Germany developed intelligent RF node to ensure the safety of blood transfusions

Physorg.com has released new RF nodes, and monitoring operation in the temperature of the blood bag to ensure the cold chain is not broken.

Main principle of these nodes is to monitor blood bags, tracing the history of blood bags, on other common sensitive electronic devices do not cause interference. These RF node the desired transmitter power as long as a few MW and RFID technology for the average power of 2 Watts. RF node is a source, battery-powered equipment, has its own processing units, which allow it to collect information and react to. RF node helps increase security and improve patient care, because if you use the wrong blood or use a broke the chain of blood, transfusion process has the potential to cause fatal consequences. Report on the blood bag or RF node and the patient's wristband exchange information, if blood bags of blood and the blood of the patient, and can issue alerts to remind the nurses. RF nodes can optimize the hospital medical equipment management. Such as injection pumps and heart monitors, when you need them can be difficult to trace because they often transfer between different departments. Use the RF node enables these devices to automatically report their location to enable hospital can reduce equipment usage and eliminate unnecessary waste, and reduce costs. Intelligent RF power node by Fraunhofer Institute for integrated circuits IIS, Fraunhofer working group of the SCS and their partners T-Systems, Vierling, delta T and Erlangen-Nuremberg University joint development by Germany's Federal Ministry of Economics and technology (BMWi) sponsor. 6-month test phase is planned for January 2010 beginning at Erlangen University Hospital, Opal health system in about two years.