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6,154,139; 5,027,314; and 5,572,195; and U.S. Reissue Patent No. 36,791. All rights reserved. Other U.S. and international patents are pending. FCC Information Radianse equipment is authorized by the FCC as follows. FCC ID: Q9V-100-A, Q9V-110-A, Q9V-350-A, Q9V-350-A2, Q9V-360-A, Q9V-400-A Model 100A ID Tag, Model 110A ID Tag, Model 350A ID Tag, Model 400A Receiver. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Caution!
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. Chapter 1 Introduction. 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Activating Patient Tags . 3 Activating and Attaching Tags . 3 4 Checking Remaining Tag Life . Using Patient Tags . 7 7 Assigning Tags to Patients . Confirming Care Information . 12 ii Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide iii Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide INTRODUCTION
. I Tag. n a hospital, you need to find patients quickly. With a Radianse Reveal Indoor Positioning System (IPS), you can. This book, which includes the following, is for those who want to locate patients more quickly using the Radianse system and the Patient
. 1 Chapter 1, Introduction, introduces the Patient Tag hardware. Chapter 2, Activating the Patient Tag, describes how to make the tag ready for its first use and how to check remaining tag life. Chapter 3, Using Patient Tags, shows how to assign tags to patients, how to unassign tags from patients, and how to communicate care-related information by squeezing the tag case. Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide 1 I N T R O D U C T I O N P A T I E N T T A G S Patients wear Radianse Patient Tags so you can track their location. See "Activating and Attaching Tags" on page 3 to learn how the tag casing acts as a button which you use to activate the tag. See "Confirming Care Information" on page 12 to learn how to communicate patient-care information by squeezing the tag. See "Checking Remaining Tag Life" on page 4 to learn how the tags LED can blink to tell you about the tags remaining life. Weave the patient wristband through the slots on each end of the tag 1 LED 2 Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide 2 ACTIVATING PATIENT TAGS
. o use the Radianse Patient Tag, you must first activate the tag. T
. A C T I V A T I N G A N D A T T A C H I N G T A G S You activate a Patient Tag to make the tag ready for first use. To activate a Patient Tag You can activate a Patient Tag as follows:
Squeeze the Patient Tag for at least 2 seconds. You see the Green LED blink 5 times. Green LED Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide 3 A C T I V A T I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Checking Remaining Tag Life 2 To attach a Patient Tag You can attach a Patient Tag as follows:
Step 1 Weave the wristband through the slots on each end of the tag. Step 2 Secure the wristband on the patients wrist. C H E C K I N G R E M A I N I N G T A G L I F E Patient Tags have a limited life of 31 days. You can easily check remaining Patient Tag life so you can be sure to replace a Patient Tag before it stops functioning. To check remaining tag life You can check remaining patient tag life as follows:
Briefly squeeze the Patient Tag. 4 Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide A C T I V A T I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Checking Remaining Tag Life
. You see the LED flash a number of times. You can determine the approximate tag life left by counting the number of times the LED flashes. The following table shows the number of LED flashes and the associated remaining tag life. Table 1: Remaining Tag Life Number of LED Flashes
. Remaining Tag Life 5 4 3 2 1 0 Newly activated tag - 4 weeks to one month 3 to 4 weeks 2 to 3 weeks 1 to 2 weeks Less than 1 week Tag not operational Note: Radianse recommends replacing Patient Tags that have less than 1 week of remaining tag life. Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide 5 A C T I V A T I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Checking Remaining Tag Life 2 6 Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide 3 USING PATIENT TAGS
. ou assign tags to patients you want to track with the Radianse tools. When a patient no longer needs to be tracked, you unassign the related Patient Tag. Y
. A S S I G N I N G T A G S T O P A T I E N T S You assign tags to patients so you can use the Radianse Reveal system to locate them. To assign a Patient Tag You can assign a tag to a patient as follows:
Step 1 From the Radianse Find/Assign home, click Assign/Unassign. Step 1 Step 2 You see the Radianse Login page. Enter your Radianse username and password, and click Login. You see the Assign Home page. Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide 7 U S I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Assigning Tags to Patients 3 Step 3 Click Assign Patient. Step 3 Step 4 You see the Assign Patient window. Step 4 Enter the following information for the Patient Tag you want to assign:
Last 4 digits of ID Tag Serial Number First Name Last Name Medical Record Number 8 Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide U S I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Assigning Tags to Patients
. Step 5 From the Patient Type drop-down, choose the patient type you want. Step 6 Click Assign. Step 5 Step 6 Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide 9 U S I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Assigning Tags to Patients 3 You see the information now associated with the ID Tag you successfully assigned. Note: You can click Assign Another ID Tag to begin assigning another Patient Tag, or you can click Logout to exit the program. To unassign a tag from a patient You can unassign a tag from a patient as follows:
Step 1 From the Assign Home page, click Unassign Patient. Step 1 10 Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide U S I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Assigning Tags to Patients
. You see the Unassign Patient page. Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 2 Step 3 Enter the last 4 digits of the serial number of the Patient Tag you want to unassign,
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Enter the last name of the person whose tag you want to unassign. Click Unassign. You see the Unassign Confirmation page. Step 4 Step 5 Check the box beside the patient whose tag you want to unassign. Click Unassign. You see a confirmation that the ID Tag assignment has been successfully removed. Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide 11 U S I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Confirming Care Information 3 Note: You can click Remove Assignment of Another ID Tag to begin unassigning another Patient Tag, or you can click Logout to exit the program. C O N F I R M I N G C A R E I N F O R M A T I O N You can confirm and communicate care-related information by briefly squeezing the Patient Tag. Your hospital administration determines how your system is configured to use the tag press function. T A G P R E S S C O M M U N I C A T I O N E X A M P L E S A nurse may squeeze the tag when drugs are administered to provide manual confirmation by the nurse that the drugs were administered to the right patient. A scrub nurse may squeeze the tag at time of an operating procedure timeout to provide manual confirmation that this procedure is for the right patient. 12 Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide U S I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Confirming Care Information
. An EKG technician may squeeze the tag to indicate that the procedure for this patient has been started or completed. A nurse may squeeze the tag to indicate that a patient has arrived to a procedural room and has properly been prepped. Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide 13 U S I N G P A T I E N T TA G S Confirming Care Information 3 14 Radianse Patient Tag Model 360 User Guide