System And Method Of Altering Blood Flowrate During Donation
OwnerJames G Madsen, Kyungyoon Min +1inventors
InventorsJames G Madsen, Kyungyoon Min, Thomas Gniadek
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Abstract
A system for altering blood flowrate during donation comprising a height adjustable blood collection assembly including: a base, a tower extending upward from the base, an actuator and a carrier; the actuator is coupled to the carrier and the tower, and the actuator vertically adjusts the carrier relative to the base; a receptacle being connected to the carrier and configured to receive a blood collection container; and a controller that interacts with at least the actuator.
Claims28
A system for altering blood flowrate during donation comprising:
- a height adjustable blood collection assembly comprising:
- a base, a tower extending upward from the base, an actuator and a carrier;
- the actuator is coupled to the carrier and the tower, and the actuator vertically adjusts the carrier relative to the base;
- a receptacle being connected to the carrier and configured to receive a blood collection container;
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- a controller that interacts with at least the actuator.
A method of performing a blood donation utilizing a system for altering blood flowrate during donation, comprising the steps of:
- locating a donor in a donation chair or bed;
- preparing and placing a blood collection container in a height adjustable receptacle;
- raising the receptacle to a starting height position;
- engaging the donor at a needle insertion site height by inserting a needle connected to a flow path at a first end, with the flow path connected at a second end to the blood collection container;
- starting the donation and having the receptacle remain at the starting height position until a first target volume of the collection is met;
- lowering the receptacle to a second height position to increase flowrate to the blood collection container until a second target volume of the collection is met;
- lowering the receptacle to a third height position to further increase flowrate to the blood collection container;
- monitoring the flowrate during donation and if the flowrate decreases significantly, raising the receptacle to reduce the flowrate;
- upon completing the donation, providing an indication that the collection is finished;
- having an operator collect the blood collection container and disengage the system from the donor by removing the needle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.