Indoor biotechnologies Ventia Instructions For Use Manual
What Everyone Should Know
About House Dust Mites
Many people with year-round allergies are sensitized to allergens found in the
home, especially house dust mites. Allergic reactions to dust mites can cause
nasal and lung symptoms, including rhinitis (a blocked or runny nose),
wheezing and asthma. Dust mites are one of the most important causes of
allergy and asthma worldwide. Allergies run in families—if you or your partner
are allergic or have asthma, one or more of your children may also develop
allergies.
Mites are tiny creatures (about 1/3mm in length), related to ticks and spiders
and invisible to the naked eye. They feed off skin scales shed by humans and
thrive in warm, humid conditions. Mites live in bedding, carpets and upholstered
furniture. Dust mites are only a problem for people who are allergic to them—
they do not bite or transmit diseases. You can test dust samples from beds or
carpets to check for mite allergens using the Ventia™ rapid allergen test.
Reducing allergen exposure is recommended by national allergy and asthma
guidelines. Knowing the allergen level in your home and taking steps to reduce
exposure helps to control asthma symptoms and
improve your quality of life.
From the leader in
indoor allergen testing
1216 Harris Street, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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Results in 10 minutes
Contains everything needed to
perform 2 tests
For Dust Mite
For Dust Mite
For Dust Mite
Results in 10 minutes
Contains everything needed to perform 2 tests
Results in 10 minutes
Contains everything needed to perform 2 tests
Allergic reactions to allergens found in the home can cause nasal
and lung symptoms, including rhinitis and asthma. House dust
mites, which live in bedding, carpets and upholstered furniture,
are one of the most important causes of allergy and asthma. You
can check the level of dust mite allergens in your home using
this simple screening test, designed especially for home use.
Check dust mite levels in home or office:
• Easy to use
• Results in 10 minutes
• No dust handling
Contains everything needed to perform 2 tests:
Dust collector system, testing solution, rapid test with built-in
color chart, and step-by-step instructions. All you need is a
vacuum cleaner to which you can attach the dust collector
nozzle contained in the kit.
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Instructions for Use
Please check to see that you have all part of the testing kit before beginning.
Parts of the test kit:
1. Filter tube
2. DUSTREAM™ collector
3. Top cap
4. Bottom cap
5. Dropper
6. Test solution
7. Test cassette in foil wrapper
8. Vacuum cleaner nozzle adaptor
* Use the side of t he adaptor which fit s your vacuum cleaner.
3 Remove the dust co llector from the
vacuum cleaner, leaving the filter in
place. Insert the bot tom cap firmly into
the base of the dust c ollector.
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Tests are also availab le directly throug h INDOOR Biotechnol ogies, Inc. www.inb io.com
No test line is vis ible. Dust mite level
is below the detec table limit.
No action is nee ded.
The test line is light pink, closest in
intensity to the LOW line on the color
chart. No ac tion is needed.
The test l ine is a pink/red, closest in
intensity to the MEDIUM line on the
color char t. Take action to reduce mite
allergen levels
The test line is dar k red and is closest
in intensity to th e HIGH line on the
color char t. Take action to reduce mite
allergen levels
What Do the Results Mean?
Compare the col or intensity of the test line ( T) with the indicator lines (C) shown o n the test cassette.
Concerned About Allergens and Asthma and Want to Go Further?
INDOOR B iotechnologies i s the world leader in environmental all ergen detection systems. If you would like to
use our laboratories for a complete allergen analysis of your home using our exclusive state-of-the-art MARIA™
testing, pleas e visit our site or call 434- 984-2304.
What Action
Should I Take?
If your test has revealed the
presence of dust mite allergen, you
can check an other site in your
home using t he second test. To
perform a second test , r inse the
collector and ca ps with water, dry
with a paper towel, and p lace a
clean filter inside and repeat the
test.
There are many steps you can
take to reduc e yourallergenlevels ,
focusing on beds, carpet s, and
other soft ma terials where dust
mites live. Specific actions to
reduce or eliminate the presence
of dust mites and mite allergen
can be found in the “ Consumer”
section of www.inbio.com. Consul t
your aller gist or physic ian for
further advice.
4 Twist open the top of one vial of testing
solution and carefully pour t he liquid
into the dust coll ector.
5 Push the top cap firmly i nto the top of
the dust collecto r a nd gently shake
the collected dust and the solution for
1 minute.
6 Leave to st and for 4 minutes. Rem ove
the rapid test casse tte from the foil
wrapper and pla ce on a flat surface.
7 Remove the to p cap from the colle ctor.
Using a dropper, suck up dust sol ution
from near the top of th e collector.
9 Wait 10 minutes for the t est line to
develop. If mite al lergens are present,
a red or pink line will appear at the ' 'T''
mark. Compare the intensi ty of the line
with the three c olored i ndicator lines
already printed on the test at the "C"
mark.
1 Inse rt the plas tic f ilter into the
DUSTREAM™ colle ctor and f irmly
attach the co llector to the vacuum
cleaner tub e. If the collect or does not
fit th e vacuum cle aner tube, use the
adaptor pi ece to attach the c ollector.*
Performing the Test
2 Choose the ar ea t o b e t ested. Turn
on the vacuum cleaner an d va cuum
four separ ate areas of 8” x 12” (or
approximate ly the area of a letter-sized
page) for 3 0 secon ds each (total
sampling ti me = 2 minutes).
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4 MINUTES
10 MINUTES
5 DROPS
8 Transfer 5 drops into the small round
sample well on the test c assette.
Discard dropper.
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