RFID Blood Container Processing Device for Donor Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current blood container processing technologies lack efficient and accurate methods for identifying, tracking, and matching blood donors and recipients, which can lead to errors and safety issues during transfusions.
Innovation Solution
A MultiBag RFID device and software solution that uses RFID technology to read and write data on blood containers, enabling the storage and retrieval of donor and recipient information, ensuring accurate matching and reducing errors through a data processing unit connected to a database for real-time verification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If RFID technology is used for blood container processing, then identification accuracy and patient safety are improved, but device complexity and initial cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical barcode scanning systems with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology. The RFID reader writer device communicates with blood containers through electromagnetic fields, eliminating the need for physical line-of-sight scanning and manual barcode entry. This substitution improves identification accuracy and patient safety while the system manages the increased technical complexity through automated protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an RFID tag as an intermediary element attached to blood containers. This tag stores donor and recipient information, acting as a mediator between the blood container and the processing system. The RFID reader writer device interacts with this intermediary to retrieve and verify blood product information, enhancing safety without requiring direct complex interactions between the device and multiple data sources.
2Productivity
If manual barcode processing is used, then device complexity is low, but processing speed and accuracy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual barcode scanning and data entry processes with automated RFID reading and writing capabilities. The RFID reader writer device automatically retrieves donor and recipient information from tags on blood containers, eliminating manual intervention. This automation significantly increases processing speed and accuracy while managing device complexity through integrated hardware and software solutions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service processing where the RFID tags on blood containers automatically provide their own identification and information. The tags are read automatically by the RFID reader without requiring manual presentation or activation by operators. This self-service capability accelerates processing while the standardized tag format keeps the reading mechanism relatively simple.
3Measurement precision
If RFID tags are written with donor and recipient information, then matching accuracy is improved, but data storage requirements and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by storing only the essential matching information (donor ID, recipient ID, blood type compatibility) directly on the RFID tags attached to individual blood containers. Each tag contains precisely the data needed for that specific blood product's identification and matching verification. This localized data storage improves matching accuracy at the point of use while minimizing overall data storage requirements compared to centralizing all blood bank records.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a contactless, efficient, and secure method for processing blood containers, ensuring accurate matching of blood donors and recipients, thereby enhancing patient safety and operational efficiency in blood banks and transfusion medicine.
Implementation Method 1
a data storage reader unit for reading a data storage of a data storage tag on a blood container
Implementation Method 2
a data storage writing unit for writing a data storage of a data storage tag on a blood container
Data Source
AI summary
Device for blood container processing having a data storage reader unit 20 being adapted to read an blood donator identifier from a data storage of a blood container, and a data processing unit 50 being adapted to request for blood donator related information from an data base 163 based on the read blood donator identifier to allow a correct processing of all relevant information with respect to a blood donator and a blood recipient, to match the blood correctly and to avoid any serious injuries on the blood recipient side.