Patent ID: 8354931

Claim:
A device to mark surgical implements, the device comprising: a flexible strap; a housing attachable to a portion of a surgical implement, the housing including a transponder receiving cavity, an implement receiving cavity sized to receive a portion of the surgical implement, a strap receiving cavity sized to receive at least a portion of the strap, and a saddle-shaped finger support surface sized and configured to receive a finger of a user and provide additional leverage for operating the surgical implement when the housing is attached to the portion of the surgical implement via the strap and the implement receiving cavity; and a transponder retained in the transponder receiving cavity, and wherein the housing includes a base substrate, a first overmold portion that forms the implement receiving cavity and a second overmold portion that retains the transponder within the transponder receiving cavity, and the first overmold portion and the second overmold portion comprise a material that is different from a material of the base substrate.