Medical device data system including sterilization tray data hub and instrument sensors

Abstract

A process and system for collecting and transferring sensor data, stored in a memory device of a standalone surgical instrument node sensor or a sterilization tray data hub, directly to an external or remote computer device. The process may involve storing data from one or more sensors within the surgical instrument node sensor while it is deployed within a given surgical instrument. Following the surgical procedure involving the surgical instrument node sensor, the surgical instrument containing the surgical instrument node sensor is placed within a sterilization tray featuring a sterilization tray data hub. A data link between the surgical instrument node sensor and the sterilization tray data hub is established. A secondary data link is then established between the sterilization tray data hub and a remote computer device, allowing the sensor data from both the surgical instrument node sensor and sterilization tray data hub to automatically download for remote access.

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