Features
ALARMS – TEXT, EMAIL, SMS, PHONE ALERTS
- Power out alarms if power fails;
- High temperature alarms can be set with a delay time to prevent false alarms;
- Unlimited email or text recipients for alerts;
- Phone call alerts go to four or eight people;
- Phone calls can go to phones, pagers, answering machines – locally or internationally
- All alarms are logged to the historical data (date and time stamped).
QUICK-CHECK DISPLAY UPDATES EVERY FEW SECONDS
Current conditions:
- Multiple vaccine storage units are shown;
- Color coded current temperature;
- Internal battery capacity;
- Current date and time;
- Current temperature with safe/unsafe condition;
- Max/Min temperatures since last reset;
- Sensor alarms are enabled/disabled.
View logged data at any time by touching a temperature.
- Graphic display of temperature history
- Zoom out to see up to a year of data on one screen;
- Scroll through time stamped temperature data;
- Alarms are indicated by icon;
- Switch back and forth between sensors.
DOCUMENTED PROOF FOR AUDITORS AND REGULATORS
The TV2 Freezer Alarm complies with all CDC, JCAHO, FDA and CAP requirements. It displays and prints charts or temperature lists for regulators or auditors as proof that inventory was properly stored and maintained. All logged data is stored in an encrypted format and can be electronically signed. All downloaded files are encrypted with 128 bit encryption. Once the data has been logged to the Vaccine Freezer Alarm it can never be changed, even after being downloaded to a computer as long as it is stored in the TV2 format. Of course, if they are imported into Excel the encryption is broken..
BUILT-IN CALIBRATION TABLE
NIST traceable calibrated sensors are available. Re-calibration can be done by metrology labs or even at your location. Each sensor has its own 3 point calibration table which is user accessible.
BATTERY BACKUP FOR POWER FAILURE PROTECTION
The Vaccine Freezer Alarm is powered via the USB cable plugged into a wall-power plug or a PC. If power is interrupted, the internal battery takes over so all vaccine temperature conditions are logged. Although the display sleeps after 20 seconds to preserve the battery charge all alarms are still responded to and all alert notifications are still sent. Batteries are automatically recharged when power is restored.
NO HIDDEN COSTS.
There are no monthly fees, paper charts to purchase or pens to replace. When you purchase the vaccine freezer alarm it is yours and there will not be any additional costs..
SIMPLE INSTALLATION: VIDEO
The vaccine freezer alarm is simple to install and use. Begin by placing each sensor, up to four, into the freezer you want to monitor and supply power. Each sensor has a twenty-foot wire which plugs into the monitor. If your freezers are further than twenty-feet away from the monitor addition extension wires can be added. Sensors can be as far as 200-feet from the monitor. A Setup menu will appear so you can set the date, time, logging interval and alarm parameters.
What is Included
Vaccine Freezer Alarm
Insure safety and compliance. Monitors, logs, charts and alarms. Protects critical inventory stored in refrigerators and freezers.
Includes:
- Vaccine quick-check monitor for wired sensors;
- Four sensor sockets for sensors;
- A 5.2 vdc power supply with six-foot USB cable;
- A wired Ethernet connector;
- Optional WiFi internal module;
- An internal rechargeable 100-hr back-up battery;
- N/O dry contact relay;
- Optional NIST traceable calibration certificates;
- Optional BACnet firmware;
- Free secure PC interface software;
- One year full warranty.
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Specifications
Product FAQ
Q. Will this work with refrigerators also?
A. Yes.
Q. How accurate is the temperature sensor?
A. Our Vaccine freezer alarm temperature sensor is accurate to ±0.3°C for regular freezers. If you need to monitor freezers colder than -30°C a thermocouple sensor can be provided which will measure temperature down to -200°C. The accuracy of the thermocouple is ±1.0°C.
Q. Can I monitor more than one freezers?
A. Yes the monitor can be used with four sensors.
Q. How difficult is it to install the vaccine freezer alarm?
A. Most users can install it in a few minutes.
Q. Do I need technical help to install the vaccine freezer alarm?
A. Not usually. If help is needed in configuring the alarm we can supply it via telephone, which is almost always sufficient. If you have a very large computer system you might need some help from your IT department.
Q. Can I see the freezer temperatures on my phone or from my home computer?
A. Yes if you use port forwarding. You might need some technical assistance from your computer guys to do this.
Q. Does the vaccine freezer alarm meet JCAHO, CAP, FDA requirements?
A. Yes. It exceeds the requirements of each of these agencies.
Q. Can I monitor a -80° freezer?
A. With the optional T-type thermocouple the TV2 can be used to monitor -80°C freezers or every cryogenic temperatures.
Q. How far away can the sensors be located from the display?
A. Each wired sensor comes with a twenty-foot wire, which can be extended to hundreds of feet.
Q. Are the vaccine freezer alarm temperature sensors wired to the monitor?
A. We offer both wired and wireless sensors.
Q. Do I mount the monitor in the office or on the side of the refrigerator?
A. It does not matter. Wired sensors needs to plug into the monitor but the monitor can be mounted anywhere.
Q. Do the sensors need to be plugged into wall power?
A. No. Sensors do not need outside power. The wireless sensors do require a 9vdc battery.
Q. How often is the display updated?
A. Wired sensors update every four seconds. Wireless sensors update between eleven and 20 seconds.
Q. How often is temperature data logged?
A. Logging interval can be set to any interval between once a minute and once a day. Each sensor can have its own data-logging interval. The default interval is every 10 minutes.
Q. How safe is the logged temperature data?
A. All logged data is completely safe. Logged data is stored in non-volatile memory in the TV2 freezer alarm. It can also be automatically backed up to a computer.
CDC says 75% of tested refrigerators had temperature excursions of more than 5 hours
Although the majority of vaccine storage temperatures the CDC measured during a 2 week period were within the required ranges, VFC vaccines stored by 76 percent of the 45 selected providers were exposed to inappropriate temperatures for at least 5 cumulative hours.
Exposure to inappropriate temperatures can reduce vaccine potency and efficacy, increasing the risk that children are not provided with maximum protection against preventable diseases. Additionally, the selected providers did not meet vaccine management requirements or maintain required documentation.
If these 45 providers had been using the TV2 VFC temperature monitor they would have been notified by text and email as soon as the refrigerator temperatures became unsafe. All refrigerators have the potential to get to warm but they should never stay too warm for 5 hours. That is not only not within the CDC guidelines but it allows vaccines to lose their effectiveness.
