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US 2009/0266728 A1Published application
Medical device tracking system with tray and method
AssigneeWarsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
InventorsRobin L. TURNER, Sanjay BISHT, Thor M. HANNA, JR.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include systems and methods for tracking a medical device, including tracking medical devices in a set or tray. Systems configured for such tracking may include the capability to either or both detect tampering with the medical device and to effectively expose one or more medical devices to sterilization substances.
Claims22
A medical device tracking system comprising:
- a tray;
- a medical device carried by the tray;
- and
- a mechanism coupled to the tray, the mechanism being associated with the medical device and comprising:
- a distal portion configured to couple with the tray, and
- an identifier associated with the mechanism;
- wherein the mechanism captures the medical device relative to the tray and is configured such that removal of the medical device from at least a portion of the mechanism is thereafter detectable.
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A medical device tracking system comprising:
- a tray;
- multiple medical devices carried by the tray;
- and
- multiple mechanisms coupled to the tray, the mechanisms being respectively associated with the multiple medical devices, one or more of the mechanisms comprising:
- a distal portion configured to couple with the tray in a location on the tray that is associated by proximity with the medical device, and
- an identifier associated with the mechanism;
- wherein the multiple mechanisms do not contact the respective multiple medical devices.
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A method of tracking medical devices delivered in a set that includes multiple medical devices comprising:
- providing a tray;
- providing two or more medical devices in the tray;
- providing identifiers associated with respective ones of the medical devices, wherein detaching one or more identifiers from the tray or medical device is thereafter detectable;
- giving instructions to detach one or more identifiers to record which medical devices have been used;
- and
- detecting if one or more identifiers has been detached from the tray or medical device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.