Tagging the implants
To identify each item, the packaging of the implant is fitted with an RFID label which is then registered against the hospital database with its type, size and unique device identifier number (UDI).
Capture data about each implant automatically, quickly and accurately, to improve patient safety, save time and cut costs
Our RFID implant tracking solution uses smart cabinets and handheld readers to automatically track surgical implants from receipt to storage and right up to the point of being implanted into the patient.
To identify each item, the packaging of the implant is fitted with an RFID label which is then registered against the hospital database with its type, size and unique device identifier number (UDI).
Smart cabinets are designed to only open for staff wearing a registered RFID badge. Once items have been removed, on closing, the cabinet does a ‘stock check’ and registers the removed items against the unique staff badge number. If items have been removed and then don’t appear as having been used, the system flags up this event to highlight that they might have been mislaid or stolen. This also makes this solution ideal for controlled drug management.
Handheld readers are used to register items on the database on delivery, pick the correct items in preparation for an operation like in a Theatre Kitting solution (link) and register the implant against the patient by scanning the patient wristband and then the implant device just before or during the procedure.
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