AUTOCLAVE SYSTEM USING RFID TAGS ON A CASE AND/OR INSTRUMENTS
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1. An autoclave system for sterilizing surgical instruments, comprising:
- a sterilization case;
at least one surgical instrument within said case;
at least one RFID tag associated with said case, each said RFID tag providing a wireless output signal representing a sterilization parameter associated with at least one said surgical instrument; and
an autoclave for receiving said sterilization case, said autoclave including a controller for controlling an autoclave cycle of said autoclave, dependent upon said wireless output signal from said RFID tag.
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An autoclave system for sterilizing surgical instruments includes a sterilization case, at least one surgical instrument within the case, and at least one RFID tag associated with the case. Each RFID tag provides a wireless output signal representing a sterilization parameter associated with one or more surgical instruments. An autoclave receives the sterilization case, and includes a controller for controlling an autoclave cycle of the autoclave, dependent upon the wireless output signal from the RFID tag.
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1. An autoclave system for sterilizing surgical instruments, comprising:
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a sterilization case; at least one surgical instrument within said case; at least one RFID tag associated with said case, each said RFID tag providing a wireless output signal representing a sterilization parameter associated with at least one said surgical instrument; and an autoclave for receiving said sterilization case, said autoclave including a controller for controlling an autoclave cycle of said autoclave, dependent upon said wireless output signal from said RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of sterilizing surgical instruments, comprising:
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placing a surgical instrument within a sterilization case, at least one of said surgical instrument and said case coupled with an RFID tag; transmitting a wireless output signal from said RFID tag representing a sterilization parameter associated with said surgical instrument; setting an autoclave cycle for an autoclave, dependent upon said wireless output signal from said RFID tag; and autoclaving said case, including said surgical instrument, using said set autoclave cycle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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