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Telemetry, data acquisition + loggers
News Release from: Crown Graphic | Subject: SM420
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 05 May 2006
Temperature monitoring of vaccines by
data-logger
Crown Graphic is providing safeguards for the secure monitoring and transportation of vaccines, with the introduction of the SM420 temperature data logger from Dickson, a leading recorder designer
Crown Graphic is providing safeguards for the secure monitoring and transportation of vaccines, with the introduction of the SM420 temperature data logger from Dickson, a leading recorder manufacturer The SM420 fulfils the demands for continuous, certified and calibrated temperature monitoring of vaccine storage conditions, helping to ensure continued potency for effective vaccinations
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 23 Sep 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Effective and continuous monitoring of vaccines is vital in view of evidence from the USA that many thousands of vaccines are lost or recalled each year," said Wayne Harper of Crown Graphic.
"Some medical facilities that store vaccines may not continuously monitor their temperature, and they have no way of knowing what happens to the vaccines 24 hours a day, 7- days a week, especially during nights or weekends.
As a result, there have been many cases where the effectiveness of vaccines has been called into question".
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The SM420 is an answer to this problem.
It continuously monitors and records the temperatures of vaccines 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, enabling users to know exactly when and how long vaccines have remained at any given temperature.
The SM420 meets the current recommendation of a monitoring temperature range of 2C to 8C with an instrument accuracy of +/- 0.5C.
As such, it effectively addresses the major issue with vaccine delivery: improper storage.
Suitable for both static and, via a battery option, the SM420 is applicable anywhere where the maintaining of temperature records of vaccine conditions is critical: in clinics, hospitals, laboratories, mobile immunisation vans, nursing homes, pharmacies, veterinary practices, military treatment facilities, doctors' surgeries, and many more.
Designed for monitoring the temperature range of -45C to +176C, the SM420 is both easy to mount and monitor.
The modular design of the data logger minimises installation costs, enabling the unit to be mounted conveniently on the top of refrigerators or, alternatively, on walls, to allow visible checking - via a high-accuracy platinum probe - of temperature within the refrigerator.
Monitoring of the SM420 is made easy via a Jumbo LCD display; and user functionality is also enhanced by an adjustable high/low alarm function, plus the convenience of super high speed USB 2.0 connectivity.
The latter allows data to be downloaded, fast, without having to access the refrigerator.
In applications where several SM420s are employed, an optional memory card complements the operation of the USB.
This offers the advantage of enabling downloading of data loggers to a PC or Laptop.
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