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
Chapter 4: System Operation 4-7
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Scanning Items Out of Surgery
Sponges removed from the surgical field are to be placed into the SmartSponge Flex so they can be scanned
out. The system compares the identity of each sponge scanned out against the sponges that were scanned in
and stored in memory. The system continuously monitors the comparison of the identities of sponges scanned
in to those scanned out to determine if the counts are reconciled. Sponges may be discarded into the Count Out
Basin at any time during the surgical case. The Count Out Basin’s antennas are only active when the system
is placed in Count Out mode. The Count Out mode is entered by pressing the COUNT OUT button at the
bottom of any screen where the button is presented. Up to 20 sponges may be discarded into the Count Out
Basin simultaneously.
Figure 4-5 Scanning Sponge Out of the Surgical Case
Discard
sponges into
the
Count
Out Basin
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