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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2006
Steven M. Tethrake, Collierville, TN (US);
Robert Varner, Germantown, TN (US);
Jeffrey H. Nycz, Collierville, TN (US);
Chad Chun, Hernando, MS (US);
Steven M. Tethrake, Collierville, TN (US);
Robert Varner, Germantown, TN (US);
Jeffrey H. Nycz, Collierville, TN (US);
Chad Chun, Hernando, MS (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for processing surgical instrument tray shipping totes. A control system is adapted to control a bar code reader module, an RFID module, a database module and an interface module. The control system provides functionality adapted to process incoming and outgoing surgical instrument shipping totes containing one or more RFID-enabled surgical instrument trays. A database, ERP system or other system in communication with the control system alerts the operator of the status of an incoming tote and/or trays contained in the tote to increase processing efficiency and speed.