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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2012
James E. Goodnow, Ii, Grass Valley, CA (US);
James A. Bancroft, Grass Valley, CA (US);
Jonathan G. Morgan, San Francisco, CA (US);
James E. Goodnow, II, Grass Valley, CA (US);
James A. Bancroft, Grass Valley, CA (US);
Jonathan G. Morgan, San Francisco, CA (US);
APPLIED SCIENCE, INC., Grass Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus collecting blood from patients and managing blood donations are provided, which may include any number of features. One feature is a blood collection device configured to collect blood from a patient and periodically transmit blood collection data from the device to a control system. Another feature is a system and method for updating firmware on a plurality of blood collection devices. In one embodiment, a software interface with a blood collection control can be used to specify a blood collection protocol, and the blood collection protocol can be then transmitted to one or more blood collection devices.