COLOR CODED RFID TAGS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

• US 20080238631A1
• Filed: 03/26/2008
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Scanlan International Incorporated (Scanlan Group)
• Original Assignee: Scanlan International Incorporated (Scanlan Group)
• Inventors: Blake, Kenneth R., Scanlan, Timothy M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,390,452 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.51
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/92 coded with colour
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/98 using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders

Abstract

Color coding tape having one or more RFID tags are attached to surgical instruments or other medical devices. Information relating to the medical devices can be written to and/or read from the RFID tags. The medical devices can be usually identified by the color coding tape.

Claims

1. Color coding tape having one or more RFID tags.

2. The tape of claim 1 and adhesive for securing the one or more RFID tags to the color coding tape.

3. The tape of claim 1 and an encapsulant for covering the one or more RFID tags.

4. The tape of claim 1 and further including a medical device, and wherein the tape is attached to the medical device.

5. The tape and medical device of claim 4 wherein the device is a surgical instrument.

6. A method for using the tape and medical device of claim 4, including writing information to the one or more RFID tags.

7. The method of claim 6, further including reading information from the one or more RFID tags.

8. A method for using the tape and medical device of claim 4, including reading information from the one or more RFID tags.

9. A method for using the tape of claim 1, including writing information to the one or more RFID tags.

10. The method of claim 9, further including reading information from the one or more RFID tags.

11. A method for using the tape of claim 1, including reading information from the one or more RFID tags.

12. The color coding tape of claim 1 and further including one or more of tracking and identification information recorded on the one or more RFID tags.

13. The tape and surgical instrument of claim 5 and further including one or more of identification and tracking information recorded on the one or more RFID tags.