COLOR CODES OF VACUTAINER TUBES
Vacutainer tubes were invented by Joe Kleiner and BD (Becton, Dickinson & Co.) in 1949. These tubes are the registered trademark of Becton, Dickinson & Co. and today vacutainer tubes are manufactured and sold by them.
A Vacutainer blood collection tube is a sterile glass or plastic tube with a closure that is evacuated to create a vacuum inside the tube facilitating the draw of a predetermined volume of liquid. Most commonly used to draw the blood samples directly from the vein. These tubes can also be used sometimes for the collection of urine samples.
Vacutainer tubes may contain additives, mostly the anticoagulants, designed to stabilize and preserve the blood specimen prior to analytical testing. These tubes are available with or without a safety-engineered closure (the rubber stopper inside the plastic cap), with a variety of labeling option and closure colors as well as a range of draw volumes.
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