Medical device localization system

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Summary
Precision Locating is a near real-time locating system (RTLS) using Ultra-Wideband (UWB) to locate staff and medical equipment with sub-meter accuracy, supporting workflow efficiency and patient safety initiatives.

Overview
Deliver near real-time location visibility within approximately 1 meter for caregivers and assets across clinical areas. The system tracks multidisciplinary staff and critical devices such as COWs, beds, IV pumps and medication barcode scanners, providing site-wide visualization and fast search capabilities.

Integration and Workflow Support
Precision Locating integrates with clinical and nurse-call systems to automate and streamline workflows. When connected to Voalte Nurse Call and Baxter Smart Beds, caregiver locations can appear on nurse call consoles and status boards; presence detection can automatically silence bed-exit alarms and trigger or cancel location-based workflows.

What a Real-Time Location System Can Do

• Automate care-team workflows: cancel patient calls, suppress bed-exit alerts, reset rounding reminders and feed ERM+ for visualization of safety events and falls.
• Reinforce safety: generate unit-level staff safety event notifications for unsafe scenarios.
• Reduce equipment search time: rapidly locate high-use devices using the Precision Locating Map.

Product Components and Features

• Staff Tag: Configurable buttons for emergency calls, staff assistance and call cancellation when integrated with Voalte Nurse Call; typical battery life ≈72 hours per full charge.
• Equipment Tag: Anti-tamper design; battery life up to 7 years (typical use), no charging required.
• Ceiling Anchor: UWB anchors hardwired in ceilings to determine tag position; PoE-powered to eliminate battery maintenance; deployed throughout rooms and corridors for precise coverage.
• Charging Station: Charges up to 20 tags; full charge in ≈4 hours; tag runtime ≈72 hours after full charge; supports daisy-chaining up to 3 stations.
• Locating Hub: PoE-powered central gateway supporting up to 48 anchors per hub.
• Software-Based Locating Map & Local Monitor: Search and visualization tools for locating staff and assets; Local Monitor provides staff assignments, tag monitoring, group management and notification handling.

Additional Notes
Precision Locating leverages UWB for sub-meter accuracy and is designed to support clinical workflow efficiency and safety through integrations with devices, staff tags and clinical systems.

Technical specifications

• Technology: Ultra-Wideband (UWB) for near real-time locating with sub-meter accuracy.
• Typical locating precision: within approximately 1 meter.
• Staff tag battery life: ≈72 hours per full charge (typical use).
• Equipment tag battery life: up to 7 years (typical use), no charging required.
• Charging station: charges up to 20 tags; full charge ≈4 hours; daisy-chain up to 3 stations; tag runtime ≈72 hours.
• Anchors: ceiling-mounted, PoE-powered; locate via UWB and distributed through rooms and hallways.
• Locating hub: PoE-powered central gateway; supports up to 48 anchors.
• Software: Search screen, Precision Locating Map, Local Monitor (staff assignments, tag monitoring, group management, notification handling).
• Integrations: Voalte Nurse Call, Voalte Patient Safety, Baxter Smart Beds; supports ERM+ integration for safety/event data visualization.