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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1999
Mary Helen McCay, Monteagle, TN (US);
T. Dwayne McCay, Monteagle, TN (US);
John A. Hopkins, Tullahoma, TN (US);
John Brice Bible, South Pittsburg, TN (US);
Frederick A. Schwartz, Woodbury, TN (US);
Narendra B. Dahotre, Tullahoma, TN (US);
C. Michael Sharp, Belvidere, TN (US);
The University of Tennessee Research Corporation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for marking, tracking, and managing hospital instruments. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for marking instruments with information indicative of the manufacturer, part number, and serial number of each instrument, inputting such information into a database, inputting information into the database regarding the desired maintenance schedule for each instrument, inputting information into the database regarding the usage of each instrument, and tracking the usage and/or maintenance of each instrument by using the information in the database. The method also includes asset management, instrumentation identification and counting, and assembly of surgical trays and kits.