Tracking surgical implements with integrated circuits
First Claim
1. A medical product comprising:
- a medical product including at least one integrated circuit that uniquely identifies the medical product by a unique identifier.
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Abstract
The present invention provides devices, methods, and systems that monitor and track medical products, including surgical implements. The device can be a surgical implement including at least one integrated circuit that uniquely identifies the surgical implement by a unique identifier is provided. One method for monitoring and tracking surgical implements includes identifying at least one surgical implement including an integrated chip, where each surgical implement is uniquely identified. Systems for monitoring and tracking surgical implements are also provided. One system includes at least one surgical implement, each surgical implement including an integrated circuit that stores a unique identifier of the surgical instrument and a detector that detects the surgical implement by detecting the unique identifier from the integrated circuit. Labels for labeling medical products are also provided.
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65 Claims
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1. A medical product comprising:
a medical product including at least one integrated circuit that uniquely identifies the medical product by a unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for monitoring and tracking surgical implements, the method comprising:
identifying at least one surgical implement including an integrated chip, wherein each surgical implement is uniquely identified. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for monitoring and tracking medical products, the method comprising:
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uniquely identifying at least one medical products by a unique identifier, each medical product including at least one integrated circuit having the unique identifier programmed therein; and
monitoring each medical product by its unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31)
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16. A method for monitoring surgical implements in conjunction with a surgical procedure, the method comprising:
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initializing at least one surgical implement wherein each surgical implement includes an integrated circuit;
registering the at least one surgical implement prior to a surgical procedure by programming a unique identifier in the integrated circuit; and
accounting for the at least one surgical implement at the completion of said surgical procedure by receiving the unique identifier from the at least one surgical instrument.
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24. A system for monitoring and tracking surgical implements comprising:
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at least one surgical implement, each surgical implement including an integrated circuit that stores a unique identifier of the at least one surgical instrument; and
a detector that detects the at least one surgical implement by detecting the unique identifier from the integrated circuit.
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28. A system for monitoring and tracking surgical implements comprising:
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at least one surgical implements, including at least one integrated circuit; and
a sensor for sensing the at least one surgical implements based on a signal received from the at least one integrated circuit.
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32. A system for monitoring surgical implements used in conjunction with a surgical procedure comprising:
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at least one surgical implement comprising an integrated circuit, the integrated circuit associating a unique identifier with each of said surgical implements and emitting a signal containing the unique identifier;
a detector that detects the signal emitted by said at least one surgical implement; and
an output device to process information provided by said detector. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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37. The system of 32, wherein the at least one surgical implement comprises scalpels, sponges, needles, scissors, laparoscopic or video assisted instruments or material, or combinations thereof.
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38. A system for monitoring surgical implements used in conjunction with a surgical procedure comprising:
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at least one surgical implement comprising an integrated circuit, the integrated circuit associating a unique identifier with each of said surgical implements and emitting a signal containing the unique identifier;
a platform with a detector that detects the signal and determines a placement and removal of each of said surgical implements from said platform based on the detected signal; and
an output device that receives and processes information provided by said detector.
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43. The system of 38, wherein the at least one surgical implement comprises scalpels, sponges, needles, scissors, or combinations thereof.
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44. A system for monitoring patients comprising:
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at least one medical product, each medical product including a first integrated circuit;
at least one patient identification tag, each patient identification tag including a second integrated circuit, and a sensor that monitors the medical products and patient identification tags based on signals received from the first and second integrated circuits. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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49. A medical label comprising:
a label including at least one integrated circuit, wherein the integrated circuit uniquely identifies a medical product the medical label is attached to.
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55. A blood product label comprising:
a label attached to a blood product, the label including at least one integrated circuit that uniquely identifies the blood product. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A medical product comprising:
at least one integrated circuit that uniquely identifies the medical product by a unique identifier. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65)
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