SMT Proprietary and Confidential Smart Medical Technologies, Inc. RFID in Blood Banking and Transfusion Services

SMT Proprietary and Confidential

Smart Medical Technologies, Inc.RFID in Blood Banking and Transfusion Services


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


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

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



Authentication – Security and ProtectionRestricted 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




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 re-access


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


Sample Donation Procedure

System Components


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


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

Sample Donation Procedure: Pre-Screening


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



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



IX. Bio-screening technician transmits blood hemoglobin testing result to donor wristband


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



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)



XV. The venipuncture



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



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



XV. The donation technician uses the donor’s RFID-equipped ID card to update the donation history, and to record a successful donation


SMT’s Reference Material

More than 1000 pages of procedures, guidelines and reference material


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SMT Proprietary and Confidential Smart Medical Technologies, Inc. RFID in Blood Banking and Transfusion Services