Apparatus for identifying and tracking multiple tools and disposables

An identification bin configured for receiving signals from multiple tags attached to tools or disposables placed within the bin, the bin comprising:

• an internal bucket made of insulating material, having attached to its external surface two or more loops made of conductive material;
• an external bucket made of insulating material;
• a conductive layer attached to the internal surface of the external bucket;
• and
• a spacer for forming a constant distance between said internal and external buckets.

A tool to be identified by an identifying antenna, the tool comprising:

• at least one operative part;
• a tag-holding part, comprising:
• a tag;
• a housing for the tag comprising a first flat ring and a second flat ring attached to a flat side of the first flat ring, wherein the first ring has an external diameter equal to the external diameter of the second ring, the first ring has an internal diameter larger than the internal diameter of the second ring, the internal diameter of the second ring is compatible with the diameter of the tag, and the first and the second rings having a notch;
• and
• an insulating cover for covering the tag and the first ring, excluding at least one area in which the first ring is connected to the at least one operative part.