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- Weight: 1.5 lb
- Plastic Tube, Hemogard Closure, 13mm x 75mm, 3.0mL, Lt. Green, Paper Label, Gel/ Lithium Heparin (spray coated) 51 Units, 100/bx (Drop Ship Requires Pre-Approval)
- This item is non-returnable
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MPN: 367960
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Frequently asked questions
Do the plastic tubes enhance safety?
The BD Vacutainer Plus Plastic Blood Collection Tubes are specifically engineered for enhanced safety during phlebotomy and subsequent handling. The switch from glass to plastic provides several crucial benefits:
- Reduced Breakage and Spillage: The durable plastic construction eliminates the inherent risks associated with glass tubes, significantly lowering the potential for breakage and accidental specimen spillage.
- Secure Closures: Variants are available with the secure Hemogard Closure or a conventional stopper, ensuring contents remain sealed during transport and processing.
- Simple, Compliant Disposal: The tubes are designed for safe and simple disposal methods that adhere fully to established EPA guidelines.
Do these collection tubes use Lithium Heparin?
Yes, the BD Vacutainer Plus tubes utilize Lithium Heparin (spray coated) as the anticoagulant, which is essential for diagnostic tests requiring plasma stabilization. In specific variants, the tubes also feature a Gel separator.
Key details about the additive system:
- Anticoagulation: The Lithium Heparin is spray coated onto the internal walls, ensuring rapid and effective prevention of blood clotting.
- Plasma Separation: The Gel separator, where included, forms a stable barrier between the plasma and the blood cells during centrifugation, which is required for reliable plasma separation testing.
What precise volumes and sizes are available?
The BD Vacutainer Plus Plastic Tubes are offered in a variety of dimensions and draw volumes to accommodate diverse clinical needs and testing protocols.
Available tube dimensions (Diameter x Length) include:
- 13mm x 75mm
- 13mm x 100mm
- 16mm x 100mm
These configurations are available across several precise draw volumes:
- 3.0 mL
- 3.5 mL
- 4.5 mL
- 8.0 mL
Are various blood collection volumes offered?
Yes, the BD Vacutainer Plus tubes are available in diverse draw volumes and corresponding dimensions, optimized for different testing protocols. They range from 3.0 mL up to 8.0 mL.
| Volume | Dimensions (Diameter x Length) |
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| 3.0 mL | 13mm x 75mm and 13mm x 100mm |
| 3.5 mL | 13mm x 100mm |
| 4.5 mL | 13mm x 100mm |
| 8.0 mL | 16mm x 100mm |
All tubes are made with durable plastic construction to significantly enhance safety by minimizing the risk of breakage and hazardous specimen spillage.
Are secure closure options available?
Yes, the BD Vacutainer Plus Plastic Blood Collection Tubes (BD PST) are available with two distinct closure options:
- Hemogard Closure: This proprietary design is engineered for enhanced safety and superior containment, helping to mitigate the risk of accidental contact with the sample during handling and removal.
- Conventional Stopper: This is the standard, traditional closure type suitable for routine blood collection and processing.
Does the plastic construction enhance safety?
The BD Vacutainer Plus tubes are specifically engineered with plastic construction to significantly enhance safety during phlebotomy, handling, and disposal.
This plastic design replaces traditional glass, offering several key safety advantages:
- Reduced Risk of Breakage: The material minimizes the potential for tube breakage, which is a common hazard during collection, centrifugation, and transport.
- Minimized Specimen Spillage: By preventing tube breakage, the risk of accidental exposure to biological specimens through spillage is greatly reduced.
- EPA Compliant Disposal: The tubes are designed for safe and simple disposal that adheres to established EPA guidelines.
Is high-volume packaging provided?
Yes, these BD Vacutainer Plus tubes are specifically packaged to support high-volume clinical and laboratory environments.
The tubes are configured in standardized counts suitable for bulk purchasing:
- Primary Units: 100 tubes are typically packaged per box (100/bx) or per pack (100/pk).
- Case Quantities: For bulk ordering, these primary units are consolidated into cases, such as 10 packs per case (10 pk/cs) or 10 boxes per case (10 bx/cs).
Are the tubes EPA compliant for disposal?
Yes, these BD Vacutainer Plus Plastic Blood Collection Tubes are engineered for both safe handling and regulatory compliance upon disposal.
- EPA Compliant Disposal: The tubes are designed to facilitate simple and safe disposal methods that adhere fully to established Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines.
- Enhanced Safety: By utilizing plastic construction, the risk of tube breakage and subsequent specimen spillage during collection, handling, and waste disposal is significantly reduced, offering a safer alternative to glass tubes.
What is the label type?
Each tube features a paper label affixed to its side.
Are the tubes pre-treated with Lithium Heparin?
Yes, many variants of the BD Vacutainer Plus Plastic Tubes (BD PST) are pre-treated with an anticoagulant mixture optimized for reliable plasma separation testing (PST).
This treatment ensures specimen integrity and features:
- Additive: The tubes typically utilize Gel/Lithium Heparin to prevent coagulation and yield high-quality plasma samples.
- Application Method: The Lithium Heparin is applied using a spray coating process, which ensures rapid and uniform mixing with the blood specimen.
- Separation Component: Specific tube configurations also include a Gel separator to efficiently separate the plasma from the cellular components after centrifugation.