HIPA-TRAKKER™ RFID-BLOOD SUPPLY PEDIGREE MANAGEMENT MODULE
(Solution based on granted patents, allowed and pending US patents)
- Access and Identification function.
- RFID badge of all individuals involved in screening and drawing blood.
- Registration data of donor individual information is entered only after verifying permission level and correlating presenting worker’s RFID badge.
- All donors are given an RFID wristband during registration. The personal ID of the registration staff is preferably included.
- Label printing and encoding can only be accessed and performed by workers with authorized RFID badges.
- Donor Identification and Blood Sample Matching Function.
- Label for blood sample is printed and encoded by scanning the RFID wristband of the donor.
- Unitary RFID label is printed and encoded at the same time. RFID tag is behind the human readable label with barcode. The ID of the staff involved in the process is preferably included in the RFID label.
- Actual drawn blood container is also labeled with integrated RFID/barcode/human readable label using data directly obtained from scanning the donor badge.
- Blood Consolidation Matching Function.
- Each blood sample is first scanned before consolidation. Check is made against blood type, etc.
- The data of the blood sample is recorded and included in the consolidated RFID label. The data preferably includes the person(s) performing such operation.
- This enables tracing of blood from each individual donor.
- Subsequent Blood Preparation Function.
- All operation must be first accessed with proper worker ID.
- The data of the blood sample is maintained through to the resulting blood ingredient derived from the original blood samples.
- All subsequent RFID labels include the donors’ data along with the workers handling them throughout the processes.
- Blood Usage Matching Function.
- The staff responsible for the blood usage must be first be scanned.
- The recipient wristband must be then scanned.
- The blood sample to be used must be scanned to match that of the recipient blood type.
- All other relevant data must also be confirmed: such as expiration date, etc.
- The authorization may include biometric signature or other e-prescription as required by the local management.
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