Specimen collection
Tasso capillary serum
Used across 2 service lines — chemistry, endocrine — for 29 analytes.
- Device
- Tasso collection device
- Specimen
- Serum, red-top microtainer
- Volume
- ~600 µL
- Collection
- Capillary collection. Can be performed by a medical assistant or a properly trained patient. Enables serial monitoring and remote collection.
- Transport
- FedEx in a clinical pack, or courier pickup where available
- Menu
- 29 analytes: the 20 LC-MS/MS endocrine targets, plus nine protein hormones and markers by immunoassay — SHBG, FSH, LH, prolactin, TSH, growth hormone, insulin, and PSA total and free.
Stability
- All analytes established to 5 days