Electronic system for tracking and monitoring articles to be sterilized and associated method
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1. A system comprising:
- a user interface;
a sterilization indicator information reader that uses a sterilization indicator sensor to read sterilization indicator information from a sterilization indicator associated with an item to be subjected to a sterilization cycle, the sterilization indicator forming at least a portion of a code, the sterilization indicator information indicating efficacy of the sterilization cycle to which the sterilization indicator was subjected;
an inventory data reader that uses a inventory data sensor to read inventory data encoded on an inventory data medium associated with the item; and
a processing unit coupled to the user interface, the sterilization indicator information reader, and the inventory data reader, wherein the processing unit;
receives the sterilization indicator information of the item from the sterilization indicator information reader and the inventory data of the item from the inventory data reader, andassociates the sterilization indicator information of the item with the inventory data of the item.
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Abstract
An electronic system for tracking and monitoring articles to be subjected to a sterilization cycle is disclosed. The method uses a sterilization indicator and electronically links sterilization information with the articles subjected to the sterilization process. The indicator allows a sterilization cycle to be monitored without the need for a user to subjectively distinguish between color, quality or intensity of display patterns.
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1. A system comprising:
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a user interface; a sterilization indicator information reader that uses a sterilization indicator sensor to read sterilization indicator information from a sterilization indicator associated with an item to be subjected to a sterilization cycle, the sterilization indicator forming at least a portion of a code, the sterilization indicator information indicating efficacy of the sterilization cycle to which the sterilization indicator was subjected; an inventory data reader that uses a inventory data sensor to read inventory data encoded on an inventory data medium associated with the item; and a processing unit coupled to the user interface, the sterilization indicator information reader, and the inventory data reader, wherein the processing unit; receives the sterilization indicator information of the item from the sterilization indicator information reader and the inventory data of the item from the inventory data reader, and associates the sterilization indicator information of the item with the inventory data of the item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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