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™ Glass Blood Collection Tubes with Fluoride: Conventional Stoppers
Evacuated glass blood collection tubes for glucose determinations
BD Vacutainer™ Glass Blood Collection Tubes with Sodium Heparin
Evacuated glass blood collection tubes for plasma determinations in chemistry
BD Vacutainer™ Glass Blood Collection Tubes with Fluoride: Hemogard™
Evacuated glass blood collection tubes for glucose determinations
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 Chemistry Tubes
Blood Collection Tubes are made out of virtually unbreakable PET plastic
Greiner Bio-One VACUETTE High Altitude Coagulation Tubes with Sodium Citrate Solution
Buffered sodium citrate solution for blood collection and mixing; high altitude versions available for use at higher elevations.
Greiner Bio-One High Altitude Coagulation Tubes with Sodium Citrate Solution
For routine hemostasis testing
Covidien Monoject™ Glycerine-Coated Tubes with Red Stoppers
Standard blood-collection tubes
Improve Medical IMPROVACUTER Blood Collection Tubes
FDA-approved, IMPROVACUTER Shatterproof PET tubes offer a safe method of blood collection and reduce the potential for tube breakage and specimen spillage, thereby reducing the potential for exposure to bloodborne pathogens.
Covidien Monoject™ Nonsilicone Coated Tubes with Gray Stoppers
For laboratory procedures
G-Biosciences Blood Collection Tube
Blood collection tube is used to collect and transport whole blood at ambient temperatures.
Sarstedt Inc Screw Cap Micro Tube, 1.3ml, Citrate, Polypropylene, 100/Pack
Screw Cap Micro Tube 1.3ml Citrate Polypropylene
Texas Medical Industries SAF-EVAC FOR ISTAT 100/PK
Saf-Evac For Use With Your I-Stat Device. Economical Tool That Limits Technologists Exposure To Etiological Agents In Blood Samples. Saf-Evac Prevents The Aerosolization (Splashing) Of Blood Normally Associated With Uncapping Of Evacuated Sampling Tubes. The Device Allows Laboratory Personnel To Dispense Whole Anti Coagulated Blood From The Tube One Drop At A Time. The Blood Smear May Now Be Prepared Without Removal Of The Stopper.
Sarstedt Inc Push Cap Micro Tube, 1.3ml, EDTA, 100/Pack
Push Cap Micro Tube 1.3ml EDTA Polypropylene