Surgical Instrument Comprising a Detection Means

• US 20150061834A1
• Filed: 12/14/2012
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tagil Family Foundation, Wassim Khoury
• Original Assignee: Tagil Family Foundation
• Inventors: Khoury, Wassim
• Granted Patent: US 9,629,685 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/10.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/0805 automatically, e.g. by means of magnetic, optical or photoelectric detectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/0806 Instrument detectors with a removable part, e.g. working tip
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/065 Determining position of the probe employing exclusively positioning means located on or in the probe, e.g. using position sensors arranged on the probe
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/36 for collecting or disposing of used articles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/362 for sharps
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/37 for absorbent articles, e.g. bandages, garments, swabs or towels
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/98 using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders

Abstract

The invention relates to a surgical instrument (1) comprising a detection means (10) for reacting to at least one external stress (30) emitted by a generator means (15) that generates the stress (30). The invention also relates to the method for producing such a surgical instrument (1). The invention likewise relates to the generator means (15). The invention further relates to a method for detection of the surgical instrument (1) by the generator means (15).

Claims

1. Means (15) for generating a prompt (30) for a reaction from a means for detecting surgical instruments, said generator means comprising a means (35) for interpreting said reaction (31), obtained in response to said prompt (30), characterised in that said generator means (15) is arranged so as to be detachably fixed to a means (45) for receiving said surgical instruments (1).

2. Generator means (15) according to claim 1, wherein said generator means (15) comprises an antenna (16) for emitting the prompt and/or for receiving the reaction, which antenna has an opening (46) through which the surgical instrument(s) (1) are intended to pass when they are deposited in the receiving means (45).

3. Generator means (15) according to either claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the antenna (16) is in the form of a ring.

4. Assembly comprising a generator means (15) according to any of the preceding claims and a means (45) for receiving surgical instruments (1).

5. Assembly according to claim 4, wherein said antenna (16) is disposed on said receiving means (45) in such a way that it defines a passage for said surgical instruments (1) into said receiving means (45).

6. Assembly according to claim 5, wherein said antenna (16) is disposed on said receiving means (45) in such a way that it defines an entrance for said surgical instruments (1) into said receiving means (45).

7. Surgical instrument (1) comprising a detection means (10) suitable for reacting to at least one external prompt (30) emitted by the means (15) for generating said prompt according to any of claims 1 to 3.

8. Surgical instrument (1) according to claim 7, wherein the detection means (10) comprises a device (50) for rigid connection to the surgical instrument (1) comprising an adhesive strip.

9. Surgical instrument (1) according to either claim 7 or claim 8, wherein the surgical instrument (1) is a compress (2), said detection means (10) being rigidly connected in a fold (3) of the compress (2).

10. System comprising a surgical instrument (1) according to any of claims 7 to 9 and a means (15) for generating the prompt (30) according to any of claims 1 to 3.

11. System according to claim 10, wherein said generator means (15) for generating the prompt (30) is portable.

12. System according to either claim 10 or claim 11, wherein said generator means (15) for generating the prompt (30) comprises a device (37) for identifying the detection means (10) from among a plurality of detection means (10).

13. Method for detecting at least one surgical instrument (1) by means of a generator means (15), said generator means (15) and said surgical instrument (1) forming a system according to any of claims 10 to 12, in which method:

the prompt (30) is generated in the direction of a monitoring zone,

the detection means (10) present in the monitoring zone each emit a reaction (31) in response to the prompt (30),

the reaction(s) 31 of the detection means (10) are detected.

14. Detection method according to claim 13, wherein:

all the surgical instruments (1) carrying a detection means (10) are checked prior to the surgical intervention with the aid of the generator means,

all the surgical instruments (1) are checked after the surgical intervention, in particular by disposing them in the monitoring zone, with the aid of the generator means (15),

the generator means (15) compares the identification prior to the surgery and the checking subsequent to the surgery and communicates information.

15. Detection method according to either claim 13 or claim 14, wherein the monitoring zone is the receiving zone (45) and wherein:

the generator means (15) is disposed on the receiving means (45) for surgical instruments (1) in such a way that they form the assembly according to either claim 4 or claim 5.