TAP Micro Select

TAP Micro Select is a device the customer presses onto the upper arm, where an array of very small needles opens the skin so that blood can be collected into a container inside the device. Many people find the upper arm easier than a fingertip, which is one reason brands choose this format for at-home collection.

The device is only one half of the answer, because the volume it collects decides which panel you can sell while the laboratory decides which methods are validated for that volume. Ask both questions in the same conversation rather than choosing a device first and a laboratory afterwards.

Ask the device question and the laboratory question in one meeting.

• Which parameters does the laboratory report from a TAP Micro Select sample?
• What volume does the device collect, and which panels does that volume cover?
• How is a failed collection handled, and does the customer receive a replacement kit?
• Can the device be branded, and who prints the instructions packed beside it?

In this glossary, Tasso+ covers the other upper-arm device that buyers compare it with, Kapillarblut explains the sample type both devices produce, and Home-Sampling describes the model they were built for.