Medical Fridges and Temperature Data Logging

Medical refrigerators are purpose-built to ensure that medications and vaccines are stored at specific temperatures to preserve their potency. Fluctuations outside these temperature ranges can compromise the quality of sensitive products, potentially making them ineffective or even dangerous to use. 

This is where temperature probes prove invaluable. Built-in probes within medical fridges continuously track the internal temperature of the storage chamber. However, portable temperature data loggers can be used as supplementary tools to provide additional temperature monitoring and records. 

What are Data Loggers and Temperature Probes?

Temperature monitors record and store temperature data over time and come in various forms. Most commonly, temperature monitors are built into a medical fridge’s design, such as in our ARCTIKO Flexaline series. 

Portable variations include the EL-ARC-01 and EL-ARC-02 data loggers. These devices provide additional security, enhancing accuracy and adding advanced features such as instant alerts and 24/7 access to your data. 

Alongside the built-in systems of your ARCTIKO refrigerators and freezers. Both devices seamlessly upload data to the EasyLog Cloud via a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi connection, ensuring remote access and real-time monitoring from any location. 

How do Data Loggers and Temperature Monitors work?

Temperature monitors operate by continuously recording the temperature inside medical fridges. Built-in temperature probes are integrated into the fridge’s design and provide real-time monitoring, allowing healthcare professionals to promptly identify and address any fluctuations in temperature.

ARCTIKO’s high-performance refrigerators and freezers, paired with EasyLog’s cutting-edge IoT data loggers, provide the ultimate protection for temperature-sensitive materials, such as vaccines, medications and biological samples.

EasyLog’s expertise in temperature monitoring ensures continuous, real-time tracking of your cold storage environment, with prompt alerts via email or SMS in the event of any temperature deviations. Designed to meet today’s stringent regulatory requirements, EasyLog solutions offer comprehensive historical reports, helping you maintain full compliance with industry standards.

The Challenge of Temperature Monitoring

For healthcare workers, keeping track of medical fridge temperatures is a labour-intensive process. It required staff to manually log readings, often using pen and paper. This approach not only introduced the risk of human error but also consumed time that could be better spent on other critical duties. 

 With the arrival of modern temperature monitoring systems, this task has become far more efficient. These compact and user-friendly data logging devices are essential for ensuring the proper storage of temperature-sensitive medical products. 

What are the advantages of using additional temperature monitoring?

The EasyLog Cloud offers a robust platform for users of the EL-ARC-01 and EL-ARC-02 devices, allowing you to monitor temperature data remotely with ease. Gain 24/7 visibility into the temperature of your inventory, receive instant notifications of any temperature fluctuations and access a detailed audit trail to enhance your quality control processes. 

• Automated Monitoring: Streamline temperature tracking, reducing manual oversight and ensuring continuous compliance. 
• Real-Time Alerts: Receive immediate email or SMS notifications for prompt action in case of temperature deviations. 
• Protect Sensitive Assets: Preserve the integrity of vaccines, medications, and other critical materials by maintaining optimal storage conditions. 
• Regulatory Compliance: Effortlessly meet regulatory standards with detailed data logging and reporting capabilities, ensuring full adherence to industry mandates. 

Compliance with regulatory standards

Adhering to regulatory standards is essential for healthcare facilities to uphold their credibility, especially in the storage and management of medications. 

Scheduling annual servicing for medical fridges helps ensure temperature monitoring systems remain functional, enabling consistent adherence to industry regulations. Temperature data monitoring systems are invaluable for ensuring compliance, as they provide documented proof of meeting temperature requirements and streamline the audit process.  

It’s also crucial to recognise that temperature monitoring guidelines require staff to manually log data for secondary verification. Whether through the refrigerator’s built-in monitoring system of through additional versatile Wi-Fi-enabled data loggers, temperature monitors are vital tools for maintaining the safety and effectiveness of medical products, protecting patient health, and supporting regulatory compliance in healthcare environments. 

ARCTIKO and EasyLog are united in offering a cutting-edge, dual-layered approach to temperature monitoring that not only meets but exceeds the demands of modern cold storage management. By choosing this partnership, you can confidently safeguard your sensitive materials while ensuring strict regulatory compliance and operational efficiency. 

Contact Us

You can explore our data loggers on our website here. Additionally, if you’d like to speak to a member of our sales team about our other products, including our medical fridges, you can contact us at +44 1725 531000 (UK) +1 866-861-6750 (US) or drop an email to sales@arctiko.com.