| 释义 |
Vacutainer, n. Med. and Vet. Sci.|vækjuːˈteɪnə(r)|
[f. vacuum n. + container n.]
A proprietary name for an evacuated container in the form of a test-tube sealed with a bung which is used, with a double-ended hypodermic needle, for the collection of samples of blood.
1946Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 13 Aug. 200/1 Vacutainer... For device used for the collection of blood specimens... Claims use since Sept. 25, 1944. 1973Nature 26 Jan. 281/2 They were lightly anaesthetized with ether and blood samples collected by intracardiac puncture in hepatinized vacutainer tubes at set time intervals. 1976Lancet 30 Oct. 963/2 T.B.P.E. has been identified as a contaminant in plasma collected in vacutainers. 1977Trade Marks Jrnl. 14 Apr. 737/1 Vacutainer... Evacuated containers included in Class 9 for laboratory use... 4th November, 1974. 1990N.Y. Law Jrnl. 25 Jan. 25/4 The normal procedure was to insert a vacutainer needle laterally into the jugular vein of each horse and draw out sufficient blood for analysis. |