Evacuated Blood Tubes
Capped sterile tubes with an internal vacuum that are commonly used to collect venous blood specimens; products are available in various materials, with various stopper types, and anticoagulants.
Evacuated blood tubes are sealed, single-use, capped tubes used with suitable collection needles and tubing for the safe and sterile collection of blood samples from human or animal subjects. They are partially evacuated to facilitate blood draw when the collection needle punctures the cap. The closure caps may be color-coded, depending on the tube additives or specific purpose.
Evacuated blood tubes are typically made of plastics such as polypropylene or PET to minimize the risk of breakage, although glass evacuated blood tubes are also available. Available as plain, empty tubes, many are pre-loaded with additives or preservatives that stabilize the blood sample or contain gel separators to facilitate the separation of blood cells from serum or plasma.
Evacuated blood tubes are widely employed in hospital blood collection (phlebotomy) departments and in other clinical, veterinary, and research settings. Once filled, evacuated blood tubes can be securely stored or transported for subsequent analysis of serum, plasma, or whole blood by clinical chemistry, blood counts, or other tests.
Types of Evacuated Blood Collection Tubes
• Red top: plain tubes without additives; for serum samples
• Purple top: contain EDTA anticoagulant; for clinical hematology procedures
• Green top: contain heparin; for plasma samples
• Gray top: with added fluoride or oxalate; for glucose determinations
• Blue top: with sodium citrate; for coagulation testing
• Other additives and colored closures
BD Vacutainer™ Hemogard™ Closure Plastic K2-Edta Tube
Used to obtain a whole blood or EDTA plasma sample. Vacutainer™ Hemogard™ Closure Plastic K2-Edta Tube contains K2EDTA which is a liquid solution that is spray coated onto the interior surface of the BD Vacutainer Plus Tubes.
Greiner Bio-One VACUETTE™ K3EDTA Blood Collection Tubes
VACUETTE™ EDTA Blood Collection tubes are used for determinations in EDTA whole blood for haematology. Available with K2EDTA, K2EDTA Separator and K3EDTA. VACUETTE™ K3EDTA tubes contain tri-potassium K3EDTA which blocks the coagulation cascade.
BD Vacutainer™ Serum Tubes
Used to obtain a serum sample. BD™ Vacutainer™ Serum Tubes are made of durable PET plastic with a Hemogard™ closure. It has silica particles added to trigger coagulation, and are marked CAT and CE.
BD Vacutainer™ Glass ACD Solution Tube with Yellow Closure
Used to obtain a whole blood or a plasma sample. BD Vacutainer™ Glass ACD Solution Tube with Yellow Closure contains the active anticoagulant Tri-sodium Citrate with Citric Acid and Dextrose. Two formulations of the ACD solution are available.
Greiner Bio-One Vacuette Tube™, Premium, Red Cap, Black Ring, CAT Serum Clot Activator, Sterile
Includes inner wall coated with microscopic silica particles to activate coagulation.
Greiner Bio-One VACUETTE™ CAT Serum Clot Activator Blood Collection Tubes
VACUETTE™ CAT Serum Clot Activator tubes, used for determinations in serum, are coated with micronized silica particles that activate clotting when the tubes are gently inverted.
Greiner Bio-One Hematology K2 EDTA Evacuated Tubes
For routine immunohematology testing
Greiner Bio-One Serum Tubes: Clot Activator with Gel Separator
For routine clinical chemistry, immunohematology, serology or immunology testing
BD PAXgene™ Blood RNA Tube
Offers a convenient and closed system for the collection, storage and transportation of whole blood that requires intracellular RNA stabilization. BD Vacutainer™ PAXgene™ Blood RNA Tube is for in vitro diagnostic use and is CE-marked.
Greiner Bio-One Vacuette™ LH Blood Collection Tube
Vacuette™ Blood Collection Tubes have set the standard in today‘s marketplace. They provide improved safety and hygiene during specimen collection procedures with the advantage of being as clear as glass.
Greiner Bio-One VACUETTE™ Z Serum Blood Collection Tubes
VACUETTE™ Z Serum Blood Collection Tubes are used in determinations for clinical chemistry, immunology and serology. Available in Serum Clot Activator, Serum Sep Clot Activator and Serum Fast Separator. The inner wall of the tube is coated with silica particles which activate clotting when the tubes are turned.
Greiner Bio-One Coagulation Tubes with Sodium Citrate Solution
For routine hemostasis testing
BD Vacutainer™ Plastic Blood Collection Tubes for Trace Element Testing: Serum Clot Activator
Evacuated blood collection tubes for trace element testing
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