The Problem Currently, medical sample transport
facilities. Clinical Laboratory Specialist,
Center (UCDMC) fail to achieve the
currently transports medical samples by
containers at the UC Davis Medical
conditions necessary to maintain the
integrity of the wide variety of analytes used in diagnostic testing. Throughout the pre-analytical phase of testing,
analyte samples are exposed to a wide
range of temperatures experiencing the
greatest temperature fluctuations during transportation between diagnostic
Kathy Dagang, reports that the UCDMC packing them into coolers containing
ice packs before being sent to satellite
diagnostic facilities via courier. However,
even with these precautionary measures
medical some samples arrive at diagnostic facilities contaminated or compromised due to insufficient care in transport. Thus, Thermo3 will fix that current problem.
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The SOLUTION We would like to show that our solution
of using a completely passive system.
and protect the integrity of the
put any energy into the system such
is going to maximize the efficiency samples that are being sent out to
get tested. So, in the process we will save the department both time and
money. We will be achieving by way
By passive we mean that we do not
as electricity. Therefore, active would be the opposite which would mean that we would be putting in energy using a fan or a heater.
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