Method and apparatus for estimating hematocrit in a blood...

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G01N 33/49 (2006.01) A61M 1/38 (2006.01) G01N 11/08 (2006.01) G01N 33/487 (2006.01)

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CA 1308007

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING HEMATOCRIT IN A BLOOD CONSTITUENT PROCESSING SYSTEM ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE During an initial priming procedure, the blood draw/return needle(s) fluid flow system is primed with a nonblood fluid (e.g. a saline solution) having known fluid viscosity. The pressure drop occurring across the needle orifice(s) is determined at a known flow rate for this predetermined fluid of known viscosity. During subsequent blood constituent processing operations, the pressure drop across the needle orifice is measured for a second known flow rate of blood constituents. From these measured relative values of pressure and flow rates, the blood viscosity value can be calculated and used to estimate (e.g. via a table look-up or analytical calculation procedure) a hematocrit value for the blood constituents as a function of the measured blood viscosity value.

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