# US 2021/0241867 A1 · Systems and methods for advanced tissue screening > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0241867 A1 - Document ID: US20210241867A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/778,112 - Filed: 2020-01-31 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-01-31 - Assignees: Mid-America Transplant Services d/b/a Mid-America Transplant - Applicants: Mid-America Transplant Services d/b/a Mid-America Transplant - Inventors: Mark Harmon White; John Anthony Simpson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210241867A1 ## CPC - G16H 10/40: for data related to laboratory analysis, e.g. patient specimen analysis - G06F 16/22: Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures - G06Q 10/107: Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing] - G16H 10/60: for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records - G16H 40/67: for remote operation - G16H 50/70: for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients - G16H 70/00: ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical references - G16H: HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A tissue screening (TS) computing device for managing tissue screening is provided. The TS computing device includes at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device. The at least one processor is programmed to (i) store tissue screening data associated with a plurality of tissue processors, the tissue screening data including a set of tissue screening parameters for each donor tissue request received by an organ procurement organization (OPO), (ii) receive, from the OPO, a search request to identify tissue processors that satisfy at least one search condition, (iii) compare the at least one search condition to each set of tissue screening parameters, (iv) generate search results in response to the received request, the search results including the at least one tissue processor, and (v) generate and transmit instructions for displaying a first graphical user interface including the search results to the user computing device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A tissue screening (TS) computing device including at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device, the at least one processor programmed to: store, in a database associated with the TS computing device, tissue screening data associated with a plurality of tissue processors, the tissue screening data including a set of tissue screening parameters for each donor tissue request received by an organ procurement organization (OPO) from the plurality of tissue processors; receive, from a user computing device associated with the OPO, a search request to identify one or more tissue processors that satisfy at least one search condition; compare the at least one search condition to each set of tissue screening parameters stored in the database to determine at least one tissue processor that matches the at least one search condition; generate, based on the comparison, search results in response to the received request, the search results including the at least one tissue processor; generate instructions for displaying a first graphical user interface on the user computing device, the first graphical user interface including the search results; and transmit the generated instructions to the user computing device to cause the first graphical user interface to be displayed on the user computing device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The TS computing device of claim 1, wherein the first graphical user interface includes a contact number associated with the at least one tissue processor and a tissue type of the donor tissue requested by the at least one tissue processor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The TS computing device of claim 1, wherein the at least one search condition includes a donor age provided in units of gestation weeks. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The TS computing device of claim 1, wherein prior to receiving the search request, the at least one processor is further programmed to: generate instructions for displaying a graphical interface widget on the user computing device, the graphical interface widget configured for inputting the at least one search condition in units of gestation weeks; and transmit the generated instructions to the user computing device to cause the graphical interface widget to be displayed on the user computing device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The TS computing device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to: determine that a subset of the plurality of tissue processors match the at least one search condition; and rank the tissue processors within the subset with respect to one another based on priority rules designated by the OPO. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The TS computing device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to: determine that a subset of the plurality of donor tissue requests stored in the database match the at least one search condition; and determine that the subset of donor tissue requests are associated with one tissue processor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The TS computing device of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is further programmed to rank the donor tissue requests within the subset with respect to one another based on priority rules established by the one tissue processor. ### Claim 8 A computer-implemented method for managing tissue screening, the method implemented using a tissue screening (TS) computing device, wherein the TS computing device comprises at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device, the method comprising: storing, in a database associated with the TS computing device, tissue screening data associated with a plurality of tissue processors, the tissue screening data including a set of tissue screening parameters for each donor tissue request received by an organ procurement organization (OPO) from the plurality of tissue processors; receiving, by the TS computing device, from a user computing device associated with the OPO, a search request to identify one or more tissue processors that satisfy at least one search condition; comparing, by the TS computing device, the at least one search condition to each set of tissue screening parameters stored in the database to determine at least one tissue processor that matches the at least one search condition; generating, by the TS computing device, based on the comparison, search results in response to the received request, the search results including the at least one tissue processor; generating instructions for displaying a first graphical user interface on the user computing device, the first graphical user interface including the search results; and transmitting the generated instructions to the user computing device to cause the first graphical user interface to be displayed on the user computing device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the first graphical user interface includes a contact number associated with the at least one tissue processor and a tissue type of the donor tissue requested by the at least one tissue processor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the at least one search condition includes a donor age provided in units of gestation weeks. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein prior to receiving the search request, the method further comprises: generating, by the TS computing device, instructions for displaying a graphical interface widget on the user computing device, the graphical interface widget configured for inputting the at least one search condition in units of gestation weeks; and transmitting the generated instructions to the user computing device to cause the graphical interface widget to be displayed on the user computing device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising: determining, by the TS computing device, that a subset of the plurality of tissue processors match the at least one search condition; and ranking, by the TS computing device, the tissue processors within the subset with respect to one another based on priority rules designated by the OPO. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The computer-implemented method of claim 8 further comprising: determining, by the TS computing device, that a subset of the plurality of donor tissue requests stored in the database match the at least one search condition; and determining, by the TS computing device, that the subset of donor tissue requests are associated with one tissue processor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The computer-implemented method of claim 13 further comprising ranking, by the TS computing device, the donor tissue requests within the subset with respect to one another based on priority rules established by the one tissue processor. ### Claim 15 One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein, when executed by at least one processor on a tissue screening (TS) computing device, the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to: store, in a database associated with the TS computing device, tissue screening data associated with a plurality of tissue processors, the tissue screening data including a set of tissue screening parameters for each donor tissue request received by an organ procurement organization (OPO) from the plurality of tissue processors; receive, from a user computing device associated with the OPO, a search request to identify one or more tissue processors that satisfy at least one search condition; compare the at least one search condition to each set of tissue screening parameters stored in the database to determine at least one tissue processor that matches the at least one search condition; generate, based on the comparison, search results in response to the received request, the search results including the at least one tissue processor; generate instructions for displaying a first graphical user interface on the user computing device, the first graphical user interface including the search results; and transmit the generated instructions to the user computing device to cause the first graphical user interface to be displayed on the user computing device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein the at least one search condition includes a donor age provided in units of gestation weeks. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein, when executed by the at least one processor on the TS computing device, the computer-executable instructions further cause the at least one processor to: generate instructions for displaying a graphical interface widget on the user computing device, the graphical interface widget configured for inputting the at least one search condition in units of gestation weeks; and transmit the generated instructions to the user computing device to cause the graphical interface widget to be displayed on the user computing device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein, when executed by the at least one processor on the TS computing device, the computer-executable instructions further cause the at least one processor to: determine that a subset of the plurality of tissue processors match the at least one search condition; and rank the tissue processors within the subset with respect to one another based on priority rules designated by the OPO. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 15, wherein, when executed by the at least one processor on the TS computing device, the computer-executable instructions further cause the at least one processor to: determine that a subset of the plurality of donor tissue requests stored in the database match the at least one search condition; and determine that the subset of donor tissue requests are associated with one tissue processor. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 19, wherein, when executed by the at least one processor on the TS computing device, the computer-executable instructions further cause the at least one processor to rank the donor tissue requests within the subset with respect to one another based on priority rules established by the one tissue processor.