Extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method for processing blood in an apheresis system comprising a blood component separation device and at least one blood passageway, said system being operated by an operator, said method comprising the steps of:
- introducing blood into said at least one blood passageway;
separating said blood into a plurality of blood component types;
removing at least one of said blood component types from said at least one blood passageway;
said operator identifying an an error, said error being an undesirable condition in a donor/patient or blood component or apheresis system wherein said error has multiple error correction procedures;
said operator instructing said apheresis system to correct said condition without identifying a specific error correction procedure from said multiple error correction procedures to initiate a preprogrammed running of only one of said multiple error correction procedures, wherein said apheresis system is preprogrammed with only said one of said multiple error correction procedures to correct said identified error.
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Abstract
An extracorporeal blood processing system is disclosed which includes a variety of novel components and which may be operated in accordance with a variety of novel methodologies. For instance, the system includes a graphical operator interface which directs the operator through various aspects of the apheresis procedure. Moreover, the system also includes a variety of features relating to loading a blood processing vessel into a blood processing channel and removing the same after completion of the procedure. Furthermore, the system also includes a variety of features relating to utilizing a blood priming of at least portions of the apheresis system in preparation for the procedure. In addition, the system includes a variety of features enhancing the performance of the apheresis system, including the interrelationship between the blood processing vessel and the blood processing vessel and the utilization of high packing factors for the procedure.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for processing blood in an apheresis system comprising a blood component separation device and at least one blood passageway, said system being operated by an operator, said method comprising the steps of:
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introducing blood into said at least one blood passageway;
separating said blood into a plurality of blood component types;removing at least one of said blood component types from said at least one blood passageway; said operator identifying an an error, said error being an undesirable condition in a donor/patient or blood component or apheresis system wherein said error has multiple error correction procedures; said operator instructing said apheresis system to correct said condition without identifying a specific error correction procedure from said multiple error correction procedures to initiate a preprogrammed running of only one of said multiple error correction procedures, wherein said apheresis system is preprogrammed with only said one of said multiple error correction procedures to correct said identified error. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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