A system for collecting plasma reduced platelets from a donor, the system comprising: an apheresis system for drawing whole blood from a donor, separating the whole blood into a plurality of components including a platelet component and a non-platelet component using a separation chamber (11, 12), and storing the platelet component in a container while the non-platelet blood components are returned back to the donor, the apheresis system including: a) means for drawing whole blood from the donor there through; b) means for introducing anticoagulant into the whole drawn blood (16, P3, 32); c) the separation chamber (11, 12) for separating the anticoagulated whole blood into the platelet component and the non-platelet component; d) the container for storing the platelet component; e) means for returning the non-platelet blood components back to the to the donor, f) a flow means (28, 41, 36, 37, 39) for connecting the means for drawing whole blood, the separation chamber (11, 12), the container, and the means for returning the non-platelet blood components, g) a reintroduction flow means (43, 40, 41) for connecting the container for storing the platelet component and the separation chamber (11, 12), h) a recirculation means configured to draw the platelet component from the container and reintroduce the platelet component into the separation chamber (11, 12) via the reintroduction flow means (43, 40, 41), and i) a valve means located on the reintroduction flow means (43, 40, 41) and configured to selectively control fluid flow through the reintroduction flow means (43, 40, 41); and a controller for controlling the apheresis system, wherein the controller is configured to control the recirculation means and valve means of the apheresis system such that upon obtaining a predetermined volume of platelets in the container, platelets from the container are reintroduced into an inlet port of the separation chamber (11, 12) via the reintroduction flow means (43, 40, 41) so as to extract a plasma reduced platelet product from the separation chamber (11, 12). an apheresis system for drawing whole blood from a donor, separating the whole blood into a plurality of components including a platelet component and a non-platelet component using a separation chamber (11, 12), and storing the platelet component in a container while the non-platelet blood components are returned back to the donor, the apheresis system including: a) means for drawing whole blood from the donor there through; b) means for introducing anticoagulant into the whole drawn blood (16, P3, 32); c) the separation chamber (11, 12) for separating the anticoagulated whole blood into the platelet component and the non-platelet component; d) the container for storing the platelet component; e) means for returning the non-platelet blood components back to the to the donor, f) a flow means (28, 41, 36, 37, 39) for connecting the means for drawing whole blood, the separation chamber (11, 12), the container, and the means for returning the non-platelet blood components, g) a reintroduction flow means (43, 40, 41) for connecting the container for storing the platelet component and the separation chamber (11, 12), h) a recirculation means configured to draw the platelet component from the container and reintroduce the platelet component into the separation chamber (11, 12) via the reintroduction flow means (43, 40, 41), and i) a valve means located on the reintroduction flow means (43, 40, 41) and configured to selectively control fluid flow through the reintroduction flow means (43, 40, 41); and a) means for drawing whole blood from the donor there through; b) means for introducing anticoagulant into the whole drawn blood (16, P3, 32); c) the separation chamber (11, 12) for separating the anticoagulated whole blood into the platelet component and the non-platelet component; d) the container for storing the platelet component; e) means for returning the non-platelet blood components back to the to the donor, f) a flow means (28, 41, 36, 37, 39) for connecting the means for drawing whole blood, the separation chamber (11, 12), the container, and the means for returning the non-platelet blood components, g) a reintroduction flow means (43, 40, 41) for connecting the container for storing the platelet component and the separation chamber (11, 12), h) a recirculation means configured to draw the platelet component from the container and reintroduce the platelet component into the separation chamber (11, 12) via the reintroduction flow means (43, 40, 41), and i) a valve means located on the reintroduction flow means (43, 40, 41) and configured to selectively control fluid flow through the reintroduction flow means (43, 40, 41); and a controller for controlling the apheresis system, wherein the controller is configured to control the recirculation means and valve means of the apheresis system such that upon obtaining a predetermined volume of platelets in the container, platelets from the container are reintroduced into an inlet port of the separation chamber (11, 12) via the reintroduction flow means (43, 40, 41) so as to extract a plasma reduced platelet product from the separation chamber (11, 12).