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 1: System Description
The SmartSponge
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Flex is used in an operating room to detect and identify tagged surgical items for the
purpose of reconciling surgical counts. It is intended to be used as an adjunct to count policy and procedure
based on AORN Recommended Practices. The system employs radio-frequency identification (RFID)
technology to detect ClearCount SmartSponge surgical gauze, sponges, and towels. The system combines the
benefits of counting and detection of surgical items (gauze, sponges, and towels) used during a surgical case.
It has a user-friendly color touch screen display that provides detailed item counts along with audible
notification. The counts are automatically updated as SmartSponge RFID-tagged sponges and towels are
scanned “in” and counted “out” of the surgical procedure.
This chapter includes a brief overview of the system and a detailed description of its components.