PORTABLE RFID TAGGED CARRIER FOR STERILE IMPLANTS AND BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS
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Abstract
Intelligent portable carrier device for supporting movement in product tracking and monitoring of regulated products, such as tissue and biologics. Embodiments of the invention use product identification technology, such as radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags and readers, to uniquely identify the regulated products as they are added to or removed from the intelligent portable carrier device. Embodiments of the invention may also be configured to monitor and report temperature and other environmental conditions associated with the intelligent portable carrier device.
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21. A system comprising:
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a housing defining a storage compartment, the housing comprising a radio frequency (RF) reader; and a product disposed in the storage compartment, the product comprising a read-write radio-frequency identification tag, the tag comprising a sensor configured to detect a condition of the storage compartment, wherein the RF reader is configured to collect, decode and pass on information relating to the condition of the storage compartment based upon a signal from the tag. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system comprising:
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a housing constructed of a radio frequency (RF) absorptive material, the housing defining a storage compartment and a processor compartment, the processor compartment comprising an RF reader; and a product disposed in the storage compartment, the product comprising a read-write radio-frequency identification tag, the tag comprising a sensor configured to detect a condition of the storage compartment, wherein the RF reader is configured to collect, decode and pass on information relating to the condition of the storage compartment based upon a signal from the tag and to detect whether the product is currently in the storage compartment or has been added to or removed from the storage compartment based upon the signal. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system comprising:
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a housing constructed of a radio frequency (RF) absorptive material, the housing defining a storage compartment and a processor compartment, the processor compartment comprising an RF reader; and a plurality of regulated product disposed in the storage compartment, the regulated products each comprising a read-write radio-frequency identification+tag, the tags each comprising a biosensor configured to detect a temperature of the storage compartment, wherein the RF reader is configured to collect, decode and pass on information relating to the temperature of the storage compartment based upon a signal from the tags and to detect whether the product is currently in the storage compartment or has been added to or removed from the storage compartment based upon the signals, and wherein each of the regulated products includes a read-write RFID tag and the RF reader is configured to collect, decode and pass on information relating to the temperature of the storage compartment based upon signals from the tags.
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