US 11,676,715 B2
System and method for collecting whole blood from blood donors
Brian C. Case, Lake Villa, IL (US); Jonathan Prendergast, Palatine, IL (US); John W. Barry, Jr., Walnut Creek, CA (US); Kyungyoon Min, Kildeer, IL (US); Christopher D. Gassman, Crystal Lake, IL (US); and Daryl Richard Calhoun, Plymouth, MN (US)
Assigned to Fenwal, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL (US)
Filed by Fenwal, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/865,038.
Application 17/865,038 is a continuation of application No. 17/732,073, filed on Apr. 28, 2022.
Application 17/732,073 is a continuation of application No. 15/641,917, filed on Jul. 5, 2017, granted, now 11,393,583, issued on Jul. 19, 2022.
Application 15/641,917 is a continuation of application No. 14/971,707, filed on Dec. 16, 2015, granted, now 9,727,696, issued on Aug. 8, 2017.
Application 14/971,707 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/748,580, filed on Jan. 23, 2013, granted, now 10,431,335, issued on Oct. 1, 2019.
Application 14/971,707 is a continuation of application No. 13/209,161, filed on Aug. 12, 2011, granted, now 11,462,321.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/637,694, filed on Apr. 24, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/589,755, filed on Jan. 23, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/383,174, filed on Sep. 15, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/373,197, filed on Aug. 12, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2022/0351851 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. G16H 40/63 (2018.01); G06Q 10/087 (2023.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2023.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); G06T 11/20 (2006.01)
CPC G16H 40/63 (2018.01) [G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 10/1093 (2013.01); G06T 11/206 (2013.01); G16H 10/60 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A system for collecting whole blood from blood donors and monitoring donation information on a handheld computing device, comprising:
first whole blood collection devices disposed at a first blood donation center and configured to collect whole blood from donors, wherein the first blood donation center is a mobile collection site;
second whole blood collection devices at a second blood donation center which is different than the first blood donation center;
a handheld computing device comprising a housing, a touch screen display coupled to the housing, a memory to store an executable application, a network interface circuit configured to communicate wirelessly, and a processing circuit coupled to the display, the network interface circuit and the memory, wherein the handheld computing device is configured to retrieve a location of the first blood donation center;
a remote server computer in wireless communication with the first and second whole blood collection devices and the handheld computing device,
wherein the first and second whole blood collection devices are each configured to transfer donation procedure information to the remote server using at least one communication protocol, wherein the remote server computer is configured to facilitate retrieval of the donation procedure information at the handheld computing device;
wherein the donation procedure information comprises data based on product volume collected;
wherein the donation procedure information comprises facility information;
wherein the handheld computing device is configured to display a number of whole blood units collected; and
wherein the donation procedure information comprises data indicating performance of operators of the first and second whole blood collection devices.