SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTRUMENT TRACKING
First Claim
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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Abstract
Disclosed is a device and method for tracking one or more instrument in a surgical kit. The method comprises receiving one or more signals from a first set of sensors and activating a second set of sensors based on the one or more signals. Further to activating, the method comprises receiving data from the second set of sensors and computing, a current state associated with each of the instrument based on the data, and historical data. Furthermore, the method comprises transmitting the current state of the surgical kit, the current state associated with each of the instrument 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 tracking device, thereby tracking one or more instrument in a surgical kit.
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10 Claims
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1. A device for tracking one or more instrument in a surgical kit, the device comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for tracking one or more instruments in a surgical kit, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a machine control unit, 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, by the machine control unit, 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, by the machine control unit, data from the second set of sensors, wherein the data is associated with one or more instruments within the surgical kit; computing, by the machine control unit, a current state associated with each of the one or more instruments based on the data, and historical data; transmitting, by the machine control unit, 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, by the machine control unit, the second set of sensors, thereby tracking one or more instrument in a surgical kit. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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