Platelet Manager™ Patent Pending
Platelet Manager™ helps blood centers - regardless of the apheresis technology used - to optimize the manufacturing process of platelet pheresis based on the blood center's criteria and approved work flow. Platelet Manager helps blood centers in making better determinations to reduce waste and increase pass rates by observing a blood center's own input and desired results. Platelet Manager is not a device that makes the specified product. It is a software tool that significantly reduces the time and tracks the process and workflow needed to make such products.
Currently, blood centers use different apheresis technologies to manufacture platelet products. Blood centers have to perform complex calculations and follow a multi tier logic flow per technology used to determine how many products can be made out of every platelet apheresis donation. The type and number of products extracted from each donation is regulated by strict FDA rules. Lab technicians use calculators and excel worksheets to perform such calculations. From field observation surveys, we have learned that the process is time intensive, error prone and requires visual verifications and expert manpower. The result of such a manual process is a relatively high discard and failure rate. Platelet Manager helps blood center staff reduce potential human error due to faulty calculation or workflow.
With the ability of blood centers to create their own workflow and logic trees, a blood center can determine what products to make and how to make them. Hence, the blood center may increase revenue by reducing waste and better tracking the manufacturing process. Platelet Manager™ is a flexible tool and can be optimized by the blood center based on their process and operating procedures. Platelet Manager is workflow and support software to optimize platelet production.
Platelet Manager Features
- Automate split charts (DPP/TPP) and calculations used for apheresis manufacturing using customizable logic tiers for all collection technologies
- Centralize tracking of platelet apheresis manufacturing for multiple sites
- Provide Real-Time Platelet Production and Testing Reports (by equipment, site, employee, date, product, and more.)
- Provide comprehensive audit trails down to the field level
- Can be integrated with external data systems
Platelet Manager Benefits & ROI
Based on actual feedback from our running systems, it is clear that the system will have the fastest payback in the industry.
- Help futher optimize platelet split rate by speeding up tedious, routine calculations
- Reduce waste and make products per center's requirements
- Improved QC pass rate for platelets, with proper setup and validation.
- Reduce errors and associated risk by confirming that the manufacturing process is in state of control using real-time report and tracking
- Make available critical reports for instant trend analysis and business intelligence. With information, comes actionable knowledge.
Contact us today to learn more about Sigma Blood Platelet Manager™.