DATA MANAGEMENT
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Art: 714370-00D Rev. Date: 03-Aug-12 8-1
Introduction
The i-STAT System provides comprehensive data management capabilities
to ensure that blood analysis results obtained at the patient bedside can be
integrated into the hospital’s various information systems. The Data Manager
computer system is capable of receiving simultaneous transmissions from several
different types of blood analysis instruments. The instruments may include,
but are not limited to:
i-STAT Portable Clinical Analyzer (PCA)
i-STAT 1 Analyzer
This section describes the information management capabilities of the i-STAT
System and how the components can be integrated to meet the needs of point-
of-care data management.
The i-STAT 1 Analyzer
With each cartridge use, the analyzer allows entry of:
operator identification number
patient identification number
proficiency identification number
simulator serial number
cartridge lot number
control lot number
calibration verification lot number
comment codes for patient and control results
chart page information
· sample type
· patient temperature
· FIO
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· free fields: three fields, up to 9 characters each
Components