A new tube expands the application possibilities of the new ULTRA-TURRAX® Tube Drive power control. Due to its single sterile packaging, the disposable tube BMT-20-S-IVD is suitable especially for in-vitro diagnostic applications in the fields of human medicine and infection diagnostics. The gamma-sterilized tube contains a stirring unit, 10 stainless steel balls, 5 ml 0,85% saline solution and is equipped with a pierceable membrane in the screw cap. BMT-20-S-IVD facilitates and improves the microbiological and molecular biological analysis of patient samples. The disposable tube BMT-20-S-IVD1 is a medical product according to directive 98/79 / EG and manufactured according to ISO 13485: 2016.