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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTRUMENT TRACKING

  • US 20190000586A1
  • Filed: 06/15/2018
  • Published: 01/03/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for tracking one or more instrument in a surgical kit, the device comprising:

  • a memory; and

    a machine control unit coupled to the memory, wherein the machine control unit is capable of executing instructions to perform steps of;

    receiving one or more signals from a first set of sensors, wherein the first set of sensors is configured to transmit the one or more signals upon detecting a change in a state of the surgical kit, wherein the state is one of an open state and an closed state, wherein the first set of sensors comprises one or more of a magnetic sensor and a motion sensor;

    activating a second set of sensors based on the one or more signals, wherein the second set of sensors comprises one or more of a load cell, a Piezo sensors, an infrared sensor, and a camera;

    receiving data from the second set of sensors, wherein the data is associated with one or more instruments within the surgical kit;

    computing a current state associated with each of the one or more instruments based on the data, and historical data;

    transmitting the current state of the surgical kit, the current state associated with each of the one or more instruments and a location co-ordinate of the surgical kit via a communication channel based on a signal strength of the communication channel; and

    deactivating the second set of sensors, thereby tracking one or more instruments in the surgical kit.

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