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Medications and vaccines are critical assets for hospitals, some requiring strict refrigerated storage to maintain their efficacy and safety. However, unexpected incidents—such as refrigerator malfunctions—can pose serious risks. To address this, we provide reliable IoT hardware that integrates seamlessly with our customer’s software platform, delivering a comprehensive real-time temperature monitoring solution. By deploying smart sensors, the system continuously captures and records temperature data with high precision. Such proactive approach to hospital refrigerator temperature monitoring will safeguard these drugs, and empower healthcare facilities to act swiftly in critical scenarios.
Challenge
In a Brazilian hospital, administrators come across an issue concerning the comprehensive temperature monitoring across all refrigerators within the facility. This situation is due to the presence of a mix version of refrigeration equipment. A portion of them is equipped with modern temperature-monitoring systems, enabling real-time tracking and easy data collection. However, a significant number of older models lack this crucial functionality. Replacing all outdated units would impose a significant financial strain, leaving the hospital caught between the need for operational efficiency and budget constraints.
On the other side of the globe, hospital managers in Turkey confront a similar dilemma. Relying on a manual method leads to corresponding staff time-consuming and tedious. The employees responsible for temperature monitoring have to meticulously follow several steps for each refrigerator. According to the hospital regulations, certain critical medications demand temperature monitoring on an hourly basis. To obtain the temperature reading, employees have to open the compartments of the fridges and put in thermometers. This simple act disrupts the carefully controlled storage conditions inside. Moreover, this repeated opening and closing action accelerates the spoilage of these medications.
These problems leave both Brazilian and Turkish healthcare facilities vulnerable to inventory losses, and also compromised patient outcomes. There is an urgent need for a more effective temperature monitoring solution, to safeguard the efficacy of these temperature-sensitive medical products.
Solution
Facing these challenges, a more automated temperature monitoring solution is imperative. Our hardware solution utilizes the IoT temperature sensors, placed on the inner wall of fridges, to provide precise and real-time environmental monitoring. These sensors are designed to capture data at customizable intervals. This flexibility enables the hardware solution to meet the specific storage requirements of various medications. With a robust capacity to log up to 5,000 data groups per sensor, these devices ensure comprehensive and detailed historical records. To further enhance the security and integrity of the stored medications, door sensors have also been integrated into our solution as an additional layer of safeguarding. All of these sensors are highly adaptable and can be modified or customized according to the unique needs of each healthcare facility.
Via gateways, the data collected by these sensors will be transmitted to client’s centralized platform. By correlating temperature data collected with door activities, administrators gain deeper insights into potential risk factors affecting medication integrity. Such solution enables hospital to gain real-time storage conditions continuously, thereby ensuring the safety and efficacy of medications while minimizing human intervention.
Featured product
H4 is a BLE sensor designed for precise monitoring of temperature. With a high-capacity memory capable of logging up to 60,000 data groups, it ensures comprehensive historical tracking for long-term analysis. Equipped with a long-lasting battery, the H4 offers an operational lifespan of approximately 5 years, reducing maintenance costs and downtime. Additionally, its replaceable battery design simplifies charging, ensuring uninterrupted performance in critical environments.
S03D door sensor, integrated with data logging and real-time status alerts, is a wireless BLE 5.0 beacon to detect opening or closing statues of doors. Thanks to its 2600mAh large battery, this sensor could run for about 8 years. With precise sensors and an easy-to-install magnetic design, the door monitor provides powerful visibility without any complicated installation.
The MKGW1-BW Pro is a multi-wireless indoor IoT Gateway integrating BLE and Wi-Fi. It features Bluetooth 5 support including long range Coded PHY and high speed 2M PHY. Acting as a data bridge, this gateway efficiently captures data from various BLE devices and then forwards it to cloud servers over Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
