Disposable Blood Collection Tubes

Basical Information:

1. Materials: PET, PP, glass

PET ( plastic) is more popular than glass due to it's accurate testing result, but glass material is cheaper, and PP is usually for non vacuum tube.

2. Types: plain, serum, EDTA, ESR, citrate, glucose, heparin, SST tube etc

Blood collection tubes are usually classed into below types according to its usage

3. Tube size:13x75mm,13x100mm, 16x100mm, 8x120mm etc

4. Blood sample specimen: serum, plasma, whole blood

5. Blood collection needle available:20G, 21G, 22G, 23G

 

Plain tube:

1. This tube is plain without additive

2. Specimen: plasma

3. Tube available sizes: 13*75mm, 13*100mm, 16*100mm

4. Draw volume: 2ml, 3ml, 4ml, 5ml, 6ml, 7ml, 8ml, 9ml, 10ml

Serum tube:

1. This tube is plain without additive

2. Specimen: plasma

3. Tube available sizes: 13*75mm, 13*100mm, 16*100mm

4. Draw volume: 2ml, 3ml, 4ml, 5ml, 6ml, 7ml, 8ml, 9ml, 10ml

Glucose Tube:
1. The tube is using Sodium Fluroide and potassium Oxalate as additive; grey closure;
2. Specimen: plasma. it is used for glucose determinations;
3. Specs: 13x75mm;
4. Draw volume: 2ml, 3ml;

EDTA Tube;

Description:
1. The tube is using EDTAK2 or EDTAK3 as additive; lavender closure;
2. Specimen: whole blood; it is used for hematology determinations;
3. Specs: 10x60mm (glass), 13x75mm; 6x100mmm;
4. Draw volume: 1ml, 2-10ml;

Heparin Tube;
Description:
1. The tube is using Sodium Heparin or Lithium Heparin as additive;
2. Specimen: plasma. It is used for plasma determinations in chemistry;
3. Specs: 13x75mm, 13x100mm, 16x100mm;

Citrate Tube;
Description:
1. The tube is using 3.2% (0.106mol/L); tri-sodium citrate as anticoagulation; blue
closure;
2. Specimen: whole blood or plasma; it is used for routine coagulation testing;
3. Spec: 13x75mm;
4. Draw volume: 1.8; 2.7; 3.6ml