Patent ID: 9414973
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61G,G06K,G06Q,H01Q

Claim Text:
1. A monitoring system configured to detect a surgical sponge having an RF tag, the system comprising: a handheld wand comprising an antenna and configured to be placed into proximity with a surgical patient; a mat comprising an antenna and configured to be placed into proximity with the surgical patient; and a control circuitry disposed in electronic communication with the handheld wand and with the mat, the control circuitry configured to selectively operate the handheld wand and the mat such that one or the other of the handheld wand and the mat emit a detection field, the same one or the other of the handheld wand and the mat further configured to detect a response signal of the RF tag, and the control circuitry further configured to initiate an alarm in response to detecting the response of the RF tag.