Extracorporeal blood processing information management system

A method for data entry into a blood processing machine, comprising the steps of:

• scanning barcode data into the blood processing machine via a barcode reader connected to the blood processing machine in data communication relationship therewith;
• assigning the scanned barcode data to a particular blood processing category relative to a particular blood processing procedure;
• and
• using the assigned scanned barcode data in the management of at least one blood processing procedure.

An extracorporeal blood processing information management system comprising:

• a central database;
• a barcode data input device connected in data communication relationship with said central database;
• a data manipulation device connected in data communication relationship with at least one of said central database and said data input device;
• and
• a communication subsystem connected in data communication relationship with at least one of said central database, said data input device and said data manipulation device;
• and
• at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine;
• whereby said communication subsystem is connected in data communication relationship with said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine to provide for data communication to and from said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine;
• whereby data is communicated by said communication subsystem, said data comprising barcode data and run data;
• whereby said communication subsystem communicates barcode data to said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine, said barcode data being input by said barcode data input device;
• and
• whereby said communication subsystem communicates barcode and run data from said at least one extracorporeal blood processing machine, whereby said run data represents information about an extracorporeal blood processing procedure run on said at least one blood processing machine.