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US 2021/0228313 A1Published application
Method and apparatus to account for transponder tagged objects during clinical procedures, employing operative site surgical drape with integrated antenna
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsAllan G. Aquino, David Keppel, Andy Buersmeyer, Richard L. Croft
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Abstract
A surgical drape, configured for in situ deployment on a patient, includes a panel having an outer surface and an inner surface; a fenestration centrally located in and extending through the panel; and an antenna connected to the panel, wherein the antenna surrounds the fenestration.
Claims20
A surgical drape configured for in situ deployment on a patient, the surgical drape comprising:
- a panel having an outer surface and an inner surface;
- a fenestration centrally located in and extending through the panel;
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- an antenna connected to the panel, wherein the antenna surrounds the fenestration.
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An interrogation and detection system for use on a patient in a surgical environment, comprising:
- a controller;
- a medical device having a transponder configured for storing information thereon;
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- a surgical drape configured for in situ deployment on the patient while in the surgical environment, the surgical drape including:
- a panel having an outer surface and an inner surface;
- a fenestration centrally located in and extending through the panel;
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- an antenna connected to the panel and connectable to the controller, the antenna surrounding the fenestration, wherein the antenna is configured to interrogate an area of the patient that is in proximity to the fenestration in response to control signals received from the controller, and wherein the antenna is configured to receive response signals from the transponder of the medical device and transmit the response signals to the controller for processing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.