The ISBT 128 Standard provides the
specification for many of the elements of the information environment required
in transfusion and transplantation. The standard, originally accepted by the
ISBT Council in 1994 and maintained by ICCBBA, Inc; has gained widespread
acceptance and is now endorsed by the AABB, European Plasma Fractionators
Association, and European Blood Alliance.
ISBT 128 Standard, defines Data Structures that are graphically represented by
barcodes. The data structures specified in ISBT 128 are simply the formal
definitions of how information is to be identified and electronically
presented. Some of these data structures are Unique Donation Identification,
Blood Groups [ABO and RhD], Product Code, Expiration Date, Type of Donation
(Volunteer, Directed, Autologous, etc), Red Cell Phenotyping Information, HLA
Typing Information, CMV and other test results, Collection Container Catalog
and Lot Number, Patient date of birth and identification number, etc.
Sample of an ISBT 128 Barcode for Donation Identification Number
Note: Please refer to the Class
Reference documentation for more information about the properties and methods
stated in this document.
In order to get an ISBT 128 barcode image, please follow these
steps:
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Set the Symbology property to Isbt128
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Setting up dimensions and quiet zones:
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Set the BarWidth
property to 0.01 (Values are expressed in Inches)
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Set the BarHeight
property to 0.39 (Values are expressed in Inches)
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Set the QuietZoneWidth
property to 0.1 (Value is expressed in Inches)
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Set the TopMargin and BottomMargin properties to 0.1 (Values are
expressed in Inches)
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Set the Isbt128DataStructure property to DS001 (for Donation
Identification Number), DS002 (for Blood Groups [ABO and RhD]), DS003
(for Product Code), DS004
(for Expiration Date), etc. (Please refer to ISBT 128 Standard and Barcode
Professional Help docs for further details)
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Set the Code property with the value to encode. It must match the data
content/format for the selected Data Structure (Please refer to ISBT 128
Standard for further details)
Note: Please refer to the Class Reference documentation for more information about the properties and methods stated in this document.
In order to get an ISBT 128 barcode image, please follow these steps:
- Set the Symbology property to Isbt128
-
Setting up dimensions and quiet zones:
All values for barcode dimensions are expressed
in INCHES by default. However, Barcode Professional supports other unit
of measurement such as Millimeter, Centimeter, and Mils.
For modifying the unit of measurement for barcoding, please set up the BarcodeUnit
property as needed.
- Set the BarWidth property to 0.01 (Values are expressed in Inches)
- Set the BarHeight property to 0.39 (Values are expressed in Inches)
- Set the QuietZone property to 0.1 (Value is expressed in Inches)
- Set the Isbt128DataStructure property to DS001 (for Donation Identification Number), DS002 (for Blood Groups [ABO and RhD]), DS003 (for Product Code), DS004 (for Expiration Date), etc. (Please refer to ISBT 128 Standard and Barcode Professional Help docs for further details)
- Set the Code property with the value to encode. It must match the data content/format for the selected Data Structure (Please refer to ISBT 128 Standard for further details)