An exemplary blood sampling tool/device can be provided with which, even when a small amount of sample is collected, such amount of sample can be collected in a state suitable for a later analysis. The exemplary blood sampling tool/device can comprise, e.g., a pipette tip-shaped blood sampler having openings at an upper part and a lower part having an interior space for aspirating and retaining blood by the capillary action. This exemplary tool/device can also comprise a blood container having a hydrophilically treated inner wall and bottom, and having a protrusion provided at the bottom that is able to accommodate the blood collected by the blood sampler. A sealing lid can also be provided for sealing the blood container. With such exemplary blood sampling tool/device, when the lower opening of the blood sampler having aspirated and retained blood in the interior space is brought into contact with the inner wall or bottom of the blood container, the blood can easily transfer from the blood sampler into the blood container.

In order to produce a transport bag for transporting liquid samples, in particular blood, urine, tissue samples, or the like, two film layers made of plastic are placed one on top of the other and joined to one another in such a manner that an interior space is formed between the film layers. Before the two film layers are placed one on top of the other, a liquid or viscous carrier material into which absorber particles are or will be mixed is applied to at least one of the film layers. Subsequently, the carrier material with the absorber particles is dried and/or cooled. Preferably, the carrier material is sprayed or spattered or printed or knife coated or brushed onto the film layer.

Provided is a blood collection unit suitable for accelerated blood coagulation of whole blood for subsequent autologous or allogeneic use. The blood collection unit includes an inside surface that an activation site accelerating coagulation by having a high roughness. Further provided is a blood collection unit including an inside surface that has an activation site having a high roughness area, and an interior of the blood collection unit has been prepared with a pressure of no more than 255 mBar, and preferably a pressure of no more than 130 mBar.

A biological liquid collection device designed to draw blood using an atmospheric-balanced vacuum to ensure the blood is exposed to the sample atmospheric partial pressure oxygen and partial pressure carbon dioxide levels as found in standard arterial blood gas syringes, resulting in blood gas sample stabilization during collection and a superior vacuum shelf-life by reducing the gas permeation rate through the plastic tube. The biological liquid collection device comprises a collection module for receiving a biological liquid sample, an evacuated container having an open end and a closed end wherein the evacuated container contains the collection module therein, and a closure for closing the open end of the evacuated container. The evacuated container comprises a gas composition that is substantially equal to the gas composition of the atmosphere outside of the evacuated container. A method for forming the atmospherically balanced vacuum collection device is also provided.

Adapter caps for sample collection containers have a monolithic elongate body with an upper neck portion that merges into a larger lower body portion with an open internal cavity. The upper neck portion has an open needle bore that is concentrically aligned with the open internal cavity. The monolithic elongate body has an axially extending centerline. The needle bore has a downwardly extending wall with an inner surface that comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart longitudinally extending flat surfaces.

Provided is a blood collection unit suitable for accelerated blood coagulation of whole blood for subsequent autologous or allogeneic use. The blood collection unit includes an inside surface that an activation site accelerating coagulation by having a high roughness. Further provided is a blood collection unit including an inside surface that has an activation site having a high roughness area, and an interior of the blood collection unit has been prepared with a pressure of no more than 255 mBar, and preferably a pressure of no more than 130 mBar.

The present invention provides an automatic blood-sampling tube preparation device which can detect the presence of the proper or improper blood-sampling tube by selectively taking out a blood-sampling tube and transferring the blood-sampling tube to a label pasting position, printing information of the patient on a label, pasting the printed label on the blood-sampling tube positioned in the label pasting position, and collecting the label pasted blood-sampling tubes in the container for each patient. The device also includes photographing means for photographing an appearance of the blood-sampling tube taken out from the blood-sampling tube containing section and a control means arranged to have a threshold with respect to at least one characteristic information previously extracted from an appearance of a blood-sampling tube, to extract the characteristic information from the appearance image photographed to judge whether the blood-sampling tube corresponds to the instruction information from the doctor.

Methods for intra-mold sterilization of a plastic-embedded metal component of a product, such as a medical lancet having a metal needle embedded within a plastic lancet body. For example, a lancet needle is retained within a mold, plastic is injected to encapsulate the needle, and a specified minimum temperature is maintained for a specified minimum cycle time. In example forms, the specified minimum mold temperature is at least about 370 degrees Fahrenheit and the specified minimum cycle time is at least about 10 seconds.

Methods of molding a barrel, such as a syringe barrel having very low draft, are disclosed. Thermoplastic syringes having very low interior draft angels are also disclosed.

An automatically locking safety device, e.g., for use in a blood collection procedure, can include a housing, first and second needle covers that are at least partly received in the housing, and a needle that is at least partly received in at least one of the first and second needle covers. The needle can include a proximal tip configured for placement into a patient and a distal tip configured for placement into a blood collection vial. In some embodiments, the first and second needle covers are biased by a biasing member. In some cases, one or both of the first and second needle covers can be locked to prevent axial movement thereof after the blood collection procedure. In certain embodiments, a distal end of the device is configured to connect with a medical connector, such as a needleless IV access device.