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

Claim 9:
10. A blood separation device comprising:
a centrifugal separator;
a spinning membrane separator drive unit;
a pump system; and
a controller programmed to execute a first version of a therapeutic plasma exchange procedure in which the centrifugal separator and the pump system are operative and the spinning membrane separator is not operative and a second version of the therapeutic plasma exchange
procedure in which the spinning membrane separator drive unit and the pump system are operative and the centrifugal separator is not operative, wherein the controller is programmed to determine whether to execute the first version or the second version of the therapeutic plasma exchange procedure based on analysis of one or more of a plurality of factors indicating a preference for execution of the first version of the therapeutic plasma exchange procedure or a preference for execution of the second version of the therapeutic plasma exchange procedure, with the controller being programmed to
determine that the first version of the therapeutic plasma exchange procedure is to be executed upon determining or receiving input indicating only a preference for execution of the first version of the therapeutic plasma exchange procedure,
determine that the second version of the therapeutic plasma exchange procedure is to be executed upon determining or receiving input indicating only a preference for execution of the second version of the therapeutic plasma exchange procedure, and

upon determining that there is at least one factor indicating a preference for execution of the first version of the therapeutic plasma procedure and at least one factor indicating a preference for execution of the second version of the therapeutic plasma exchange procedure, compare the various factors before making a determination of the version of the therapeutic plasma exchange procedure to be executed.