Surgical sponges and instrument detection during a surgical procedure
US12383373B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K19/025
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
System and method of managing one or more surgical articles, wherein the surgical article can include a surgical sponge comprising an identification element, and wherein managing can include counting, locating, or both. The identification element can be a RFID tag. The RFID tag stores unique identification information relative to the surgical sponge. The system and method for detecting RFID tags may include a hand-held RFID reader operable in a first count-in mode and in a second count-out mode; the hand-held RFID reader may be receivable in a cradle that can determine the presence of the hand-held RFID reader in the cradle; and where operation of the hand-held RFID reader in the second count-out mode is enabled when the hand-held RFID reader is present in the cradle and the second count-out mode is disabled when the hand-held RFID reader is absent from the cradle.
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