Surgical instrument tray RFID tag
First Claim
1. A surgical instrument tray RFID tag comprising:
- a first tag portion adapted on at least one surface to be mated to a surgical instrument tray;
a second tag portion adapted to mate with the first portion to form a unitary structure; and
an RFID transponder circuit located between the first and second portion.
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Abstract
A surgical instrument tray RFID tag that includes a modular housing formed of two or more pieces of non-conductive, fluid impervious material. The two or more pieces are mated using an adhesive assisted seal to provide a sealed unitary structure that encases the RFID transponder circuit inside. Various fastening mechanisms may be used to fasten the tag to a surgical instrument tray such as adhesives, screws, bolts, rivets or other suitable mechanical fasteners. By hardening the outer case rather than the tag itself, various commercially available RFID transponder tags may be used with the various embodiments of the invention. The modular housing should be constructed of a protective material that will prevent ingress of moisture and dust, insulate from heat and cold but that will allow radio frequency waves to pass without significant attenuation. The tag may attached to surgical instruments during manufacture, or afterwards through a retrofitting process.
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27 Claims
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1. A surgical instrument tray RFID tag comprising:
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a first tag portion adapted on at least one surface to be mated to a surgical instrument tray;
a second tag portion adapted to mate with the first portion to form a unitary structure; and
an RFID transponder circuit located between the first and second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An RFID tag comprising:
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a first enclosure portion having a cavity formed therein that is adapted to receive an RFID transponder tag; and
a second enclosure portion adapted to mechanically mate with the first enclosure portion with an adhesive seal to form an airtight, unitary structure encasing the RFID transponder tag. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of manufacturing an RFID tag comprising:
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forming first enclosure portion;
forming a second enclosure portion;
inserting an RFID transponder circuit in the second portion; and
mating the second portion to the first portion to form a sealed, unitary structure. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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