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Bio-Trak system tracks blood, organs en route to hospital

Monday, November 2, 2009 in News

Bio-Trak has launched a new system that wirelessly and automatically tracks the temperature and location of blood and organs en route to the hospital.

Under the system all items are fitted with RFID tags that report ambient and core temperature, as well as GPS location. The system automatically creates an audit trail which can be monitored by any computer connected to the internet.


Additionally, when the temperature of the item rises above or falls below preset limits an alarm is automatically triggered.

The system also automatically sends Hospitals alerts when items are due for arrival.

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