Umbilical cord clamp and wireless tag systems, methods, and apparatus

A wireless-enabled tag for use with an umbilical cord clamp, the wireless-enabled tag comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• a wireless data transfer module coupled to the processor;
• a power supply coupled to the processor;
• a housing containing the processor, the memory, the wireless data transfer module, and the power supply,
• wherein the housing further comprises:
• a column stem, a tag portion, and a column pedestal,
• wherein the column stem extends outwardly from the tag portion of the housing,
• wherein the column pedestal is located at a distal end of the column stem,
• wherein the column pedestal and the tag portion are both wider than the column stem,
• wherein the column stem is configured to be placed into a hinge of the umbilical cord clamp and secured in the hinge of the umbilical cord clamp when the umbilical cord clamp is in a secured position, and
• wherein the column pedestal and the tag portion prevent the column stem from being removed from the hinge when the umbilical cord clamp is in a secure position;
• a tamper-evident mechanism coupled to the processor,
• wherein the tamper-evident mechanism comprises a switch configured to engage the hinge of the umbilical cord clamp, and
• wherein the switch is configured to be depressed when a male portion of the locking mechanism of the umbilical cord clamp engages a female portion of the locking mechanism of the umbilical cord clamp;
• and
• wherein the tag is adapted to be wirelessly read by a wireless tag reader.