Patent ID: 6730054
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A blood processing system comprisinga blood processing circuit including an element to separate blood drawn from a donor into at least one targeted blood component, a first container to collect a volume of the targeted blood component, and a second container to dispense a volume of a fluid, a controller including an input to receive from an operator a desired collection volume for the first container and a desired dispensing volume for the second container, the controller including a first utility function operating to perform a desired blood collection procedure including the steps of conveying blood from the donor through the blood processing circuit, separating the targeted blood component from the blood, collecting a volume of the targeted blood component in the first container, and conveying a volume the fluid from the second container to the donor, the controller including a second utility function operating to derive an estimated effect of the procedure upon the donor by calculating an estimated post-procedure intravascular blood volume deficit for the donor as a function of the desired collection volume for the first container and the desired dispensing volume for the second container, and an output to present the estimated effect to an operator.