Vacutainer Tube Serum 8.5ml, Gold – x 100

BD Vacutainer Serum Tubes clot in just 5 minutes and are able to be centrifuged in as little as 3 minutes.

Lithium Heparin Tube

• Contain Sodium or Lithium Heparin and are used to obtain a plasma sample

• Can be centrifuged immediately after collection

Rapid Serum Tube

• Clots in only 5 minutes

• Can be centrifuged in as little as 3 minutes

Serum Seperator Tubes

• Contain Silica to activate clotting of the specimen

• A gel forms a barrier between the clot and serum after centrifugation

K2EDTA Tubes

• Whole blood or EDTA plasma sample

• The additive K2 Potassium Salt of EDTA is spray coated onto the interior surface of the Vacutainer Tube and acts as a coagulant

Fluoride EDTA Tubes

• Used for glucose determinations

• Additives in the tube stop enzymatic activity at the glycolytic pathway

EDTA Crossmatch Tubes

• Used to obtain either a serum sample or a whole blood or EDTA sample

• Crossmatch label, which is larger to allow more information to be recorded