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Document # GUD20101010-03 CenTrak Inc.  Phone 215.860.2928  www.centrak.com

DropBoxMonitor

Part#IT‐317(2.0system)

rak.comwww.centr

TheCenTrakDropBoxMonitorisdesignedtosupportthemanagementof

patienttagsthatarereadytobeclearedfromtheCenTrakSystem.Itcanbe

utilizedatnurse’sstationsorindischargeareastoindicatethatapatient

hasleftthefacilityandthatatagcanbere‐assigned.Thisautomated

disassociation

featureisanimportantcomponentofthesystem.

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Whenapatientleavesthefacility,thetagisremovedanddroppedintothe

box.Thetagdropisautomaticallydetectedbythesystemandcanbe

translatedintoadischargeevent.Thenumberoftagsintheboxcanbe

queriedatanytime.

Alertscanbegeneratedwhenthenumberoftags

approachesapredeterminedmaximumandsenttotheindividuals

responsibleforputtingtagsbackintoservice.

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Includedinbox:

 Minimonitorassembly

 4screws

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Howitworks

 Themonitorshouldbetreatedjustlikeothermonitorsexceptit 

doesnotrequireprofilesetting.TheIT‐317canacceptallprofiles

thatdonotrequirenoisesetting(0‐9).

 Themonitorwillstartemittingsignalwhe

ndropboxbinisinserted.

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Themonitorcomesinanassemblywithdrycontactstoconnecttothedrop

boxswitch.

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TechnicalSpecifications

 OperatingTemperature‐10Cto+50C

 FCCID:ST2‐

IT317, IC:601

2A‐IT317,

 FCCOperatin

gFrequencyRange902‐928MHz

 Batterylifeexp

ectancyis2.5years*

*Batteryexpectancyisonlyanestimateandcanvarybasedonoperatingconditions,typeof

batteriesusedandmethodofoperation(estimateassumesoperatingtemperatureof25C

andCenTraksuppliedbatteries).

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PhysicalInstallation

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Step1–Cutandremovefuse.Thewiresfromtheswitchmustbecutto

lengthsufficienttoreachthedrycontactjunction(about6inches).

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Step2–Attachmonitorassemblywith4providedscrews.Attachswitch

wirestodrycontactjunction.

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Summary of content (2 pages)

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Drop Box Monitor Part #IT‐317 (2.0 system) rak.com www.centr The CenTrak Drop Box Monitor is designed to support the management of patient tags that are ready to be cleared from the CenTrak System. It can be utilized at nurse’s stations or in discharge areas to indicate that a patient has left the facility and that a tag can be re‐assigned. This automated disassociation feature is an important component of the system. When a patient leaves the facility, the tag is removed and dropped into the box.
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FCC and IC Statements: THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES AND INDUSTRY CANADA LICENSE-EXEMPT RSS STANDARD(S). 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.