The configurable automated
blood component manufacturing
system includes durable hardware components and a disposable fluid flow circuit. The hardware components include a pumping
station, a
centrifuge, and a controller including a
touchscreen. The hardware components further include a cassette nesting module including hangers for suspending containers, weigh scales associated with each hanger, a plurality of tubing clamps, and a plurality of valves and pressure sensors. The fluid flow circuit includes a separation chamber housed in the
centrifuge, a fluid flow control cassette attached to the cassette nesting module, and a plurality of containers in fluid communication with the fluid flow cassette. The controller is pre-programmed to automatically operate the
system to perform one or more standard
blood processing procedures selected by an operator via input to the
touchscreen, and is configured to be further programmed by the operator to perform additional
blood processing procedures.