Patent ID: 6363878
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A method for determining if a blood product is compatible with a patient's blood which comprises:selecting a blood product housing having a blood product face, said face having a plurality of blood product locations in a set blood product compatibility sequence and at least one three-dimensional blood product indicium formed in one of said blood product locations in the face, the blood product indicium corresponding to the theoretical compatibility characteristics of the blood product; selecting a patient housing, the patient housing having a face, said patient housing face having a plurality of locations in a blood compatibility sequence, said blood compatibility sequence corresponding to the set blood product compatibility sequence of the blood product housing, and at least one three-dimensional patient indicium formed in one of said locations in the face, the patient indicium corresponding to the theoretical compatibility characteristics of the patient's blood; orientating the blood product housing to the patient housing such that the housings are in a face-to-face relationship; engaging the blood product housing and the patient housing one to the other wherein if the faces mate and the indicium seat then the blood product is of a type which is theoretically compatible with that of the patient's blood and if the faces do not mate and the indicium do not seat then the blood product is of a type that is not theoretically compatible with that of the patient's blood.