Blood product delivery system

• US 6,846,298 B1
• Filed: 07/24/1998
• Issued: 01/25/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Vivolution A/S
• Original Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
• Inventors: Carr, Raymond A., Amery, Michael J., Holm, Niels Erik
• Primary Examiner(s): Bianco, Patricia
• Application Number:
  US09/122,284
• Time in Patent Office: 2,377 Days
• Field of Search: 604 4- 6, 604/6.01, 604/187, 604/189, 604/191, 604/65, 604/67, 604/82, 604403-404, 604/407, 607/59, 607/60, 607/63, 128/920, 128923- 24, 128/DIG.6, 128/DIG.22, 705 1- 3, 706/45, 706/46, 706/52, 706/55, 706/924, 706/934, 714/100, 714/1, 714 25- 26, 714/44, 714/46, 714/47, 714/48
• US Class Current: 604/4.01
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/00491 Surgical glue applicators surgical adhesives A61L24/00; two-component delivery syringes A61M5/19
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00482 with a code
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/40 for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/06 Intravenous injection support
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/22 Blood coagulation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/923 by comparison of patient data to other data
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 706/924 Medical

Abstract

The present invention provides methods and devices for maintaining the integrity of blood products throughout preparation, processing and application to a patient or desired site. Coding methods are incorporated onto or into processing and delivery containers which coding methods contain information identifying the donor and/or recipient. Additionally or alternatively the coding methods may contain information pertaining to a specific preparation or application process to be carried out. Blood product processors and blood product applicators include decoding methods to ensure the blood product is administered to the appropriate recipient and further that it has been prepared and applied according to desired processes.

Claims

1. An applicator system for delivering a processed blood product to a desired site or recipient comprising:

a container for containing the processed blood product, wherein said container is adaptable to be placed inside a blood processing system for processing single donor blood;

control means for initiating and controlling a specific process which is one of a plurality of processes programmed within the applicator system;

coding means on said container for including information which identifies a specific process to be employed with that container; and

machine reading and decoding means in signal communication with said control means for machine reading and decoding information within said coding means and prompting said control means to select, initiate and control the specific process from said plurality of processes which corresponds to the information within said coding means; and

an applicator in fluid communication with the container containing the processed blood product, said applicator being capable of delivering the processed blood product to a desired site or recipient, wherein said blood product is used to form a fibrin sealant.

2. The application system of claim 1 wherein said coding means further includes information corresponding to a single donor of said blood.

3. The application system of claim 1 wherein said coding means further includes information corresponding to said desired site or recipient.