EFFECTS OF FULL AUTOMATION IN WHOLE BLOOD PROCESSING ON OPERATOR SAFETY, ERGONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND WORKFLOW EFFICIENCY
Author(s)
Nil Comasòlivas, MSc, MD1, Angela Soto, Microbiology2, Gloria Eugenia Barco Atehortúa, Biochemistry3, Sergio Jaramillo Velásquez, MD3;
1Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, Head of Market Access and Health Economics, Zaventem, Belgium, 2Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, Bogotá, Colombia, 3Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia
1Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, Head of Market Access and Health Economics, Zaventem, Belgium, 2Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, Bogotá, Colombia, 3Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to evaluate ergonomic and operational improvements that full automation with Reveos® Automated Blood Processing System (Reveos) can provide to operators in blood bank centers that use semi-automation with Presvac DP-2065 R Plus centrifuge (Presvac) or similar devices.
METHODS: In 2021, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe Blood Bank (Colombia) implemented Reveos. The ergonomics of the semi-automated system (Presvac) and the fully-automated system (Reveos) were compared by assessing physical, operational and safety characteristics, including device dimensions, cover design, operator shoulder-angle requirements, safety features, quantity of manual steps and repetitive actions required during processing. A visual chart to showcase results was created.
RESULTS: Reveos measures 68.6cm (width), 100cm (height closed), 155cm (height opened), 82.6cm (depth). Its centered cover opens automatically after the process is finished, facilitating operator manipulation and reducing shoulder-angle requirements for closing. Full automation decreases manual steps, operator exposure to manual handling of blood components, and transfers and movement in the processing area. Reveos also includes a blood leak sensor inside that automatically stops the process in case of bag rupture, and an emergency stop button.Presvac measures 82.5cm (width), 115cm (height closed), 172cm (height opened), 100cm (depth). Its lateral, manually operated cover requires asymmetric force and greater shoulder-angle requirement to open and close it. Due to its size and configuration, the cover could inadvertently close and strike operator’s head while they are placing or removing blood bags. Presvac lacks both blood leak sensor and emergency stop button, increasing the biological risk.
CONCLUSIONS: Full automation with Reveos reduces operator manual steps, mobility and physical strength, and improves maneuverability, ease of use and safety, decreasing biological risks. These features make full automation with Reveos the preferred solution option to optimize blood processing workflows and to improve ergonomic conditions in blood banks.
METHODS: In 2021, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe Blood Bank (Colombia) implemented Reveos. The ergonomics of the semi-automated system (Presvac) and the fully-automated system (Reveos) were compared by assessing physical, operational and safety characteristics, including device dimensions, cover design, operator shoulder-angle requirements, safety features, quantity of manual steps and repetitive actions required during processing. A visual chart to showcase results was created.
RESULTS: Reveos measures 68.6cm (width), 100cm (height closed), 155cm (height opened), 82.6cm (depth). Its centered cover opens automatically after the process is finished, facilitating operator manipulation and reducing shoulder-angle requirements for closing. Full automation decreases manual steps, operator exposure to manual handling of blood components, and transfers and movement in the processing area. Reveos also includes a blood leak sensor inside that automatically stops the process in case of bag rupture, and an emergency stop button.Presvac measures 82.5cm (width), 115cm (height closed), 172cm (height opened), 100cm (depth). Its lateral, manually operated cover requires asymmetric force and greater shoulder-angle requirement to open and close it. Due to its size and configuration, the cover could inadvertently close and strike operator’s head while they are placing or removing blood bags. Presvac lacks both blood leak sensor and emergency stop button, increasing the biological risk.
CONCLUSIONS: Full automation with Reveos reduces operator manual steps, mobility and physical strength, and improves maneuverability, ease of use and safety, decreasing biological risks. These features make full automation with Reveos the preferred solution option to optimize blood processing workflows and to improve ergonomic conditions in blood banks.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2026-05, ISPOR 2026, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Value in Health, Volume 29, Issue S6
Code
MT24
Topic
Medical Technologies
Disease
SDC: Musculoskeletal Disorders (Arthritis, Bone Disorders, Osteoporosis, Other Musculoskeletal), STA: Multiple/Other Specialized Treatments