IS 3741 : Part 1 : 1990 Medical Instruments - Sedimentation Tubes - Specification - Part 1 : Westergren Tube

1 Scope

1.1 This standard specifies requirements for Westergren tubes(also known as ESR or BSR tubes) used to determine thesedimentation rate of erythrocytes in human blood containing ananti-coagulant by Westergren method.

2 Reference

IS 2303 : 1963 Methods of grading glass foralkalinity is a necessaryadjunct to this standard