Systems and Methods for Tagging and Tracking Surgical Devices and Surgical Accessories Using Radio Frequency Identification Tags

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.

主权项

1. A medical system, comprising:
a surgical device carrying apparatus configured to be transported between an inventory storage location at which surgical inventory is stored and a medical care facility at which surgical procedures are performed; a plurality of surgical devices seated in the surgical device carrying apparatus and being configured to be transported in the surgical device carrying apparatus between the inventory storage location and the medical care facility; a parent radio frequency identification (RFID) tag attached to the surgical device carrying apparatus uniquely identifying the surgical device carrying apparatus and being configured to allow unique identification of each of the plurality of surgical devices seated in the surgical device carrying apparatus, the parent RFID tag being configured to be sterilized a plurality of times; and a plurality of child RFID tags, each of the child RFID tags uniquely identifying one of the plurality of surgical devices, and each of the child RFID tags being configured to be sterilized a plurality of times.