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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2015
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Robert J. Schoutens, Basel, CH;
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
Instrumentation and methods of use are provided for a medical device identification system. The application describes embodiments of a system including a medical device, and an identification tag having an RFID chip and an electrical circuit. The system defines a first configuration in which a first attachment region of the electrical circuit is in electrical communication with a second attachment region of the electrical circuit, and a second configuration in which the first attachment region is electrically isolated from the second attachment region. When the system is in the first configuration the RFID chip is in a first state, and when the system is in the second configuration the RFID chip is in a second state different than the first state.