Chapter 4: Troubleshooting - System Warnings
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System Warnings
System Warnings are serious conditions that have been caused by misuse of the SmartSponge System. To
correct a system warning condition, remove the full bag of sponges, place a new liner on the Count Out Bucket,
and power cycle the system.
Figure 4-2 Example Warning Message Screen
System Reset - Bucket Limit Has Been Exceeded - Remove Sponges and Power Cycle the
System
Case Overload - More Than 500 Sponges Detected - Remove Sponges and Power Cycle the
System
CAUSE:
There are
80
or more sponges in the Count Out
Bucket.
ACTION:
Remove sponges and separate into groups of no more
than
50
- Power cycle the system and then reinsert the
groups into the Count Out Bucket one group at a time to
assure all sponges have been accounted for. The system
suspends counting while in this warning state. To assure
accurate counting, there should never be more than
50
sponges in the Count Out Bucked at a time.
CAUSE:
The overall sponge count limit for the surgery
has been exceeded.
ACTION:
Manually count used sponges.