Blood Specimen Collection
Blood Specimen Collection
Phlebotomy supplies and other clinical products for use in collecting patient blood samples.
Blood specimen collection and handling supplies are designed to help obtain capillary, arterial, and venous blood samples for clinical monitoring and diagnostic testing and drug testing.
Capillary blood specimens are collected via fingerstick or heelstick. Heelsticks are typically performed on infants. Fingersticks may be used when only a small amount of sample is needed or when a phlebotomy is contraindicated or difficult to perform.
Products used for capillary blood collection include manual and automatic lancets, plain or anticoagulant-coated microtubes, micro collection tubes, and alcohol wipes, gauze, and other miscellaneous supplies.
Venous blood samples may be collected using a needle attached to a syringe to which manual suction is applied. Blood samples may also be collected directly into evacuated (vacuum) tubes, which contain a variety of anticoagulants and other additives required for various tests. The vacuum facilitates blood collection and automatically draws the samples into the tubes.
Products for venous blood collections include needles, syringes, evacuated blood tubes, blood tube holders, butterfly or winged collection sets, and other supplies like tourniquets, alcohol swabs, gauze pads, and bandages.
Arterial blood samples are for blood gas determinations. These specimens are typically obtained via catheter or using a needle and a pre-heparinized syringe. Specific arterial sampling kits are also available.
Collecting blood specimens for drugs of abuse testing may require special procedures and products that track temperature and record chain-of-custody.
BD Microtainer™ Tubes with Microgard™ Closure
Designed for whenever only the smallest amounts of blood are required. BD Microtainer™ Tubes with Microgard™ Closure are color coded to correspond with the type of blood collection and are marked with the correct filling level for the anticoagulant.
Brand™ Micro Haematocrit Capillaries, CE-IVD
Heparinised with sodium heparinate over internal surface. BRAND™ Micro-haematocrit Capillary Tubes coded red for capillary blood. Disposable without calibration mark.
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BD Vacutainer™ Citrate Tube
Contains buffered trisodium citrate solution. BD™ Vacutainer™ Citrate Tube contains an anticoagulant additive equivalent to 3.2% trisodium citrate for coagulation investigations. It is also suitable for carrying out special test procedures, such as the platelet function test PFA-100.
BD Vacutainer™ SST™ II Advance Tubes
Prevents the contamination of the serum from the separated cellular components. BD Vacutainer™ SST™ II Advance Tubes feature an inert, stable gel that separates the serum and the blood clot during centrifugation. The type of gel used enables short centrifugation times.
Greiner Bio-One MiniCollect™ Tube, Light-Blue Cap, 9NC Coagulation Sodium Citrate 3.2%, Sterile
Contains a buffered sodium citrate solution to aid in examination of coagulation parameters.
SST Clot Activator and Polymer Gel Hemogard™ Closure Blood Tube
Use the SST Clot Activator and Polymer Gel Hemogard™ Closure Blood Tube, which contains Silica, to activate clotting of the specimen and a gel that forms a barrier between the clot and the serum after centrifugation.
BD Safety-Lok™ Blood Collection Set
Use for blood collection. BD Vacutainer™ Safety-Lok™ Blood Collection Set (50 sets) comes with safety re-shielding cover and Luer adapter.
Greiner Bio-One MiniCollect™ Tube. Lavender Cap, K3E K3EDTA, Non-Sterile
Inner wall is coated with anticoagulant that binds calcium ions and interrupts clotting.
Greiner Bio-One Round Bottom Polypropylene Tubes
Manufactured from polypropylene for excellent thermal, chemical and mechanical stability. Greiner Bio-One™ Round Bottom Polypropylene Tubes are ideally suited for the storage of chemical and biological samples.
Fisherbrand™ Blood Collection Tray
Designed with phlebotomists in mind. Fisherbrand™ Blood Collection Tray was developed after extensive research in clinics and hospitals. This lightweight solution for organizing and transporting tubes and smaller items includes a sturdy plastic tray, 36-well tube rack and disposable inserts.
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 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.
Jaytec Glass™ Micro-Haematocrit Tubes
Use either version of Micro-Haematocrit Tubes: Heparinised (for direct capillary blood) or non-heparinised (for venous blood).
Greiner Bio-One Serum Clot Activator Tubes
For routine clinical chemistry, immunohematology, serology or immunology testing