Tracking instruments

Use this procedure to view location information for surgical instruments.

To run the instrument tracking report

  1. Select Tracking from the Surgical Instrument Management menu.
  2. Select Instrument on the Tracking page. The Search for Instrument page is displayed.
  3. Specify this information:
    Company

    Select the company containing the surgical instrument.

    Instrument Source Loc.

    Select the instrument source for the surgical instrument.

    Item Group

    Select the item group to which the instrument belongs.

    Mfg. Name

    Select the name of the manufacturer for the surgical instrument.

    Mfg. Nbr.

    Specify the number used by the manufacturer for the surgical instrument.

    Item Number

    Specify the item number associated with the surgical instrument.

    Instrument ID

    Specify the identifier associated with the surgical instrument.

    SIM Description

    Specify the description of the instrument as it is displayed in Procurement.

    Local Description

    Specify the description of the instrument as it is displayed in SIM.

  4. Click Search to display the surgical instruments that fit your search criteria. The Select Instrument for Tracking Report page is displayed.

    For information about navigating search results, see Navigating search results.

  5. Click Select in the row of the instrument that you want to view. The Instrument Tracking Report page is displayed.
  6. Click Search Results to return to the Tracking page.