Extracorporeal blood processing information management system

• US 20010034614A1
• Filed: 03/01/2001
• Published: 10/25/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Terumo BCT, Inc. (Terumo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Gambro BCT, Inc. (Terumo Corporation)
• Inventors: Fletcher, Christopher, Langley, Robert W., Sweat, William, Corbin, Frank III, Fletcher-Haynes, Peter, Butzke, Scott, Urdahl, Steven Gage, Pemberton, Kim, Judy, Richard
• Granted Patent: US 7,072,769 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/0286 Handling a large number of blood product units, e.g. storage cabinets, blood bank administration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/30 Single needle dialysis ; Reciprocating systems, alternately withdrawing blood from and returning it to the patient, e.g. single-lumen-needle dialysis or single needle systems for hemofiltration or pheresis
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/3496 Plasmapheresis; Leucopheresis; Lymphopheresis A61M1/3472 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/3693 using separation based on different densities of components, e.g. centrifuging
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/38 Removing constituents from donor blood and storing or returning remainder to body , e.g. for transfusion
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/387 taking into account of the needs or inventory
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/35 Communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3561 local, e.g. within room or hospital
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/505 Touch-screens; Virtual keyboard or keypads; Virtual buttons; Soft keys; Mouse touches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/84 for treating several patients simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 15/00 ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 70/20 relating to practices or guidelines

Abstract

A blood component collection system with manipulation and optimization capabilities. In one embodiment, process parameters are derived from an input/configured predetermined blood component yield and which is based upon the maximization of at least one process parameter. Thereafter, the blood component collection procedure is performed with these derived process control parameters. In another embodiment, process parameters are derived from an input total procedure time from a maximized value for at least one of the other process control parameters so as to maximize blood component yield in this fixed time. Thereafter, the blood component collection procedure is performed with these derived parameters.

Claims

1. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system comprising:

a central database;

a data input device connected in data communication relationship with said central database;

a data manipulation device connected in data communication relationship with at least one of said central database and said data input device; and

a communication subsystem connected in data communication relationship with at least one of said central database, said data input device and said data manipulation device; and

at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine;

whereby said communication subsystem is connected in data communication relationship with said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine to provide for data communication to and from said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine;

whereby said communication subsystem communicates data to said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine, said data being preparation data which is generated by said data manipulation device and is used by said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine in preparation of said at least one machine for an extracorporeal blood processing procedure; and

whereby said communication subsystem communicates data from said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine, whereby said data is run data which represents information about an extracorporeal blood processing procedure run on said at least one blood processing machine.

2. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system adapted to be used with at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine, said system comprising:

a central database;

a data input device connected in data communication relationship with said central database;

a data manipulation device connected in data communication relationship with at least one of said central database and said data input device; and

a communication subsystem connected in data communication relationship with at least one of said central database, said data input device and said data manipulation device;

whereby said communication subsystem is also adapted to be connected in data communication relationship with at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine to provide for data communication to and from said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine;

whereby said communication subsystem is adapted to communicate data to said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine, said data being preparation data which is generated by said data manipulation device and is used by said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine in preparation of said at least one machine for an extracorporeal blood processing procedure; and

whereby said communication subsystem is adapted to communicate data from said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine, whereby said data is run data which represents information about an extracorporeal blood processing procedure run on said at least one blood processing machine.

3. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 2

whereby said preparation data is derived from data communicated from said central database to said data manipulation device.

4. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 2

whereby said preparation data is derived from data communicated from said data input device to said data manipulation device.

5. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 2

in which said preparation data is communicated from at least one of said central database and said data input device to said data manipulation device.

6. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 2

in which said run data is communicated by said communication subsystem from said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine during said procedure.

7. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 2

in which said run data represents information about an extracorporeal blood processing procedure collected after completion of said procedure.

8. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 2

in which said run data is communicated to said at least one extracoporeal blood processing machine and used by said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine in preparation of said at least one machine for a discrete, subsequent extracorporeal blood processing procedure.

9. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 2

in which said run data is communicated by said communication subsystem to said central database to create stored run data,

10. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 9

in which said stored data is communicated by said communication subsystem to said data manipulation device which manipulates said stored data to create preparation data which is communicated to one of said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine which uses said preparation data in preparation of said one of said at least one machine for a discrete, subsequent extracorporeal blood processing procedure.

11. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 2

in which a report may be generated using said run data.

12. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 2

in which said preparation data is manipulated by said manipulation device to create manipulated preparation data.

13. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 12

in which said manipulated preparation data is optimized preparation data as a result of an optimization manipulation performed by said manipulation device.

14. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 2

in which said central database receives previously stored data from a discrete information management system, and wherein said previously stored data is communicated by said communication subsystem to said data manipulation device which manipulates said previously stored data to create said preparation data.

15. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 14

in which said preparation data is optimized preparation data as a result of an optimization manipulation performed by said manipulation device.

16. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 2

which farther comprises computer program product including:

a module for collecting donor data;

a module for manipulating said donor data;

a module for assigning a donor to an extracorporeal blood processing system; and

a module for finalizing an extracorporeal blood procedure.

17. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 16

in which said module for collecting donor data includes one or more sub-procedures which prompt a user to enter data.

18. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 16

in which said module for collecting donor data includes one or more sub-procedures which provide for receiving donor data stored in a discrete storage medium.

19. A system according to

claim 16

wherein said module for manipulating donor data includes one or more facilities which provide for optimizing donor data to create optimized donor data.

20. A system according to

claim 16

wherein said module for manipulating donor data includes one or more facilities which provide for manipulating said optimized donor data to create manipulated donor data.

21. A system according to

claim 16

whereby said module for collecting data and said module for manipulating data are used to obtain a prediction of a procedure for which a donor is qualified to undergo recruiting a donor to undergo the procedure.

22. A system according to

claim 16

wherein said module for assigning a donor to an extracorporeal blood processing system includes one or more facilities which provide for determining the availability of a donor to be assigned to an extracorporeal blood processing system.

23. A system according to

claim 16

wherein said module for assigning a donor to an extracorporeal blood processing system includes one or more facilities which provide for determining the availability of an extracorporeal blood processing system to which a donor may be assigned.

24. A system according to

claim 16

wherein said module for finalizing an extracorporeal blood procedure includes one or more facilities which provide for monitoring a procedure.

25. A system according to

claim 16

wherein said module for finalizing an extracorporeal blood procedure includes one or more facilities which provide for finalizing a procedure.

26. A system according to

claim 16

wherein said module for finalizing an extracorporeal blood procedure includes one or more facilities which provide for generating a report on a procedure.

27. A system according to

claim 16

which further comprises a module for monitoring a procedure.

28. A system for performing an extracorporeal blood collection procedure according to

claim 16

which further comprises a reporting module for generating reports.

29. A system for performing an extracorporeal blood collection procedure according to

claim 16

which further comprises a reporting module for administrating parameters to be used in at least one of said module for collecting donor data;

said module for manipulating said donor data;

said module for assigning a donor to an extracorporeal blood processing system; and

said module for finalizing an extracorporeal blood procedure.

30. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system for use with one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines, said system comprising:

a central database;

a data input device connected in data communication relationship with said central database;

a data manipulation device connected in data communication relationship with at least one of said central database and said data input device; and

a communication subsystem connected in data communication relationship with at least one of said central database, said data input device and said data manipulation device;

whereby said communication subsystem is also connected in data communication relationship with one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines to provide for data communication in at least one direction to or from said one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines; and

whereby said communication subsystem is also connected in data communication relationship with a discrete information management system to provide for data communication in at least one direction to or from said discrete information management system.

31. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 30

in which said communication subsystem communicates data from said discrete information management system to said extracorporeal blood processing information management system.

32. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 31

whereby said communication subsystem further communicates the data from said discrete information management system to said one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines, said data being used by said one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines in preparation of said one or more machines for an extracorporeal blood processing procedure.

33. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 31

, in which said data from said discrete information management system is manipulated by said data manipulation device to create manipulated preparation data which is communicate to said one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines, said manipulated preparation data being used by said one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines in preparation of said one or more machines for an extracorporeal blood processing procedure.

34. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 33

in which said manipulated preparation data is optimized preparation data as a result of an optimization manipulation performed by said data manipulation device.

35. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 30

whereby said communication subsystem communicates data from said one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines to said extracorporeal blood processing information management system, whereby this data is run data which represents information about an extracorporeal blood processing procedure run on said one or more blood processing machines.

36. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 35

whereby said communication subsystem communicates said run data from said extracorporeal blood processing information management system to said discrete information management system, whereby this run data represents information about an extracorporeal blood processing procedure run on said one or more blood processing machines.

37. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 30

whereby said discrete information management system is a discrete extracorporeal blood processing information management system.

38. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 37

whereby said discrete extracorporeal blood processing information management system is also connected in data communication relationship with a discrete set of one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines in data communication in at least one direction to or from said discrete set of said one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines.

39. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 38

whereby said discrete extracorporeal blood processing information management system further includes:

a discrete central database;

a discrete data input device connected in data communication relationship with said discrete central database;

a discrete data manipulation device connected in data communication relationship with at least one of said discrete central database and said discrete data input device; and

a discrete communication subsystem connected in data communication relationship with at least one of said discrete central database, said discrete data input device and said discrete data manipulation device;

whereby said discrete communication subsystem is also connected in data communication relationship with said discrete set of one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines to provide for data communication in at least one direction to or from said discrete set of one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines.

40. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 39

whereby said discrete communication subsystem of said discrete extracorporeal blood processing information management system communicates data to said discrete set of one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines, said data being communicated from said extracorporeal blood processing information management system and said data being preparation data which is generated by said data manipulation device and used by discrete set of said one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines in preparation of said discrete set of one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines for an extracorporeal blood processing procedure.

41. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 39

whereby said discrete communication subsystem communicates data from said discrete set of one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines, whereby this data is run data which represents information about an extracorporeal blood processing procedure run on said discrete set of one or more extracorporeal blood processing machines.

42. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 30

whereby said discrete information management system is a discrete blood center information management system.

43. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 30

whereby said discrete information management system is a discrete hospital information management system.

44. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 30

whereby said discrete information management system is a discrete help center information management system.

45. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 30

whereby said discrete information management system is a discrete internet information management system.

46. An extracorporeal blood processing information management system according to

claim 30

whereby said discrete information management system is a discrete manufacturers'"'"'s information management system.

47. A method for managing extracorporeal blood processing comprising the steps of:

receiving stored donor data from a storage medium;

manipulating said stored donor data using a data manipulation device to obtain manipulated data, said data manipulation device being disposed in data communication relationship with said storage medium and an extracorporeal blood processing machine;

communicating said manipulated data from said data manipulation device to said extracorporeal blood processing machine; and

performing an extracorporeal blood processing procedure using said manipulated data.

48. A method for performing an extracorporeal blood collection procedure including the steps of:

collecting donor data;

manipulating said donor data to create manipulated donor data;

assigning a donor to an extracorporeal blood processing system including sending said manipulated donor data to the extracorporeal blood processing system;

running an extracorporeal blood collection procedure using said manipulated donor data and creating run data; and

finalizing an extracorporeal blood collection procedure.

49. A method according to

claim 48

wherein said step of collecting donor data includes receiving donor data from a storage medium, and wherein said step of manipulating said donor data includes manipulating the donor data received from said storage medium.

50. A method according to

claim 48

wherein said step for collecting donor data includes one or more facilities for prompting a user to enter data.

51. A method according to

claim 48

wherein said step for collecting donor data includes one or more facilities which provide for receiving donor data stored in a discrete storage medium.

52. A method according to

claim 48

wherein said step for manipulating donor data includes one or more facilities which provide for optimizing donor data to create optimized donor data.

53. A method according to

claim 48

wherein said step for manipulating donor data includes one or more facilities which provide for manipulating said optimized donor data to create manipulated donor data.

54. A method according to

claim 48

whereby said step for collecting data and said step for manipulating data are used to obtain a prediction of a procedure for which a donor is qualified to undergo recruiting a donor to undergo the procedure.

55. A method according to

claim 48

wherein said step for assigning a donor to an extracorporeal blood processing system includes one or more facilities which provide for determining the availability of a donor to be assigned to an extracorporeal blood processing system.

56. A method according to

claim 48

wherein said step for assigning a donor to an extracorporeal blood processing system includes one or more facilities which provide for determining the availability of an extracorporeal blood processing system to which a donor may be assigned.

57. A method according to

claim 48

wherein said step for finalizing an extracorporeal blood procedure includes one or more facilities which provide for monitoring a procedure.

58. A method according to

claim 48

wherein said step for finalizing an extracorporeal blood procedure includes one or more facilities which provide for finalizing a procedure.

59. A method according to

claim 48

wherein said step for finalizing an extracorporeal blood procedure includes one or more facilities which provide for generating a report on a procedure.

60. A method according to

claim 48

which further comprises a step for monitoring a procedure.

61. A method according to

claim 48

which further comprises a step for generating reports.

62. A method according to

claim 48

which further comprises a step for administrating parameters to be used in at least one of said steps for collecting donor data;

for manipulating said donor data;

for assigning a donor to an extracorporeal blood processing system; and

for finalizing an extracorporeal blood procedure.

63. A method according to

claim 48

in which each of said steps may be performed at any time during an extracorporeal blood processing procedure.

64. A method according to

claim 48

in which said step for collecting donor data produces a checked-in donor record which contains said donor data;

said checked-in donor record being used by said step for manipulating donor data to create manipulated donor data.

65. A method according to

claim 48

in which said step for manipulating produces a manipulated donor data record which contains said manipulated donor data;

said manipulated donor data record being used by said step for assigning a donor to an extracorporeal blood processing machine to assign a donor to a machine.

66. A system for performing an extracorporeal blood collection procedure including a computer program product comprising:

a module for collecting donor data;

a module for manipulating said donor data; and

a module for assigning a donor to one of one or more extracorporeal blood processing systems; and

a module for finalizing an extracorporeal blood procedure.

67. A method for managing extracorporeal blood processing activities comprising the steps of:

using a centralized system to run a prediction using donor data;

obtaining a prediction of a yield for a extracorporeal blood procedure for which a donor is qualified to undergo;

contacting the donor to recruit the donor to undergo the procedure.

68. A method according to

claim 67

in which the centralized system comprises a database, and a data manipulation device.

69. A method according to

claim 67

in which step of using a centralized system comprises collecting donor data, and manipulating said donor data.

70. A method according to

claim 69

in which step of collecting donor data comprises receiving data from a discrete storage medium.

71. A method according to

claim 69

in which step of collecting donor data comprises receiving data from a data input device.

72. A method according to

claim 69

in which step of manipulating donor data comprises running an optimization on said donor data to obtain optimized donor data.

73. A method according to

claim 72

in which step of manipulating donor data comprises running an optimization on said donor data to obtain optimized donor data.

74. A method according to

claim 73

in which step of running an optimization on said donor data to obtain optimized donor data further comprises obtaining a prioritization of potential procedures.

75. A method according to

claim 67

which is used to control inventory.

76. A method according to

claim 67

which is performed without the specific potential donor present.

77. A method according to

claim 67

which is performed tailor its blood and blood component supply to better match demand.

78. A method for prioritizing extracorporeal blood component collection procedures comprising the steps of:

manipulating donor data on a data manipulation device to obtain manipulated data;

communicating said manipulated data to an extracorporeal blood processing machine; and

performing an extracorporeal blood collection procedure using said manipulated data.

79. A method for managing extracorporeal blood component collection according to

claim 78

wherein said manipulated data is process control data.

80. A method for managing extracorporeal blood component collection according to

claim 78

wherein said manipulated data is optimized process control data.

81. A method for managing extracorporeal blood component collection according to

claim 78

further comprising the step of communicating run data from said extracorporeal blood processing machine to said data manipulation device.

82. A method for managing extracorporeal blood component collection according to

claim 81

further comprising the step of generating a report using said run data.

83. A method for collecting at least one predetermined type of blood component from a source of whole blood using a blood component collection system comprising a blood component collection device and a collection procedure, said collection procedure having a plurality of control parameters associated therewith, said method comprising the steps of:

providing biological data relating to said source of whole blood;

obtaining historical data from a centralized database;

identifying at least one of a desired yield of said at least one predetermined blood component or a time period for duration of the collection procedure;

performing a first deriving step comprising deriving a magnitude for at least one of said control parameters from at least two of said providing, obtaining and identifying steps;

using said magnitude of said at least one of said control parameters obtained during said first deriving step to control the operation of said blood component collection system; and

performing said collection procedure on said blood component collection device using said at least one of said control parameters obtained during said first deriving step to control at least one of the collection of said desired yield of said at least one predetermined blood component from said source of whole blood or the time period of duration of said collection procedure.