Cryogenic Storage Environmental Monitoring Solution
CenTrak offers a wireless, automated environmental and temperature monitoring solution for cryogenic storage in IVF clinics and similar facilities, providing real-time alerts, customizable notifications, and detailed reporting to ensure patient safety, prevent material loss, enhance staff efficiency, and maintain regulatory compliance by continuously monitoring liquid nitrogen levels and temperatures in cryogenic tanks.
Wireless Cryogenic Storage Environmental Monitoring
Maintaining a stable environment for IVF clinics and other cryo-storage facilities is essential for the proper management of cryogenically frozen tissues, fluids, embryos, samples, and more.
Ensure Safety and Reduce Material Loss
CenTrak's automated wireless environmental and temperature monitoring solution allows for automatic monitoring and documentation of critical information. The system sends immediate alerts if the temperature or level of liquid nitrogen and vapor within the tank approach set parameters.
Challenges with Manual Documentation
Manually recording the temperature of liquid nitrogen in cryogenic tanks can cause delays in responding to rising temperature conditions and result in inconsistent data collection.
Automated Environmental Monitoring Solutions
CenTrak’s system generates useful reports on single or multiple tank units, temperature and environmental graphs, and corrective action responses, all with date range reporting options. Customizable alert notifications allow users to set parameters and designate alert methods.
Benefits
- Patient Safety: Ensures cryogenically frozen items are kept safe and ready for patients.
- Loss Prevention: Safeguards critical and valuable frozen materials in storage and transport.
- Regulatory Compliance: Simplifies conformity with industry standards.
- Staff Efficiency: Eliminates time-consuming manual checks, freeing up staff for other tasks.
Enterprise Solution for Cryogenic Storage Monitoring
CenTrak’s wireless, real-time environmental monitoring system preserves tissues, organs, and samples in cryogenic storage. Real-time notifications allow staff to act quickly if conditions move beyond user-set parameters.
Temperature Sensors
CenTrak’s LCD-display Temperature Sensor provides a cost-effective way to measure conditions in refrigerators, freezers, coolers, cryogenic tanks, and other storage areas for standard and ultra-low temperatures, as well as liquid nitrogen fill levels. Features include:
- Dual-zone monitoring (-200 ºC to +125 ºC with selected probes) or single-zone with optional door sensor
- 30 days of offline measurement data storage
- Configurable reporting and measurement rates (5 to 60-minute intervals)
- 2-year battery life
- Multiple buffer types and probe lengths
This sensor is also used for:
- Clinical Laboratory
- Vaccines
- Pharmacy
- Blood Bank
- Food Service
Differential Air Pressure and Oxygen Monitoring
Facilities can use CenTrak's differential air pressure (DAP) sensor to ensure cryo rooms are properly sealed. Oxygen (O2) sensors continuously monitor oxygen levels (0 to 25% volume detection range) to protect from hazardous environments. In the event of a liquid nitrogen leak or oxygen displacement, staff are immediately alerted. Features include:
- Built-in LCD display
- Optional strobe lamp integration
- 2-year battery life with low-battery alert
- Configurable reporting and measurement rates (5- to 60-minute intervals)
The DAP sensor is also used for:
- Blood Bank
- Negative Pressure Rooms
Real-Time Alerting
Real-time notifications are based on sensing value, device status (probe disconnect, door ajar, low battery), and process breakdowns. Alerts and customizable escalation procedures ensure immediate action when conditions fall outside safe parameters. Integration with Active Directory enables notification delivery based on user permissions and staff scheduling. Corrective actions are logged for future analysis. Alerts can be sent via:
- SMS/MMS
- Alarm, lights, strobes
- Phone calls
Regulatory Reporting
Automated environmental monitoring eliminates the need for manual documentation and reduces human error. The system produces compliance reports and sensor audit logs for individual devices or customized groupings, supporting:
- 21 CFR Part 11
- Joint Commission
- State Board of Health
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments
- Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy
Environmental Monitoring Technology
CenTrak's solution operates under various network configurations, including UHF (900 MHz) and Wi-Fi (Cisco CCX, Aruba ACX, UDP), with support for WPA2 Enterprise deployments. Devices are fully configurable in the field, support over-the-air firmware upgrades, and BLE connectivity for simple setup. The technology is scalable for use in any department across the enterprise.
CenTrak technology also supports:
- Staff and Patient Safety
- Clinical Workflow
- Asset Tracking and Management
NIST Certification Services
CenTrak adheres to ISO-17025 quality protocols. Each probe and sensor is NIST certified and documented before shipment. Certificates can be reviewed within the monitoring software, with automatic notifications for upcoming re-certifications. NIST services are provided by CenTrak or certified partners.
Summary
CenTrak’s cryogenic storage monitoring solution offers always-on, automated monitoring of critical cryogenically frozen materials, ensuring proper storage, regulatory compliance, and staff efficiency. The system provides real-time alerts, comprehensive reporting, and is scalable for enterprise use.
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