Patent ID: 6233525
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A method for collecting at least one predetermined type of blood component from a source of whole blood using a blood component collection system comprising at least a blood component collection device, said method comprising the steps of:providing biological data relating to said source of whole blood;identifying a desired yield of said at least one predetermined type of blood component;associating a magnitude with each of one or more control parameters, said one or more control parameters being used in controlling said blood component collection system; said associating step comprising performing a first deriving step comprising deriving a magnitude for at least one of said one or more control parameters from said providing and identifying steps;inputting said magnitude of each of said one or more control parameters into said blood component collection system after said associating step; andperforming a collection procedure on said blood component collection device using said inputting step to collect said desired yield of said at least one predetermined type of blood component from said source of whole blood; wherein:one of said one or more control parameters is an inlet flow to said blood component collection device and another of said one or more control parameters is a flow of anticoagulant into said blood component collection system, wherein said inlet flow comprises a flow of whole blood from said source of whole blood and said flow of anticoagulant, wherein said source of whole blood has a volume, wherein at least part of said flow of anticoagulant is provided to said source of whole blood, wherein an anticoagulant ratio is a ratio of said inlet flow to said flow of anticoagulant, and wherein an anticoagulant infusion rate is defined by said at least part of said flow of anticoagulant per said volume.