Systems and methods for managing blood donations
AssigneeApplied Science, Inc.
InventorsJames A. Bancroft, James E. Goodnow, II
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods of using them to collect blood, are provided, by first ensuring that the patient's skin is properly cleaned, to prevent contamination of the collected blood. One feature is a blood collection device configured to collect blood from a patient. Another feature is a scrub timer integrated into the device and configured to indicate to a user a scrub time period prior to beginning a blood draw process. The scrub timer can be configured to audibly and/or visually indicate to a user the start and stop times of a scrub cleaning process. In one embodiment, the scrub timer can be restarted, either manually or automatically, if the scrub cleaning process is not followed properly.
Claims13
A blood collection device, comprising:
- a blood collection bag;
- a valve configured to engage a tube leading from the blood collection bag to a patient;
- a controller operatively coupled to the valve;
- wherein, in response to a user initiating a blood collection process with the blood collection device, the controller is configured to initiate a scrub timer in the blood collection device having a scrub time period, indicate the scrub time period to the user, and begin the blood collection process after the scrub time period has elapsed.
A blood collection device, comprising:
- a blood collection bag;
- a support configured to hold the blood collection bag and to measure a weight of the blood collection bag and its contents;
- a valve configured to engage a tube leading from the blood collection bag to a patient;
- a graphical user interface;
- a controller operatively coupled to the valve and the graphical user interface;
- wherein, in response to a user initiating a blood collection process with the graphical user interface, the controller is configured to initiate a scrub timer in the blood collection device having a scrub time period, indicate the scrub time period to the user, begin the blood collection process after the scrub time period has elapsed, and terminate the blood collection process when the weight measured by the support reaches a target weight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.