Why Monitor?
All biomedical environments from clean rooms and laboratories to blood banks and pharmacies require at least temperature and humidity to be maintained at a constant to meet health, storage and quality requirements.
The European Union (EU) Directive (2002/98/EC) and the UK Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005 (MHRA) were introduced in 2005 to ensure a high level of human health protection by setting standards of quality and safety for the collection, testing, processing, storage and distribution of blood and blood components.
Kyros is a centralized computer based solution for clinical as well as nutritional environmental monitoring within any regulated biomedical facility. Using wireless technology Kyros can be used effectively in collecting critical data from fridges and freezers throughout the pharmacy, operating theatre, laboratories and Blood and Tissue banks, ensuring that medicines, vaccines, bone marrow and other perishable materials are maintained at correct storage and quality conditions with appropriately monitored security.
Kyros is designed to comply with the toughest industry standards including 21CFR Part 11 as well as calibration validation for high accuracy sensors in temperature, pressure, humidity, CO2 and door contact status for a wide range of applications.
ECONOMY - Saving Time, Money and Resources
Kyros not only reduces the cost of monitoring, but can also enable your business to operate more efficiently.
We Save Time/Labour
Automated data collection reduces the quantity of manual measurements required, reducing the risk of human error and ensuring that accurate data is recorded at precise intervals. Wireless technology also means that installation is easy and inexpensive as there is no need for costly cabling and electrical work.
We Save Energy
Data can be analysed to check efficiency of chillers, fridges and freezers plus CO2 concentration for Internal Air Quality (IAQ). Door contact sensors can alarm to indicate when a door has been left open by mistake, prompting an immediate corrective action. Through regular monitoring, energy consumption can be greatly reduced.
We Reduce Waste
Alarm notifications such as SMS texts, visual LED message boards, pop-up windows or simple flashing lights can indicate when there is a threshold breach within a critical storage area. Action can then be taken to prevent costly spoilage. The software can be configured to validate the cooling curves of blast chillers and freezers and notify you if conditions are not met.
We Eliminate Paper Storage
All the data is stored electronically, hence Kyros reports can be created automatically from the database, and viewed directly on either a local computer or networked server. Specific information can then be printed off or exported to a spreadsheet, as required.
We Cut Equipment Downtime
Since Kyros provides continuous temperature monitoring for example, the data report can show trends in the efficiency of cold storage areas. This information can then be used to optimize servicing intervals, ensuring maximum equipment efficiency and minimal downtime.
FLEXIBILITY - to Perform in a Variety of Operating Environment
Kyros uses wireless transmitters to send data from critical data points. By positioning RF sensors on or near the relevant equipment, measurements are transmitted to a base station module connected to a networked computer. Data transmission intervals can be set as frequently as every 60 seconds. Transmitters are available with internal or external temperature sensors, which can be supplied with or without product simulants covering the range -200 up to 500°C. Door sensors are available to monitor door open frequency and can also create an alarm if a door is left open too long.
Two alarm threshold levels can be set for upper and lower limits for each sensor enabling a pre-alarm condition to be enabled thus reducing the risk of any product reaching its spoiling point.
Kyros offers a scalable solution to fit your needs.
RELIABILITY – proven technology you can trust
A 12 Month Warranty is offered on all Digitron-supplied hardware and software to the original purchaser. Excluded from the warranty are any faults caused by accidental or malicious damage to components and any consumable parts such as batteries.
Robust Technology
The RF transmitters broadcast at 868-915 Mhz, and having no LCD they are able to operate in low temperature environments for sustained periods, powered by an internal Lithium Chloride long life cell. Signal repeaters can be positioned at optimal locations to extend the RF coverage and communication distance to the base station modules. To prevent loss of data due to a power failure or network breakdown base station modules can be fitted with an optional buffer memory and UPS .Signal repeaters are supplied complete with an integrated back up power supply. Once power supplies are resumed then stored data is automatically transferred to the software database.
When an alert condition occurs, the Kyros software identifies the precise location and length of time the sensor has been in an alert state enabling corrective action to take place and a log of the incident to be recorded. Alarm methods are bespoke for each system and can consist of LED message boards, pop up messaging, emails, SMS text messages, fax or simple visual or audible warnings.
System Support
Our Support team is available on the telephone to provide help and advice throughout the day. In addition, technical issues can be raised online via our secure remote access tool, which enables us to login to your system anywhere in the world to diagnose and resolve problems quickly and efficiently.
If the need arises, our engineers can visit your site to undertake any necessary servicing or product upgrades.