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 |
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.
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