Systems and methods for monitoring and correcting defects and tubing installation errors for blood processing systems

A method of monitoring the combination of a durable blood processing system including a clamp and a disposable fluid flow circuit including a tubing line associated with the clamp, the method comprising:

• determining the existence of an error in the way in which the fluid flow circuit is associated with the blood processing system and/or a defect in the fluid flow circuit and/or the blood processing system;
• upon determining the existence of said error and/or defect, determining whether a selected system state exists;
• and
• if the selected system state exists, causing a change in the appearance of a display to represent the existence of said error and/or defect, wherein, the change in the appearance of the display includes displaying an interactive icon on the display that may be manipulated to cause the clamp to be moved from a closed condition to an open condition.

A blood processing system for use in combination with a disposable fluid flow circuit including a tubing line, the blood processing system comprising:

• a graphical user interface comprising a display;
• a clamp configured to be associated with the tubing line of the fluid flow circuit and movable between a closed condition in which fluid flow through the tubing line is prevented and an open condition in which fluid flow through the tubing line is allowed;
• a controller associated with the display and with the clamp;
• and
• a sensor associated with the controller, wherein the controller is programmed to
• receive a signal from the sensor that is indicative of the existence of an error in the way in which the fluid flow circuit is associated with the blood processing system and/or a defect in the fluid flow circuit and/or the blood processing system and, upon receiving said signal from the sensor,
• determine whether a selected system state exists, and
• cause a change in the appearance of the display to represent the existence of said error and/or defect, wherein, if the selected system state exists, the change in the appearance of the display includes displaying an interactive icon on the display that may be manipulated to cause the clamp to be moved from the closed condition to the open condition.