WHIP ANTENNA FOR HOSPITAL 802.11 WIRELESS by GE Healthcare

Key Highlights

• The Whip Antenna enhances communication between digital detectors and X-ray machines, ensuring reliable wireless connectivity.
• Equipped with a docking mechanism, the antenna provides charging power when placed in the digital bin, optimizing device readiness.
• Supports seamless integration with hospital information systems, facilitating efficient image transmission to printers and workstations.
• Features a robust assembly including a hex nut, lock washer, and RG 174 cable, ensuring durability and performance in clinical environments.
• Incorporates a wireless restart utility to quickly restore connectivity, minimizing downtime during critical imaging procedures.

Compatible Systems & Use Cases

This whip antenna is compatible with the following models:

• OPTIMA XR220
• OPTIMA XR200
• OPTIMA XR240

It is ideally used in radiology departments for X-ray imaging, where reliable wireless communication is essential for operational efficiency and patient care.

Technical Specifications

Parameter	Value
Frequency Range	2.4 GHz - 5 GHz
Cable Type	RG 174
Connector Type	RP SMA Jack and Plug
Dimensions	Standard hospital configuration

Clinical and Service Value

The Whip Antenna for Hospital 802.11 Wireless by GE Healthcare significantly enhances the functionality of imaging systems within clinical settings. Its ability to maintain a reliable wireless connection is critical for real-time data transmission, which is essential for timely diagnostics. The docking mechanism not only charges the digital detector but also ensures that it is always ready for immediate use, thus improving workflow efficiency in busy radiology departments.

In addition to its operational benefits, the antenna's robust design minimizes maintenance requirements, allowing biomedical engineers to focus on other critical tasks. The integration with hospital information systems streamlines the process of retrieving and transmitting images, facilitating better communication among healthcare professionals. This efficiency ultimately leads to improved patient outcomes by ensuring that imaging data is readily available for analysis and decision-making.

Additional notes

The Whip Antenna helps the digital detector to use a wireless signal to communicate with the X-ray machine. The detector contains a docking mechanism that provides charging power when it is in the digital bin. The wireless antenna is connected to the facility network and LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) touch screen, it provides interaction with the system. The whip antenna for the hospital wireless 802.11 assembly consists of a hex nut, lock washer, D flat, RP SMA (Reverse Polarity) jack, RP SMA Plug, RG 174 cable and heat shrink tube. When the system loses wireless connection and shows that no wireless signal is present, select the wireless restart utility button which will launch the wireless restart utility. This will attempt to repair the wireless network connection. It indicates whether the wired network is available as a connection or not. These wireless connections can be retrieved from hospital information systems and images can be transmitted through the digital imaging and communications in medicine interface to printers, archival device and server workstation. The whip antenna is used in XR Optima XR200amx, XR Discovery XR656 and XR KM Aero DR Rad.