Description

Advanced Blood Collection Tubes: Precision & Safety for Diagnostic Excellence

Our comprehensive range of Blood Collection Tubes is engineered to meet the highest standards of safety, reliability, and diagnostic accuracy in modern clinical laboratories. Designed for phlebotomists and medical professionals, these tubes ensure optimal sample integrity from collection to analysis, supporting accurate patient diagnoses and treatment.

Key Features & Benefits:

• Precision Vacuum Technology: Each tube is pre-calibrated with a precise vacuum, ensuring consistent and accurate draw volumes for reliable blood-to-additive ratios, crucial for sensitive tests.
• Superior Material Construction: Manufactured from high-quality, shatter-resistant Medical-Grade PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate), providing excellent chemical stability and transparency, while minimizing the risk of breakage.
• Optimized Additives: Pre-dosed with specific, high-purity additives (anticoagulants, clot activators, or gels) to ensure proper sample preservation and separation without interfering with test results. Additives are uniformly coated for thorough mixing.
• Sterile Interior: Tubes are terminally sterilized (typically by gamma irradiation) to prevent contamination of blood samples, ensuring patient safety and test accuracy.
• Secure & Leak-Proof Closures: Feature high-quality, re-sealable rubber stoppers or screw caps that provide a leak-proof seal during transport and centrifugation, while allowing easy, safe access for sample aspiration.
• Clear Visibility & Labeling: Tubes offer crystal-clear walls for easy visual inspection of the sample. Each tube is clearly labeled with product information, additive type, lot number, and expiration date for complete traceability.
• Ergonomic & User-Friendly Design: Compatible with standard blood collection needles and holders, facilitating smooth and efficient blood draws, reducing user strain and enhancing patient comfort.
• Wide Compatibility: Designed to be compatible with a broad range of laboratory analyzers and automated systems, streamlining workflow.

Product Range & Additive Specifications:

Our blood collection tubes are available in various sizes and with different additives, identified by international color codes, to suit all diagnostic needs:

1. Red Top Tubes

• Additive: No additive or Silicone Coated (Non-Vacuum tubes available for manual draws)
• Purpose: Collection of serum for various tests. Primarily used for general chemistry, serology, blood banking, and drug levels where a clot is desired and no anticoagulant interference is needed.
• Sample Type: Serum

2. Gold / Tiger Top Tubes (Serum Separator Tubes - SST)

• Additive: Clot Activator & Gel Separator
• Purpose: Accelerates clot formation and physically separates serum from blood cells after centrifugation. Ideal for a wide range of chemistry tests, serology, immunology, and therapeutic drug monitoring.
• Sample Type: Serum

3. Light Blue Top Tubes

• Additive: Sodium Citrate (3.2% or 3.8%)
• Purpose: Anticoagulant used specifically for coagulation studies, as it binds calcium ions to prevent clotting. The precise blood-to-anticoagulant ratio (1:9) is critical.
• Sample Type: Plasma (for coagulation)
• Applications: Prothrombin Time (PT), Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT), Fibrinogen, D-dimer, Coagulation Factor Assays.

4. Lavender / Purple Top Tubes

• Additive: EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid - K2EDTA or K3EDTA)
• Purpose: Powerful anticoagulant that binds calcium, preventing blood clotting. Preserves cellular morphology, making it ideal for hematology.
• Sample Type: Whole Blood
• Applications: Complete Blood Count (CBC), Differential Count, Blood Grouping, Cross-matching, Hemoglobin A1c, Reticulocyte Count, Molecular Diagnostics (DNA extraction).

5. Green Top Tubes

• Additive: Heparin (Lithium Heparin, Sodium Heparin, or Ammonium Heparin)
• Purpose: Anticoagulant that activates antithrombin to inhibit thrombin and factor Xa, preventing clotting. Allows for rapid plasma separation.
• Sample Type: Plasma
• Applications: Plasma Chemistry (e.g., electrolytes, BUN, creatinine, liver function tests), Ammonia, Chromosome Analysis.

6. Gray Top Tubes

• Additive: Sodium Fluoride (antiglycolytic agent) and Potassium Oxalate or EDTA (anticoagulant)
• Purpose: Sodium fluoride preserves glucose by inhibiting glycolysis, and the anticoagulant prevents clotting.
• Sample Type: Plasma
• Applications: Glucose, Lactate, Blood Alcohol Levels.

7. Black Top Tubes

• Additive: Sodium Citrate (specific concentration, 1:4 ratio)
• Purpose: Used specifically for Westergren Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) determination.
• Sample Type: Whole Blood

8. Yellow Top Tubes (ACD)

• Additive: Acid Citrate Dextrose (ACD) Solution
• Purpose: Anticoagulant and cell preservative, often used for cell viability.
• Sample Type: Whole Blood
• Applications: HLA typing, Paternity testing, DNA studies, Blood banking (for specific components).

Technical Specifications:

• Material: Medical-Grade Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
• Cap Material: High-quality Butyl Rubber / Polypropylene (PP)
• Tube Sizes (Common): 13x75mm (2-5mL), 13x100mm (4-7mL), 16x100mm (8-10mL) – other sizes available
• Sterilization: Gamma Irradiation (Sterility Assurance Level - SAL 10⁻⁶)
• Shelf Life: Typically 18-24 months from manufacturing date
• Operating Temperature: Recommended for use between 4°C - 25°C
• Centrifugation Speed: Varies by tube type (e.g., SST up to 3000-3500 RPM for 10-15 minutes)

Quality & Compliance:

• Certifications: Manufactured under strict quality management systems (e.g., ISO 13485 certified).
• Regulatory Compliance: CE Marked, FDA compliant (where applicable), adhering to international standards for in-vitro diagnostic medical devices.
• CLSI Guidelines: Designed and tested in accordance with Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines for blood collection.
• Traceability: Each tube and package comes with full lot traceability for quality control and recall purposes.

Packaging:

• Standard packaging: 100 tubes per rack, 10 racks per case (1000 tubes per case).
• All packaging is designed to maintain sterility and protect tubes during transit and storage.
• Clear labeling on outer packaging for easy identification of tube type, size, and quantity.

Why Choose Our Blood Collection Tubes?

We are committed to providing healthcare professionals with superior blood collection solutions that minimize pre-analytical errors, enhance patient safety, and deliver consistent, reliable results. Our rigorous quality control processes, innovative design, and comprehensive product range make us a trusted partner for diagnostic excellence.

Ordering Information:

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