Ensure the quality and safety of your blood products with temperature monitoring.
Key Takeaways:
- Maintaining specific temperature ranges during blood storage and transit is vital. Even minor temperature deviations can affect whole blood, impairing its effectiveness and posing health risks.
- SpotSee’s HemoTemp® II Temperature indicators provide essential data that verifies compliance with required temperature specifications.
- AABB accreditation sets the company apart as compliant with the highest transfusion medicine and biotherapies standards, ensuring quality and safety.
- HemoTemp II and its Activator illustrate the critical interplay between technology and healthcare standards in managing the quality and safety of blood products.
Blood storage and transit require stringent temperature control to ensure they are kept at precise temperatures to maintain viability, effectiveness, quality, and safety. Maintaining these temperatures is crucial – even slight deviations can lead to the damage of whole blood. This can have dire clinical consequences for patients and lead to significant financial loss through the wastage of valuable blood products.
SpotSee is a global leader in the development of condition monitoring and sensing solutions, particularly in contexts where environmental control is critical, such as in the transit and storage of medical supplies, including blood. HemoTemp II Temperature indicators provide critical data to ensure that storage and transport conditions adhere to specifications.
Earning accreditation from the AABB (Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies) is a significant milestone. The AABB sets rigorous standards for transfusion medicine and biotherapies, focusing on improving health by promoting patient and donor care and safety.
For SpotSee, securing a “Standards-Compliant” accreditation from the AABB underscores its commitment to quality and safety in the healthcare industry. This accreditation validates the efficacy of SpotSee’s products and instills confidence in healthcare providers who rely on the integrity of blood storage and transport systems to effectively care for patients.
The trio of precise temperature management, SpotSee’s innovative monitoring solutions, and AABB accreditation highlight the critical interplay between technology and healthcare standards that underpin blood products’ safe handling and utilization.
About AABB Accreditation
AABB is a nonprofit international organization focused on advancing transfusion medicine and biotherapies. With its roots firmly planted in improving health, the AABB sets the standard for blood banks, transfusion services, and cellular therapies. It is globally recognized for its pivotal role in enhancing blood safety and promoting best practices in the field.
AABB’s strict standards are meticulously designed to ensure the utmost safety and quality in service and product delivery. These standards encompass a wide range of criteria, including donor eligibility, the collection, processing, testing, and distribution of blood and blood products, and patient care. By adhering to these rigorous guidelines, accredited organizations ensure a safer environment for both patients and donors, minimizing risks and maximizing health benefits.
Achieving AABB accreditation is a mark of distinction that healthcare institutions and product manufacturers aspire to. This accreditation signals a commitment to excellence and compliance with the highest quality and safety standards in operations and outputs. For products, AABB accreditation assures reliability and adherence to rigorous safety protocols.
Adherence to these standards means improved outcomes, enhanced operational efficiencies, and reduced risk of errors for healthcare facilities, leading to higher confidence in the transfusion medicine and biotherapy community. AABB’s focus on standardization and assurance is a pivotal force in safeguarding public health on a global scale.
HemoTemp II: A Valuable Tool
HemoTemp II Blood Bag Temperature Indicators are a significant tool for blood storage and safety, particularly for blood banks and hospitals. Designed to monitor and indicate the temperature history of blood bags during transit and storage, HemoTemp II provides a clear indication that blood remains within safe temperature thresholds until it reaches the point of use.
- The reversible portion of the HemoTemp II acts as a blood bag thermometer.
- It is calibrated to display the internal core temperature of the blood between 1-9°C under ambient conditions 18-26°C and is accurate to ± 0.5°C. No numbers will be visible if the blood temperature falls below 1°C or rises above 9°C.
- The irreversible portion of the HemoTemp II Indicator “flower” warns when the blood’s core temperature has exceeded approximately 6-10°C.
- After being activated, the irreversible window retains a blue color for at least 48 hours if the blood is stored at 3°C and longer if the blood is stored at lower temperatures. When stored at 6ºC, the irreversible window will remain blue for 10 to 12 hours. As the blood is warmed, the irreversible indicator changes.
HemoTemp II adheres directly to blood bags and provides visual indicators based on the temperature exposure of the blood. By clearly indicating whether a blood bag has been exposed to unsafe temperatures, the indicator helps prevent the use of blood that might have been compromised. This reduces the risk of transfusion-related complications and enhances patient safety in healthcare facilities and blood banks.
Wastage is improved as well – blood bags that might otherwise be discarded due to uncertainty about exposure to temperature fluctuations can confidently be used or set aside based on the clear temperature reading from the indicator. This can result in significant cost savings.
HemoTemp II and its activator are FDA approved devices.
The HemoTemp II Activator
The HemoTemp II Activator is a pivotal piece of technology designed to optimize and streamline blood temperature monitoring.
The Activator, which holds and heats up to 12 indicators, provides consistent, uniform heating to activate the irreversible portion of the HemoTemp II Indicators. Its design is tailored to eliminate the variances in temperature that commonly affect sensor performance. By delivering a steady and controlled heat distribution – maintaining a temperature uniformity within ±0.5°C – the Activator ensures that each sensor is activated under consistent conditions, thus paving the way for precise temperature measurements.
By integrating the HemoTemp II Activator into your health management system, you can rely on a device that enhances the accuracy of measurements and contributes to the overall safety and effectiveness of medical procedures involving blood handling. Its dependable performance in uniform heating ensures that healthcare providers can confidently use the temperature data to make informed decisions, enhancing patient outcomes and operational efficiencies.
The HemoTemp II Activator is not just a tool but a safeguard, ensuring that each step requiring precise temperature monitoring is carried out with the utmost accuracy, thereby supporting the highest standards of patient care.
SpotSee: Dedicated to Blood Safety
SpotSee significantly contributes to the healthcare and blood storage industries by providing innovative solutions that ensure the integrity and safety of sensitive materials. Our commitment to these sectors is evident in our design and implementation of specialized indicators critical to safely handling and storing healthcare products and blood. The AABB accreditation is just the icing on the cake.
Tony Fonk, SpotSee’s president and CEO, says it best: “SpotSee sensors are carefully designed with quality in mind. Earning this accreditation and seal of approval communicates to the public that our life science products are trustworthy, reliable, and of the highest quality.”
SpotSee’s dedication is also reflected in our continuous innovation and adaptation of our products to meet the ever-evolving demands of the healthcare industry. By engaging in active dialogue with industry professionals and constantly researching new technologies, SpotSee ensures that our products meet current demands and are prepared for future challenges in the healthcare and blood storage sectors. Through rigorous testing and quality assurance, SpotSee upholds high standards of reliability and functionality, making us a trusted partner in healthcare logistics and storage.
Contact our sales team to learn more about HemoTemp II‘s benefits. Ready to buy? Shop online, or for international orders, email us at orders@spotsee.io.
