What is a Vacutainer adapter?
Description. Designed to allow the attachment of a variety of Luer slip devices (disposable or reusable hypodermic needles, IV catheters and blood collection sets) to BD Vacutainer holder using a single venipuncture.
What is BD Vacutainer?
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. BD provides a full offering of Vacutainer® blood collection tubes in both glass and plastic.
What is a Vacutainer tube used for?
BD Vacutainer® SST™ Tubes contain spray-coated silica and a polymer gel for serum separation. They are used for serum determinations in chemistry. BD Vacutainer® SST™ Tubes provide an efficient means of serum sample preparation and help to improve laboratory workflow.
How do I transfer blood to Vacutainer?
Attach a BD Vacutainer™ Blood Transfer Device to the syringe. Insert an evacuated blood collection tube into the BD Vacutainer™ Blood Transfer Device/syringe assembly. Allow the blood to transfer from the syringe to the tube using the tube’s vacuum. Do not depress the plunger of the syringe.
How does a Vacutainer work?
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.
What is BD Vacutainer ACD solution A?
Description. Vacutainer™ tubes containing Acid Citrate Dextrose (ACD) are used for blood banking studies, HLA phenotyping and DNA and paternity testing. ACD Solution A contains trisodium citrate (22.0g/L), citric acid (8.0g/L) and dextrose (24.5g/L)
What is blood transfer device?
A blood transfer device allows the transfer of blood from a syringe into a blood collection tube or a blood culture bottle.
Is BD Vacutainer safe?
The BD Vacutainer® Safety-Lok™ Blood Collection Set is simple, easy to use, and is safety-engineered. The safety mechanism can be activated immediately after the blood draw and helps protect against needlestick injury. It is also offered with a pre-attached holder for added convenience. Q.
What is Vacutainer name the parts of Vacutainer?
A vacutainer is thus, a sterile glass or plastic tube with a closure that is evacuated to create a vacuum inside facilitating the draw of a predetermined volume of blood. The equipment consists of a plastic hub, a hypodermic needle and a vacuum tube.