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Patent No.:

US 10064680 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2015

Apparatus for automating the counting of sharps using rfid tags

Applicant:

Stryker Combo L.l.c., Bingham Farms, MI (US);

Inventors:

Michael T. McElhinny, Port Vue, PA (US);

Steven J. Fleck, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Joshua J. Hill, Hubbard, OH (US);

Assignee:

Stryker Combo L.L.C., Bingham Farms, MI (US);

Attorney:

Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Patrick Assouad

Assistant Examiner:

Khristopher Yodichkas

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/151 (2006.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); A61B 50/36 (2016.01); A61B 90/90 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 50/00 (2016.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/3217 (2006.01); A61B 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/0288 (2013.01); A61B 5/15182 (2013.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61B 50/362 (2016.02); A61B 90/90 (2016.02); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); A61B 17/3217 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 2050/0056 (2016.02); A61B 2050/3002 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0804 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0805 (2016.02);
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.

Find Patent Forward Citations

McElhinny, Michael. (2018). Apparatus for automating the counting of sharps using rfid tags (U.S. Patent No. 10064680). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10064680

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