Patent ID: 9019078
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for identifying and tracking a surgical object comprising: a tag identifier including object information encoded on a fluorescent paint coating attached to a surgical object, the fluorescent paint coating being arranged to emit a fluorescent spectral signature associated with the object information, the tag identifier including a quantum bead incorporating at least one quantum dot, the quantum dot blended with a polymer for mechanical resilience, the quantum dot fluorescing when exposed to a source of light; a detector disposed to receive the fluorescent spectral signature emitted from the fluorescent paint of the tag identifier; wherein the quantum bead is formulated to produce the fluorescent spectral signature when exposed to the source of light; a receiver in communication with the detector receiving a signal transmitted by the detector wherein the signal is generated by the fluorescent spectral signature emitted from the fluorescent paint of the tag identifier; and an amplifier-digitizer connected to the receiver wherein the amplifier-digitizer is configured to filter the signal transmitted by the detector and digitize the signal into a readable format.