Blood-donation system

• US 9,302,041 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Haemonetics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Haemonetics Corporation
• Inventors: Stacey, Gary R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hung T
• Application Number:
  US13/833,873
• Publication Number:
  US 20140266743A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,117 Days
• Field of Search: 340/603, 340/4.3, 340/4.31, 340/539.12, 340/573.1, 210/739, 210/782, 604/6.15, 604/6.01, 604/6, 604/5.01, 604/4, 604/4.01, 604/131, 604/134
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/98 using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 13/102 Fluid drainage means for collecting bodily fluids from the operating table, e.g. for blood, urine drainage on the patient A61M1/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/02 Blood transfusion apparatus blood infusion by syringes A61M5/14
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 1/38 Removing constituents from donor blood and storing or returning remainder to body , e.g. for transfusion
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3569 sublocal, e.g. between console and disposable
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/04 Programme control other than numerical control, i.e. in sequence controllers or logic controllers G05B19/418 takes precedence

Abstract

A blood-donation system and methods of usage are disclosed. The system includes a blood-donating chair configured to interoperate with various blood-processing apparatuses. The system further combines into a self-contained system all devices, communications pathways and power supplies for various powered devices employed during a blood-collecting session. The system may further interoperate with other blood-donation systems allowing for continuous monitoring of multiple blood-collecting sessions at a single user interface. According to another embodiment, in addition to interoperability, the system is further configured for upgradability, in which, various donor-station devices may be mounted and remounted.

Claims

1. A blood-donation system comprising:

a blood-donating chair, the blood-donating chair having a power supply; and

a controller affixed to or removable from the blood-donating chair, the controller configured to operatively link at a first time with a first blood-processing apparatus and at a second time with a second blood-processing apparatus, the controller configured to control the operation of the first blood-processing apparatus and/or the second blood-processing apparatus, wherein the blood-processing apparatuses receive and treat or process blood from donors, the power supply configured to supply power to the first and second blood-processing apparatuses.

2. The blood-donation system according to claim 1, wherein the first blood-processing apparatus is selected from a group consisting of a whole-blood collection system, a blood shaker system, and a blood-component separation system, and

wherein the second blood-processing apparatus is selected from a group consisting of a whole-blood collection system, a blood shaker system, and a blood-component separation system.

3. The blood-donation system according to claim 2, wherein the first and second blood-processing apparatuses are blood-component separation systems.

4. The blood-donation system according to claim 3, wherein the blood-component separation systems are selected from a group consisting of a platelet apheresis system;

a red-blood cell apheresis system;

a double red-blood cell apheresis system;

a red-blood cell and plasma apheresis system; and

a plasma apheresis system.

5. The blood-donation system according to claim 3, wherein the blood-donating chair includes a user interface and the first and second blood-component separation systems do not include user interfaces, wherein the user interface of the blood-donating chair sends commands to and receives data from the first and second blood-component separation systems.

6. The blood-donation system according to claim 5, wherein the user-interface includes a touch screen.

7. The blood-donation system according to claim 5, wherein the user-interface includes a display and a keyboard.

8. The blood-donation system according to claim 3, wherein the blood-donating chair includes a user interface and the first and second blood-component separation systems do not include user interfaces, wherein the user interface of the blood-donating chair sends commands to and receives data from the first and second blood-component separation systems.

9. The blood-donation system according to claim 1, wherein the blood-donating chair has a plurality of mounting members configured to mount and remount a plurality of donor-station devices.

10. The blood-donation system according to claim 9, wherein the donor-station devices include at least one of:

a compressor cuff assembly;

a shaker assembly;

a tube clamp assembly;

a tube sealer assembly;

or

a blood-bag identification scanner or reader.

11. The blood-donation system according to claim 9, wherein the power supply is configured to supply power to at least several of the donor-station devices.

12. The blood-donation system according to claim 9, wherein the blood-donating chair includes a user interface and at least several of the donor-station devices do not include user interfaces, wherein the user interface of the blood-donating chair sends commands to and/or receives data from the several of the donor-station devices.

13. The blood-donation system according to claim 12, wherein the power supply is configured to supply power to the several of the donor-station devices.

14. The blood-donation system according to claim 1, wherein the controller has a communication port configured to operatively link with a second controller of a second blood-donation system, the controller configured to display status information from the second controller.

15. A blood-donation system comprising:

a blood-donating chair;

an energy storage unit configured to provide power for a plurality of donor-station devices, the energy-storage unit having a battery and a plurality of power ports configured to couple with the donor-station devices;

an external power cable, connected to the energy-storage unit, for connecting to an external power supply; and

a controller affixed to or removable from the blood-donating chair for controlling the energy-storage unit, wherein the energy storage unit includes a switch for automatically switching between providing power to the plurality of donor-station devices from the external power cable or from the battery.

16. The blood-donation system according to claim 15, wherein the energy storage unit includes a recharger for recharging the battery with energy from the external power supply.

17. The blood-donation system according to claim 16, wherein the energy storage unit includes a second battery.

18. A method of operating a blood-donation system, the method comprising:

providing a blood-donating chair having a controller configured to operatively link at a first time with a first blood-processing apparatus and at a second time with a second blood-processing apparatus, wherein the blood-donating chair includes a power supply that supplies power to the first and second blood-processing apparatuses;

unlinking the controller and the first blood-processing apparatus;

linking the controller to the second blood-processing apparatus; and

controlling, using the controller, the operation of the first blood-processing apparatus and/or the second blood-processing apparatus.

19. A method of upgrading a blood-donation system, the method comprising:

providing a blood-donating chair configured to mount and remount a plurality of donor-station devices, the blood-donating chair having at least one donor-station device mounted thereon;

dismounting the donor-station device; and

mounting the upgraded donor-station device.

20. A method of upgrading a blood-donation system, the blood-donation system being capable of controlling blood-donating apparatuses, the method comprising:

providing a controller for a blood-donating chair configured to operatively link with a first blood-donating apparatus operatively connected to the blood-donating chair, wherein the controller is configured to i) receive status information from blood-donating apparatuses and ii) transmit commands to blood-donating apparatuses before, during or after a blood-drawing session, the controller having a display having a first format associated with status information and a second format associated with a control sequence, the first and second formats being associated with the first blood-donating apparatus;

replacing the first blood-donating apparatus with a second blood-donating apparatus by disconnecting the first blood-donating apparatus from the blood-donating chair and operatively connecting the second blood-donating apparatus to the blood-donating chair;

linking the second blood-donating apparatus to the controller; and

configuring the controller in a manner that the first and second formats associated with the second blood-donating apparatus remain substantially the same as the first and second formats associated with the first blood-donating apparatus.

21. A method according to claim 20, wherein the first and second blood-donating apparatuses include a blood-processing apparatus selected from a group consisting of a whole-blood collection system, a blood shaker system, and a blood-component separation system.

22. A method according to claim 20, wherein the first and second blood-donating apparatuses include a donor-station device selected from a group consisting of a compressor cuff assembly;

a shaker assembly;

a tube clamp assembly;

a tube sealer assembly;

a blood-bag identification scanner; and

a blood-bag identification reader.

23. A method of operating a blood-donation system comprising:

providing a controller of a first blood-donation system having a communication port to operatively link to a second controller of a second blood-donation system, the controller being configured, via the communication port, to receive status information of a blood-drawing session of the second blood-donation system, the controller located in or on a blood-donating chair;

initiating a first blood-drawing session at the first blood-donation system;

initiating a second blood-drawing session at the second blood-donation system, the second blood-drawing session being at least partially concurrent with the first blood-drawing session; and

displaying status information of the first and second blood-drawing sessions at a display mounted on the blood-donating chair.

24. A blood-donation system comprising:

a blood-donating chair;

a plurality of mounting members on the blood-donating chair configured to mount and remount a plurality of donor-station devices; and

a user interface mounted on the blood-donating chair, wherein the user interface sends commands to and/or receives data from at least several of the donor-station devices.

25. The blood-donation system according to claim 24, wherein the donor-station devices include at least one of:

a compressor cuff assembly;

a shaker assembly;

a tube clamp assembly;

a tube sealer assembly;

or

a blood-bag identification scanner or reader.

26. The blood-donation system according to claim 24, wherein the blood-donating chair includes a power supply that supplies power to the several of the donor-station devices.

27. The blood-donation system according to claim 24, further including a controller affixed to or removable from the blood-donating chair, the controller having a communication port configured to operatively link with a second controller of a second blood-donation system, the controller configured to display status information from the second controller on the user interface.