Liquid purification or separation – Processes – Including controlling process in response to a sensed condition
Reexamination Certificate
2002-09-11
2004-10-12
Drodge, Joseph (Department: 1723)
Liquid purification or separation
Processes
Including controlling process in response to a sensed condition
C210S085000, C210S194000, C210S512100, C210S787000, C210S805000, C494S001000, C494S037000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06802982
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention generally relates to blood processing systems and methods.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Today people routinely separate whole blood by centrifugation into its various therapeutic components, such as red blood cells, platelets, and plasma.
Certain therapies transfuse large volumes of blood components. For example, some patients undergoing chemotherapy require the transfusion of large numbers of platelets on a routine basis. Manual blood bag systems simply are not an efficient way to collect these large numbers of platelets from individual donors.
On line blood separation systems are today used to collect large numbers of platelets to meet this demand. On line systems perform the separation steps necessary to separate concentration of platelets from whole blood in a sequential process with the donor present. On line systems establish a flow of whole blood from the donor, separate out the desired platelets from the flow, and return the remaining red blood cells and plasma to the donor, all in a sequential flow loop.
Large volumes of whole blood (for example, 2.0 liters) can be processed using an on line system. Due to the large processing volumes, large yields of concentrated platelets (for example, 4×10
11
platelets suspended in 200 ml of fluid) can be collected. Moreover, since the donor's red blood cells are returned, the donor can donate whole blood for on line processing much more frequently than donors for processing in multiple blood bag systems.
Nevertheless, a need still exists for further improved systems and methods for collecting cellular-rich concentrates from blood components in a way that lends itself to use in high volume, on line blood collection environments, where higher yields of critically needed cellular blood components like platelets can be realized.
As the operational and performance demands upon such fluid processing systems become more complex and sophisticated, the need exists for automated process controllers that can gather and generate more detailed information and control signals to aid the operator in maximizing processing and separation efficiencies.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention provides blood processing systems and methods that separate whole blood into red blood cells and a plasma constituent within a rotating centrifugal separation device. The plasma constituent and red blood cells are removed from the separation device at least in part while whole blood is conveyed into the separation device. The systems and methods generate, at least in part while whole blood is conveyed into the separation device and plasma constituent and red blood cells are removed from the separation device, a control command affecting separation within the separation device based, at least in part, upon a factor representing hematocrit of red blood cells separated in the separation device.
Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description, the drawings, and the claims.
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Baxter International Inc.
Drodge Joseph
Price Bradford R. L.
Rockwell Amy L. H.
Ryan Daniel D.
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