Monroe, NC, October 23, 2007 - Greiner Bio-One, Inc., has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the K2EDTA MiniCollect® Capillary Blood Collection tube.

The MiniCollect® system has a unique ‘closed’ cap system which reduces the risk of aerosols and contamination by eliminating the need to remove the cap during specimen collection.  Phlebotomists can use either a coated, plastic capillary or funnel which is inserted through the cross cuts in the flexible rubber cap.  “The versatility of being able to use either a funnel or capillary tube to collect the sample is something both managers and phlebotomists will appreciate” says Founder and Director of Center for Phlebotomy Education, Dennis Ernst, MT, ASCP.  

VACUETTE® MiniCollect® K2EDTA capillary blood collection tubes and accessories are available through most medical device distributors in the USA and Canada.  
Greiner Bio-One VACUETTE® products are used by thousands of laboratories to perform millions of tests each year.  For more information about Greiner Bio-One VACUETTE® and its line of blood and urine collection products, visit the website at www.vacuette.com .