User's Manual

Chapter 4: System Operation 4-9
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Instructions for Counting Out:
Step 1 Press the COUNT OUT button to activate the Count Out Basin. “COUNT OUT” will appear
in the top right corner of the screen once the system enters Count Out mode.
Remove unused sponges from the vicinity of the Count Out Basin while waiting 12 seconds for the
System Info screen to pass after pressing COUNT OUT, or press the
CONTINUE button to advance
to the Count Out screen.
Step 2 Place soiled sponges into the Count Out Basin. Used sponges can be discarded into the Count
Out Basin at any point but will only be detected and counted out while the system is in Count
Out mode.
As the sponges are placed into the Count Out Basin, the OUT (inventory) column will increase with
the sponges that are counted out while the
FIND (inventory) column will decrease simultaneously.
When the
IN column matches the OUT column and the FIND column is 0 for that particular type, a
green check mark will appear in that row. If the
IN and OUT do not match and there are sponges still
in the
FIND column, then a red X will appear in that row. A reconciled case will have a green check
mark in all the rows.
Step 3 When finished with the case or at the point when 20 or more sponges have accumulated in the
Count Out Basin, empty the sponges or discard and replace the System Cover. The sponge
counts will not be affected by removing sponges from the Count Out Basin that have already
been counted out. Discard the used sponges from the Count Out Basin according to your
hospital’s policy.
See “Count Out Basin Capacity Limits” on page 4-14
Do not fill the Count Out Basin with sponges beyond the fill line. Sponges above the line may not be
detected. See
Figure 4-8 below.
Figure 4-8 Count Out Basin Fill Line
Do not stack sponges
above the
Fill Line .