General Setup and Operation
BD Alaris
TM
System with Guardrails
TM
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Features
Features and Definitions
See Features and Definitions on page 52 for system
features and definitions
.
• Do not open the auto-ID handheld scanner case. If the case is opened, an electrical
shock hazard and possible exposure to potentially hazardous LED light exists which
can result in serious personal injury and product damage.
• Use only the auto-ID handheld scanner supplied by CareFusion. Using other
accessories can result in increased emissions or decreased immunity of the system.
Class 1 Led Product. Do not stare into the beam or allow beam to strike patient's face.
Feature Definition
Audible Scan Indicator
Provides audible confirmation of a successful scan.
Barcode
A machine-readable label used for automatic identification. Automatic
identification (auto-ID) is the broad term given to a host of technologies used to
help machin
es identify objects and is often coupled with automatic data
capture. These technologies include barcodes, smart cards, voice recognition,
some biometric technologies (for example, retinal scans), optical character
recognition, and others.
Built-In Optical Scan Engine
Employs technology similar to a digital camera to read barcodes. Allows use of
two-dimensional barcodes.
Auto-ID Handheld Scanner with
Optical Scan Engine
Allows scanning of patient ID, and of IV containers that have already been
hung on IV pole.
Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Barcode scanner uses an array of high intensity LEDs to illuminate barcode
image (see
Specifications and Symbols
on page
319
).
Two-Dimensional Barcode
Can contain more information and is more easily read by auto-ID module; for
example, patient ID and drug ID can be in same barcode.
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