Blood Bank Automation

[Tech Trainer]

If you were going to design a piece of equipment for the blood bank to do Type and Screens, DAT, Weak D, donor confirmations, and antibody ID. What would be some things that you would improve about the current models on the market from Immucor, Biotest, and Ortho? What are some features that would be absolutely necessary?

[AMcCord]

True random access like the chemists have on their analyzers.

[Likewine99]

Cap piercing, like a Hematology analyzer.

When using a printed result to enter into the BB computer system have all patient demographics from the LIS print.

Make it "fixable", when our current analyzer has a bent probe the FSR must come out, we'd like to change it ourselves.

Very flexible, end user customizibel software.

[RR1]

1. Sample probe with a duel nozzle- so it can collect plasma and cells in one go

2.Samples and reagents in racks rather than carousels is easier.

3. Easy and straightforward antibody screening and identification method. No washing of tests- brings own inherent problems and difficulty in standardising.

4. A 'stop' button that actually stops the equipment immediately and then (in an appropriate time period) will allow re-starting from the last step.

5. Intelligent software that plans scheduling of tests in fastest way including prioritising samples

6. Minimum 2 probes working opposite each other- one to dispense reagents , while the other prepares samples

7. The system must allow the use of different reagent screening and panel cells- user definable

8. N3 (remote) access is good if properly controlled.