
Chapter 1: System Description - System Components
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Wand Cover
A sterile wand cover is used when the patient needs to be scanned with the SmartWand. The cover is passed
into the sterile field and then applied to the SmartWand as it is handed in.
Figure 1-9
shows the wand cover
package.
Figure 1-9 Sterile Cover for SmartWand (outside of surgical kit)
Override Card
The SmartSponge System requires the user to acknowledge the closure of an un-reconciled surgical case. The
term “un-reconciled” indicates that the number of sponges scanned in and counted out is not the same. The
user acknowledges this condition by placing the system into Override Mode. This is done by pressing the
OVERRIDE button on the Final Reports: Counts Not Equal screen to enter the Override Mode and end the
case with unequal counts. The user then places the RFID-tagged Override Card on the In-Scan tray until an
audible alert is heard and the display confirms.
Figure 1-10
shows the Override Card. Each use of the Override
Card is logged into the system’s database. A notation of this discrepancy should also be recorded on the patient
record.
Figure 1-10 Override Card