Julien Martinez, our R&D manager, and Serge Hugard from SHMC Medical Technologies, Acémis France’s distributor in the BENELUX, went to the Belgian Red Cross (Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen) premises in Mechelen to test C-BAC add-on features for the distribution of frozen plasma bags.
In addition to the C-BAC features already in place at our customers:
- reception of whole blood and apheresis plasma at the EFS in Toulouse, France
- labelling control at the Croix-Rouge in Namur, Belgium
The C-BAC now offers the Croix-Rouge in Belgium the ability to
- deliver blood bags to the end-customers
This feature is particularly interesting in the case of the Mechelen establishment, which processes up to 700 bags of frozen plasma every day, a sensitive product involving awkward handling.
Karen Bens was able to test the benefits of the C-BAC’s automated features in real-life conditions: there’s no longer any need for a hand-held barcode reader, It is sufficient to move the product under the C-BAC reading head!
For operators, these new stock management features mean:
- Substantial time savings
- Reduced musculoskeletal disorders.
Software compatibility: at the end of this test phase, Acémis France was also able to interface the C-BAC with the EdgeBlood medico-technical software from Inlog used by the Red Cross in Mechelen.
Fully adaptable to the needs of each laboratory, the C-BAC software offers a range of services in a single step:
- Reading and recording the unique identifier of each bag
- Matching each bag to a specific shipping box
- Adapting to the variable number of bags contained in each box.
These add-on features for the distribution of frozen plasma bags met all the expectations of the Mechelen Red Cross team. Thus began a test phase in real conditions this summer for our C-BAC, at the end of which we hope to be able to help the Belgian Red Cross improve production flow thanks to the automation of blood bags deliveries.
Contact us to optimise your laboratory workflow:
For France, contact Jean-Marc Malburet 📩 sales@acemisfrance-automatesmedicaux.com
For the Benelux markets, 📩 contact Serge Hugard of SHMC Medical Technologies
For Germany, Austria and Switzerland, contact 📩 aegis Medical Technologies