CliniEco Medical UN3373 Specimen Transport Bags — 12×15", 95 kPa, Document Pouch & Absorbent Pad, 100-Pack

The size for large specimens — pathology, surgical and anatomical

12 × 15 inches exists for the sample that simply is not going to fit anywhere else: whole organs and large tissue sections from surgery, anatomical pathology specimens, and large-volume collections. These are usually transferred from a hospital or surgical suite to a pathology laboratory, and the transport packaging rules do not stop applying because the specimen is large. If anything, the exposure is greater.

This is not a high-volume item for most clinics. It is the size you buy when your lab asks for it, and it is worth having the right thing rather than improvising with a bag that is not designed for the volume.

Whichever specimen collection workflow you run — venous blood, urine, swabs, tissue or cytology — the sample leaves the room in one of these bags, with the request form kept in the separate document pouch.

Specifications you can hold us to

What to check before you commit to the largest size

• Absorbent capacity scales with the specimen, not with the bag. A large specimen needs a correspondingly greater absorbent volume. Tell us the specimen type and volume and we will confirm whether this size carries enough absorbent for your case rather than assume it does.

• Weight. A large liquid-filled specimen is heavy, and the outer wall is what carries it. Tell us the weight and we will advise on the right construction.

• Yours may be a two-bag problem. Some pathology workflows place the specimen container inside this bag and then into a rigid outer box. If that is your process, say so — we will quote the bag and tell you what else the route requires.

What UN3373 and 95 kPa actually mean

This is the part most listings get wrong, so here it is properly.

UN3373 is a transport classification, not a product feature. It covers Category B biological substances — the human or animal specimens that move between a clinic, a laboratory and a referral lab every day. The packaging rules for Category B are set out in ADR P650 (and IATA 650 for air), and they are what this bag is built for.

95 kPa is a performance requirement, not a material. P650 (7)(e) says the primary receptacle or the secondary packaging must withstand, without leakage, an internal pressure of 95 kPa. That is a test the packaging has to pass. It does not tell you what the bag is made of, and a bag is not "95 kPa" the way it is "polyethylene". Any supplier who cannot explain that distinction is selling you a word, not a specification.

The absorbent pad is not a free upgrade — it is required. P650 (7)(d) requires absorbent material to be placed between the primary receptacle and the secondary packaging, sufficient to absorb the entire liquid content. That is why our bags have one built in. If you are buying a specimen bag without an absorbent layer, check what you are relying on for compliance.

P650 does not require a design-type approval or a certificate. The obligation sits with the shipper. A test report is commercial evidence and is genuinely useful, but a supplier claiming the regulation "requires a certificate" is mis-stating it.

What we can state plainly

• The pressure test figure is 95 kPa, per P650 (7)(e). Named, and quotable.

• An absorbent layer is built in, per P650 (7)(d). Not an optional extra.

• We stock and ship from Toronto, Ontario. We are the importer of record: Ecology Source New Energy Technology Co., LTD. o/a CliniEco Medical, Health Canada MDEL #35334.

The documentation we hold — and how to check it

Our specimen bags are built to ADR / IATA P650, which is the rule set that governs Category B biological substances in transport. In practice that means two things are built in as standard: the absorbent material that P650 (7)(d) requires between the primary receptacle and the secondary packaging, and a construction that meets the 95 kPa internal pressure performance requirement in P650 (7)(e).

Test documentation is held per size. P650 itself does not require a design-type approval or a certificate, and any supplier who tells you it does is mis-stating the regulation. Reports are commercial evidence, and they are genuinely useful when you need to satisfy a laboratory or an auditor. So: ask us which sizes we hold test reports for, and we will tell you exactly what we have before you order. We would rather you ask a direct question and get a direct answer than buy on the strength of a word.

What matters more, and is often missed: the report has to identify the item it tested. ISO/IEC 17025 §7.8 requires a test report to uniquely identify the sample tested. A report that names a model number but not a size does not demonstrate performance for a size you are buying. If you are relying on a report for an audit, check that it names the size on the face of the document.

• If a different size suits your specimens better, we will say so — including pointing you to a larger bag if that is the honest answer.

Why buy specimen transport bags from us rather than a general supplier

Transport packaging is a compliance question, not a stationery question. A clinic that gets it wrong is the one that carries the exposure, and the laboratory receiving a leaking or non-conforming sample is entitled to reject it and ask for a repeat. We sell this line because we can explain the rules, name the clause, explain what a test report does and does not prove, and tell you what to write on the paperwork. Most sellers of "95 kPa bags" cannot do any of those four things.

Ordering. Ships from Toronto. Tell us your specimen volumes and route, and we will confirm the right size and pack in writing before you commit.