Granted Patent B2

US 12,357,412 · App. 18/382,820 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Inventors: Steven J. Fleck (Pittsburgh, PA); David Szakelyhidi (Pittsburgh, PA); Gautam Gandhi (Clarksburg, NJ)

Assignee: Stryker Corporation

A61B90/08A61B5/742A61B5/746A61B46/00A61B50/10A61B50/13A61B50/30A61B50/36A61B50/37A61B90/37A61B90/90A61B90/98A61F13/36A61F13/44A61G13/10G06K7/01G06K7/10316G06K7/10366G06K7/10386G06K7/10425G06K7/10475G06Q10/087G06Q10/0875H01Q1/2216A61B2017/00199A61B2050/0056A61B2050/0065A61B2090/0805A61G7/0502A61G13/12A61G2205/10

Abstract

Claims (32)

1. A method of performing a package status check, comprising:

detecting a sponge identifier associated with each of a plurality of surgical sponges in a package;

performing a consistency check for a package using a predetermined quantity associated with the package,

issuing an alert when a number of detected sponge identifiers associated does not match the predetermined quantity associated with the package;

overriding the alert; and

tracking an identity of a person who causes the alert to be overridden.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sponge identifier is an RFID tag.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the package includes a package identifier, and wherein the predetermined quantity associated with the package is based on a quantity identifier detected from an RF identifier.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the package includes a package identifier, and wherein the predetermined quantity associated with the package is based on the package identifier.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the package identifier is an RFID tag.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the step of detecting the sponge identifier is further defined as detecting the sponge identifier using an antenna.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the alert comprises an indicator on a display.

8. A method of performing a package status check, comprising:

detecting a sponge identifier of a sponge, wherein the sponge identifier is an RFID tag, and wherein the step of detecting the sponge identifier is further defined as detecting the sponge identifier using an antenna;

comparing the sponge identifier to previously detected sponge identifiers to determine whether the sponge has been re-scanned;

issuing an alert when the sponge is determined to have been re-scanned;

comprising overriding the alert; and

tracking an identity of a person who causes the alert to be overridden.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the alert comprises an indicator on a display.

10. A method of performing a package status check, comprising:

detecting a sponge identifier on a sponge;

determining whether the sponge has been previously scanned in based on the detected sponge identifier; and

issuing an alert when the sponge has not been previously scanned into a surgical site.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the sponge identifier is an RFID tag.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the step of detecting the sponge identifier is further defined as detecting the sponge identifier using an antenna.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising overriding the alert; and

tracking an identity of a person who causes the alert to be overridden.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the alert comprises an indicator on a display.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the step of detecting the sponge identifier on the sponge is further defined as detecting a sponge identifier associated with each of a plurality of surgical sponges in a package, wherein the method further comprises:

performing a consistency check for a package using a predetermined quantity associated with the package, and

issuing an alert when a number of detected sponge identifiers associated does not match the predetermined quantity associated with the package.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the package includes a package identifier, and wherein the predetermined quantity associated with the package is based on the package identifier.

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