Fenwal Patente

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Systems and methods for processing whole blood are disclosed. The system includes a reusable separation device and a disposable fluid circuit configured to expel air from multiple product containers.

A fluid processing device includes a controller, a centrifuge, and a pump system. The controller controls the pump system to convey a fluid into a centrifuge chamber received by the centrifuge at first and second rates, with the controller also controlling the centrifuge to rotate the chamber at a first rotation rate when the fluid is being conveyed into the chamber at the first rate and controlling the centrifuge to rotate the chamber at a second rotation rate when the fluid is being conveyed into the chamber at the second rate. The first and second rotation rates are different, with each being based at least in part on a concentration of a fluid component within the fluid, the rate at which the pump system is conveying the fluid into the centrifuge chamber, and a target concentration of the fluid component in one of the first and second constituents.

A fluid processing method and an associated system are provided. The fluid processing method includes a first and second incubation stage which are performed sequentially without any intermediate steps. The fluid processing method creates a second incubation fluid product from a biological fluid.

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An optical sensor device configured for use in combination with a fluid flowing through a tubing, the optical sensor device includes a light source configured to emit a light, with at least a portion of the light being exposed to a fluid in the tubing and reflected, an optical sensor configured to receive at least a portion of the reflected light and analyze at least a portion of the received reflected light to determine a reflectance measurement, and a controller configured to correlate the reflectance measurement to an input particulate level and generate an output indicative of the fluid flow rate corresponding to the reflectance measurement. Also disclosed is a method of optically measuring fluid flow rate in a fluid processing system including optically monitoring fluid flow through a transparent portion of a tubing by measuring light reflectance of particles in the fluid.

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A peristaltic pump system includes tubing with first and second tube collars. The system also includes a rotary peristaltic pump with a tube channel having first and second ends, a first tube guide disposed at the first end and a second tube guide disposed at the second end. The first and second tube guides each include a passage with an inner diameter that is larger than the outer diameter of the tubing. The first tube guide has an unrestricted shoulder configured to abut the first tube collar in an installation state, and the second tube guide has an unrestricted shoulder configured to abut the second tube collar in the installation state. The first tube guide passage is disposed between its shoulder and the first end of the tube channel, while the second tube guide passage is disposed between its shoulder and the second end of the tube channel.

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A computer-implemented method comprises providing a fluid circuit comprising fluid pathways configured to mount and associate with a durable processing device comprising a pressure sensor in communication with a controller and a fluid pathway. A container is connected to the pressure sensor and may receive a volume of fluid. A change in pressure values between a first and second time is measured from when the volume of fluid is not in communication with the pressure sensor to when the volume of fluid is in communication with the pressure sensor, the volume of fluid within the container or a presence or absence of a fluid connection to the fluid pathway based on the change in pressure values is determined, and a response action is executed if the volume of fluid within the container is not within an authorized volume range for the time period, or if a fluid connection is unauthorized.

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A system for splitting a fluid includes a source support configured to support a source container and a satellite support configured to support a satellite container fluidly connected to the source container. A weight scale is associated with each of the supports. The system also includes a clamp system and a controller. The controller determines a plurality of possible distributions of the fluid between the source container and the satellite container based at least in part on the concentration or amount of said constituent and the combined weight measured by each weight scale, then controls the clamp system to selectively allow and prevent fluid flow from the source container to the satellite container so as to distribute the fluid between the source container and the satellite container according to one of the distributions, with at least one of the possible distributions being an uneven distribution of the fluid.

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A blood flow assist device includes a flexible sleeve, at least one blood flow stimulator incorporated into the sleeve, and an actuator assembly coupled to the blood flow stimulator. The sleeve has a first portion configured to receive at least a portion of a arm and a second portion configured to engage a portion of a hand. The first and second portions of the sleeve properly position each blood flow stimulator on the arm. The actuator assembly individually controls and selectively actuates each blood flow stimulator to apply a stimulus to the arm to control blood flow through a vein in the arm or hand having a vein access device connected thereto. The blood flow assist device may be paired with a blood processing device, with a controller of the blood processing device controlling the actuator assembly based on a pressure and/or flow rate of blood into the blood processing device.

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A method is provided for removing red blood cells from a suspension comprising red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma using a spinning membrane separator. The method comprises: a) flowing whole blood into the gap of the spinning membrane separator; b) collecting red blood cells and white blood cells in the gap and passing plasma and platelets through the membrane; c) introducing a first quantity of lysing buffer into the gap; d) incubating the red blood cells, white blood cells and lysing buffer in the gap for a period of time to cause a lysis reaction with the red blood cells; e) introducing a second quantity of lysing buffer into the gap to displace the first quantity of lysing buffer and a first quantity of red blood cell debris out of the gap; f) introducing a first quantity of wash buffer into the gap to quench the lysis reaction and displace the second quantity of lysing buffer and a second quantity of red blood cell debris out of the gap; and g) introducing a second quantity of wash buffer into the gap to flow washed white blood cells out of the housing.

A fluid processing system includes a fluid processing device and a fluid flow circuit. The device includes a pump configured to convey a priming fluid through the circuit. The pressure in a conduit of the circuit is measured while the pump is operated at a particular rate. When the magnitude of the pressure is less than the magnitude of a predetermined pressure at the end of a time interval, the pump is operated at an increased rate. When the magnitude of the pressure is greater than the magnitude of the predetermined pressure at the end of the time interval, the pump is instead operated at a decreased rate. The magnitude of the pressure in the conduit is again compared to the magnitude of the predetermined pressure after the pump has operated at the increased or decreased rate for the time interval to determine how to next adjust the operational rate.

A retaining table (120) for use with a fluid processing system includes a plate (124) having a generally flat top surface with opposed first and second ends (125a, 125b) and opposed first and second lateral edges (127a, 127b) for supporting a disposable container, a first retaining structure (122, 132) connected to the plate along the first end, and a second retaining structure (130, 134) connected to the plate along the second end.

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