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Key Terms and Supporting Information:

Inventory Type: Select either Device or Container. Device refers to individual medical devices (implant, instrument, sterile-packed single use device, etc.). Container refers to a housing for a group of items, similar to a tote or surgical tray - containers hold devices and can be transferred together as a single unit.

Custody: In this field enter the user account that will hold custody of the item at its creation. The default is the Organization. Active Inventory in ConnectSx must always have a custodian, even if it is just the Organization.

Manufacturer: Select the manufacturer of this item, even if it is the Organization (which will often be the case). The manufacturer is implicated throughout the system and differentiates which data is associated with a user’s account, event record, product catalog record, etc.

Product Line: Also known as Brand Name or Product Family, the Product Line is the top of the pyramid in the product catalog. You may have multiple product lines with catalog numbers associated, but Product Line will be used to help narrow down device selections in features such as Inventory Requests.

Description: This is what your device or container is called. It can vary even between items that share the same catalog number, so it is recommended to stay consistent with your naming conventions.

Reference # / Catalog Number: These terms are used interchangeably in ConnectSx and can also be described as the Product Number or Item number used to order or sell a device. Catalog number is one of the driving pieces of product information in the ConnectSx system.

Lot Number: This is used to denote a given batch of inventory and help identify different groups of inventory sharing the same catalog #, but produced at different times. Note: If entering UDI, your lot # must match what is part of the UDI. The system will parse the UDI and populate the lot number automatically. If you have a different lot number than is part of your UDI, reach out to us to discuss options for loading that data)

Container Reference number: The reference number of a container must be unique so the system can differentiate between different containers. If you do not already have unique catalog numbers/reference numbers for your containers consider adding a “-1”, “-2” etc. on the end of your different container numbers.

Container Name: This is a purely descriptive field to help identify a container or tray beyond its unique Catalog number - feel free to make it whatever you want.

Manufacture Date: This is the date the inventory was originally produced. This date will be used to determine First-In-First-Out or Last-In-First-Out when using the Bills of Materials functionality.

Price: This is the list price of the item, like MSRP. It will be used to calculate the billable total of your inventory. The list price is automatically overridden in an Event when there has been a Facility Contract Price entered for that Catalog #/Facility.

Cost of Goods: This is the cost of the item. If the cost is not entered, the system will populate this field with the cost entered in the Item Catalog for that Catalog #.