The Operating Theatre Journal February 2022

Timestrip Introduces its First
Micro Data Logger
The New Way of Reading Logged
Temperature Data
Timestrip®, the developer of
smart indicator technology, has
introduced its first temperature
data logger – the TL520. This
compact and economical ‘micro
data logger’ provides alerts when
temperatures breach set limits,
and allows the logged data to
be downloaded to an app for
investigation and analysis.
Simpler and easier to use than
conventional data loggers, the
TL520 requires minimal training in
use, and can be used at any point
in the cold chain.
The TL520 is a single use
device providing an immediate
irreversible indication of overand
under-temperature conditions using built-in LED lights. Accuracy is
quoted as ±0.5 degC over the normal operating range.
A novel feature of the TL520 is that stored data can be sent wirelessly
to an accompanying app. for investigation and analysis using built-in
NFC technology. No computer is required as the data downloads to
any compatible mobile device, and both iOS and Android devices are
supported.
The 2-8 degC default settings make the TL520 ideal for monitoring
cold chain (refrigerated) temperatures in the storage and transport of
sensitive products. Pharmaceuticals, blood, vaccines and food products
are typical end use applications.
“The new micro logger provides many of the benefits of bulky,
traditional data loggers, yet is much simpler to use and is small enough
to store with many products during transport and storage“, said Nora
Murphy, Commercial Director of Timestrip.
The TL520 is now available from Timestrip and its distributors.
timestrip.com
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OMFS Daniel Van Gijn awarded
Ellison-Cliffe Travelling Fellowship
Daniel Van Gijn, an ST7 specialist registrar in oral and maxillofacial at
the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, is one of the five successful
applicants for the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) Ellison-Cliffe
Travelling Fellowships.
With the support of the travelling fellowship, he will be spending a
year in Australia at the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse (COBH). Daniel has a
fellowship in head and neck surgery and post-ablative microvascular
reconstruction at the COBH in Sydney.
“The surgical opportunities presented to me at the Chris O’Brien
Lifehouse will equip me to continue my career as a consultant head
and neck surgeon,” Daniel commented.
Professor of OMFS Kathy Fan said she was delighted that Daniel Van Gijn
has won the award.
RSM Trustee and Chair of the Ellison-Cliffe Charitable Trust Dr Melita
Irving says she looks forward to hearing how the fellows have had an
impact on patient care.
Daniel recently published the new Oxford Handbook of Head and Neck
Anatomy.
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