Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) in the US, has deployed Ekahau's Wi-Fi-based real-time temperature sensing and monitoring solution to ensure that tissue, blood and bone specimens are stored at required temperatures to meet the Center's experimental control requirements.
Ekahau Wi-Fi-based temperature sensors and Ekahau Vision software will help the Hutchinson Center to monitor and report the temperatures of several hundred refrigeration units housing specimens used in a variety of research experiments.
FHCRC Facilities and Operations VP Scott Rusch said, "Without the Ekahau temperature sensing solution, we could lose all of those potentially life-saving findings in an instant."
The Ekahau solution ensures the near-breach temperatures trigger text and email alerts in the real-time whereas Vision software automatically logs all temperature readings without the use of manual logs, which are prone to human error.
Ekahau president and CEO Mark Norris said that the Center's samples and the information stored in them cannot be replaced if lost to unexpected temperature fluctuations.
"We're proud to help Fred Hutch monitor and manage their environmentally sensitive and priceless cancer research samples," Norris added.
The Ekahau Wi-Fi-based temperature monitoring solution is part of the Ekahau Real-Time location system that helps hospitals mitigate risk, improve patient and staff safety and improve work-flows.
