Surgical procedure identification system
US6641039B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/6072
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical system console having an electronic identification system, such as a bar code scanner, magnetic reader or other optical or magnetic system that works in conjunction with a unique identifier on the surgical pak so as to identify the contents of the pak to the surgical system console control CPU and to print out the contents of the surgical pak on a list.
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