Blood Bank Equipment

Automated cell washing equipment is used to speed up the antibody searches and check for cross-matching between donor and recipient. Centrifuges are used by blood banks to separate out red blood cells or platelet-rich plasma from the whole blood.

Considerations for purchasing blood bank equipment

Blood bank equipment needs vary from blood bank to blood bank. How busy the blood bank is will help determine the capacity of refrigerators and freezers and the speed and capacity of thawing baths. Other determining factors as to which blood bank equipment is needed are whether the blood bank deals in only whole blood or separates it, analyzes the blood it draws, and if it does cross-matching.