Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for automating the counting of sharps using RFID tags
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Application No.: US14831195Application Date: 2015-08-20
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Publication No.: US10064680B2Publication Date: 2018-09-04
- Inventor: Michael T. McElhinny , Steven J. Fleck , Joshua J. Hill
- Applicant: Stryker Combo L.L.C.
- Applicant Address: US MI Bingham Farms
- Assignee: Stryker Combo L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: Stryker Combo L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Bingham Farms
- Agency: Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC
- Main IPC: A61B5/151
- IPC: A61B5/151 ; A61B90/98 ; A61B50/36 ; A61B90/90 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B50/00 ; A61B50/30 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/3217 ; A61B19/02
Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for counting sharps returned to a container. An example method of counting sharps returned to a container having at least two layers of penetrable conductive material includes periodically checking a plurality of circuits formed by the first and second layers of material to determine if each circuit is open or closed, and keeping a count of the number of closed circuits.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150351850A1 Apparatus for Automating the Counting of Sharps Using RFID Tags Public/Granted day:2015-12-10
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