# Blood bank software that keeps a live inventory and a complete chain from unit to recipient

> A blood bank is a facility that collects or receives, tests, stores, labels and issues blood and blood components for transfusion, working under 21 CFR Part 606 for good manufacturing practice and Part 607 for establishment registration. Records are retained for no less than 10 years, red cells are commonly dated at 42 days and platelets at 5, so inventory, expiry and traceability are one problem rather than three. Neurobird holds a live inventory by product, ABO Rh and expiry with a complete chain per unit.

- URL: https://neurobird.com/bloodbank/
- Product: Neurobird Blood Bank Operations Platform
- Niche: blood bank
- Buyer: hospital blood banks and community blood centres
- Status: in development, open for early access
- Updated: 2026-08-21

## What Neurobird Blood Bank does

- Track every unit by product, ABO Rh and expiry, so short dated stock is seen before it is wasted
- Record every state change from receipt to issue, return or disposal as a timestamped link
- Keep the donor to recipient chain complete without a paper log in the middle of it
- Hold records in a form that is still readable and searchable 120 months later

## How it works

1. **Every unit is a record** Product, ABO Rh, collection and expiry dates, special attributes such as irradiated or leukoreduced, held from receipt to final disposition.
2. **State changes are links** Crossmatch, issue, return, transfusion and discard are recorded as events on the unit, so the chain assembles itself instead of being reconstructed.
3. **Inventory tells you early** Short dated stock, thin ABO groups and pending special requirements surface before they become a waste report or an emergency order.

## From the source material

> Universal precautions shall be observed to prevent contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials.

Source: OSHA, 29 CFR 1910.1030, https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1030

## Industry context

- **606** 21 CFR Part 606 is the current good manufacturing practice regulation for blood and blood components: written SOPs, equipment records, labelling and quality control, with records retained no less than 10 years. (source: eCFR, 21 CFR Part 606, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-606)
- **607** Blood establishments register with the FDA and list their products, with registration renewed on an annual cycle. Part 607 is where that obligation and its timing sit. (source: eCFR, 21 CFR Part 607, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-607)
- **640** Part 640 sets additional standards for whole blood, red blood cells, platelets, plasma and cryoprecipitate, including collection volumes, storage temperature and dating periods for each component. (source: eCFR, 21 CFR Part 640, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-640)
- **630** Part 630 covers donor eligibility, donor education, deferral and requirements for blood intended for transfusion, including the acceptance criteria applied before a donation is taken. (source: eCFR, 21 CFR Part 630, https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-630)
- **1910.1030** The OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard governs exposure control plans, sharps handling, labelling and annual training for everyone working the bench. (source: OSHA, 29 CFR 1910.1030, https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1030)

## Pricing

- Single site: $240 per site, per month
- Transfusion service: $480 per site, per month
- Blood centre: $880 per site, per month

## Questions

### What is a blood bank?

A blood bank is a facility that collects or receives, tests, stores, labels and issues blood and blood components for transfusion. In the United States it operates under 21 CFR Part 606 for current good manufacturing practice, Part 607 for establishment registration, Part 630 for donor eligibility and Part 640 for component standards.

### How long can components be stored?

It depends on the component and the collection method. Red cells in an approved additive solution are commonly dated at 42 days, platelets at 5 days, and frozen plasma far longer. Part 640 sets the dating periods and storage conditions for each component.

### How long do blood bank records have to be kept?

Part 606 requires records to be retained for no less than 10 years, which is 120 months of retrievable history for every unit, every deviation and every SOP version. In practice that means the retrieval problem outlives the storage problem.

### Who inspects a blood bank?

The FDA inspects registered blood establishments against Parts 606, 607, 630 and 640. Hospital transfusion services may also be assessed by accrediting bodies, and OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard at 29 CFR 1910.1030 covers bench safety, exposure control and training.

### Does this replace the laboratory information system?

No. Testing and results stay in the LIS. What lives here is the unit: where it is, what state it is in, when it expires and the complete chain behind it, so inventory and traceability stop being two separate exercises.

## Sources

- [21 CFR Part 606, cGMP for blood](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-606)
- [21 CFR Part 640, blood product standards](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-F/part-640)
- [CDC NHSN hemovigilance](https://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/biovigilance/index.html)
- [AABB](https://www.aabb.org)

## Contact

- office@neurobird.com
- https://neurobird.com/