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System and method for tracking and monitoring surgical tools

  • US 10,187,742 B2
  • Filed: 01/19/2015
  • Issued: 01/22/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computerized system to track and monitor a tag paired to a tool comprising:

  • one or more signal receiving units to communicate with a tag;

    a central server comprisinga tag database configured to store a data record of the tag, wherein the data record comprises information about the tag and a current location of the tag, wherein the current location of the tag is determined by the location of the signal receiving unit which communicated with the tag; and

    a tag processing unit configured to update the data record stored in the tag database;

    one or more monitoring stations each connected to one or more signal receiving units to receive the current location of the tag from the signal receiving units and update the central server;

    additionally the monitoring stations are configured to enable a user to input a flag event related to the tag, wherein the flag event includes accepting a time of a detected event, tag identification data and an indication that the tool paired to the tag was present at the detected event, and to transmit the flag event to the central server;

    wherein the central server is configured to determine from the records in the tag database one or more tags associated with the identity data of the tag of the flag event, wherein associated tags include tags which participated in the detected event and tags that were in contact with or participated in procedures with the tag of the flag event from the time of the detected event at any previous locations the tag was detected in until reaching its current location; and

    wherein the central server is configured to transmit the flag event data or portions thereof to the monitoring station connected to the signal receiving unit at a current location of the tag of the flag event and the current locations of the one or more associated tags, based on the current locations of the associated tags stored in the tag database.

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