Radio Frequency Identification for Medical Devices
First Claim
1. ) A system for identifying medical instruments in a sealed sterilization case comprising:
- a sealed sterilization case adapted to allow radio frequency signals to pass through at least one side of the case;
at least one radio frequency identification tag;
at least one medical instrument contained in the sealed sterilization case and attached to the radio frequency identification tag; and
a reader adapted to obtain information, via radio frequency, from said radio frequency identification tag.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a system and method for identifying sterilized medical devices located within a sealed sterilization case in preparation for a surgical procedure. Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are connected to the medical device and communicate information via radio frequency to an RFID tag reader located on the outside of the sealed sterilization case. The reader is in electrical or wireless communication with a database. The reader sends the information obtained from the RFID tags to the database where it is compared with the information in the database. The results may be displayed on the interface thereby providing the user with information about the medical instruments contained in the sealed sterilization case without breaking the seal of the sealed sterilization case.
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23 Claims
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1. ) A system for identifying medical instruments in a sealed sterilization case comprising:
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a sealed sterilization case adapted to allow radio frequency signals to pass through at least one side of the case;
at least one radio frequency identification tag;
at least one medical instrument contained in the sealed sterilization case and attached to the radio frequency identification tag; and
a reader adapted to obtain information, via radio frequency, from said radio frequency identification tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. ) A method for identifying medical instruments in a sealed sterilization case comprising the steps of:
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providing a medical instrument having a radio frequency identification tag attached to or associated with the medical instrument;
providing a sterilization case configured to allow radio frequency signals to enter and leave the case and inserting each medical instrument and radio frequency identification tag into the sterilization case;
inserting and sealing the sterilization case in a sealed wrap; and
reading the identification tag located inside the sealed wrap. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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