
Heparin TubesOlive Green cap
Lithium Heparin
Meditubex® · Vacuum & Non-Vacuum
Lithium heparin plasma — ideal when sodium is on the panel.
Clinical principle
Lithium heparin activates antithrombin to inhibit coagulation, providing plasma rapidly with no interference in sodium measurement — supplied in plastic tubes.
Applications
- Clinical chemistry
- Electrolytes (incl. sodium)
- Stat plasma testing
Frequently asked
Specifications
- Cap colour
- Olive Green cap
- Additive
- Lithium heparin
- Specimen
- Plasma
- Tube type
- Vacuum & Non-Vacuum
- Tube sizes
- 13 × 75 mm · 2 / 3 / 4 ml
- 13 × 100 mm · 4 / 5 / 6 ml
- 16 × 100 mm · 6 / 8 / 9 / 10 ml
- Inversions
- 8–10 times, gently
- Applications
- Clinical chemistryElectrolytes (incl. sodium)Stat plasma testing
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