Said plainly

Straight answers

The questions transfusion services ask us, with straight answers.

Another device for my staff to manage?: Staff scan the unit with a phone at each hand-off. The technologist reads the record at their station.
Does it fit the regulation?: It builds on what the Blood Regulations already allow: showing transport conditions with a data logger (s. 76 and s. 101).
Will it cut our wastage?: We have no measured figure yet. We will publish the numbers from our first pilot site, not a projection.
Does it replace our fridge monitoring?: No. Your fridges keep their monitoring. Hematag covers the unit once it leaves them.
Temperature loggers for blood bags already exist. What does Hematag add?: The unit's trail next to its curve: where it went, who took it and for how long.
Are you alone in this market?: No. Passive indicators are sold in Canada: unit-bound, but with no history and no software. Container loggers watch the box, not the bag. A per-unit recording label with software and local support is what we did not find here.
Will wastage disappear?: Not yet. We have no measured salvage rate to show you. We will publish measured numbers from our first pilot site, not a projection.
Is it available today?: No. Hematag is in development and we are looking for pilot sites. How the tag attaches to a bag also has to be cleared first: Canadian Blood Services accepts only approved adhesives on blood bags.