Centrifuge system and method with component tracking

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10434239-B1
Application number	US-201615261968-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 11, 2016
Priority date	Sep 11, 2015
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

Devices, methods, and systems are provided for priming, separating, and collecting blood components. At least one disposable component may be utilized, and a determination may be made as to whether such a disposable component is authentic, is new/unused or used, or both.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of operating an extracorporeal photopheresis system, said extracorporeal photopheresis system comprising a disposable photopheresis kit, a plurality of pumps, a photoactivation module, and a drug container comprising a drug that is used in the execution of an extracorporeal photopheresis procedure by said extracorporeal photopheresis system, said method comprising:
reading data from each of said disposable photopheresis kit and said drug container for said extracorporeal photopheresis system to determine if a matched condition exists between said disposable photopheresis kit and said drug container;
executing a first acquiring step comprising acquiring data on said disposable photopheresis kit, said disposable photopheresis kit comprising a centrifuge bowl, a plasma bag, a treatment bag, an irradiation bag, and tubing, wherein said first acquiring step is executed by said extracorporeal photopheresis system;
interconnecting each pump of said plurality of pumps with a different portion of said tubing of said disposable photopheresis kit;
interconnecting said drug container with said treatment bag;
disposing said irradiation bag of said disposable photopheresis kit in said photoactivation module;
executing a first determining step comprising determining if said disposable photopheresis kit is of a first unused condition from said first acquiring step, wherein said first determining step is executed by said extracorporeal photopheresis system;
allowing said extracorporeal photopheresis system to conduct said extracorporeal photopheresis procedure if said extracorporeal photopheresis system determines that at least each of the following is satisfied: 1) that said matched condition exists between said disposable photopheresis kit and said drug container; and 2) that said disposable photopheresis kit is of said first unused condition using said first acquiring step; and
precluding said extracorporeal photopheresis system from conducting said extracorporeal photopheresis procedure if said extracorporeal photopheresis system determines that at least one of the following applies: 1) that said matched condition fails to exist between said disposable photopheresis kit and said drug container; and 2) that said disposable photopheresis kit is of a first used condition using said first acquiring step.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first determining step comprises comparing said data from said first acquiring step to a database.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
said extracorporeal photopheresis system determining if said disposable photopheresis kit is either authentic or counterfeit from said comparing step;
wherein said allowing step further comprises allowing said extracorporeal photopheresis system to conduct said extracorporeal photopheresis procedure if said extracorporeal photopheresis system determines that at least each of the following is satisfied: 1) that said matched condition exists between said disposable photopheresis kit and said drug container; 2) that said disposable photopheresis kit is of said first unused condition using said first acquiring step; and 3) that said disposable photopheresis kit is authentic; and
wherein said precluding step further comprises precluding said extracorporeal photopheresis system from conducting said extracorporeal photopheresis procedure if said extracorporeal photopheresis system determines that at least one of the following applies: 1) that said matched condition fails to exist between said disposable photopheresis kit and said drug container; 2) that said disposable photopheresis kit is of said first used condition using said first acquiring step; and 3) that said disposable photopheresis kit is counterfeit.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein said database comprises a plurality of authentic disposable photopheresis kits, and wherein each authentic said disposable photopheresis kit in said database also has an associated use status.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
said extracorporeal photopheresis system determining if said disposable photopheresis kit is either authentic or counterfeit using said data from said first acquiring step;
wherein said allowing step further comprises allowing said extracorporeal photopheresis system to conduct said extracorporeal photopheresis procedure if said extracorporeal photopheresis system determines that at least each of the following is satisfied: 1) that said matched condition exists between said disposable photopheresis kit and said drug container; 2) that said disposable photopheresis kit is of said first unused condition using said first acquiring step; and 3) that said disposable photopheresis kit is authentic; and
wherein said precluding step further comprises precluding said extracorporeal photopheresis system from conducting said extracorporeal photopheresis procedure if said extracorporeal photopheresis system determines that at least one of the following applies: 1) that said matched condition fails to exist between said disposable photopheresis kit and said drug container; 2) that said disposable photopheresis kit is of said first used condition using said first acquiring step; and 3) that said disposable photopheresis kit is counterfeit.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
executing a second acquiring step comprising acquiring data on said drug container;
executing a second determining step comprising determining if said drug container is of a second unused condition from said second acquiring step, wherein said second determining step is executed by said extracorporeal photopheresis system;
wherein said allowing step further comprises allowing said extracorporeal photopheresis system to conduct said extracorporeal photopheresis procedure if said extracorporeal photopheresis system determines that at least each of the following is satisfied: 1) that said matched condition exists between said disposable photopheresis kit and said drug container; 2) that said disposable photopheresis kit is of said first unused condition using said first acquiring step; and 3) that said drug container is of said second unused condition using said second acquiring step; and
wherein said precluding step further comprises precluding said extracorporeal photopheresis system from conducting said extracorporeal photopheresis procedure if said extracorporeal photopheresis system determines that at least one of the following applies: 1) that said matched condition fails to exist between said disposable photopheresis kit and said drug container; 2) that said disposable photopheresis kit is of said first used condition using said first acquiring step; and 3) that said drug container is of a second used condition using said second acquiring step.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
said extracorporeal photopheresis system determining if said drug container is either authentic or counterfeit using said data from said second acquiring step;
wherein said allowing step further comprises allowing said extracorporeal photopheresis system to conduct said extracorporeal photopheresis procedure if said extracorporeal photopheresis system determines that at least each of the following is satisfied: 1) that said matched condition exists between said disposable photopheresis kit and said drug container; 2) that said disposable photopheresis kit is of said first unused condition using said first acquiring step; 3) that said drug container is of said second unused condition using said second acquiring step; and 4) that said drug container is authentic; and
wherein said precluding step further comprises precluding said extracorporeal photopheresis system from conducting said extracorporeal photopheresis procedure if said extracorporea

Assignees

• Mallinckrodt Hosptial Products Ip Ltd
• Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Ip Ltd

Inventors

• Briggs Dennis
• Do Simon
• Vandlik Mark
• Murphy Kevin

Classifications

• A61M2205/6018

  providing set-up signals for the apparatus configuration · CPC title

• A61M1/38

  Removing constituents from donor blood and {storing or} returning remainder to body {, e.g. for transfusion} · CPC title

• A61M1/3693

  using separation based on different densities of components, e.g. centrifuging · CPC title

• A61M1/3681

  by irradiation · CPC title

• G06Q30/018

  Certifying business or products · CPC title