FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   HAEMONETICS CORP 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/25/2010 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GLOBAL MED TECHNOLOGIES INC [GLOB] (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 WOOD ROAD,  4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BRAINTREE, MA 02184 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 31,428,730 I See Footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	  (2)(3)	  (2)(3)	Common Stock	5,500,000	$ 0.72 (4)	I	See Footnote (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HAEMONETICS CORP 400 WOOD ROAD BRAINTREE, MA 02184	Â	  X	Â	Â
Atlas Acquisition Corp. C/O HAEMONETICS CORPORATION 400 WOOD ROAD BRAINTREE, MA 02184	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

HAEMONETICS CORPORATION /s/ Christopher J. Lindop, its Chief Financial Officer		04/01/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
ATLAS ACQUISITION CORP. /s/ Christopher J. Lindop, its President		04/01/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reported securities are owned indirectly by Haemonetics Corporation ("Haemonetics") and directly by Atlas Acquisition Corp. ("Atlas"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Haemonetics. The reported securities were acquired by Atlas in connection with the cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock and Common Stock of the Issuer commenced by Atlas on February 19, 2010.
(2)	Subject to the "blocker" provisions described in footnote 3, the convertible preferred stock is convertible at any time, at the holder's election, and has no expiration date.
(3)	The convertible preferred stock is subject to "blocker" provisions prohibiting the holder from converting the preferred stock to the extent that such conversion would result in the holder being deemed the beneficial owner of more than 9.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock.
(4)	Subject to the "blocker" provisions described in footnote 3, the shares of convertible preferred stock are convertible at a rate of 1-to-1,388.89 into the number of shares of Common Stock shown in column 3.
  Remarks: This report is filed jointly by Haemonetics Corporation and Atlas Acquisition Corp.

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