Medical Refrigerator Temperature Monitoring System
Temperature monitoring systems are crucial in proper maintenance of medical components in medical refrigerators and freezers. Almost all the medical components that require refrigeration or freezing will lose their potency if appropriate storage temperatures are not maintained.
The CDC strongly recommends that healthcare providers use appropriate appliances and gadgets to store sensitive medical components such as vaccines, blood, medication and organic material. They recommend using only pharmaceutical grade refrigerators and freezers that are manufactured to store medical components.
CDC Requirements for DDL’s
The CDC also recommends the use of temperature monitoring systems such as digital data loggers (DDL) that notify users whenever the temperature within the units fluctuates to dangerous levels. They have stated that DDL’s being used for medical refrigerators must be:
- Detachable probes that best reflect temperatures
- Should have an alarm system to notify out-of-range temperatures
- Should have a low battery indicator
- Must display the lowest and highest daily temperature as well as current temperature
- Recommended uncertainty of +/-0.5°C (+/-1°F)
- Logging interval that can be programmed by the user
Aegis Sentinel Devices
Sentinel Trace DDL
Aegis has developed data loggers and temperature monitors that fulfil not just these requirements, but are also packed with a host of additional features. These handy gadgets let you seamlessly keep a check on the temperature in your medical refrigerators and freezers. They also have an alarm system that immediately lets you know when something goes wrong.
The LCD with touch panel device display indicates the minimum and maximum temperature, the current temperature, time and date, and the status of the alarm (On/Off). These devices monitor not just the temperature within the device, but also humidity, differential pressure, CO2 and more to meet compliance standards.
Sentinel Next 1S
One of the biggest advantages of Aegis’ monitoring devices and DDL is the provision of remote monitoring through our smartphone app. In case of any issues such as fluctuations in temperature, the device would send out a notification through email, text as well as our application so that appropriate steps can be taken on time. The Sentinel Trace DDL allows storage of up to 10 alarm events.
The device allows download of data through Bluetooth through CSV format. It allows you to easily set the date and time, as well as alarm thresholds. The remote monitoring devices are NIST certified and also compliant with the 21 CFR 11 requirements. Overall, the Sentinel Next remote monitoring device and the Sentinel Trace DDL are handy devices that will take the burden off your shoulders when it comes to data monitoring.
We urge you to browse through our DDL and remote monitoring devices to know more about them and how they could suit the needs of your business. You can get in touch with us by giving us a call on 1-800-796-2344 or you can write to us at support@aegisfridge.com.