Improving Safety in Operating Room: Design and Experimentation of a RFID-Based Medical Device for Surgical Sponges Management

Author

Armisi, L. ; Corona, A. ; Colangelo, S. ; Rosato, N. ; Medaglia, C.M. ; Lazzaro, A. ; Iezzi, L. ; Di Lorenzo, N. ; Gaspari, A.L. ; Sbrenni, S. ; Piccolo, I. ; Croci, S.

Author_Institution

Med. Eng. Service, Fondazione PTV Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

fYear

2012

fDate

27-28 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

89

Lastpage

91

Abstract

In this paper the authors intend to present an application of radio frequency identification technology (RFID) in health care, with the aim to improve clinical safety in operating room. It was designed and built a prototype for counting sponges during surgery. The presented system, following in vitro and in vivo tests, has allowed to obtain very good results in terms of detection of the gauze in the abdomen of the patient and, in general, in management of them during the clinical practice.

Keywords

biomedical equipment; porous materials; radiofrequency identification; surgery; RFId-based medical device; clinical safety; gauze detection; health care; in vitro tests; in vivo tests; operating room; patient abdomen; radiofrequency identification technology; surgery; surgical sponge management; Antennas; Educational institutions; In vitro; In vivo; Prototypes; Radiofrequency identification; Surgery; RFId; count; operating room; safety; sponge;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

RFID Technology (EURASIP RFID), 2012 Fourth International EURASIP Workshop on

Conference_Location

Torino

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2602-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RFID.2012.18

Filename

6353854