Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association and Haemonetics Introduce National Database for Plasma Donors.Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers WASHINGTON & EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada--(BW HealthWire)--Aug. 9, 2002 Software System to be used by US Plasma Collection Centers to Ensure Safety of Blood Plasma blood plasma n. The yellow or gray-yellow, protein-containing fluid portion of blood in which the blood cells and platelets are normally suspended. The U.S. rollout of computerized technology for the management of the National Donor Deferral donor deferral Transfusion medicine The nonacceptance of a potential donor based on lifestyle criteria or prior exposures to pathogens. See Donor exclusion criteria. Registry (NDDR NDDR Novadata Digital Download Reader ) for plasma donors has begun, Plasma Protein plasma protein n. Any of the various dissolved proteins of blood plasma, including antibodies and blood-clotting proteins, that act by holding fluid in blood vessels by osmosis. Therapeutics Association (PPTA PPTA (in New Zealand) Post Primary Teachers Association ) and Fifth Dimension Information Systems (5D), a division of Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HAE), announced today. The NDDR is a system designed to help ensure the safety of plasma and the plasma protein therapeutics that many patients rely on. The original NDDR, created in 1991 by PPTA, was a telephone-based system implemented as part of an international quality program. With the new online system, individuals who have previously been deferred from donating plasma in the U.S. can now quickly be identified at any plasma collection center utilizing the web-based database. "This database software takes the National Donor Deferral Registry into the 21st century by providing plasma collectors with a real-time, cost-effective solution for determining donor eligibility," said Jan M. Bult, president of PPTA. The NDDR allows more than 400 plasma collection centers real-time access to the national listing of all permanently deferred plasma donors. The database is 510(K) cleared by the Food and Drug Administration and is expected to be in use at all 400 plasma collection centers by the fall of 2002. About the National Donor Deferral Registry (NDDR) The National Donor Deferral Registry (NDDR) is a database of permanently deferred plasma donors. The NDDR was made available to all Blood and Source Plasma facilities in December 1993. The NDDR is one of many voluntary initiatives taken by the source plasma industry through its International Quality Plasma Program (IQPP). About Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA) The Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA) is the primary advocate for the world's leading producers of plasma-based and recombinant biological therapeutics. The medicines produced by PPTA members are used in treating life-threatening diseases and serious medical conditions See carpal tunnel syndrome, computer vision syndrome, dry eyes and deep vein thrombosis. including bleeding disorders, immune system immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. deficiencies, burns and shock. To learn more about PPTA, visit the Company's web site at http://www.pptaglobal.org. About Fifth Dimension Fifth Dimension Information Systems, a division of Haemonetics Corporation, is an international leader in the provision of large-scale Oracle software solutions to the source plasma industry and to other entities operating in the regulated healthcare field. To learn more about Fifth Dimension's and Haemonetics' products, visit the Company's web sites at http://www.5d.ca or http://www.haemonetics.com. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion