Medical system, method and apparatus employing mems
First Claim
1. A biological suspension processing system comprising:
- a suspension treatment device for treating one or more components of a biological suspension;
a first fluid flow path communicating with the treatment device for introducing a suspension into the treatment device;
a second fluid flow path communicating with the treatment device for withdrawing a constituent of the suspension from the treatment device; and
at least one microelectromechanical sensor communicating with one of said fluid flow paths for sensing a selected characteristic of the fluid within the flow path.
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Abstract
A biological suspension processing system is disclosed that may include a suspension treatment device for treating one or more components of a biological suspension, a first fluid flow path for introducing a suspension into the treatment device and a second fluid flow path for withdrawing a constituent of the suspension from the device. At least on microelectromechanical (MEM) sensor communicates with one of the fluid flow paths for sensing a selected characteristic of the fluid therewith. The MEM sensor may be located elsewhere, such as on a container or bag and communicate with the interior for sensing a characteristic of the fluid contained therein. A wide variety of characteristics may be sensed, such as flow rate, pH, cell type, cell antigenicity, DNA, viral or bacterial presence, cholesterol, hematocrit, cell concentration, cell count, partial pressure, pathogen presence, or viscosity.
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45 Claims
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1. A biological suspension processing system comprising:
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a suspension treatment device for treating one or more components of a biological suspension;
a first fluid flow path communicating with the treatment device for introducing a suspension into the treatment device;
a second fluid flow path communicating with the treatment device for withdrawing a constituent of the suspension from the treatment device; and
at least one microelectromechanical sensor communicating with one of said fluid flow paths for sensing a selected characteristic of the fluid within the flow path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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- 21. A disposable plastic blood component storage container defining an interior compartment for receiving a blood component, and at least one microelectromechanical sensor carried by the container and communicating with the compartment for sensing a selected characteristic of the blood component received therein.
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24. A blood processing system for providing a characterized blood constituent product, the system comprising:
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an apheresis device for separating one or more desired cellular blood constituents from a suspension comprising whole blood;
a first fluid flow path communicating with the apheresis device for introducing a suspension comprising whole blood into the device;
a second fluid flow path communicating with the apheresis device for withdrawing at least one desired cellular blood constituent from the device;
a container communicating with the second fluid flow path for receiving the blood constituent withdrawn from the apheresis device;
machine readable or human readable data storage media carried by the container;
at least one microelectromechanical sensor communicating with the first fluid flow path for sensing at least one characteristic of the whole blood and for generating at least one electrical signal responsive to said sensing;
at least one microelectromechanical sensor communicating with the second flow path for sensing the quantity of cellular blood constituent withdrawn from the apheresis device and for generating an electrical signal responsive to said sensing;
a data recorder adapted to receive the electrical signals from the sensors and to record data regarding the sensed characteristics on the data storage media, whereby a user may readily identify the sensed characteristic regarding the whole blood and the quantity of the desired cellular constituent in the container.
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34. A biological suspension processing system comprising:
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a blood treatment device for treating one or more components of a biological suspension;
a human subject;
a first fluid flow path communicating with the vascular system of the human subject and the treatment device for introducing blood from the human subject into the treatment device;
a second fluid flow path communicating with the treatment device for withdrawing a constituent of the blood from the treatment device;
a third fluid flow path communicating with the treatment device from withdrawing another constituent of the blood from the treatment device; and
at least one microelectromechanical sensor communicating with one of said fluid flow paths for sensing a selected characteristic of the fluid within the flow path.
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