Managing fast track trays

Use this procedure to label urgently needed trays as fast track. You can mark an entire tray as fast track (so that all tray IDs associated with the tray list are marked as fast track) or mark specific tray IDs as fast track.

To manage fast track trays

  1. Select Tray Management from the Surgical Instrument Management menu.
  2. Select Fast Track Trays on the Tray Management page. The Fast Track Tray Management Search page is displayed.
  3. Specify this information:
    Company

    Select the company where the tray is used.

    Instrument Source

    Select the source location of the instruments for the tray.

    Tray List Number

    Specify the number of the tray list that you want to expedite.

    Tray List Reference

    Specify the tray list reference number of the tray list that you want to expedite.

    Peel Pack

    Select Yes to display all tray lists tagged as Peel Pack or select No to exclude peel pack tray list.

    Tray List Name

    Specify the name of the tray list that you want to expedite.

    Service

    Select the department that the tray list is associated with.

    Expedite Status

    Select either Standard or Fast Track to search for specific status of trays.

    Tray ID

    Specify the identification number from the label attached to the tray that you want to expedite.

    Containing Item Number

    Specify an item number to search for the tray list containing that item.

  4. Click Search to display the tray lists that fit your search criteria. The Select Tray page is displayed.

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

  5. Click Select in the row of the tray list for which you want to change the expedite status. The Manage Fast Track Trays page is displayed.
  6. Select the Fast Track check box in the Tray List row to select all trays associated with the tray list as fast track.

    If you want to label one tray as fast track, select the Fast Track check box in the row of the tray that you want to expedite.

    Note: 

    A tray list remains fast track until you remove the fast track designation. To remove the fast track designation, select the Fast Track check box to unmark the box.

  7. Click Update to change the status. The Manage Fast Track Trays confirmation page is displayed.
  8. Click OK to return to the Tray Management page.