Blood Fridges
A blood fridge, also known as a blood bank refrigerator, is a purpose-built item of medical refrigeration equipment used to store blood and blood products between 2°C and 6°C.
ENLAKE blood fridges are Australian made, included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG), and fully compliant with Australian Standard AS 3864.1-2012.
Blood products are stored for transfusion, so the fridge has to do more than simply stay cold. It must hold the correct temperature range, record temperatures securely, and alarm if conditions move outside the required limits.
ENLAKE blood fridges are designed and tested to maintain 2°C to 6°C across the AS 3864.1-2012 ambient operating range of 10°C to 43°C. They include independent temperature control and alarm systems, temperature recording devices secure from tampering, and an electronic audit trail for manual interactions.
Buying a compliant blood fridge is only part of the process. Before it is used for blood or blood products, the fridge should be installed in the correct location, allowed to stabilise, checked for temperature performance, verified for alarm operation, and supported by the required calibration and documentation records. ENLAKE can help simplify this process by supplying a suitable AS 3864.1-compliant blood fridge and arranging the additional steps needed for commissioning, including NATA-accredited spatial mapping, temperature verification, alarm checks and ongoing service support where required.
Call ENLAKE to discuss your blood fridge requirements and select a compliant model with the right capacity, monitoring, documentation and service support for your facility.
