COLLECTION TUBES APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    2.
    发明公开
    COLLECTION TUBES APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS 审中-公开
    纸管设备,系统和程序

    公开(公告)号:EP2229237A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-22

    申请号:EP08844203.3

    申请日:2008-10-13

    发明人: EMERSON, Jane

    IPC分类号: B04B11/06

    摘要: 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 barrier rapidly hardens forming a solid barrier when triggered by a suitable energy source.

    COLLECTION TUBES APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
    3.
    发明公开
    COLLECTION TUBES APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS 审中-公开
    纸管设备,系统和程序

    公开(公告)号:EP2346983A2

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-27

    申请号:EP09826538.2

    申请日:2009-10-27

    发明人: EMERSON, Jane

    IPC分类号: C12M1/24 A61B5/15 G01N33/49

    摘要: 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.