If the medical device-under-test has a bar-coded serial number, model number, etc, a Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 supported USB barcode scanner can be used. These devices should plug-and-play with Windows. Put the cursor on the data field (e.g., serial number), and scan the bar-coded serial number tag on the medical device-under- test. The data field should populate with the alphanumeric information you have just scanned.
Using the barcode scanner as described above reduces sources of human error like typographical errors including transposition, reversals, etc. and provide a more legible entry than pen-and-paper records. USB barcode scanners are available from most computer stores. Fluke Biomedical does not sell these computer peripherals.