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- Page 1 Humanscale MEDLINK LITE USER MANUAL...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
HUMANSCALE MEDLINK MEDICATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM This user manual contains information on the installation and operation of Humanscale’s MedLink medication distribution system and associated MedLink Lite control software. Read all instructions completely before using MedLink. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Operating Instructions About Humanscale Healthcare 5.1 Login and first use... -
Page 3: Introduction
Humanscale Healthcare designs and manufactures ergonomic products for easier use of today’s technology and creates a safer and more comfortable and efficient environment for the caregiver. As part of the Humanscale Corporation, a world leader in ergonomic design, Humanscale Healthcare brings to the healthcare market a unique understanding of the importance of ergonomics in the workplace. -
Page 4: Introduction To Medlink
1.3 INTRODUCTION TO MEDLINK Secures medication delivery. Enhances patient safety. Improves workflow. Nurses are driven to care — yet poor workflows, constant interruptions and mounting workloads make it both difficult and stressful for them to do their jobs. This cognitive overload can result in mistakes and interfere with patient care and safety, especially when it comes to medication administration, which is a complex, multi-step process. -
Page 5: Setting Up Medlink
Se t t i ng u p M e d Li nk 2.1 ABOUT THE MEDLINK DRAWER SYSTEM The MedLink drawer system consists of: • The Housing: is permanently attached to the T7 cart. The housing is modular and there may be a second housing fitted under the first to create a high capacity medication cart. -
Page 6: Unpacking And Assembly
If you have purchased a MedLink drawer system to retrofit to an existing T7 cart the MedLink housing must be installed on the T7 cart by a Humanscale representative or an authorized service technician. MedLink drawers, shelves and dividers are shipped in a separate box. Before continuing you should locate the appropriate drawer and shelf components. -
Page 7: Installing Dividers
2.4 INSTALLING DIVIDERS Dividers may be used to subdivide a small or medium drawer into smaller compartments. This may be useful if you want to separate medication by type or by time of day when it is due to be administered. Dividers should not be used to subdivide a drawer into separate compartments for more than one patient. -
Page 8: Inserting Drawers
2.6 INSERTING DRAWERS Once a Cassette is configured with the required shelf layout, drawers may be inserted. Through electronic software labelling each drawer can be assigned to an individual patient, or as a storage drawer for non patient-specific supplies. When inserting drawers, they must be tilted backwards slightly to ensure the tabs at the rear of the drawer clear the underside of the shelf. -
Page 9: Initial Software Configuration
3.1 ENABLING MEDLINK LITE The following steps ensure the T7 cart is configured to allow the MedLink Lite software to control the drawer system, rather than being configured for use with the more advanced PC-based MedLink Pro software. - Page 10 Fig 4 Fig 5 If the toggle control is gray (off), MedLink Pro is disabled, meaning MedLink Lite is already enabled and you can exit from the settings screens by touching the “gear” icon in the header again. If the toggle control is green (on), touch the control to switch it to gray and disable MedLink Pro. This will enable MedLink Lite.
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Page 11: Accessing Medlink Lite Settings
Scroll to the bottom of the Admin Settings list and touch MedLink Settings. Fig 8 The configurable MedLink Settings list is displayed. 3.3 CHANGING MEDLINK LITE SETTINGS In the MedLink Lite settings screen, the following options can be configured • Drawer open timeout •... -
Page 12: Drawer Open Timeout
3.3.1 DRAWER OPEN TIMEOUT MedLink has a timeout feature meaning if a drawer is not fully opened within a certain period of time after it is unlocked, it will automatically relock. This is a safety feature intended to secure the drawer contents should the user be called away during the drawer opening process. -
Page 13: Auto Logout Timeout
Enter a new PIN code. Re-enter the new PIN code to confirm the change. In the event that you are unable to log in to the Admin Settings to change the MedLink password, please contact your Humanscale representative or authorized service technician. -
Page 14: Drawer Locking System Explained
Dr awe r l o c k i ng sys te m ex p l a i n e d 4.1 ELECTRONIC LOCKING During normal operation drawers are electronically unlocked through the MedLink software: When the drawer is unlocked it will open slightly. Pull the drawer forwards to access the contents. Tabs at the rear of the drawer prevent the drawer from sliding all the way out accidentally. -
Page 15: Mechanical Override Key Lock
4.2 MECHANICAL OVERRIDE KEY LOCK In the event of a power or system failure there is a mechanical override key lock that can be used to gain access to the contents of drawers. The mechanical override is a two-stage process. First, insert the override key into the override lock on the front of the housing. -
Page 16: Operating Instructions
O p e r a t i ng I n s t r u c t ion s 5.1 LOGIN AND FIRST USE To enter the MedLink interface, swipe to the PIN code entry screen and enter the MedLink PIN code. By default, the PIN code is set to 2222. -
Page 17: Labeling Drawers
Cassette View and Drawer View have an additional Open All button along the bottom of the screen. Most of the functionality of MedLink Lite is accessed through these Cassette View and Drawer View screens so you should become familiar with them. -
Page 18: Storage Drawers
The display will return to Drawer View and if successful, you will see that the list shows the new label you entered, and the corresponding drawer on the cassette graphic is highlighted in bold. Fig 17 On returning to Cassette View you will see that the new drawer label is shown in the list, and the cassette that contains the drawer is highlighted in bold. -
Page 19: Opening Individual Drawers
On returning to Cassette View you will see that storage drawer is added to the drawer list on the right side of the screen. Note that in Drawer View all drawers in the selected cassette are listed, regardless of whether they have a label or not, whereas in Cassette View only those that have been labelled are listed. -
Page 20: Opening A Storage Drawer
The drawer will unlock ready to be removed and the cassette graphic will update to show the drawer in blue. The drawer auto close timer will display on screen, along with the drawer label, allowing you to confirm which patient’s drawer you have opened. -
Page 21: Opening Storage Drawers Whilea Patient Drawer Is Open
5.3.3 OPENING STORAGE DRAWERS WHILE A PATIENT DRAWER IS OPEN During normal operation only a single drawer labeled for patient medication can be opened at any given time. This prevents simultaneous access to more than one patient’s medication. However, a storage drawer can be opened while a patient drawer is also open. - Page 22 There are several options when opening all the drawers. You may open all the drawers and retain all the drawer labels, open all the drawers and erase the patient labels but keeping the storage drawer labels, or erase all the labels. Touch an option to continue.
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Page 23: Ejecting Cassettes
Note: With MedLink Lite, since drawer labels are stored on the cart itself, inserting a cassette into another cart will result in unlabeled drawers being displayed on screen. If you need to swap cassettes between carts it is recommended you upgrade to MedLink Pro. -
Page 24: Legal Notices
MedLink drawers, the medication must be in its original packaging or contained within separate closed packaging. All rights reserved. © 2016 Humanscale Corporation. The “Humanscale” word mark and logo are registered trademarks in the United States and certain other countries, and are owned by Humanscale Corporation. The “Humanscale MedLink” and...
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