Originally Published EMDM May/June 2002
SPECIAL REPORT
Finished Packaging
Kryotrans material-transport system
A system for transporting temperature-sensitive materials ensures a constant internal environment without the use of an external power supply
The Kryotrans material-transport system is a reusable unit that maintains specific environmental conditions without the use of an external power supply to safely transport temperature-sensitive materials. Cooled by dry ice, the unit is constructed with an integral data logger that continuously monitors temperature and other parameters. Data from this device are used to provide both shippers and consignees with a full audit trail of the trip to ensure that the shipped goods have stayed within specified parameters, and that their efficacy, quality, and safety have not deteriorated during transit.
Measuring 560 x 680 x 850 mm, the Kryotrans container is constructed of rotomoulded polyethylene with a polyurethane insulating layer. The unit's integral data logger features a five-year battery and a serial connection. Temperature, shock, humidity, acidity, light, and orientation sensors are available for integration into the device to monitor the desired parameters. Bar code, global positioning, and wireless communications options will be available soon. Kryotrans Ltd., London, UK.
Duplex Drug-Delivery System
A customizable, multicompartment flexible plastic IV container stores a unit dose of diluents and drug powder separately in the same container
The Duplex drug-delivery system simplifies intravenous drug delivery to patients, eliminates aseptic mixing of drug and diluent, reduces medication errors, simplifies pharmacy preparation, and saves nursing personnel time. It is positioned at the patient's bedside or hospital pharmacy, where a nurse or technician removes barrier strips for visual inspection of the drug. When the container is squeezed properly, the seals separating the various drug and diluent chambers break sequentially, allowing complete diluent-drug compounding to occur within the closed system. When the combined mixture is ready to be delivered to the patient, the nurse or technician breaks the final heat seal leading to the administration port. Once the protective cap is removed, the port can be spiked and the drug infused into the patient. The drugs approved for use are antibiotics used in all areas of the hospital, as well as alternate-site medical centres. B. Braun Medical Inc., Irvine, CA, USA.
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