CliniEco Medical Tongue Depressors — Birch Wood, 1.6mm Thick, 1,000 Tongue Depressors (10-Bag Case)

What does 1.6 mm birch change at the chair?

A tongue depressor that bends or snaps mid-examination is more than an annoyance — it interrupts the exam, unsettles the patient, and forces a clinician to restart a throat check with a fresh stick. Thin, poorly pressed boards flex under pressure, splinter at the edges, and fail exactly when you need them most. The CliniEco Medical Tongue Depressors — Birch Wood, 1.6mm Thick, 1,000 Tongue Depressors (10-Bag Case) are pressed from 100% natural birch wood at a reinforced 1.6mm gauge, so each board stays rigid under the tongue without bending, and holds up through the retraction and gag-reflex checks that are routine in family medicine, pediatrics, and dental care.

These depressors are non-sterile and are not individually wrapped. Every depressor is bulk packed, 100 to a bag — single-patient use, taken straight from the bag — with smooth, rounded edges that protect sensitive oral mucosa from scratches and splinters. For busy practices, that combination of clinical reliability and patient comfort makes these sticks a no-compromise everyday essential. For procurement managers, the economics are just as clean: at case pricing, a high-turnover exam room can stock a full month of depressors for less than the cost of a single branded prescription pad, and the sealed 100-per-bag format means no loose sticks sitting open on the counter between patients. When a pediatric patient is anxious, a board that feels smooth and looks clean goes a long way toward a cooperative exam.

CliniEco Medical is a Toronto-based supplier of professional medical consumables, holding Medical Device Establishment Licence (MDEL) #35334 and compliant with the Medical Devices Regulations (SOR/98-282). Full documentation is available for facility procurement files, and bulk pricing is available for clinics, long-term care homes, and home-care agencies.

Key Features:

• 100% Natural Birch Wood — Fine, even-grained birch with no chemical treatments, bleaching, or coatings; naturally strong and lightweight, with consistent quality from stick to stick.
• Reinforced 1.6mm Thickness — Pressed to the 1.6mm gauge Canadian clinics rely on: rigid enough to depress the tongue without bending, strong enough to resist snapping mid-procedure. Boards pressed thinner feel springy and flex during exams; boards much thicker feel bulky and uncomfortable for the patient.
• Individually Wrapped — Each depressor is sealed in its own wrapper, so it stays clean until the moment of use — no open-box contamination, no guesswork about what has been handled.
• Rounded, Splinter-Free Edges — Smoothly sanded surfaces and rounded ends reduce the risk of scratches or splinters against the oral mucosa — especially important for pediatric, geriatric, and special-needs patients.
• Standard 6-Inch Length — The classic 6 in (15.2 cm) board fits standard examination technique and gives clinicians full control and a comfortable grip during throat, oral, and gag-reflex assessments.
• Case Pricing — $63.99 for the 10-bag case (1,000 sticks), $6.40 per 100 — one order unit, one delivery, for practices that restock weekly.
• Sealed 100-Per-Bag Pack — Each bag holds 100 sticks and a case carries 10 bags (1,000). Sticks stay clean inside the sealed bag until that bag is opened.
• Canadian supply chain — documented lot traceability and English/French labelling on every shipment; Certificate of Analysis available on request.

Which tongue depressor size do clinics reorder?

The standard 6 in (15.2 cm) board at a 1.6 mm gauge is the size clinics reorder: it fits standard examination technique and gives a clinician full control during throat, oral, and gag-reflex assessments. Restocking follows the same unit — 100 sticks per bag, or the 10-bag case (1,000 sticks) for practices that restock weekly.

Use Cases & Specifications

Clinics & family practices: routine throat and oral cavity examinations, tonsil checks, and gag-reflex assessment — the highest-turnover disposable in the exam room, so stock matters. Dental offices: gentle cheek and tongue retraction during exams, hygiene appointments, and minor procedures, where patient comfort and a clean instrument are both expected. Long-term care & home care: oral health assessments, topical oral medication application, and daily mouth checks for residents who cannot self-report symptoms. Veterinary settings: oral examination of small animals. A few stocking habits keep exam rooms running smoothly: keep a box at every exam station so clinicians never reach for a reused stick, rotate stock first-in-first-out, and discard any depressor that has touched a patient — the bagged format makes that discipline effortless. Each bag holds 100 single-use, non-sterile depressors; full dimensions, storage, and compliance details are listed in the specification table below.

Product Specifications

Pricing & Volume Options

The case is the only order unit on this listing: $63.99 for 10 bags of 100 — 1,000 sticks, which works out to $6.40 per 100 sticks, or 6.4 cents a stick. There is no single-box option on this page; smaller quantities are quoted on request. Stocking the case means fewer reorder cycles, consistent shelf inventory and a single delivery — the practical choice for facilities that burn through exam-room consumables.

Why buy from CliniEco? Toronto-based warehouse with fast Ontario delivery • compliance documentation on request • dedicated bulk-quote support for facilities. Request a bulk quote →

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