Art: 714364-00M Rev. Date: 02-Aug-12 2-13
Customization
Analyzers can be customized for site-specific testing characteristics and
requirements. A complete list of customizable parameters and their default values
can be found in the Customization section. An analyzer can be customized via the
keypad or via the Central Data Station. Items that cannot be customized via the
analyzer’s keypad are operator lists, test strip lists, reference and action ranges,
sample types and order of items on the Chart page.
The Central Data Station’s Customization function can be used to create one
customization profile for all analyzers or different profiles for different locations.
When the Customization function is enabled, the profiles are transmitted to the
analyzers when they are placed in a Downloader.
Caution: If location specific customization profiles are created, analyzers should
not be moved from one location to another unless they are re-customized for
the new location. This is especially important if “CPB: Automatically Adjust” or
“CPB: Do Not Adjust” is included in a location-based customization profile. The
CPB function adjusts hematocrit and hemoglobin results for the dilutional affect of
pump fluid during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. If an analyzer customized for
the CVOR as “CPB: Automatically Adjust” is used for patients who are not on the
pump, hematocrit results will be reported falsely high. If an analyzer customized
as “CPB: Do Not Adjust” is used for patients who are on the pump, hematocrit
results will be reported falsely low. For details on the CPB function, see the Theory
section of this manual.
It is recommended that only one method, the Central Data Station or the keypad,
be used to customize all analyzers within a site. If both methods are in use, and the
Customization function is not disabled on the Central Data Station, any changes
made to the profile of an analyzer via the keypad will be overwritten the next time
the analyzer is placed in a Downloader.
The customization profile of an analyzer is identified in the Customization option
under the Administration Menu on the analyzer. DEFAULT0 indicates that the
analyzer has factory settings. When an analyzer has been customized via the
Central Data Station (CDS), the name assigned to the profile by the CDS is listed.
If the default or CDS profile is changed on the analyzer, the profile is listed as
00000000.
Note: The i-STAT Portable Clinical Analyzer can be customized only from the Central
Data Station. However, not all customizable features apply to this handheld. See
the i-STAT System Manual for the i-STAT Portable Clinical Analyzer for customizable
features for this handheld.
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