Generating procedures for entering data prior to separating a liquid into components

• US 9,733,805 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2013
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Terumo BCT, Inc. (Terumo Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Terumo BCT, Inc. (Terumo Corporation)
• Inventors: Diaz, Luis, Gallano, Allan
• Primary Examiner(s): WEBER, JOY M
• Application Number:
  US13/927,841
• Publication Number:
  US 20130346901A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,511 Days
• Field of Search: 715771, 715224
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/48 Biological material, e.g. blood, urine G01N33/02, G01N33/26, G01N33/44, G01N33/46 take precedence; Haemocytometers counting blood corpuscules distributed over a surface by scanning the surface G06M11/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1434 Barcodes with supplemental or add-on codes
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

Described are embodiments that are useful for generating procedures for entering data prior to separating liquid into liquid components. The embodiments are applicable to procedures for entering data prior to separating blood into components. Graphical elements are displayed that allow a user to appreciate the workflow of someone who implements the procedures. As a result, the user can create a procedure that is simple, efficient, and is less prone to errors.

Claims

1. A method of generating a procedure to be used by an operator of a separation device to enter data prior to using the separation device to separate whole blood stored in a container into blood components, the method comprising:

receiving from an administrator an indication of a first blood separation protocol that may be selected by an operator for separating whole blood into components;

in response to receiving the indication of the first blood separation protocol, displaying a first plurality of graphical elements in a carousel, by at least one processor, wherein the first plurality of graphical elements comprise at least;

a first graphical element corresponding to a container for holding whole blood, a second graphical element corresponding to a container for holding a first component of the whole blood, a third graphical element corresponding to a container for holding a second component of the whole blood, and a fourth graphical element corresponding to a container for holding a third component of the whole blood, each of the plurality of graphical elements comprising a plurality of displayed regions which are selectable;

receiving, by the at least one processor, a selection of a first region of a plurality of displayed regions in the first graphical element which corresponds to a region of a label on the container holding the whole blood, wherein the region of the label on the container holding the whole blood comprises a first barcode;

in response to receiving the selection of the first region of the plurality of displayed regions in the first graphical element, displaying by the at least one processor a first window for selecting a data type corresponding to the first bar code;

receiving in the first window a selection of a first data type corresponding to the barcode, wherein the first data type is one or more from the group consisting of a donor identifier and a facility identifier;

receiving in the first window a first sequence number associated with the first barcode;

receiving, by the at least one processor a selection of a first region of a plurality of displayed regions in a second graphical element which corresponds to a region of a second label on a container holding a first component of the whole blood, wherein the region of the second label on the container holding a first component of the whole blood comprises a second barcode;

in response to receiving the selection of the first region of the plurality of displayed regions in the second graphical element, displaying by the at least one processor a second window for selecting a second data type corresponding to the second bar code;

receiving in the second window a selection of a second data type corresponding to the second barcode, wherein the second data type is one or more from the group consisting of a donor identifier, a facility identifier, and a component identifier;

receiving, in the second window a second sequence number associated with the second barcode, wherein the second sequence number and the first sequence number determine an order that the operator will scan the first barcode and the second barcode; and

storing, in at least one tangible computer readable medium, the first data type, the second data type, the first sequence number, and the second sequence number as part of the procedure.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first graphical element comprises text that identifies the container as holding blood.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising, transmitting the procedure to a separator device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising, receiving first data of the first data type during a performing of the procedure.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first data is received from a barcode on a first blood bag storing the whole blood.