UV Biological Fluid Treatment Chambers for High-Throughput Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for treating biological fluids, such as blood products, face limitations in efficiency, operator usability, and susceptibility to user error, particularly due to horizontal design constraints and varying illumination requirements.
Innovation Solution
A biological fluid treatment system with multiple treatment chambers, light sources, and a graphical user interface, allowing for simultaneous treatment of multiple biological fluids with precise ultraviolet light illumination and integrated scanning for identification, along with features to enhance operator safety and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple treatment chambers are implemented to increase throughput, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into multiple independent treatment chambers (first treatment chamber, second treatment chamber) that can operate simultaneously. Each chamber has its own platform and light source array, allowing parallel processing of different biological fluids while maintaining modular architecture that manages complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple treatment chambers share common control systems, including a single graphical user interface that controls both chambers, shared scanning systems for identifying biological fluids, and integrated control circuitry. This multi-functionality increases throughput while avoiding proportional increases in overall system complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If different illumination requirements are accommodated for various blood products, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs dynamically adjustable light source arrays in each treatment chamber that can modify illumination parameters (intensity, wavelength, duration) based on the specific blood product being treated. The control circuitry automatically adjusts settings according to the identified biological fluid type, providing adaptability without requiring manual reconfiguration.
Solution Approach 2:
Different treatment chambers or the same chamber at different times can operate with different illumination parameters (wavelengths, intensities, exposure times) optimized for specific blood products. The system changes these parameters automatically based on identification data from scanning, allowing versatile treatment without complex manual setup.
3Ease of operation
If manual operation procedures are simplified to reduce user error, then ease of operation is improved, but automation extent decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically scans and identifies biological fluids using integrated scanning mechanisms before treatment begins. This preliminary automated identification and setup eliminates manual configuration steps, reducing user error while the graphical user interface remains simple for initiating and monitoring treatment processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The treatment system performs self-configuration and setup through automated scanning and identification of biological fluids. The system serves itself by automatically determining treatment parameters and chamber assignments without requiring manual intervention, simplifying the user interface while maintaining high automation for critical functions.
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 system enables high-throughput treatment of biological fluids with reduced user error, ensuring effective pathogen inactivation across a range of pathogens and substances, while maintaining operational simplicity and flexibility.
Implementation Method 1
Light is emitted within a selected range of wavelengths that are effective to inactivate pathogens in the biological fluid, particularly by photochemical inactivation of pathogens
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is systems, methods, and apparatuses for treating biological fluids. In some embodiments, the biological fluid treatment system includes a treatment, a platform, an array of light sources, and a display. In some embodiments, the biological fluid treatment system includes a scanner.