Zebra DS82 series · Premium
DS8208-HC / DS8288-HC
The DS82 healthcare series, helping clinicians capture critical data quickly and accurately.
The 2 MP sensor instantly reads the toughest barcodes and captures patient documents as images. It has a disinfectant-ready housing and inductive charging that makes cleaning easier. It offers Blood Bag Parse+ and UDI Scan+ parsing tools. A built-in lamp and night mode let clinicians work during night rounds without disturbing patients.
Variants
- DS8208-HC: Corded; 185.5 g; 5-year warranty.
- DS8288-HC: Cordless, inductive (contactless) charging; 3-year warranty.
- DS8288-HC with PowerPrecision+ 3500 mAh battery: 100,000 scans at 60 scans per minute, 108 hours; 272.5 g.
- DS8288-HC with PowerCap 1000 F supercapacitor: 6,000 scans at 60 scans per minute, 6.7 hours; 248.3 g.
- Type
- Handheld; hands-free use with presentation cradle or Gooseneck Intellistand
- Connectivity
- DS8208-HC corded; DS8288-HC Bluetooth 5.2 BLE, 100 m in Class 1, 10 m in Class 2
- Battery
- DS8288-HC: PowerPrecision+ 3500 mAh (100,000 scans, 108 hours) or PowerCap 1000 F supercapacitor (6,000 scans, 6.7 hours); at 60 scans per minute
- Symbologies
- 1D, 2D (SecurPharm), OCR-A/B, MICR, US currency, GS1 Digital Link, Digimarc; 1600 x 1200 sensor; 48° x 36° field of view; 524 nm green LED aimer
- Read range
- UPC 13 mil: 0.8–56.4 cm; Code 39 10 mil: 0.5–55.9 cm; Code 128 5 mil: 2.3–26.9 cm; DataMatrix 10 mil: 1.3–28.7 cm; QR 20 mil: 0–40.1 cm
- Interfaces
- USB, RS232
- Security
- FIPS 140-3 certified
- Durability
- IP52; 54 drops from 1.8 m (MIL-STD 810H, 2.4 m); 2,000 tumbles from 0.5 m
- Operating temperature
- 0 °C to 50 °C
- Dimensions and weight
- Corded: 16.5 x 6.9 x 10.5 cm, 185.5 g; cordless: 17.6 x 6.9 x 11.1 cm, 272.5 g with battery, 248.3 g with PowerCap
- Healthcare features
- Healthcare White; disinfectant-ready housing; inductive charging (no exposed metal contacts); green LED aimer for areas where lasers are not recommended, such as the NICU; Blood Bag Parse+, UDI Scan+; built-in lamp, night mode
- Accessories
- Cordless: standard/desktop cradle, presentation cradle, spare battery, spare PowerCap, document capture stands; corded: Gooseneck Intellistand, cradle

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Pricing
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Use cases
- Positive patient identification and admissions
- Medication administration and hospital pharmacy
- Lab specimen tracking
- Caregiver audit trail
- Diet and nutrition management
- Controlled substances
- Operating room
- Electronic records and inventory
Not the right fit for
- Not suited to sub-zero environments; the operating range is 0 °C to 50 °C.
- Not suited to use with a risk of liquid immersion; protection is IP52.
- Not suited to long uninterrupted shifts with the PowerCap option; PowerCap runs 6.7 hours per full charge.
Common industries
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