摘要:
A blood processing centrifuge includes a disposable fluid processing assembly having a fluid processing chamber (16). Fluid is communicated to and from the fluid processing chamber (16) through a flexible umbilicus (24). The fluid processing chamber (16) spins while the centrifuge pulls the umbilicus (24) around an axis of centrifugation. The centrifuge engages the umbilicus (24) through a thrust bearing received in a gimbal assembly (78) carried on a rotating wing plate (72). The gimbal assembly (78) allows the umbilicus (24) to pivot relative to the wing plate (72) under the forces developed during centrifugation. The gimbal assembly (78) includes a bearing retainer adapted to securely retain umbilicus thrust bearings of differing sizes and a gimbal retains the bearing retainer loosely but securely.
摘要:
Blood processing systems and methods separate blood into constituents including a plasma constituent that includes a platelet volume. The systems and methods detect the optical density of the plasma constituent and generate a first output indicative of the optical density. A processing element integrates the first output relative to the volume of plasma constituent and generates an integrated output. The integrated output correlates to the platelet volume. A second processing element generates an output based, at least in part, upon the integrated output, which comprises a value indicating a blood volume that needs be processed to obtain a desired platelet volume.
摘要:
A controller (28) for a peristaltic pump (12) receives an input pressure Pi sensed at the inlet (24) of the pump (12). The controlled (28) derives a nonlinear scale factor Spi that varies as a step function with Pi. The scale factor Spi equals a first non-variable value when Pi lays in a first defined zone of inlet pressures, and equals a second non-variable value, different than the first non-variable value, when Pi lays in a second defined zone of inlet pressures different that the first defined zone of inlet pressures. The controller (28) generates a pump speed command based, at least in part, upon Spi.
摘要:
A peristaltic pumping apparatus and associated method control power to the pump rotor to establish, during a preestablished first time period, a selected first angular velocity and sequentially establishing during a preestablished second time period immediately following the first time period a second angular velocity different than the first angular velocity. In this fashion, the apparatus and method achieve flow rates well below the minimum continuous flow rate of the rotor.
摘要:
A self-loading peristaltic pumping apparatus includes a pump race (296) for receiving a tubing loop, a pump rotor (298) carrying a roller (300), and a drive mechanism for rotating the rotor within the pump race. The apparatus also includes a roller locating mechanism (306) that moves the pump roller between a retracted position, free of contact with the received tubing loop (134, 136), and an extended position, at least partially within the pump race for operative contact with the received tubing loop. The apparatus includes at least one tubing guide element (304) carried by the rotor. The guide element extends from the rotor at least partially into the pump race. The guide element serves during rotation of the rotor with the roller in its retracted position, for contacting the received tubing loop (134, 136) to orient the tubing loop within the pump race.