Manufacturers’ blood pack catalogue and lot numbers - Specification for blood pack base labels - Chapter 26
Below we describe two data structures for encoding the manufacturer’s blood pack catalogue and lot numbers. The structures are fundamentally different but both coding systems use two data structures.
For Codabar, the manufacturer’s code is with the lot number and the catalogue number/pack type is a separate code.
For ISBT 128 the catalogue number/pack type is with the manufacturer’s code and the lot number is a separate code. For ISBT, both the catalogue and lot number are required to uniquely identify a batch of blood bags.
26.3.1: ABC Codabar manufacturer’s blood pack catalogue and lot numbers
Currently Blood Services request Codabar barcoded information on each pack.
Two classes of data are recorded.
Catalogue number (pack type)
This label defines the type of pack, e.g. whole blood, platelet etc.
The code is defined as cppppppk7b where:
- c
-
is the start code
- pppppp
-
is the manufacturer’s list/catalogue number
- k
-
is the modulus 11 check digit
- 7b
-
is the stop code
Batch/lot number
This number describes the batch/lot number for each individual pack.
The format is b1XXDDDDDDDC6b where:
- b1
-
is the start code
- XX
-
is the manufacturer’s code (see Table 26.2)
- DDDDDDD
-
is the batch/lot number
- C
-
is a modulus 11 check digit based on XXDDDDDDD
- 6b
-
is the stop code
| Manufacturer | Code |
|---|---|
| Baxter Healthcare | 01 |
| TUTA Laboratories | 02 |
| Biotest UK | 03 |
| Haemonetics | 04 |
| NPBI FRESENIUS | 05 |
| Terumo | 06 |
| Gambro BTC – US | 07 |
| Maco Pharma | 08 |
| PALL | 09 |
| ASAHI Medical GmbH | 10 |
| Gambro BTC – UK | 11 |
| Kawasumi Laboratories Inc | 12 |
| Charter Medical | 13 |
| Baxter Healthcare – La Chatre | 14 |
| Baxter Healthcare – Haina | 15 |
| Baxter Healthcare – Mountain Home | 16 |
| Cerus Europe BV | 17 |
| Fenwal – La Chatre | 18 |
Note: Not all entries are in current use but are retained for use in look-back situations.
26.3.2: ISBT 128 manufacturers’ blood pack catalogue and lot numbers
To achieve ISBT 128 compliance the UK Blood Transfusion Services will adopt the ISBT 128 convention for manufacturers’ blood pack catalogue and lot numbers. Details are provided in the current version of ISBT 128 Standard Technical Specification, Data Structures 017 and 018, which is available on ICCBBA’s website (www.iccbba.org).