Systems and methods for tagging and tracking surgical devices and surgical accessories using radio frequency identification tags

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8937544
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13668645

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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.

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  • DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Andrie, Matthew J South Easton, US 7 564
Beardsley, Timothy A Kingston, US 10 703
LaWare, Adam Medford, US 9 323
Rigsby, Christopher Providence, US 4 241

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