Tube, Ethylene Diamine Tetra-acetic Acid (EDTA)

Primary use
Diagnosis / Measurement / Monitoring
Type of medical device or related product
Collection devices
General vs. specific use (health condition)
General
Intended population sex
All
Level of technical knowledge
General clinical
Capital
No
Reusable
No
Requirements
None
WHO list of priority medical devices
Cancer management (2017)
Service delivery platforms / Healthcare levels
First-level (district) hospital services
General outpatient (health post, health center) and outreach services for primary care
Second-level and third-level hospital services and specialized outpatient services
Healthcare unit
Emergency care
General surgery
Inpatient care
Intensive care
Laboratory
Long-term care
Medical imaging
Outpatient care
Rehabilitation
Specialized diagnostics
Specialized surgery
Specialized treatment
EMDN related code(s)
W0501010102
BLOOD COLLECTION, TUBES
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GMDN related code(s)
57892
Capillary blood collection tube IVD, K2EDTA (A non-sterile glass or plastic collection tube containing the anticoagulant dipotassium ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (K2EDTA), intended to be used for the collection, preservation and/or transport of capillary blood for analysis or other investigation (e.g., microhaematocrit). It is typically sealed at one or both ends with a putty-like substance following specimen collection, It is This is a single-use device.)
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