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Method and apparatus for embedding a transmitter into a tool, and a system for monitoring the tool

  • US 8,624,721 B2
  • Filed: 04/17/2006
  • Issued: 01/07/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a surgical tool having a slot, the tool being composed of an electrical conductor, the slot being formed in an outer wall of a conductive portion of the tool; and

    a transmitter comprising an antenna, the antenna being offset from the tool, the transmitter being positioned within the slot, the transmitter being coupled to the conductive portion of the tool by a conductive material, and the transmitter being covered with a protective material, wherein the tool is adapted to operate as an electrical ground.

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