Collection tubes apparatus, systems and methods

Details Collection tubes apparatus, systems and methods Collection tubes apparatus, systems and methods

2011-07-05

2011-07-05

Menon, Krishnan S (Department: 1777)

Liquid purification or separation

Tangential flow or centrifugal fluid action

With movable means affecting flow

C210S511000, C210S516000, C210S781000, C210S782000, C210S789000, C252S060000, C435S002000, C522S006000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07971730

ABSTRACT:
Methods of producing collection tubes are presented. The methods include providing a separator substance that can rapidly polymerize in a short time to a desired hardness and disposing the separator substance within the lumen of the tube. The separator substance is formulated to have a density between an average density of a serum fraction of whole blood and a cell-containing fraction of whole blood, and to be flowable with whole blood. Upon centrifugation of a tube having blood, the separator substance forms a barrier between the whole blood fractions. The tube and barrier maintain stability of one or more analyte levels, including potassium and glucose, within 10% of their initial values before centrifugation for at least four days.

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