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The Motion C5, the first product in the new mobile clinical assistant (MCA) computing category, integrates durable design elements with key point-of-care data-capture and image-acquisition technologies to simplify workflows, ease clinician workloads and improve overall quality of care.
The lightweight, bump-tolerant, spill-resistant and easy-to-disinfect C5 enables caregivers to access and update patient records in real time using handwriting and speech input, as well as new integrated barcode, RFID, and camera technologies for capturing data and images.
Motion Computing designed and developed the C5 based on a reference design created by Intel. Motion’s C5 is the first product in the new mobile clinical assistant computing category that was announced by Intel in 2006.
Intel and Motion conducted extensive user-level, ethnographic, human factors, time/motion and clinical workflow research that resulted in clear requirements for a purpose-built mobile device for clinicians.
The C5 is a highly mobile device with an intuitive user interface that supports multiple input modalities. In addition to handwriting and speech input, the integration of key wireless and data-capture and image-acquisition technologies such as WiFi, Bluetooth, optional barcode scanner, RFID reader, and digital camera, ease clinician workloads and enhance clinicians’ productivity.
The C5 is highly durable, featuring a magnesium-alloy internal frame, a disinfectant-resistant resin, a shock-mounted HDD and an accelerometer (i.e., Motion DataGuard). The semi-sealed, almost “port-less” design, features a sealed display, a sealed speaker, a sealed-off fan assembly and liquid-resistant microphones.
The C5 incorporates the core features required to help promote security and compliance with patient privacy initiatives and asset tracking, including a barcode scanner, an RFID reader, an integrated fingerprint reader, a Trusted Platform Module (TPM), and an optional ComputraceComplete location tracking package with an optional remote data deletion feature.
The following technologies and features are appearing in the Motion product family for the first time on the new C5:
The C5 is a thin, lightweight (about 3.3 lbs. ) slate computer that includes a convenient, ergonomic handle for transporting the device.
The C5 contains a 10.4” XGA screen with a resolution of 1024 x 768. An optional View Anywhere® display is also available. This advanced display technology addresses a broad range of lighting conditions and enables easy viewing of the screen under harsh lights, such as the fluorescent lights found in hospitals.
The C5 contains Intel® Centrino® mobile technology with the Intel® Core Solo Processor U1400 (2MB of L2 cache, 1.20GHz, 533MHz FSB) and the Intel 945GM chipset.
The base memory on the C5 is 512MB of DDR2 533MHz SDRAM. The system is upgradeable to either 1GB or 1.5GB of memory.
Every C5 comes with a standard integrated Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 ABG network connection. An optional Atheros 802.11 ABG card is also available (US only).
The integrated Bluetooth® connection allows wireless connections to Bluetooth-enabled devices like Motion’s Stowaway Bluetooth Keyboard by Think Outside. Compressing down to only 3.5” x 5.2” by .9”, it is the ultimate portable keyboard solution. No matter where you are, you can quickly type emails, memos or surf the web in optimum comfort. Designed to provide a stable, full notebook-size keyboarding experience, the Stowaway Bluetooth Keyboard has a 5th row of keys for dedicated numerical entry and has shortcut and programmable hot keys.
Motion also offers the Stowaway Bluetooth Travel Mouse by ThinkOutside. This small and compact wireless mouse is ergonomically styled for maximum comfort and also features a scroll wheel and right-clicking mouse.
The integrated Bluetooth wireless technology on the C5 can also be utilized in conjunction with a Bluetooth-equipped cell phone to connect over a cellular network.
The C5 was designed with an extreme focus on delivering durability:
Yes, the C5 is cleanable and its semi-sealed design is virtually “port-less” to help prevent the substance accumulation and bacteria growth that can occur in devices containing multiple ports and slots. The C5 has a sealed display, a sealed speaker design, a sealed-off fan assembly, and liquid-resistant covering on the microphones.
Motion included in its C5 design input from several of the foremost epidemiology experts to create an industrial design with smooth surfaces and an absence of ports and recesses that might otherwise become reservoirs for pathogens.
The inherently more portable and “personal” usage pattern supported by a slate product design that can be carried to and used at the bedside inherently supports greater privacy than computers located in public areas. Capturing data at the point of care can also lead to greater data privacy than workflows that require duplicative data entry off of unsecured paper-based data sources.
The integrated fingerprint reader with its OmniPass biometric-based user authentication and password management software offers secure control over system and network access.
In addition, the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) provides device-level data security.
Finally, Motion and Absolute® Software have partnered together to add an extra
level of security and persistence to the Computrace agent – a small software client
that enables ComputraceComplete. Available on the C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant, this
module of the Computrace agent is built-in but disabled in the BIOS. ComputraceComplete gives you the option to remotely delete sensitive data from the missing PC. To activate, the customer first purchases the ComputraceComplete service (preferably at the same time as the PC purchase). Then, the customer installs the Computrace agent software via the installation CD, imaging process or network installation. Once installed and connected to the Internet, the agent will automatically detect and enable the BIOS module during the first activation call. Once enabled, this module’s self-healing feature will ensure that the agent is always on the machine even if the hard drive is completely replaced.
The C5 Docking Station contains a Kensington-style security lock slot that is intended to deter casual theft by securing the tablet to the dock. And the optional ComputraceComplete offering lets you efficiently monitor who is using the C5, what hardware and software changes they make, and where the computer is located.
If a C5 goes missing, Absolute will recover it within 60 days or you may be eligible to receive up to $1,000. When you report a theft to the Absolute Recovery Team:
Every C5 comes with a standard 13.56 MHz RFID Reader by Texas Instruments. The RFID reader’s key performance attributes include maximum read range and reliability, as well as reduced power consumption. The Motion C5 systems are ISO/IC 15693 enabled (supported out-of-box), and support ISO/IEC 14443A/B and ISO/IEC 18000-3 (supported after additional software work).
Yes, the barcode scanner is a 1D and 2D barcode scanner by Intermec® and it provides omni-directional scanning.
To answer this question, it is important to differentiate between the barcode symbologies that are “enabled” on the product versus the ones that are “supported” by the reader. “Enabled” means that the symbology support is already installed on the C5 and the product can read these symbologies without any additional action required. “Supported” means that the reader can read the symbology, but it requires additional software enablement (i.e., firmware updates).
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The MCA includes an integrated 2.0-megapixel camera from D-Max Technology Co. that can be used for a variety of purposes, including range-of-motion studies, general camera uses and wound documentation.
Camera Specifications:
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Sensor Array: |
CMOS Sensor 2.0-megapixel |
| Pixel Size: | 3.0um x 3.0um |
| Optical Format: | 1/3” |
| S/N Ratio: | 40dB |
| F Number: | 2.8 |
| Focus: | Auto Focus @ 10cm ~ infinity |
| Image Resolution: | 1600 x 1200 |
| Frame Rate: | 2M @ 11fps : 1.3M @ 15fps |
| White Balance: | Auto |
| Exposure: | Auto |
The C5 was designed for use in clinical environments. The light color complements hospital color schemes and is designed to make it easier to detect when the device requires cleaning and disinfection.
Each high-capacity, warm-swappable 40WHr Lithium-Ion battery provides about 3 hours of battery life. Batteries can be quickly and easily swapped out with a highly-accessible spare battery that can rest nearby in ready-to-use mode in the convenient charging slot located on the optional C5 Docking Station.
The triggers for the barcode scanner(optional) and RFID reader are located on top:  |
The power button, fingerprint reader, Secure Access Sequence (SAS) button and camera trigger button are located on the right edge of the system:  |
The programmable button panel is located on the front of the C5, in the top right corner:  |
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The C5 will ship with either Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition or Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business.
The C5 will run any standard Windows XP-compatible application. In close collaboration with many of the world’s leading software developers, Motion and Intel are also enabling partners to take further advantage of the Motion C5 features, including digital ink input and data-/image-capture technology integration.
Some of the companies that have demonstrated significant thought and technology leadership by enabling their applications and their diagnostic devices to exploit its unique features on behalf of their clients and clinician users include: AllScripts, Cardinal Health, Cerner Corporation, Epic Systems Corporation, Eclipsys Corporation, GE Healthcare, iSOFT, Mckesson, Siemens Medical Systems Corporation and Welch Allyn. According to HIMSS Analytics, these leading software providers account for approximately seventy (70) percent of the clinical information system installations used by hospitals in the United States.
The optional Motion Medical Pak, available on CD from Motion for $99.99, enhances caregivers’ productivity by providing best-in-class handwriting recognition and reference tools for today’s doctors, clinicians and nurses. To install this software from CD, you will need to attach an external CD drive to the C5 Docking Station.
Key benefits:
While it is easier and less costly to have the following options factory-installed, you can send your C5 units back in later to have the following items installed by a Motion Certified Maintainer Provider (CMP):
The C5 is complemented by an optional small form-factor docking station that offers essential connectivity and versatile mounting options. The docking station extends the MCA functionality (while allowing the system itself to remain semi-sealed) by adding several ports:
The convenient battery charging bay in the rear of the docking station enables charging of both the tablet and an additional battery. Batteries are hot-swappable when the system is cradled in the dock, and warm-swappable when the system is in use outside of the dock.
The bottom of the docking station contains a standard VESA mounting pattern, capable of supporting multiple desktop, wall, cart and vehicle usage scenarios. The dock also includes a universal security lock slot.
The docking station has been designed to adjust to three different tilt angles (15°, 25° or 38°), providing a comfortable viewing angle for pen input, speech input, or keyboarding while sitting or standing. This flexibility also supports usage by people of varying heights in the same workstation area. Consistent with the philosophy of the system design, the docking station is also easy to clean and disinfect with typical germicides and disinfectant wipes and sprays.
The C5 Docking Station can be attached to a variety of cart designs, provided by various leading cart manufacturers.
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Yes, a C5 can be charged in an automobile or airplane using an optional auto/plane adapter, which plugs into a standard automobile cigarette lighter or airline DC plug and includes a carrying case for travel. Built-in power-level filtering and short-circuit protection keep the C5 safe from power fluctuations and unexpected power surges.
The C5 will be available from all authorized Motion resellers or directly from Motion.
Fully localized versions of the C5 will be available in English, German and French.