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 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.
"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, seven 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." The SM420 is an answer to this problem.
It continuously monitors and records the temperatures of vaccines 24 hours a day, seven 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 20 to 80C with an instrument accuracy of +/-0.50C.
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 immunization vans, nursing homes, pharmacies, veterinary practices, military treatment facilities, doctors' surgeries, and many more.
Designed for operations in the temperature range -45 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, and 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.
