Patent Document ID: 20100025336
Application ID: 12561419
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Claim One:
1. A method for controlling a density centrifuge blood processing system for separating fluid components, said method comprising the steps of: performing a first measurement of an operating condition of said blood processing device corresponding to a first time; performing a second measurement of said operating condition of said blood processing device corresponding to a second time; analyzing said first and second measurements of said operating condition using a predictive data analysis algorithm, wherein operation of said predictive data analysis algorithm generates a predicted operating condition of said blood processing device corresponding to a selected future time; comparing the predicted operating condition of said blood processing device corresponding to the selected future time to a desired operating condition; and adjusting at least one setting of said blood processing device based on said comparison of the predicted operating condition of said blood processing device at said future time and the desired operating condition, thereby controlling said blood processing device.