US 12,329,592 B2
Sterilizable wirelessly detectable objects for use in medical procedures and methods of making same
William A. Blair, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Filed on Jul. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/371,154.
Application 17/371,154 is a continuation of application No. 16/881,509, filed on May 22, 2020, granted, now 11,065,081, issued on Jul. 20, 2021.
Application 16/881,509 is a continuation of application No. 15/540,324, granted, now 10,660,726, issued on May 26, 2020, previously published as PCT/US2016/014335, filed on Jan. 21, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/182,294, filed on Jun. 19, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/164,412, filed on May 20, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/138,248, filed on Mar. 25, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/106,052, filed on Jan. 21, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0338373 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 90/98 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61F 13/36 (2006.01); A61F 13/44 (2006.01); G06K 19/02 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 90/98 (2016.02) [A61F 13/36 (2013.01); A61F 13/44 (2013.01); G06K 19/02 (2013.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0805 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0813 (2016.02); A61F 2013/15878 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wirelessly detectable object to use in medical procedures, comprising:
a medical procedure object for use in performing a medical procedure, wherein the medical procedure object includes a pair of outer-most fold portions and at least two inner fold portions, the inner fold portions spaced inwardly from and between the outer-most fold portions;
a first piece of radio-opaque material extending along a width of one of the at least two inner fold portions of the medical procedure object;
a second piece of radio-opaque material extending along a width of the same one of the at least two inner fold portions of the medical procedure object;
a transponder that wirelessly receives a first interrogation signal and in response wirelessly returns a first response signal that provides a unique identifier;
an attachment structure that attaches the transponder to the medical procedure object; and
a directional antenna attached to the medical procedure object.