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Patent No.:

US 9721064 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 02, 2015

System and method for preventing wrong-site surgeries

Applicant:

Startbox, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventor:

Kaveh Khajavi, Atlanta, GA (US);

Assignee:

StartBox, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:

Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC

Primary Examiner:

Howie Matthews

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01); A61B 90/96 (2016.01); A61B 90/90 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/3217 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 50/00 (2016.01); A61B 50/31 (2016.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01); A61B 50/33 (2016.01); A61B 50/36 (2016.01); A61B 90/92 (2016.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/34 (2013.01); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 90/90 (2016.02); A61B 90/96 (2016.02); G06F 19/327 (2013.01); A61B 17/06114 (2013.01); A61B 17/3217 (2013.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61B 50/3001 (2016.02); A61B 50/31 (2016.02); A61B 50/33 (2016.02); A61B 50/362 (2016.02); A61B 90/92 (2016.02); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); A61B 2034/254 (2016.02); A61B 2050/008 (2016.02); A61B 2050/0059 (2016.02); A61B 2050/3008 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0807 (2016.02); A61B 2090/08021 (2016.02); A61B 2090/395 (2016.02); A61M 5/002 (2013.01); A61M 5/3205 (2013.01); A61M 19/00 (2013.01); A61M 2209/06 (2013.01);
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.

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