Systems, apparatus and methods for labeling, packaging, and tracking surgical articles
US10719747B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2007/10524
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Surgical articles, such as sponges, are provided in a pack which contains individual surgical articles having UHF RFID or other electronic labels which provide both (a) unique identification information for each article as well as (b) unique identification information for all articles in the pack. Prior to the surgical procedure, the labels are scanned and the identification information for all articles in the pack uploaded to a processor to create a list of available individual surgical articles. At the end of the surgical procedure, the surgical articles are collected and the electronic labels read and compared to the initial list to determine if there are any unaccounted individual surgical articles. The UHF RFID tag may then be used to determine a location of the unaccounted article outside the patient's body.
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