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MIRI® Evidence RFID Witnessing & Traceability System
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ESCO MIRI® Evidence RFID Witnessing and Traceability System
From a workflow and laboratory-pain perspective, the system tackles the significant challenge of human-error, mismatches and documentation burden in high-throughput ART environments. Manual double witnessing is cited as “tedious” and prone to mistakes in busy clinics, and the product narrative explains that this electronic witnessing system streamlines preparation, automates tasks and creates work-lists, thereby enabling staff to remain compliant without sacrificing throughput. The system’s retro-fit capability is another key advantage, allowing integration with existing workstations, incubators and laboratory furniture — meaning clinics can deploy advanced traceability without entirely replacing their infrastructure.
In infertility labs offering ART services, the potential for sample mix-up or wrong patient pairing remains one of the highest risks — especially when handling multiple patients’ gametes or embryos simultaneously. The MIRI® Evidence system offers automated electronic witnessing, tied to wristband patient scanning plus RFID/barcode tagging of dishes and tubes, dramatically reducing reliance on manual double-witnessing.
Manual double-witnessing is not only subject to human error but also doubles resource usage, consumes valuable time in busy laboratory workflows, and can introduce bottlenecks which may negatively impact sample quality or handling time. The system eliminates this burden through automated task lists (“To Do Worklist”) and pre-scheduled actions once the patient workflow is started. Proper chain-of-custody documentation — tracking every utensil, batch number, location, timestamp, and operator — is a regulatory and quality requirement in IVF labs. MIRI® Evidence visualises a full chain-of-custody, presenting this data in expandable tables and reports, greatly streamlining audits and reducing legal risk.
Many IVF labs face the challenge of heterogeneous equipment from different manufacturers, making system integration complex and data siloed. The retrofit capability of MIRI® Evidence allows it to interface with existing workstations and incubators, eliminating the need to rip-out and replace major infrastructure, thus reducing cost and disruption. Pre-analytical preparation of dishes, tubes and straws often poses scheduling and workload difficulties—particularly when waiting for equilibration or batching. The system’s “Streamlining Preparation” feature automates hybrid-label printing (human readable + Data Matrix + RFID) and registers lot batches as part of the workflow, improving lab efficiency and reducing waiting time.
In ART workflows, any data delay or tracking error can erode patient trust or trigger regulatory scrutiny. With tablet/PC-based interfaces, wireless RFID/2D readers, and real-time display of sample status, the MIRI® Evidence system keeps embryologists informed, enables immediate corrective action, and increases transparency to patients and regulators alike. For many clinics, migrating to a full traceability system used to demand heavy investment and operational downtime. The modular and retro-fittable design of MIRI® Evidence allows stepwise implementation, minimal interruption and cost-effective scaling — making it feasible for existing labs to adopt advanced e-witnessing with minimal disruption.
Finally, compliance with international standards and professional guidelines (such as those from ESHRE and ASRM) requires transparent and auditable process documentation for each ART cycle. The system supports full documentation and traceability via RFID/barcodes, enabling labs to provide robust evidence of compliance, reduce risk of accreditation loss, and enhance patient confidence.
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