Blood Temperature Monitoring
Timestrip Blood temperature indicators are specially designed for the important task of monitoring blood supplies for temperature excursions beyond those specified.
Benefits of Blood Temperature Indicators
What are the key advantages for users for blood products over other temperature monitoring products?
Easy to use
Timestrip Blood Temp 10 non-reversible blood temperature indicators can be stored at ambient temperature and don’t need to be stored in a refrigerator prior to use.
Until the button on the Timestrip Blood Temp is pressed, the device remains totally inactive, so there is no risk of accidental activation because of the heat generated by warm fingers.
Operation is intuitive, with no need for complex instructions nor special training; anyone in the supply chain can use the labels and interpret the results. To use, simply take the blood bag out of the cooler, press the Timestrip activation button, peel off the protective backing and stick the indicator onto the blood bag.
These advantages translate into significant operational and cost savings over more complex temperature monitoring devices.
Easy to read
Timestrip Blood Temp indicators include a unique fail-safe activation indicator that tells the user that the blood temperature indicator is ready to use and is monitoring blood bag temperature directly at the pouch level.
Reading the device couldn’t be simpler: with Timestrip Blood Temp, if a temperature breach has occurred, the indicator will turn from white to blue, making it easy to read even by people with monochromacy.
Regulatory approval
Timestrip Blood Temp 10 labels are designated as a medical device ‘BT10 FDA 510(k) approved indicator for the transportation of blood’ – providing a visual alert that a temperature breach has occurred. In countries that do not require FDA approvals, this designation provides additional credibility.
As well as monitoring the transportation and storage of whole blood, Timestrip’s range of products covers specific uses, enabling the safe transportation of blood components: platelets, plasma and frozen blood products. This goes a long way to maximizing the usability of all these components.
Blood Temperature Hospital Regulations
Riverside Health System is a healthcare non profit hospital that is using Blood Temp 10 temperature indicators for blood temperature compliance. They reported that using Timestrip blood bag temperature indicators helped them significantly improve blood transportation quality control and workflow efficiency.
They cited the following benefits of using Blood Temp 10 indicators at their hospital:
- Improved patient safety
- Peace of mind
- Improved quality of care
- Improved workflow efficiency
- Ease of interpreting blood bag temperature
- Irreversible, real-time temperature monitoring
Blood is an extremely precious commodity. Using Timestrip Blood Temp indicators is a simple, low cost approach to avoiding compromised supplies or unnecessary discarding of viable blood supplies.