Vaku-8 Vacuum Blood Collection Tube – Iodo Acetate Glucose – Grey

– The Vaku-8 Blood Collection Tube system is use to collect blood directly into the tube during venipuncture and is a closed system. This is different from an open system wherein a syringe is used to collect blood and then the blood has to be transferred into test tubes.
– These blood collection vacuum tubes have a prefilled anticoagulant that prevents the blood from coagulating or clotting
– Vaku-8 blood collection tubes have a Bi-cap that is a butyl rubber stopper that seals the tube and is covered by a plastic cover to prevent laboratory personnel from coming into contact with the blood sample collected
– These are glucose/oxalate tubes and are used for plasma blood collection
– These find applications in the following tests
– Blood sugar

– Sugar tolerance

– Red blood cell electrophoresis

– Alkali resistant Hb determination

– Sugar dissolution
– The anticoagulant used in these tubes is lithium iodo acetate
– The colour of the tube cap is Grey
– It is available in capacity of 2 ml & 3 ml
– These products are manufactured on demand and the delivery lead time is 30 days