What is a BD Vacutainer tube?
BD Vacutainer plastic 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. 13x75 mm 3.0 mL BD Vacutainer® plastic P700 plasma tube. Lavender BD Hemogard™ closure.
What types of blood collection tubes does only BD offer?
Only BD provides a full offering of blood collection tubes in both glass and plastic. BD Vacutainer plastic 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. 13x75 mm 3.0 mL BD Vacutainer® plastic P700 plasma tube.
What is a Vacutainer test tube?
(July 2015) A range of Vacutainer tubes containing blood. A Vacutainer blood collection tube is a sterile glass or plastic test tube with a colored rubber stopper creating a vacuum seal inside of the tube, facilitating the drawing of a predetermined volume of liquid.
What is an EDTA Vacutainer?
BD Vacutainer® PPT™ is a closed system allowing separation and storage of undiluted EDTA plasma in the primary blood collection tube. It is intended for the purposes of molecular diagnostic testing. PPT™ is an evacuated, sterile blood collection tube that contains an inert gel and spray-dried K2EDTA anticoagulant for achieving plasma separation.
What is a BD Vacutainer used for?
BD Vacutainer® Tubes are used to transport and process blood for testing serum, plasma or whole blood in the clinical laboratory. BD Vacutainer® Tubes are evacuated tubes with color-coded (see table below) conventional stoppers or BD Hemogard™ Closures.
What is BD tube?
About BD's Blood Collection Tubes. BD Diagnostics - Preanalytical Systems is an industry pioneer and leader in evacuated blood collection systems. Under the BD Vacutainer® Brand, we provide a range of blood collection tubes for Biochemistry, Immunochemistry, Haematology, Blood Banking and Coagulation studies.
Which Vacutainer tubes for what tests?
Blood Collection TubesTube cap colorAdditiveCommon laboratory testsLavender or pinkPotassium EDTAHematology and blood bankGraySodium fluoride, and sodium or potassium oxalateGlucose (especially when testing will be delayed), blood alcohol, lactic acid3 more rows
What is the meaning of Vacutainer?
Noun. vacutainer (plural vacutainers) (medicine) A collection tube, with an internal vacuum, used to draw blood samples.
How do you collect urine with BD Vacutainer?
Instructions: 1 Place sterile container with urine on a clean, flat surface. 2 Do not touch tip of transfer straw (it must remain sterile). 3 Place the tip of the transfer straw into the urine specimen ensuring the transfer straw does not touch the side of the container. See Figure #1.
How many types of Vacutainer are there?
Types of tubesTube cap color or type in order of drawAdditiveGold (sometimes red and grey "tiger top")Clot activator and serum separating gelDark greenSodium heparin (anticoagulant)Light greenLithium heparin (anticoagulant)Lavender ("purple")EDTA (chelator / anticoagulant)9 more rows
What tube is used for CBC?
If a CBC is the only test ordered, please draw a Gold tube and discard the gold tube. USES: Once Serum is separated by centrifugation, pipet serum to Transport Tube. Red Top Tube can be used for serum transport tube ONLY.
What is EDTA bottle used for?
Lavender-top tube (EDTA) This tube contains EDTA as an anticoagulant - used for most hematological procedures. These tubes are preferred for molecular tests.
What color is a EDTA tube?
LavenderEDTA whole blood = Lavender (purple) top tube Label this tube with owner name, animal ID, and as EDTA whole blood.
How do you use Vacutainer?
0:543:37Venepuncture Using a Vacutainer - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipMust remove the cover from the needle insert the needle in line with the vein with a bevel or anMoreMust remove the cover from the needle insert the needle in line with the vein with a bevel or an angle no greater than 45 degrees maintain. The position of the needle whilst inserting the blood tube.
How much blood does a Vacutainer hold?
Adult tubes generally hold from 3 to 10 ml of blood. Pediatric tubes usually hold from 2 to 4 ml. Tubes for fingersticks or heelsticks generally hold one half ml or less.
How do you collect blood samples using Vacutainer?
0:582:21Venipuncture - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipTake a shallow approach to the vein. And. The blood flashing back into the vacutainer confirms. You'MoreTake a shallow approach to the vein. And. The blood flashing back into the vacutainer confirms. You're in if you don't see the flashbacks.
Where are BD blood tubes manufactured?
BD Diagnostics Preanalytical Systems Page 2 2 Page 3 3 Every day millions of BD Vacutainer® Blood Collection Tubes manufactured in the UK are used in hospitals around the world. For 30 years, BD has supported the UK economy by being a major employer in the South West of England.
Are BD Vacutainers glass?
The BD Vacutainer® Citrate blood collection tube with 3.2% buffered sodium citrate solution are used for routine coagulation studies. The tubes are available in a range of sizes in both plastic and glass and can be identified by a light blue cap.
What is Microtainer tube?
Microtainer Blood Collection Tubes facilitate collection of a high-quality capillary blood sample. They include a Microgard™ closure with an integrated collector that ensures thorough mixing between blood and additive. Tubes are color-coded to indicate additive.
What is BD Vacutainer sodium fluoride potassium oxalate?
BD Vacutainer® Fluoride Tubes contain a glycolytic inhibitor and are used for glucose determinations on plasma. Unless otherwise noted, all BD Vacutainer® Fluoride Tubes contain a mixture of potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride.
What is BD Vacutainer?
BD Vacutainer® PPT™ is a closed system allowing separation and storage of undiluted EDTA plasma in the primary blood collection tube. It is intended for the purposes of molecular diagnostic testing.
What is BD white paper VS8188?
BD White Paper VS8188: Evaluation Of The Effect Of Specimen Handling Conditions In BD Vacutainer® PPT On The Stability Of HIV-1 Viral Load Using Roche Cobas® Ampliprep/ Cobas® Taqman® HIV-1 Test, 2010.
Why do people use vacutainers?
Vacutainers are widely used in phlebotomy in developed countries due to safety and ease of use. Vacutainers have the advantage of being prepared with additives, allowing easy multi-tube draws, and having a lower chance of hemolysis. In developing countries, it is still common to draw blood using a syringe or syringes.
Who invented the vacutainer tube?
The color of the top indicates the additives in the vial. Vacutainer tubes were invented by Joseph Kleiner and Becton Dickinson in 1949.
When was Vacutainer Plus invented?
The plastic tube version, known as Vacutainer PLUS, was developed at B-D in the early 1990s by E. Vogler, D. Montgomery and G. Harper amongst others of the Surface Science Group as US patents 5344611, 5326535, 5320812, 5257633 and 5246666.
What is the orange guard on a vacutainer?
The orange guard will shield the needle after it is withdrawn from the patient to protect from accidental needle sticks.
How does a vacutainer needle work?
The Vacutainer needle is double ended: the inner end is encased in a thin rubber coating that prevents blood from leaking out if the Vacutainer tubes are changed during a multi-draw, and the outer end which is inserted into the vein. When the needle is screwed into the translucent plastic needle holder, the coated end is inside the holder. When a tube is inserted into the holder, its rubber cap is punctured by this inner needle and the vacuum in the tube pulls blood through the needle and into the tube. The filled tube is then removed and another can be inserted and filled the same way. The amount of air evacuated from the tube predetermines how much blood will fill the tube before blood stops flowing.
