Active RFID transponder with temperature sensors undertake in one of the largest medical
laboratories in Germany the quality management of patient samples.

Up to 30,000 blood and tissue samples arrive daily at the Medical Care Center of Dr. Stein & Kollegen, headquartered in Moenchengladbach, Germany for examination. The medical samples are transported from various doctors' offices, hospitals and other laboratories in approximately 600 special transport containers. Particular attention must be paid to shipping as temperature fluctuations can cause the transported samples to be unusable. As a result, Dr. Stein & Kollegen ‘s Medical Care Centre’s laboratory deployed a wireless sensor network that utilizes RFID technology to address particularly this issue. The specifically designed system was the result a technology partnership that included IDENTEC SOLUTIONS and the system house PCO, who jointly developed a solution that documented transport and temperature gradation.