Christopher Rigsby,Matthew J. Andrie,Adam LaWare,Timothy A. Beardsley
申请号:
US14565613
公开号:
US09179977B2
申请日:
2014.12.10
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要:
Various systems and methods are provided for tagging and tracking surgical devices using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. In general, the systems and methods allow for tracking surgical devices throughout distribution and sterilization thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the system includes a tray configured to seat a plurality of surgical devices and having a parent RFID tag attached thereto that contains information and/or facilitates access to information about the tray and each of the surgical devices seated therein. Each of the surgical devices seated in the instrument tray can have attached thereto a child RFID tag containing information and/or facilitating access to information about the surgical device.