The challenges in monitoring the temperature in medical refrigerators

Unfortunately, relics from bygone times are often still in use in the pharmaceutical sector: The calibrated but manual thermometers that employees read out by hand once or twice a day and enter the results in (Excel) lists. This process leads to avoidable additional manual effort and mistakes because it is not possible to track whether a temperature deviation has occurred between two measurements. Also, the usual min-max thermometers do not give any information about how long the medication was exposed to the wrong temperature. These are often used in vaccine and medication refrigerators, freezers, cold rooms, pharmacies, laboratories, and storage.

Moreover, it is questionable whether such sporadic measurements meet the otherwise high-quality standards in the pharmaceutical sector. This is because the result of the measurements corresponds only to a random sample, so temperature deviations can go undetected in the meantime.

The solution: Automated temperature monitoring in medical fridges

In order to maintain and document, the Tec4med System for medical refrigerators offers regular protocols (PDF-format) for your cool unit. These are recorded using the TempBeacon data logger (for temperature, humidity, position). The SmartHub serves then serves as a gateway for multiple Beacons, automatically readout all devices nearby and sending the data to the cloud. You can also track all devices connected to the cloud in real-time at any time via app or browser.

With the SmartHub and TempBeacon wireless data logger system, temperature monitoring runs automatically: You don't have to write min/max values, read out data loggers or store the measurement data sorted. All measurement data is transferred automatically to the cloud and archived. Access it at any time with your computer, mobile phone, or tablet to check the values or to provide proof to inspectors.

Tec4med's solutions for temperature-controlled medical fridges come into play precisely where the challenges in the cold chain in laboratories, pharmacies, and storage arise: Reliable monitoring, the devices for recording, and the software for saving data and automated creation of protocols.