Use Manual

Sample tube specifications
Table 7: Sample tube specifications
Tube type • Approved: Rounded bottom
• Not approved:
– Flat bottom
– Pediatric
– Cone bottom
– Sample cup
– Tube with sample cup
– Ridged lip
Tube material • Approved:
– PET Polyethylene terephthalate
– PP Polypropylene
– PS Polystyrene
– PC Polycarbonate
• Not approved: Glass
Tube height • Uncapped: 60 mm to 105 mm
• Capped: 60 mm to 110 mm
Tube diameter • Uncapped: 10.5 mm to 16 mm
• Capped: 11.5 mm to 18 mm with at least 1 mm overhang
of cap over tube external diameter
NOTE: Maximum diameters including two additional bar code
labels increased by 0.5 mm.
Cap type • Approved: Safety cap (for example, for vacuum system)
• Not approved:
– Cap with flap
– Rubber stopper closure
– Cap with irregular top edge
– Archiving cap
Cap diameter 11.5 mm to 18.0 mm
NOTE: External diameter of the cap is minimally 1 mm greater
than the tube.
Cap height Minimum of 5 mm
Sample tube fill level Maximum fill level: Distance between sample material surface
and top rim of tube is greater than 15 mm.
CAUTION: Do not exceed the maximum fill level of
the sample tube. Exceeding the maximum fill level
may cause components to become contaminated
by sample matter. Infected sample matter that
leaks from the system may expose the operator
Performance characteristics and specifications
Technical data Section 4
80 GLP systems Track Operations Manual
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DRAFT 2022-03-11