User's Manual

Chapter 4: System Operation 4-29
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Ending a case with “COUNTS NOT EQUAL”:
Step 1 Press the CASE SUMMARY button located at the bottom of the screen.
Case Summary mode can be entered from any other mode. If the counts are not reconciled, the Case
Summary screen displays “
COUNTS NOT EQUAL ”. See Figure 4-20 .
Step 2 With “COUNTS NOT EQUAL” displayed at the top of the Case Summary screen, press the
OVER RIDE
button located at the bottom of the screen.
The “ SCAN ADMIN CARD TO PROCEED ” message will now be displayed on the OVERRIDE
screen. (Press BACK if you desire to return to the previous screen)
Step 3 The person responsible for the Override Card will need to present the card. Scan the Override
Card by placing it onto the In Scanner and holding it there until an audible alert is heard and the
system returns to the Case Summary screen.
“ VERIFIED BY ADMIN ” will now appear in the count status of the report. See Figure 4-20 .
Step 4 Enter the Case ID into the patient’s record from the top line of the report.
Sponges may be intentionally withheld from the Count Out Basin for procedural or clinical reasons.
Alert the OR manager, and note this on the patient’s record along with the Case ID.
Step 5 Press the END CASE button to end the case.
The system will save the case data and return to Case Selection mode.
Step 6 Remove the System Cover that contains the discarded sponges from the Count Out Basin.
Dispose of the bagged items according to the standard protocol for your hospital.
Step 7 Clean the SmartSponge Flex according to the procedure in Chapter 7 before entering it into the
next surgical case.