Smart Surgical Device Operating System With Radio Frequency Identification
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1. ) A smart surgical device for use during an operating procedure comprising:
- a surgical apparatus for aiding in the facilitation of an operating procedure; and
a body internal readable control circuit coupled to said surgical apparatus and storing identification information related to said surgical apparatus.
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Abstract
A smart surgical device (10) for use during an operating procedure includes a surgical apparatus (12) that aids in the facilitation of an operating procedure. A body internal readable control circuit (14) is coupled and stores identification information related to the surgical apparatus (12).
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42 Claims
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1. ) A smart surgical device for use during an operating procedure comprising:
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a surgical apparatus for aiding in the facilitation of an operating procedure; and
a body internal readable control circuit coupled to said surgical apparatus and storing identification information related to said surgical apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. ) A surgical apparatus accounting system comprising at least one controller scanning at least one smart surgical device prior to use during an operating procedure and maintaining a database of surgical apparatus identification information, said at least one controller scanning said at least one smart surgical device after use thereof and performing an accounting of said at least one smart surgical device.
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30. ) A smart surgical device accounting network comprising:
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a database;
a server coupled to said database; and
a plurality of controllers coupled to said server and scanning a plurality of smart surgical devices prior to use in at least one operating procedure and storing smart surgical device identification information in said database via said server. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. ) A system for detecting at least one surgical apparatus within a body comprising:
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at least one circuit coupled to the at least one surgical apparatus and storing identification information; and
a scanning device detecting said at least one surgical apparatus, scanning said at least one circuit, and generating an identification signal in response to said identification information. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. ) A method of accounting for at least one surgical apparatus used during an operating procedure comprising:
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scanning at least one surgical apparatus prior to use during an operating procedure and maintaining a surgical apparatus database; and
scanning said at least one surgical apparatus device after use thereof and performing an accounting of said at least one surgical apparatus based on said surgical apparatus database.
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42. ) A method of detecting at least one surgical apparatus within a body cavity comprising:
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scanning the body cavity for the at least one surgical apparatus; and
detecting and reading a circuit of the at least one surgical apparatus and generating an identification signal in response to identification information read from the at least one surgical apparatus.
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