Temperature Monitoring for Human Cell & Tissue Products: What is required?

To protect HCT/ps (Human Cell & Tissue Products) against loss or degradation, continuous monitoring and alarming can ensure fast response to equipment failure and fail-safe recording will ensure accreditation needs are met.

Veriteq's monitoring, alarming and reporting system ensures tissue temperature records are always complete and accurate. Unlike other monitoring systems, viewLinc™ is immune to network or power outages because data is recorded in three ways: in each sensor, on the host PC and in scheduled file backups.

Download a PDF of the Joint Commission's Laboratory Accreditation Transplant Safety document. [93KB PDF] (Updated October 15, 2009)

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Transplant Tissue Standards & Lab Accreditation

The AATB’s Standards for Tissue Banking, which are applicable to AATB-accredited tissue banks, require continuous recording of the tissue storage temperatures for controlled environments (but not for ambient temps and colder if the musculoskeletal tissue is lyophilized as these are temperature stable).

The Joint Commission's Standards Improvement Initiative (SII) has been created to clarify the language of JC standards, make standards program-specific, eliminate redundant or non-essential standards, and consolidate similar standards.

The JC SII Laboratory Accreditation Program has released a pre-publication version of their "Transplant Safety Lab Accreditation Requirements" outlining temperature monitoring and recording requirements for transplant tissue.

These requirements will be effective January 1, 2010.

Further Information

Contact us to learn how our monitoring, alarming and reporting system can ensure your HTC/p storage systems meet regulatory requirements. Use the form, right, email veriteqsupport@vaisala.com or call 800-683-8374.