Dry warming of blood components

„The tempering process is carried out dry, that is, without the use of water as the heat-transferring agent and, thus, preventing possible contamination of bacteria associated with the use of water baths.“ (Heger et al., 2008, S.54)

Temperature monitoring

• Contactless determination of the blood product temperature using an infrared sensor
• Quick availability of frozen blood products via ice-free identification
• Display of the blood product temperature in the range between 29°C and 37°C

37°C function

• Warming at a constant ambient temperature of 37°C
• Simultaneous warming of different blood products
• Simultaneous warming of storage bags with different filling quantities

Fast thawing function 

• Quick thawing and heating of blood products

Protocol printer module

• Documentation of the blood product temperature, error messages and the system test

Hygiene/Safety-Features

• Avoids the risk of contamination from water-borne pathogens
• Active drying of the storage bag surface provides hygienic conditions in the area immediately surrounding the blood product
• Measuring of the actual blood product temperature
• Easy-to-clean and disinfectable thawing environment
• Gentle agitation in order to achieve a homogeneous temperature distribution within
  the blood products
• Acoustical and visual alarm functions
• Integrated system test

Modular structure

• Rapid switching between the basic model and MAXITHERM
• MAXITHERM module: Expands the capacity of SAHARA-III to up to 6 storage bags
• Additional functions such as infusion heating possible