Patent ID: 11969536
Assignee: FENWAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 1:
2. The blood separation device of claim 1, wherein the determination whether to execute the first version or the second version of said therapeutic red blood cell exchange procedure is based at least in part on one or more of:
an amount of time determined to be required to complete the first version of said therapeutic red blood cell exchange procedure versus an amount of time determined to be required to complete the second version of said therapeutic red blood cell exchange procedure,
a likelihood of clogging a spinning membrane separator associated with the spinning membrane separator drive unit when executing the second version of said therapeutic red blood cell exchange procedure,
a likelihood of damaging at least one blood component when executing the first version of said therapeutic red blood cell exchange procedure versus a likelihood of damaging at least one blood component when executing the second version of said therapeutic red blood cell exchange procedure,
an amount of platelets estimated to be separated from said at least one other blood component executing the first version of said therapeutic red blood cell exchange procedure versus an amount of platelets estimated to be separated from said at least one other blood component when executing the second version of said therapeutic red blood cell exchange procedure,
an age and/or weight of the blood source, when the blood source is a living human,
an extracorporeal blood volume required when executing the first version of said therapeutic red blood cell exchange procedure versus an extracorporeal blood volume required when executing the second version of said therapeutic red blood cell exchange procedure, and
a cost of a fluid flow circuit employed when executing the first version of said therapeutic red blood cell exchange procedure versus a cost of a fluid flow circuit employed when executing the second version of said therapeutic red blood cell exchange procedure.