Zebra CS60-HC

Brand - Zebra

The Zebra CS60-HC Series is an ultra-versatile healthcare companion scanner designed for hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories and patient admission workflows. It combines pocketable cordless mobility, corded USB operation, handheld scanning and hands-free presentation scanning in one convertible platform. This makes it suitable for healthcare organizations that need one scanner family to support multiple clinical and administrative workflows. The defining advantage of the CS60-HC Series is its first-of-its-kind convertible design. The scanner can be used as a cordless companion scanner at the point of care, paired with a cart-mounted cradle, mobile device or in-room workstation. It can also operate as a compact corded scanner at a pharmacy counter or lab station. By swapping the battery and corded USB converter, users can change between cordless and corded operation as workflow needs evolve. The CS60-HC can also switch between handheld and hands-free use. With the optional presentation cradle or stand, the scanner can support hands-free presentation scanning at a workstation, while still allowing clinicians to pick it up for handheld use. This flexibility helps reduce investment risk, because the same scanner can be redeployed as clinical, pharmacy, laboratory or patient intake workflows change. The scanner is built for healthcare barcode environments. With a high-resolution 1280 × 960 megapixel sensor and Zebra PRZM Intelligent Imaging technology, the CS60-HC captures many barcode types commonly used in hospitals, including patient wristbands, medication vials, IV bags and specimen trays. It supports common 1D, 2D and OCR formats, making it suitable for clinical identification, medication administration, specimen collection and healthcare inventory tasks. The CS60-HC supports major 1D codes such as Base 32, Codabar / NW7, Code 11, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128, GS1 DataBar, Interleaved 2 of 5, Korean 3 of 5, MSI Plessey and UPC / EAN. It also supports 2D codes including Aztec, Composite Codes, DataMatrix, Dotted DataMatrix, DotCode, Han Xin, MaxiCode, PDF417, MicroPDF417, postal codes, QR Code, Micro QR, TLC-39 and SecurPharm. OCR support includes OCR-A, OCR-B, MICR and US Currency. Healthcare-specific data tools add practical clinical value. UDI Scan+ automatically parses and formats Unique Device Identification information on medical device packaging, sending the right data to the right application fields. Blood Bag Parse+ allows clinicians to capture required blood bag data in a single scan, including blood type, donation date, donation location and expiration date. These tools can help reduce manual data entry, improve documentation accuracy and support patient safety. A second programmable button supports multi-application workflows. It can be configured to toggle between two host applications, such as an Electronic Medical Record system and a blood collection application. This allows clinicians to send data to the correct application in the correct format and order without changing devices or interrupting their workflow. The CS60-HC is designed for frequent disinfection. Healthcare-ready plastics, IP65 sealing, monocoque construction, inductive sensing touch buttons and contactless charging help create a crevice-free surface that reduces places where germs can hide. The scanner is designed for safe wipedowns with a wide selection of aggressive disinfectants commonly used in hospitals. The scanner uses healthcare-friendly illumination and aiming. A circular 525 nm true green LED aimer is highly visible and avoids the use of a laser aimer. The source highlights suitability for sensitive hospital areas such as NICU, labor and delivery, and mother-baby units where laser aimers are not advised. The green aimer is also positioned as helping reduce the likelihood of triggering PTSD episodes. Feedback options are designed for clinical environments. The CS60-HC provides good decode LEDs, haptic feedback, adjustable beep tone and Zebra’s Direct Decode Indicator, which projects illumination on the captured barcode. Night mode allows clinicians to quickly toggle between audible beep and vibration, confirming a successful scan while disturbing patients as little as possible. The scanner can also act as a small workstation lamp. Its built-in lamp can illuminate a nurse’s workstation, reducing the need to turn on overhead lights and disturb sleeping patients during night-shift workflows. Cordless mobility is another major advantage. The cordless CS60-HC is pocketable and lightweight, weighing 87 g, while the corded model weighs 58 g. The scanner can fit naturally in the hand, be carried in a scrub pocket or worn with an optional lanyard and silicone protector for shift-long use. The cordless model uses a 745 mAh lithium polymer battery. The source lists 13,000 scans per battery charge and 18 hours of operation per full charge under a simulated profile of one scan every five seconds. A dedicated battery gauge helps clinicians see when the scanner needs charging or battery replacement. Batteries can be replaced without special tools. Charging options support clinical uptime. The CS60-HC supports Qi inductive charging when the battery is inserted in the scanner, reducing the need for battery contact cleaning and maintenance. Zebra’s inductive charging solution provides the fastest charging times, while the scanner can also use compatible off-the-shelf Qi wireless charging pads. Four-slot scanner and battery chargers, ShareCradle compatibility, single-slot chargers and spare battery options support around-the-clock operations. Wireless connectivity is based on Bluetooth 5.0 with BLE. With Class 1 Bluetooth, the scanner can roam up to 330 ft / 100 m from the host device in supported conditions. NFC tap-to-pair allows fast pairing with workstations and other devices without IT assistance. Wi-Fi Friendly Mode helps ensure cordless scanners operate on channels that reduce interference with the healthcare facility’s Wi-Fi network. Anti-loss tools help reduce workflow disruption. Zebra Virtual Tether can alert users through both the cradle and scanner if the device is taken out of Bluetooth range or left out of the cradle for too long. If a CS60-HC is misplaced, the cradle’s paging button can help locate it. The CS60-HC supports AutoConfig for workflow switching. Because scanner settings are stored in the cradle base, pairing the scanner to a different base can automatically configure it for another host application and use case. This makes it easier to move a scanner between patient rooms, pharmacy, phlebotomy and lab workflows without manual reconfiguration. Deployment and management are supported by Zebra DataCapture DNA tools. Remote Diagnostics can record scanner asset information, health and statistics, configuration settings and barcode data. This gives healthcare IT and operations teams visibility for troubleshooting, event verification, pilot evaluation and fleet-wide trend analysis. The scanner is USB Certified and supports more than 90 international keyboards. Selected configurations support FIPS 140-3 certification and TAA compliance, which may be relevant for regulated healthcare or public-sector procurement requirements. These certifications are configuration-dependent and should be verified during model selection. Durability is suitable for daily clinical use. The CS60-HC scanner is rated IP65, designed to withstand multiple 6 ft / 1.8 m drops to concrete and 250 tumbles in a 0.5 m tumbler. It operates from 0°C to 50°C and supports 5% to 95% relative humidity, non-condensing. ESD protection is listed at ±15 kV air, ±8 kV direct and ±8 kV indirect discharge for scanner and cradle. Typical healthcare applications include Positive Patient Identification, medication administration, inventory management, pharmacy workflows, electronic medical record access, specimen collection, phlebotomy, patient admissions and clinician or technician scanning tasks. Overall, the Zebra CS60-HC Series is a premium convertible healthcare companion scanner for organizations that need one flexible scanner platform across point-of-care, pharmacy, laboratory and patient intake workflows. Its strongest value lies in its corded / cordless convertibility, handheld / hands-free flexibility, disinfectant-ready IP65 housing, contactless charging, safe green LED aimer, night mode with vibration, built-in lamp, UDI Scan+, Blood Bag Parse+, NFC pairing, Bluetooth 5.0 range, AutoConfig, Virtual Tether and Zebra DataCapture DNA management tools.

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• Scan technology: 1D/2D

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