RF Enabled Surgical Cart and Use of Same in Operating Room Environment
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring activities in a operating room during a surgical procedure, comprising the steps of(a) disposing in the operating room a first transceiver operating in a long wavelength mode in which 99.99% or more of radiated energy is in the form of a magnetic field,(b) associating a distinguishable radio frequency-enabled identification tag with each of a plurality of persons assigned to the surgical procedure;
- (c) transmitting a signal from the first transceiver and monitoring responses from the identification tags, and(d) creating a log from the monitored responses indicative activities of each of the persons in the operating room.
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Abstract
Activities of individuals and the movements/usage of products are monitored in an operating room during a surgical procedure by disposing in the operating room a first transceiver operating in a long wavelength mode in which 99.99% or more of radiated energy is in the form of a magnetic field, for example 131 KHz. A distinguishable radio frequency-enabled identification tag is associated with each of a plurality of persons assigned to the surgical procedure, including for example, doctors, nurses, and/or the patient, and optionally with products to be monitored. A signal is transmitted from the first transceiver and responses from the identification tags are monitored. A log is created from the monitored responses indicative activities of each of the persons in the operating room or of movements of tagged products.
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1. A method for monitoring activities in a operating room during a surgical procedure, comprising the steps of
(a) disposing in the operating room a first transceiver operating in a long wavelength mode in which 99.99% or more of radiated energy is in the form of a magnetic field, (b) associating a distinguishable radio frequency-enabled identification tag with each of a plurality of persons assigned to the surgical procedure; -
(c) transmitting a signal from the first transceiver and monitoring responses from the identification tags, and (d) creating a log from the monitored responses indicative activities of each of the persons in the operating room. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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