Plasma collection

A method of collecting plasma, comprising:

• introducing whole blood from a donor to a separator,
• combining anticoagulant with the whole blood from the donor,
• separating whole blood from the donor into a plasma product and a second blood component comprising red blood cells;
• sending the plasma product to a plasma product collection container,
• receiving input from an operator,
• scanning a bar code associated with the donor, and
• determining with a controller a total blood volume for the donor based at least in part on donor weight and donor height;
• displaying on a touch screen a parameter which identifies the donor;
• receiving a confirming user input via the touchscreen, and,
• in response to the confirming user input, operating a plurality of draw and return phases to withdraw whole blood from a donor and separate the whole blood into the plasma product and the second blood component and to return the second blood component to the donor.

A method of collecting plasma, comprising:

• receiving input from an operator at a touch screen;
• scanning a bar code associated with a donor to receive personal information about the donor;
• displaying on the touch screen a parameter which identifies the donor,
• receiving a confirming user input via the touchscreen;
• determining a body mass for the donor based at least in part on donor weight and donor height using a controller;
• and
• controlling a blood separator to operate a plurality of draw and return phases to withdraw whole blood from a donor, combine anticoagulant with the whole blood, and separate the whole blood into a plasma product and a second blood component and to return the second blood component to the donor, the blood separator having a plasma output port coupled to a plasma line configured to send the plasma product to a plasma product collection container.

A method of collecting plasma, comprising:

• separating whole blood into a plasma product and a second blood component comprising red blood cells;
• sending the plasma product to a plasma product collection container,
• introducing the whole blood from a donor to a separator,
• combining anticoagulant with the whole blood from the donor,
• receiving input from an operator,
• scanning a bar code associated with the donor,
• determining a target volume for plasma product and/or raw plasma collection based at least in part on donor weight and donor height;
• displaying on a touch screen data which identifies the donor,
• receiving a confirming user input via the touchscreen;
• and
• operating a plurality of draw and return phases to withdraw whole blood from a donor and separate the whole blood into the plasma product and the second blood component and to return the second blood component to the donor.