FDA Product Code GIM: Tubes, Vacuum Sample, With Anticoagulant

FDA product code GIM covers vacuum sample tubes containing anticoagulants used for hematology testing.

These evacuated tubes contain EDTA, heparin, or sodium citrate anticoagulants that prevent blood clotting during collection and transport, preserving cell morphology and enabling accurate complete blood counts, coagulation studies, and blood film preparation.

GIM devices are Class II medical devices, regulated under 21 CFR 862.1675 and reviewed by the FDA Hematology panel.

Leading manufacturers include Sherwood Medical Industries, Sherwood Medical Co. and Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic.