Apparatus for inhibiting glycolysis in blood samples
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1. An article of manufacturing comprising, a blood collection tube containing granulated additive particles wherein each particle comprises a fluoride salt component and an anticoagulant component wherein said particles have a mesh size from 130 to 350.
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A blood collection device comprising formed additive particles. The additive particles are an improvement over available additive formulations that are powder blended in that the components of the additive particles of the present invention are in each formed particle. The formed additive particles comprise a fluoride salt and an ethylenediaminetetraacetate salt or a heparin salt to consistently minimize glycolysis and coagulation of a blood specimen with low hemolysis.
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- 1. An article of manufacturing comprising, a blood collection tube containing granulated additive particles wherein each particle comprises a fluoride salt component and an anticoagulant component wherein said particles have a mesh size from 130 to 350.
- 11. A granulated additive particle formulation for use in blood collection tubes to minimize glycolysis and blood coagulation with low hemolysis, comprising a fluoride salt component and an anticoagulant component, wherein each particle has a mesh size from 130 to 350.
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