Method and apparatus for monitoring transfusion of blood
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Abstract
Method and apparatus are described for ensuring that blood transfused into a patient is the correct blood for that patient, and that a complete audit trail is created that will allow later tracing of blood from donation through to transfusion.
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20 Claims
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1-14. -14. (canceled)
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15. Apparatus for tracking the movement of blood products, comprising:
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a blood product identification tag attached to each unit of said blood products, each of said blood product identification tags encoding a unique blood product identification code;
a caregiver identification tag for each caregiver, each of said caregiver identification tags encoding a unique caregiver identification code;
storage means for storing said blood products;
tag reading means associated with said storage means for reading blood product identification codes and caregiver identification codes; and
a computer coupled to said tag reading means, said computer including software for recording blood product identification codes for each blood product stored in said storage means, and recording the caregiver identification code for each caregiver who accesses the storage means. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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