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Artyc PBC, an expert in next-generation cold chain solutions for the modern healthcare industry, announced the launch of the Medstow 5L Intercampus, a battery-powered, customizable medical-grade cooler designed to modernize how temperature-sensitive medical materials are transported between hospitals, clinical sites, and patient homes.
The Medstow 5L replaces dry ice and disposable packaging with an intelligent, reusable solution that delivers medical-grade cooling, live tracking, and a full chain-of-custody audit trail—all in a compact, mobile unit built for everyday clinical use.
Modernizing the System
Transporting temperature-sensitive medical materials has depended on a styrofoam box, a scoop of dry ice, and a paper trail. But dry ice is a hazardous material—hard to source, constantly sublimating, and unsafe to handle without training. It's a liability in patient homes, scorned in hospital settings, and a weak link in healthcare delivery.
“Dry ice is a relic,” said Hannah Sieber, co-founder and CEO of Artyc. “It’s difficult to handle, guesswork to monitor, and a chain of custody nightmare. Hospitals, clinical teams, and patients deserve better. With Medstow, we’ve built a smarter, safer platform that eliminates the hassles of dry ice and gives care teams real-time visibility into where their samples are, how cold they are, and who accessed them, without ever cracking the lid.”
A Platform for the Future of Care
The Medstow 5L Intercampus creates possibilities in healthcare delivery. From clinical trials to at-home care, there is a need for smart, portable, and compliant cold chain platforms. Medstow is helping healthcare providers deliver with confidence and continuity.
In the operating room, where hospitals often wait until the last second to open a cooler—triggering insurance liability if a surgery is canceled—the Medstow 5L lets staff verify the temperature without opening the container.
In home-based care, where dry ice is often left outside the home, Medstow unlocks new service models like mobile phlebotomy, in-home vaccinations, and decentralized clinical trials.
In rural, pediatric, and geriatric settings, where patients may be unable or unwilling to travel, Medstow provides a reliable and trackable link between centralized labs and decentralized care.
Built for Clinical Precision
Engineered to meet the needs of research, diagnostics, and specialty medicine, the Medstow 5L offers:
- Programmable temperature settings, with stabilization to ±3°C.
- Onboard sensors that track GPS, ambient temperature, lid openings, and shock events.
- Live monitoring through Artyc’s portal, showing temperature history, location, battery usage, and chain-of-custody logs.
- Battery-powered compressor cooling that dynamically adjusts to ambient conditions, ensuring thermal integrity even in variable environments.
- Reusable design, reducing waste and simplifying procurement and reimbursement.
Enabling Healthcare Resilience and Sustainable Logistics
The Medstow 5L Intercampus also supports the shift toward resilient, decarbonized healthcare logistics. Dry ice is a carbon emitter across the healthcare sector. Artyc’s platform can reduce medical waste and emissions and eliminates the need for single-use styrofoam boxes, gel packs, along with dedicated hazmat disposal space and procedures. Across large hospital networks, even modest adoption of reusable cold chain solutions like Medstow can meaningfully reduce both costs and carbon emissions.
