MEANS AND METHODS FOR THE PREVENTION OF RETAINED SURGICAL ITEMS AND GOSSYPIBOMA
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1. A standard of care protocol for preventing gossypiboma during surgery, characterized by steps of:
- a. selecting one or more surgical items from a group consisting of;
non-metallic surgical items marked with detectable metal indicia (210);
metallic surgical items (220);
metallic surgical items marked with said detectable metal indicia (230) and a combination thereof;
b. providing one or more metal detectors in connection with at least one of said surgical items; and
c. identifying by mean of said at least one metal detector detectable metal items in said patient.
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Abstract
A standard of care protocol for preventing gossypiboma during surgery. The protocol including: selecting one or more surgical items from a group consisting of: non-metallic surgical items marked with detectable metal indicia; metallic surgical items; metallic surgical items marked with the detectable metal indicia; providing one or more metal detectors in connection with the selected at least one of the surgical items; and identifying, using at least one metal detector, detectable metal items in the patient.
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19 Claims
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1. A standard of care protocol for preventing gossypiboma during surgery, characterized by steps of:
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a. selecting one or more surgical items from a group consisting of;
non-metallic surgical items marked with detectable metal indicia (210);
metallic surgical items (220);
metallic surgical items marked with said detectable metal indicia (230) and a combination thereof;b. providing one or more metal detectors in connection with at least one of said surgical items; and c. identifying by mean of said at least one metal detector detectable metal items in said patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A standard of care protocol for preventing gossypiboma during open surgery (100), comprising steps of:
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a. providing a metal detector (101) comprising; i. at least one magnetic field sensor for identifying detectable metals; ii. at least one reporting mechanism adapted to signal data concerned with detection of said detectable metals; and
,iii. a CPU for processing said data; and b. identifying detectable metal items in said patient (103), wherein said identifying comprises steps of processing said data to establish a baseline threshold signal characteristic of pre-surgery detectable metals in said patient (102), and then identifying signals exceeding said baseline threshold in a time resolved manner during and after said surgery procedure, thereby facilitating the prevention of gossypiboma. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A standard of care protocol for preventing gossypiboma during a minimally invasive surgery (300), comprising steps of:
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a. providing a metal detector adapted to identify detectable metal items in a body cavity of a patient (301); b. at least partially introducing said metal detector into a body cavity of said patient (302); c. identifying said detectable metal items in real-time (303); and d. alerting on identification of said detectable metal items in real-time (304), wherein said metal detector is characterized by at least one magnetic field sensor for identifying detectable metals embedded within the distal tip of the endoscope and at least one reporting mechanism adapted to signal detection of said detectable metals embedded within the external parts of the endoscope, thereby facilitating the prevention of gossypiboma.
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11. A standard of care protocol for preventing gossypiboma while using a toolbox system for interchanging surgical items within a body cavity during a minimally invasive surgery (500), comprising steps of:
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a. providing said toolbox system (501) characterized by; i. at least one anchoring unit adapted to be at least partially reversibly anchored to an internal wall within said body cavity; ii. at least one interchanging surgical item adapted to be reversibly attached to said anchoring unit; and iii. a metal detector embedded within said anchoring unit adapted to detect changes in the amount of said interchanging surgical items attached to it and alert on said changes; b. calibrating the metal detector according to the number of said interchanging surgical items attached to it (502); c. reversibly anchoring said toolbox system to a tissue within said body cavity (503); and d. reversibly attaching at least one interchanging surgical items to said anchoring unit;
thereby providing said at least one interchanging metal comprising surgical items within said body cavity (504),wherein said metal detector is adapted to alert whenever at least one said interchanging surgical items is detached from the anchoring unit, thereby facilitating the prevention of gossypiboma. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A standard of care protocol for increasing MRI safety by screening subjects for detectable metals prior their entrance to the MRI room utilizing a hand-held metal detector (600), comprising steps of:
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a. providing said metal detector (601) comprising; i. at least one magnetic field sensor for identifying detectable metals; and ii. at least one reporting mechanism adapted to alert upon the detection by said magnetic field sensor; b. introducing said metal detector to said subject (602); c. identifying the presence of said detectable metals by said magnetic field sensor; and d. alerting on the detection of said detectable metals by at least one action from a group consisting of;
(1) locking the entrance door to the MRI room (702);
(2) shutting down the MRI apparatus (705);
(3) shutting down the protective cover of the MRI bore (703);
(4) producing an audible or visual alert; and
any combination thereof,wherein said protocol additionally comprising step of embedding said hand-held metal detector within a portable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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