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Grifols KIRO Oncology Automated Compounding Device

KIRO Oncology

For the compounding of sterile preparations of hazardous drugs.

KIRO SP

For the compounding of sterile preparations of non-hazardous drugs.
 

  • Visibility and greater control of accuracy via gravimetrics, barcode readers, and cameras
  • Flexible design: syringes, IV bags, cassettes, and elastomeric pumps
  • Enclosed, self-cleaning for staff protection
  • Improved efficiency via innovative software and hardware
  • EMR interface and multi-device integration

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Grifols KIRO Oncology is a robotic system focused on precision, flexibility, reliability, and safety throughout the highly complex process of compounding oncology medications.

Benefits of Grifols KIRO Oncology

Patient Safety

  • Precision scales for gravimetric verification at all stages of the compounding process to control dosing accuracy
  • In-process barcode readers and cameras identify drugs, disposables, and final containers to document traceability

Staff Protection

  • Self-cleaning process avoids manual cleaning
  • Automated compounding and self-cleaning occur in a completely enclosed environment
  • Integrated system for automatic disposal of hazardous waste into self-contained enclosed
  • Operators are protected from repetitive stress injuries
 

Regulatory Compliance

  • Compliance with USP and GMP regulations supported by standardizing aseptic procedures, facilitating personnel and process qualification, and minimizing risk of exposure when preparing hazardous drugs
  • Airflow operation and temperature control, and optional continuous particle counter to meet GMP requirements
  • Fully serviced during deployment, qualification, and periodic maintenance, including dosing accuracy tests and air flow certifications addressing smoke tests under dynamic conditions for USP <797> compliance
  • Syringes can be automatically capped with CSTDs and infusion bags loaded with a pre-attached CSTD spike to supply closed containers and meet USP <800> requirements for the administration of hazardous drugs
  • KIRO Oncology meets electrical safety requirements by being UL listing marked per IEC 61010 and EMC certifi ed per IEC 61326-1

Flexibility and Efficiency

  • Supports a wide variety of vials and final containers
  • Prepares patient-specific doses and small batches using liquid or lyophilized drugs
  • Device and user efficiency increased by allowing identification and labeling of materials by the user during automatic compounding
  • Software guided combination, replacement and reuse of vials for optimal drug use including partially used vial tracking and labeling
  • Workflow optimized by visual planning board
  • Configuration options to respond to specific compounding practices, workflows, and clinical needs
 

 

KIRO SP is a KIRO Oncology robot used for the automated production of compounded sterile preparations of nonhazardous doses. It is particularly well-suited for specialized and/or complex dose preparations requiring an exceptionally high degree of accuracy.

 

Benefits of Grifols KIRO SP

Patient Safety

  • Barcode scanning for reduced risk of human error
  • A linear camera for visual control of labels
  • Batch and expiration date control for safety
  • Double gravimetric control helps to ensure accuracy
  • Reports on database records

Staff Safety

  • Compounding in an enclosed environment
  • Self-cleaning
  • Automated waste disposal
 

Operational Benefits

  • Manages partially used vials
  • Accommodates various sizes and manufacturers of vials and syringes
  • Two coordinated robotic arms for higher speed during complex preparations
  • Two peristaltic pumps enable fast, accurate dosing of diluents
  • Robust and intuitive user interface
  • Order selection (manual or automated)
  • Patient-specific (patient view)
  • Standard dose (product view)
  • Label printing with customizable templates
  • Partial vial management (internal and external)
  • Media fill cycles
  • Self-cleaning
  • Vision system
  • Technical assistance

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Grifols KIRO Fill

KIRO® Fill Automated Compounding Device

  • High throughput syringe filling of non-hazardous sterile preparations
  • Automation of key critical and repetitive processes such as capping and filling to ensure consistency
  • Unique design allows loading, unloading, and compounding to occur simultaneously
  • Small footprint comparable to a standard six foot laminar flow hood

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KIRO Fill is an automated compounding device designed to enhance dosing accuracy and optimize operational efficiencies during the production of non-hazardous compounded sterile preparations.

Benefits of KIRO Fill

Safety

  • ISO 5 aseptic compounding environment protects sterility during production of non-hazardous compounded sterile preparations
  • Automation minimizes risk of contamination and increases dosing accuracy
  • Repetitive stress and needle-stick injuries are mitigated
  • Guided and software controlled manual loading and unloading of supplies for enhanced patient safety

Control and Traceability

  • Loading and automated compounding processes are controlled by means of barcode scanning and RFID identification
  • Batch reports automatically generated to ensure traceability through production, including environmental monitoring data
 

Flexibility and Efficiency

  • Unique design and small footprint facilitate high throughput and optimization of workload, workflow, and staff time while consuming minimal valuable cleanroom space
  • Integrates two automated units working in parallel
  • Accommodation of a large variety of sizes and types of source and final containers
  • Batch and patient-specific compounded sterile preparations
  • Optimized use of medication and left-overs

Regulatory Compliance

  • Compliance with USP and GMP regulations supported by standardizing aseptic procedures, facilitating personnel and process qualification
  • Air flow operation, temperature control, and continuous particle counter to meet GMP requirements
  • Fully serviced during deployment, qualification, and periodic maintenance, including dosing accuracy tests and air flow certifications addressing smoke tests under dynamic conditions for USP <797> compliance
  • KIRO Fill meets electrical safety requirements by being UL listing marked per IEC 61010 and EMC certified per IEC 61326-1
 

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Grifols Gri-fill device for automatic IV compounding

Gri-fill® 4 Semi-automatic Compounding
Device and Gri-bag

Advance patient and user safety, optimize operational efficiencies, and increase flexibility during batch and patient-specific production of non-hazardous and hazardous compounded sterile preparations.

Gri-fill® 4.0

Gri-fill 4 is a uniquely designed, semi-automated system for compounding a variety of intravenous mixtures, including chemotherapy doses, to advance patient safety and mitigate repetitive stress injuries with precision and sterility assurance.

  • Highly precise dosing via volumetric and/or peristaltic pump for automated filling
  • Adaptable to different source solution containers (vials, bags, bottles) and to different final containers: Gri-Bag®, bags, syringes, elastomeric pumps, cassettes, etc.
  • Self-calibrating
  • Compact footprint
  • Easy to install

 

Gri-Bag

 

  • Sterile, disposable bags in multiple sizes
  • Sterilizing filter and integrity test for confirmation of sterility integral to each bag
Grifols Gri-fill device for automatic IV compounding

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Gri-fill® 4 Key Benefits

Patient Safety

  • Highly precise dosing via volumetric and/or peristaltic pump for automated filling
  • Reduced risks of contamination and human error
  • In-process checks and validation
  • Barcoded drug verification

User Safety | Ease of Use

  • Mitigation of repetitive stress and needle-stick injuries
  • Compatibility with closed system drug transfer devices
  • Simple connection to sets and containers
  • Intuitive operation and cleaning procedures
 

Compliance | Record Keeping

  • Lot traceability and expiration control
  • Full audit trail of preparation process and changes performed by the user
  • Reporting of preparations and wasted volumes

Efficient | Flexible

  • Doses from one or two source solutions, reconstitutes the vial, withdraws it from final container in same cycle
  • Fits easily inside a standard laminar airflow hood or biosafety cabinet
  • Adaptable to different source solution containers (vials, bags, bottles) and to different final containers: Gri-Bag®, bags, syringes, elastomeric pumps, cassettes, etc.
  • Ability to print custom ID labels (patient-specific and batches)
 

Gri-Bag

The Gri-fill system, when used in conjunction with Gri-Bag, passes each drug dose through a 0.2 μm filter incorporated in the bag and performs an integrity test on each unit after dosing. Thus, Gri-fill ensures that sterility is maintained throughout the compounding process.

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