The BVA-100 Software v6.0.4. calculates and reports a blood volume determination based on data retrieved from sampling points taken at timed intervals. The software also determines the patient's ideal blood volume which is derived from the patient's height, weight, and gender. The software compares the computed blood volume against the ideal value to indicate a surplus or deficit in blood volume percentages.
A mains electricity (AC-powered) instrument intended to be used for the quantitative in vitro measurement of a patient's circulating blood volume, plasma volume and/or red cell volume. Measurements are typically performed on blood specimens collected at specified intervals following the introduction of a radioactive tracer (e.g., iodine isotope 131) through an intravenous line, and the dispersion or rate of dilution of the tracer solution is used to determine blood volume by comparing sequential samples to a calculated ideal blood volume based on height, weight, gender and deviation from the patient's ideal weight. It operates with automation of some procedural steps.