US 12,354,738 B2
RFID enabled medical devices and associated systems
Steffan Sowards, Salt Lake City, UT (US); William Robert McLaughlin, Bountiful, UT (US); Anthony K. Misener, Bountiful, UT (US); and Shayne Messerly, Kaysville, UT (US)
Assigned to Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed by Bard Access Systems, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/489,411.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/085,870, filed on Sep. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0101991 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC G16H 40/63 (2018.01) [A61B 90/98 (2016.02); G06K 7/10366 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An RFID enabled medical device kit, comprising:
a tray including a compartment configured to contain a plurality of medical devices;
an RFID tag associated with each medical device of the plurality of medical devices; and
an RFID emitter communicatively coupled to a console and configured to provide an interrogation signal that can impinge on each RFID tag to trigger a response signal, the response signal configured to provide information to the console about each medical device, the information including an order with which each medical device of the plurality of medical devices is to be used for a procedure,
wherein the RFID emitter is disposed within a support surface configured to support the tray, the support surface including a table, a cart, a rolling stand, or a flexible membrane.