INVASIVE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT EQUIPPED WITH A TRANSPONDER
First Claim
1. A read system (4) that is intended to cooperate with a transponder (2) placed on a surgical instrument having a body (10), so as to quickly identify the surgical instrument by bringing the read system (4) close to the transponder (2) of the surgical instrument and then reading the information, associated with the surgical instrument, contained in the transponder (2), and by communication with a computer system (5), wherein the transponder (2) is housed in a compartment (13), formed in the surgical instrument, which is intended to accommodate the transponder (2) within it, with said compartment (13) being closed off in a sealed manner by a lid (14), of substantially the same material as the surgical instrument, affixed (3) to the body (10) of the surgical instrument, so that an outer surface of the body (10) of the surgical instrument has no projecting sharp points, with the transponder (2) communicating or recording, via the read system (4), information concerning the clinical history, with the positions of the surgical instrument in a box being displayed on the screen of the computer system (5) by displaying the data coming from a database and associated with the tracing process.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a read system (4), and the use of the latter, which is intended to communicate with a transponder (2) placed on a surgical instrument so as to quickly identify the surgical instrument by bringing the read system (4) close to the transponder (2) of the surgical instrument and then reading the information associated with the instrument contained in the transponder (2), and communication with a computer system (5), characterized in that the transponder (2) is housed in a compartment (13), formed in the instrument, that is intended to accommodate the transponder within it (2), said compartment (13) being closed off in a sealed manner by a thin lid (14), in the same material as the surgical instrument, welded or affixed (3) to the body (10) of the surgical instrument so that the outer surface of the surgical instrument has no projecting sharp points, and with the transponder (2) communicating or recording, via the read system (4), information concerning clinical history.
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20 Claims
- 1. A read system (4) that is intended to cooperate with a transponder (2) placed on a surgical instrument having a body (10), so as to quickly identify the surgical instrument by bringing the read system (4) close to the transponder (2) of the surgical instrument and then reading the information, associated with the surgical instrument, contained in the transponder (2), and by communication with a computer system (5), wherein the transponder (2) is housed in a compartment (13), formed in the surgical instrument, which is intended to accommodate the transponder (2) within it, with said compartment (13) being closed off in a sealed manner by a lid (14), of substantially the same material as the surgical instrument, affixed (3) to the body (10) of the surgical instrument, so that an outer surface of the body (10) of the surgical instrument has no projecting sharp points, with the transponder (2) communicating or recording, via the read system (4), information concerning the clinical history, with the positions of the surgical instrument in a box being displayed on the screen of the computer system (5) by displaying the data coming from a database and associated with the tracing process.
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12. A method of identifying a surgical instrument and data associated therewith, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a read system (4) that cooperates with a surgical instrument connected to a computer system (5) controlling a database, the surgical instrument having a transponder secured in a compartment formed in the surgical instrument; reading information contained in the transponder (2) held firmly in the compartment (13) of the surgical instrument, by means of the read system (4); transmitting the information read by the read system (4) to the computer system (5), so that the information can be transmitted over the Internet to the manufacturer and/or establishment to which the surgical instrument is delivered, as appropriate; searching, by means of an appropriate application in the computer system (5), in the database of the computer system (5), for tracing data associated with the surgical instrument; and displaying, on the screen (50) of the computer system (5), the location of the surgical instrument in a storage container, and the tracing data associated with the surgical instrument such as the storage container number, the number of the compartment of the surgical instrument in said container, the number of the surgical instrument, and the clinical history associated with the surgical instrument or the data relating to the patients or the operating data relating to previous surgical interventions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for collecting, storing, and updating data, the system comprising:
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a surgical instrument (10) having an outer surface and defining a compartment (13); a transponder (2) affixed to the surgical instrument (10), the transponder for receiving and emitting data unique to the surgical instrument; a computer system (5) for storing the data; and a read system (4) providing communication between the transponder (2) and the computer system (5); wherein the system permits a user to collect, store, update, and transmit the data unique to the surgical instrument (10) across multiple lines of communication to a plurality of interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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