Surgical instrument recycling and tracking system

Details Surgical instrument recycling and tracking system Surgical instrument recycling and tracking system

1992-10-15

1994-12-20

Willis, Davis L.

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235385, 36441301, G06F 1542

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053748131

ABSTRACT:
A system for recycling and tracking of reusable surgical instruments includes a remotely located instrument sterilization and maintenance facility, electronically linked to a shipping carrier and a hospital facility. Orders for surgical instrument kits needed during a predetermined surgical schedule are placed electronically from the hospital site and transmitted to a host computer at the remote sterilization and maintenance facility. Instrument kits are stored at the sterilization and maintenance facility which also receives used instrument kits from the hospital. Decontamination, inspection, repair, recycling, and sterilization stations at the sterilization and maintenance facility allows for rapid, efficient, and low cost maintenance and repacking of used instruments for reuse at the hospital.
Bar code readers connected to remote data terminals located at the hospital, at the maintenance facility and on board the shipping carrier track electronically the inventory and location of instruments needed by the hospital.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4514815 (1985-04-01), Anderson
patent: 4974166 (1990-11-01), Maney et al.
patent: 5038283 (1991-08-01), Caveney

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