Smart Medical Technologies, Inc.
RFID in Blood Banking and Transfusion Services
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Why Blood Banking? Why RFID?
High value, high volume
Blood products are always in demand, and
their high numbers present logistical
challenges
Health and safety
Errors in blood banking and transfusion
lead to debilitating diseases, even death
Optical methods = errors
Common optical methods of identification,
including bar-coding, are often difficult to
scan, and frequently misread
RFID, the right technology
Functions actively with software, and provides
traceability, authentication, and tracking
features not available in current systems
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Benefits of RFID in Blood Banking Applications
Rules-Based Software – An Electronic Supervisor
Regulates process flow
Guides the user step-by step
through various procedures
Alerts the user to conflicts/errors
If the user incorrectly proceeds or
ignores a command
Manages information transfer
between hardware and software
Updates database and selectively
delegates data
Built-in authentication
Highly secure
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Benefits of RFID in Blood Banking Applications
Traceability – Tracking Who, When, and Where
Detects sources of errors
Enables an auditor to examine how
and why errors occur
Memory archiving
Identifies the individuals who have
handled the product, and the locations
the product has traveled
Time and date stamping
Provides history of work flow, monitors
product expiration, reveals bottlenecks
in processing
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Benefits of RFID in Blood Banking Applications
Authentication – Security and Protection
Restricted access
Reserved to technicians carrying proper
identification
Accountability
Technicians must review their
contributions and confirm authenticity
before submitting work
Data integrity
In contrast to magnetic-stripe
information coding, chip data is not
erased or scrambled by magnetic fields
For SMT, by SMT
RFID chips work only with proprietary
software and proprietary
readers/writers, and vice versa
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Benefits of RFID in Blood Banking Applications
Versatile Tracking – Efficiency & Responsiveness
Short range, long range
Dual RFID - high frequency for
security and storage, ultra high
frequency for inventory and
administration
Non-line of sight tracking
Free orientation of product through
reader, and processing of multiple
samples at once
Productivity
Provides real-time inventory status,
and positional information for reaccess
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Sample Donation Procedure
A Three Phase Process
Prescreening
Collecting info, validation, issuing
RFID card and wristband
Bio-Screening
Measuring hemoglobin level, updating
RFID card and wristband, qualifying
the donor
Donation
Doing cross-checks, obtaining blood,
preparing test samples, finalizing the
donation
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Sample Donation Procedure
System Components
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Sample Donation Procedure: Pre-Screening
I. Donor enters the donation center
II. Pre-screening technician present at
donation center uses RFID-equipped ID card
to obtain software clearance, and to time/date
stamp the task of screening the donor
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Sample Donation Procedure: Pre-Screening
III. Donor provides basic information,
conducts donor questionnaire, and
electronically signs donor consent form
IV. Donor is issued an RFID-equipped ID card,
which records the donor’s identifying information,
as well as donation history
Donor is also issued an RFID-equipped wristband
which similarly identifies the donor, and provides
clearance in the next stages of donation
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Sample Donation Procedure: Bio-Screening
V. Bio-screening technician uses RFID
equipped ID card to obtain software
clearance, and to time/date stamp the task of
measuring the donor’s blood hemoglobin
level
VI. Donor’s wristband provides the
necessary clearance, unlocking
subsequent windows in the software
interface
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Sample Donation Procedure: Bio-Screening
VII. Bio-screening technician obtains
small sample of donor’s blood in order to
determine the donor’s hemoglobin level
VIII. Bio-screening technician
determines donor suitability
on-site
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Sample Donation Procedure: Bio-Screening
IX. Bio-screening technician transmits blood hemoglobin testing
result to donor wristband
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Sample Donation Procedure : The Donation
X. Donation technician uses RFID
equipped ID card to obtain software
clearance, and to time/date stamp the task
of performing the donation
XI. Donation technician scans
donor wristband to verify
completion of pre screening and
bio-screening procedures
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Sample Donation Procedure : The Donation
XII. Donation technician obtains RFID
equipped blood bag and transmits
pertinent donor information and
handling record archived on the
system memory
XII. Portable label printer creates eye
readable blood donation label containing
information relevant to the donation
procedure (e.g. collection date, donor
center ID#, expiration)
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Sample Donation Procedure : The Donation
XV. The venipuncture
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Sample Donation Procedure : The Donation
XIV. The donation technician obtains RFID-equipped pilot
test tube samples and collects the donor’s blood for
testing, then conveys pertinent donor information to the
test tubes in order to link the blood bag to the samples
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Sample Donation Procedure : The Donation
XV. The donation technician utilizes their RFID-equipped ID
card to verify that collection of the blood unit and pilot
samples has proceeded via established protocols
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Sample Donation Procedure : The Donation
XV. The donation technician uses the donor’s
RFID-equipped ID card to update the donation
history, and to record a successful donation
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SMT’s Reference Material
More than 1000 pages of procedures, guidelines
and reference material
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Thank You
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