User's Manual

3-4 Chapter 3: Preparing for a New Case
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Placing the SmartTag
Before the start of a surgery, place a SmartTag between the surgical sheets under the patient. The standard
SmartTag is to be used on phenolic top OR tables while the SmartTag Special is for use with carbon fiber top
OR tables.
Figure 3-3 shows a SmartTag and its typical placement.
The SmartTag is an adhesive sticker that contains a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag. This tag
provides feedback to the SmartSponge Flex that the SmartWand is reading through the depth of the patient
when a scan is performed.
During pre-surgery setup, proceed
to place the SmartTag as follows:
Step 1 Peel the backing from the
SmartTag.
Step 2 Position the SmartTag below
the surgical site and apply
between the bottom sheet and
the draw sheet.
Step 3 Place the tag adhesive-side
down.
Figure 3-3 SmartTag Placement
Notes
• If the wrong SmartTag is used on the wrong type of table, it will perform
improperly.
• Do not reuse SmartTags after they’ve been applied to the OR table sheets.
SmartTags are a disposable one-time-use item.
Warning!
• The SmartTag is not approved for application to the patient’s skin.
• The SmartTag will not be detected if applied directly to a large reusable
capacitively-coupled return electrode pad because of its metal interior. Place the
tag lateral to the pad in order for the wand to detect it.