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US 2008/0177267 A1Published application
Retrofit clamp with rfid tag for a surgical tool
OwnerDaniel L. Sands, Michael D. Westrickinventors
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Abstract
A surgical tool assembly includes a surgical tool having an outer surface, and a clamp having an opening which is sized and shaped to generally match with and lie closely around a selected portion of the outer surface of the surgical tool. The clamp has an RFID tag therein.
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A surgical tool assembly, comprising:
- a surgical tool having an outer surface;
- and
- a clamp having an opening which is sized and shaped to generally match with and lie closely adjacent to a selected portion of said outer surface of said surgical tool, said clamp having a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag therein.
A retrofit clamp for use with a surgical tool, comprising:
- a housing having an opening which is sized and shaped to generally match with and lie closely adjacent to a selected portion of an outer surface of the surgical tool, said clamp having a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.