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BD Vacutainer® plastic serum tubes are equipped with silica particles, ensuring efficient coagulation activation, making them suitable for serum sample collection. The latex-free BD Hemogard safety closure comprises an inner stopper and an outer protective cap. It offers ease of removal and safeguards healthcare professionals from direct contact with patients' blood.
| Product Code | NHS code | Volume (mL) | Size (mm) | Specification | Material | Label | Closure cap |
| 368493 | KFK325 | 2 | 13x75 | Silica (Clot Activator) | PET | Block | Hemogard |
| 368975 | KFK242 | 4 | 13x75 | Silica (Clot Activator) | PET | Block | Hemogard |
| 367837 | KFK168 | 6 | 13x100 | Silica (Clot Activator) | PET | Block | Hemogard |
| 367895 | KFK285 | 10 | 16x100 | Silica (Clot Activator) | PET | Block | Hemogard |
Key Features & Benefits
Sterile Interior: BD Vacutainer® Blood Collection Tubes are gamma irradiation-sterilised, ensuring a sterile environment for blood samples.
Consistent Results: The predetermined vacuum ensures accurate blood collection and maintains the ideal blood-to-additive ratio, contributing to reliable test results.
Colour Coded: Red Hemogard Cap allows for easy identification
Clotting times: The recommended minimum time for the coagulation of serum tubes from patients who have not been treated with anticoagulants is 60 minutes.
Centrifuging conditions: ≤ 1300 g for 10 minutes at 18-25°C
Tubes should be inverted according to the following recommendations:
SST and serum tubes – 5 inversions
Tubes are supplied in a box of 100
