Perfusion system with RFID feature activation
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1. An integrated perfusion system comprising:
- a heart lung machine includinga plurality of pump modules, each pump module having a control unit;
a controller in communication with each of the control units;
an input device in communication with the controller and configured to accept operational settings information from a user; and
an output device in communication with the controller and configured to display operational parameters of the plurality of pump modules;
a data management system in communication with the controller, the data management system including;
an RF sensor; and
a processor in communication with the RF sensor;
wherein the data management system is configured to compute and display metabolic parameters; and
one or more disposable elements comprising at least one oxygenator configured to be used in conjunction with the heart lung machine and each disposable element including an RFID tag programmed with identifying information about the disposable element that can be read by the RF sensor and used by the processor to unlock an algorithm in the data management system if appropriate disposable elements are identified;
wherein the data management system is configured such that upon receipt of the identifying information from the one or more disposable elements, the processor uses the algorithm and computes and displays the metabolic parameters.
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Abstract
The disclosure pertains to a perfusion system that is easy to set-up, use and monitor during a bypass procedure. In some embodiments, the disclosure pertains to a perfusion system in which at least some of the disposable components used with the perfusion system are configured to be able to communicate set-up and/or operational parameters to the perfusion system in order to unlock further functionality within the perfusion system.
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1. An integrated perfusion system comprising:
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a heart lung machine including a plurality of pump modules, each pump module having a control unit; a controller in communication with each of the control units; an input device in communication with the controller and configured to accept operational settings information from a user; and an output device in communication with the controller and configured to display operational parameters of the plurality of pump modules; a data management system in communication with the controller, the data management system including; an RF sensor; and a processor in communication with the RF sensor; wherein the data management system is configured to compute and display metabolic parameters; and one or more disposable elements comprising at least one oxygenator configured to be used in conjunction with the heart lung machine and each disposable element including an RFID tag programmed with identifying information about the disposable element that can be read by the RF sensor and used by the processor to unlock an algorithm in the data management system if appropriate disposable elements are identified; wherein the data management system is configured such that upon receipt of the identifying information from the one or more disposable elements, the processor uses the algorithm and computes and displays the metabolic parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of configuring an integrated perfusion system including a heart lung machine and a data management system, the data management system including an RF sensor, wherein the data management system is configured to compute and display metabolic parameters, the method comprising steps of:
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attaching a disposable component comprising an oxygenator and having an RFID tag with identifying information about the disposable component to the heart lung machine; reading the RFID tag with the RF sensor; unlocking an algorithm within the data management system in accordance with information read from the RFID tag; and operating the unlocked algorithm, wherein the data management system is configured such that upon receipt of the identifying information from the RFID tag, the data management system operates the unlocked algorithm and computes and displays the metabolic parameters. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method of configuring an integrated perfusion system including a heart lung machine and a data management system, the data management system including an RF sensor and configured to compute and display metabolic parameters, the method comprising steps of:
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attaching a disposable component comprising an oxygenator and having an RFID tag with identifying information about the disposable component to the heart lung machine; reading the RFID tag with the RF sensor; unlocking an algorithm within the data management system in accordance with the identifying information read from the RFID tag; and operating the unlocked algorithm, wherein the data management system is configured such that upon receipt of the identifying information from the RFID tag, the data management system operates the unlocked algorithm and displays a priming volume in accordance with the identifying information read from the RFID tag.
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