Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for preventing wrong-site surgeries
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Application No.: US14873974Application Date: 2015-10-02
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Publication No.: US09721064B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Kaveh Khajavi
- Applicant: StartBox, LLC
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: StartBox, LLC
- Current Assignee: StartBox, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC
- Main IPC: G06F19/00
- IPC: G06F19/00 ; A61B90/96 ; A61B90/90 ; A61B34/00 ; A61B17/06 ; A61M5/00 ; A61B17/3217 ; A61M5/32 ; A61M19/00 ; A61B50/00 ; A61B50/31 ; A61B50/30 ; A61B50/33 ; A61B50/36 ; A61B90/92 ; A61B90/98 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
A container holds at least one surgical implement, has a lock mechanism, and has a signature label that impedes access to the surgical implement until the correct surgical site is confirmed. A method of using the container includes the steps of confirming the correct surgical site, signing the label and removing it from the container, placing the label in the medical record, unlocking the container, removing the implement, and beginning the surgery, wherein the surgical team is forced to pause to confirm the correct surgical site before starting the surgery. The system and method may also include a wrong site surgery profile used by individuals within the surgical procedure environment and third parties for tracking and determining if, and where, a wrong site surgical procedure occurred. The profile can be updated, tacked and monitored while a patient is interacting within the medical environment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160022361A1 System and method for preventing wrong-site surgeries Public/Granted day:2016-01-28
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