T-Lab’s flagship product delivers industry leading results, and has been used in over 2 million treatments worldwide. The PRP tubes and kit rank in the top 3 systems in the world as tested by impartial physicians at IMCAS, when tested against over 50 other PRP systems.
A pack of PRP tubes consists of two 10ml tubes, each of which yields 4ml of PRP. Designed for purpose, these CE Class IIB medical devices contain a sodium citrate anticoagulant, which allow users to deliver autologous treatments with minimal swelling or bruising. T-Lab tubes excel in performance due to being:
- Developed with a patented micropolishing technology
- Crafted using only the most advanced & high quality materials
- Gel free for platelet recovery rate, purity and safety
These combined factors result in the world-leading PRP that made T-Lab’s name.
Why does the PRP tube matter?
There are hundreds of PRP tube manufacturers on the market, so choosing which tube to use can be confusing. In 2016, a new form of PRP classification system was published in the British Medical Journal: DEPA.
This stands for:
Dose of injected platelets
Efficiency of production
Purity of the PRP
Activation of the PRP
This classification system has allowed every PRP system to be analysed against one another in an unbiased method to properly understand the quality of each brand. The differences between a good and bad quality tube will make or break your PRP application - bad quality tubes not only don't yield good results, but if not Class IIB CE certified, may potentially be dangerous for the patient.
At the IMCAS congress, top scientists in the Regenerative Medicine field test and review all participating PRP tubes to the DEPA classification system, as set out before.
Consistently at recent IMCAS Congresses, the T-Lab PRP tubes came in the top three out of over 50 brands participating, surpassing all of the most well-known PRP brand names in Ireland. This year, 2025, T-LAB PRP Tubes were awarded First Place.
Mitrone has a fair price policy which is integral to our practices, meaning T-Lab PRP tubes are a fraction of the price of all other leading PRP tubes.
T-Lab is proud to have a world-leading DEPA score, with an 82.6% platelet recovery rate, a 4.4 billion platelet dose and a 95.2% purity.
Platelets are the cells that promote blood clotting, playing a vital role in tissue repair and regeneration. Also known as thrombocytes, platelets are small, colourless cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding. Platelets also release a variety of mediators including different growth factors that can trigger cell reproduction and stimulate healing in the area they are in.
What is PRP?
Platelet-rich-plasma (PRP), is a method of isolating these platelets and re-administering them into a localised area to stimulate a natural healing process. The practitioner first takes a sample of blood from the patient, usually in an 11ml vial. This is then placed into a centrifuge, which separates the different components in the blood due to the gravitational force it is exposed to during centrifugation. The red blood cells and buffy coat are pushed to the bottom, whereas the Platelet-rich-plasma - a gold coloured liquid - will settle at the top. This is then harvested and administered as a treatment in a number of therapeutic applications, including:
- Aesthetic Medicine
- Hair Rejuvenation Therapy
- Dermatology
- Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
- Fertility & Gynaecology Treatments
Depending on the treatment, a practitioner may centrifuge the blood at a different speed, to create a more or less concentrated PRP layer. After Centrifugation, the blood is split into three different layers. The red blood cells and buffy coat are discarded, and the PRP is reinjected into the patient. If using PRP in orthopaedics or sports injuries, the blood will be centrifuged for a longer period, and the top layer will split between PPP (platelet-poor-plasma) and PRP, PPP remaining at the top. Here, the practitioner will harvest only the bottom two millilitres of the plasma.
T-LAB PRP Kit offers you the perfect combination of the highest platelet recovery rate, the best platelet dose and true purity, with its developed protocols, all compatible components and specially developed tubes to obtain PRP.
*DEPA score data is taken from comparative analyses made within the scope of “PRP Classification”, which was organized by impartial physicians within the scope of IMCAS congress and attended by the world's leading PRP manufacturers.
