User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: System Description
- Chapter 2: System Interface
- Chapter 3: Preparing for a New Case
- Chapter 4: System Operation
- Chapter 5: System Settings
- Chapter 6: Review Case Data
- Chapter 7: Cleaning and Maintenance
- Chapter 8: Troubleshooting
- Appendix A: Technical Specifications
- SmartSponge® Flex System Dimensions
- Power Requirements
- Environmental Conditions
- SmartSponge Flex Sponges and Towels
- MRI Information
- EMC Considerations
- Guidance and Manufacturer’s Declaration – Emissions
- All Equipment and Systems
- Guidance and Manufacturer’s Declaration – Immunity
- All Equipment and Systems
- Guidance and Manufacturer’s Declaration – Emissions
- Equipment and Systems that are NOT Life-supporting
- Recommended Separation Distances between portable and mobile RF Communications equipment and the ClearCount SmartSponge Flex Model A04
- Equipment and Systems that are NOT Life-supporting
- Device Label
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Chapter 4: System Operation
Chapter 4 explains operating the SmartSponge Flex by describing the following functions:
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Beginning a Case
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Standby Mode
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Scanning Items Into Surgery
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Scanning Items Out of Surgery
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Pausing a Case
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Scanning a Patient for Retained Items
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Using the SmartWand
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Detecting the SmartTag
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Ending a Surgical Case
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Counts Equal
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Counts Not Equal
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Restoring Power
Warning!
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For the system to function, use only ClearCount disposables.
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Do not place sponges from a previous surgical case into the Count Out Basin.
This will cause the sponge counts not to reconcile properly.
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Do not cut or tear SmartSponge disposables, as this may cause the RFID tags
to become separated from the disposables.