Tracking medical devices via RFID

Innovision Research and Technology has developed a range of RFID tags which it says are small enough to be embedded into virtually all medical devices. The aim is to create intelligent devices, which can tell the user where and when they were made, if and when they have been used, and which patient...

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Published in:Frontline Solutions 2003-03, Vol.12 (2), p.54
Main Author: Roberts, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Inventory control
Logistics
Medical equipment
Pharmaceuticals
Product development
Radio frequency
Radio frequency identification
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Summary:Innovision Research and Technology has developed a range of RFID tags which it says are small enough to be embedded into virtually all medical devices. The aim is to create intelligent devices, which can tell the user where and when they were made, if and when they have been used, and which patient or patients they have been used on. The intention is to prevent single-use equipment such as syringes from being used again and to trace and identify specific devices which may be needed urgently by patients. News of Innovision's success comes as Philips announces the tagging of crates of pharmaceuticals as another possible RFID application. The intention is to identify them wherever they are in the supply chain, so specific batches can be removed in the event of contamination or other problems.