be lawfully sold and meets these regulatory requirements. The second is if it is fit for purpose and meets the regulations regarding its claims for use.

As an IVD Device (Directive 98/79/EC), the Midstream has stringent regulatory requirements to meet in order to obtain its CE mark or FDA approval. The Midstream is CE marked and FDA approved and so we believe it can be sold anywhere in the world subject to the local registration laws of selling a medical product.

In regard to fit for purpose we believe this should be set out in a Technical Specification Sheet so that the purchaser can make an objective decision. Please contact us to obtain a copy of the Technical Specification sheet for the Midstream.

Mentally and physically it caters for patient comfort. As a sterile CE marked product, it meets the highest specifications to give a quality sample. Physically, the plastic used has been chosen as its soft and not cold against the skin. Yet it is firm enough to be used with a collection bottle. The material is recyclable.

No, it is not necessary for women to undress to use the Midstream
If you are wearing trousers then you can undo your zip or buttons, push your underwear to one-side and use the Whiz quite discreetly. (All trousers have different zip lengths so they need to have enough length for you to use the Whiz. Check that yours is sufficient. If you use buttons you may only need to unbutton the top two or three and lower your trousers a few centimetres.).
Skirts and dresses are even easier.
You can also use the Midstream in a sitting, or hovering or standing position.

The first stream will go into a toilet wherever you point the Midstream. The mid stream will be automatically collected in the provided sterile sample container, the remaining or last stream will go into a toilet wherever you point the Midstream :

No it's for single use only and if the sterilisation packaging seal is broken do not use it.

Completely. It is Sterilised and comes in sterilisation packing that ensures the sterility is maintained and which has the instructions printed on the verso.

If your hospital or GP is using the Midstream they will simply hand you a pack which contains the sterile Midstream and sample bottle. If you are puchasing it over the web the Whiz Clean is posted in a plain envelope or a plain boxe of 7 or in a box of 100 which contains the name and address of Jbol Ltd and the product on the outside.