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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2011
Wesley J. Clement, Collierville, TN (US);
Steven M. Tethrake, Collierville, TN (US);
Wesley J. Clement, Collierville, TN (US);
Steven M. Tethrake, Collierville, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN;
Abstract
Intelligent portable carrier device for supporting movement in product tracking and monitoring of regulated products, such as tissue and biologics. Embodiments of the invention use product identification technology, such as radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags and readers, to uniquely identify the regulated products as they are added to or removed from the intelligent portable carrier device. Embodiments of the invention may also be configured to monitor and report temperature and other environmental conditions associated with the intelligent portable carrier device.