Tracking surgical implements with integrated circuits
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Abstract
A system and method of tracking medical products provides for associating a group of medical products with a group location based on a group radio frequency identification (RF ID) device signal, where the group includes a first unit and a second unit. The first unit is associated with a first remote location based on a first unit RF ID device signal. The method further provides for associating the second unit with a second remote location based on a second remote location based on a second unit RF ID device signal. The signals uniquely identify the units and the group.
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30 Claims
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21. An assembly of medical products, the assembly comprising:
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a first unit of a medical product including an integral first unit radio frequency identification (RF ID) device, the first unit RF ID device uniquely identifying the medical product and the first unit;
a second unit of the medical product having an integral second unit RF ID device, the second unit RF ID device uniquely identifying the medical product and the second unit;
a first supplemental RF ID device removably attached to the first unit, the first supplemental RF ID device uniquely identifying the first unit; and
a second supplemental RF ID device removably attached to the second unit, the second supplemental RF ID device uniquely identifying the second unit. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. An assembly of medical products, the assembly comprising:
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a first unit of a medical product including a first unit radio frequency identification (RF ID) device, the first unit RF ID device uniquely identifying the medical product and the first unit;
a second unit of the medical product having a second unit RF ID device, the second unit RF ID device uniquely identifying the medical product and the second unit;
a first supplemental RF ID device removably attached to the first unit, the first supplemental RF ID device uniquely identifying the first unit and configured to be reattached to another medical product or unit; and
a second supplemental RF ID device removably attached to the second unit, the second supplemental RF ID device uniquely identifying the second unit and configured to be reattached to another item. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A tagged medical product, comprising:
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an integral unit radio frequency identification (RF ID) device, the integral unit RF ID device uniquely identifying the medical product;
a removable unit radio frequency identification (RF ID) device, the removable unit RF ID device uniquely identifying the medical product and configured to be reattachable to another item. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A tagged medical product, comprising:
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a first unit radio frequency identification (RF ID) device uniquely identifying the medical product;
a second unit radio frequency identification (RF ID) device configured to generate an error message if the first unit RF ID malfunctions.
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30. The tagged medical product, wherein the second unit radio frequency identification (RF ID) device is configured to generate an error message when read by a sensor system if the first unit RF ID malfunctions.
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