Blood samples transport system

A method of transporting blood samples in a tube system comprising:

• providing the tube system with an internal diameter that is greater than the external diameter of the blood samples and lesser than the lengths of the blood samples, the method including at least the following steps:
• A:
• a blood sample with an external diameter in the range Ø12 mm to Ø18 mm and with a length in the range from 80 mm to 110 mm is introduced in the tube system having a diameter greater than Ø18 mm up to Ø80 mm and that includes a dispatch station and a receiver station, and wherein
• B:
• the blood sample is dispatched from the dispatch station by means of dispatching air, wherein the method further includes at least the following step between step A and step B:
• A1:
• the physical dimensions of the blood sample are checked prior to dispatching the blood sample from the dispatch station wherein a diameter and/or a length of the blood sample is determined with one or more of the following:
• i. one or more sensors, and/or
• ii. mechanical checking, and/or
• iii. one or more vision cameras or camera systems,
• thereby indicating if the length of the blood sample is too short or too long and/or if the diameter of the blood sample is too small or too large to ensure that the blood sample fits in the tube system and to prevent the blood sample from capsizing in the tube system, and
• discarding from the dispatch station blood sample units outside predefined ranges of dimensions of the blood sample units selected from length, diameter, and combinations thereof, thereby excluding discarded blood sample units from being transported and causing blockage in the system.