Cardinal Health Standard Blood Collection Tubes

Yes, these Cardinal Health Standard Blood Collection Tubes are specifically designed with a sterile tube interior.

This is a critical feature that ensures the integrity and accuracy of the collected blood samples, which is essential for professional laboratory use. Maintaining a sterile environment prevents contamination during downstream analytical procedures, including:

• General hematology testing
• Specific chemistry analyses requiring plasma or whole blood

Yes, specific variants of the Cardinal Health Standard Blood Collection Tubes are manufactured in the US. This origin, combined with the professional-grade features, ensures high product quality and traceability for diagnostic settings.

Key quality features include:

• Sterile Interior: Ensures complete sample integrity for laboratory testing.
• Versatile Application: Suitable for procedures requiring plasma or whole blood, including general hematology and certain chemistry procedures.
• Non-Silicone Option: Certain configurations offer a non-silicone coated tube for processes where silicone interference is a concern.
• Condition: All tubes are guaranteed to be in Factory New condition.

Yes, Cardinal Health Standard Blood Collection Tubes are designed with a sterile tube interior. This critical feature ensures optimal sample integrity, which is essential for reliable results in clinical diagnostics.

These high-quality tubes are versatile, supporting laboratory procedures requiring plasma or whole blood, including general hematology and specific chemistry applications.

Key specifications include:

• Additives: Variants are available with essential liquid additives, such as EDTA (K3) solutions, necessary for blood preservation.
• Coatings: Tubes are generally non-silicone coated, and stoppers feature either a Glycerine or Silicone coating, depending on the variant.
• Configurations: They come in various sizes and draw volumes (e.g., 3mL, 5mL, 10mL) and are identified by different stopper colors (Lavender or Red) to match specific testing protocols.

Yes, the Cardinal Health Standard Blood Collection Tubes feature a sterile interior.

This is a critical design element that ensures aseptic sample collection, which is vital for maintaining sample integrity and achieving accurate results in laboratory procedures, including general hematology and specific chemistry procedures.

Additionally, the tubes and stoppers offer varied coatings based on the chosen configuration:

• Tube Material: Specific variants are available as Non-Silicone Coated Tubes, which is useful for procedures where silicone interference must be prevented.
• Stopper Coating: Stoppers are coated with either Glycerine or Silicone, depending on the specific tube configuration.

Yes, the Cardinal Health Standard Blood Collection Tubes are specialized for critical laboratory procedures requiring reliable collection of whole blood or plasma samples. They are suitable for various downstream analyses, including:

• General Hematology: Ideal for various blood counts and comprehensive blood analyses.
• Specific Chemistry Procedures: Applicable for specialized chemical tests utilizing whole blood or plasma.

These tubes ensure sample integrity by featuring a sterile tube interior and utilizing necessary liquid additives (such as EDTA K3 solutions in Monoject variants) for proper anticoagulation.

Yes, these collection tubes feature specialized stopper coatings that vary based on the specific configuration selected. This allows you to choose the appropriate coating for your testing needs.

Available stopper coatings include:

• Silicone Coated Stopper
• Glycerine Coated Stopper

It is worth noting that while the stoppers utilize these coatings, specific tube models are also available as Non-Silicone Coated Tubes for procedures where avoiding silicone interference in the sample contact area is critical.

Yes, these Cardinal Health Standard Blood Collection Tubes are specifically designed with liquid additives essential for proper sample preparation and integrity.

• Type of Additive: The primary liquid additive included in many configurations is EDTA (K3) solution.
• Purpose: EDTA is a critical anticoagulant, necessary for collecting whole blood samples for analysis, particularly in general hematology procedures.
• Concentrations: The specific concentration of the additive varies by tube configuration (e.g., 0.06mL, 7.5% solution or 0.05mL, 15% solution).

These tubes are ideal for laboratory procedures requiring plasma or whole blood.

Yes, Cardinal Health offers specific configurations of these blood collection tubes that are non-silicone coated, ensuring compatibility for sensitive laboratory procedures where silicone interference is a concern. This is a key selling point for certain variants.

Regarding the stoppers, the coating varies by configuration. You can select tubes with either a Silicone Coated or a Glycerine Coated stopper, depending on your specific procedural requirements.

Yes, these blood collection tubes are offered in a comprehensive range of sizes and configurations, including specialized coatings, to meet diverse laboratory needs while ensuring sample integrity.

Available Sizes and Draw Volumes

The tubes are available in several standard dimensions and corresponding draw volumes:

Specialized Coating Options

Cardinal Health provides flexibility regarding tube and stopper coatings:

• Non-Silicone Coated Tubes: Specific variants are available without silicone coating on the tube interior, which is suitable for assays sensitive to silicone interference.
• Stopper Coatings: Depending on the configuration chosen, stoppers may be coated with either Glycerine or Silicone.

Note that all tubes across all configurations maintain a sterile interior.

Yes, the Cardinal Health Standard Blood Collection Tubes are designed for high versatility and reliable sample collection in clinical laboratory settings. They are specifically intended to support a range of critical laboratory procedures, including:

• Collection of Whole Blood or Plasma: Suitable for gathering both types of specimens.
• General Hematology: Ideal for routine blood analysis and detailed hematological studies.
• Specific Chemistry Procedures: Applicable for various chemistry assays requiring controlled samples.

A key feature is the sterile interior of the tubes, which is crucial for maintaining sample integrity. The availability of specialized liquid additives, such as EDTA (K3), ensures necessary anticoagulation. Additionally, specific configurations offer a non-silicone coated tube option for specialized testing protocols where silicone interference must be avoided.