| Medical Freezers are a necessity when it comes to | | | | capacity. |
| storing blood plasma, biological samples, vaccines and | | | | The other features that one may find in these units |
| other such enzymes that are temperature sensitive. If | | | | include an alarm clock for temperature settings, and a |
| not given a suitable temperature, the enzymes are | | | | temperature display panel. These models also have |
| destroyed. To prevent this, all medical setups and | | | | basket for storage. They has multiple wire baskets |
| stores have a freezer for storage. | | | | while a front door unit generally has a single basket |
| Medical Freezers are of various types like Laboratory | | | | with adjustable wire shelves. A Medical Refrigerator |
| and Biomedical ones, and those used to keep Blood | | | | Freezer has an interior light whereas a Chest one may |
| Plasma, vaccines, etc. There are also for use in | | | | not have one. Some of these also come with a 24 |
| Hospitals, Clinics and Pharmacies along with deep | | | | hour battery backup. A few companies manufacture |
| freezers and industrial ones. These are effective for | | | | these with an in-built chart for recording and maintaining |
| storing the reagents, samples and vaccines. They | | | | the temperature for the whole week. Built with |
| provide appropriate environment for storage and | | | | advanced technology, all these provide silent, noise |
| maintain temperatures with minimum fluctuations. | | | | free operation and are vibration free. |
| These are easy to operate and are available in | | | | Talking of the accessories, insulated gloves would be |
| various sizes. | | | | an important one, specially while using a Chest Freezer. |
| A reliable Medical Freezer provides the following basic | | | | These gloves provide protection from the very cold |
| features: | | | | temperatures inside. A wire basket is another |
| ETL Sanitary Approved | | | | important accessory. Since these do not have shelves |
| U.L. Listed | | | | like front door ones, they require wire baskets for |
| Thermostat control | | | | storage. Multiple baskets can be placed inside it for |
| Frost free | | | | storing different things. These wire baskets come in |
| Automatic Defrost | | | | various sizes to suit the requirement. |
| Capacity to maintain at least -20 degree Celsius | | | | There are many clinics where blood samples are |
| temperature | | | | collected for testing. These samples have to be stored |
| These are available as Chest freezers as well as | | | | and sent for examination. It is, therefore, necessary to |
| those with front doors. The Chest ones, as the name | | | | properly store these vaccines . For this, Portable |
| suggests, are like chests that have a top opening. The | | | | freezers are available in the market. They come in |
| other type are the front door refrigerators with a single | | | | great use for nursing and when vaccines or blood |
| or a double door. The doors are generally reversible | | | | samples have to be transported from one place to the |
| and come with a lock. Some units have door storage | | | | other. |