Using RFID to Track Critical Medical Device Information

NEWS AND NOTES

Featured Product: ViziCore High Memory

ViziCore™ embedded RFID technology enables manufacturers to provide goods that offer intelligence and connectivity out of the box. ViziCore™ High Memory technology takes that one step further, allowing passive RFID tags to store provenance, configuration and life cycle data - all with the same durability and small footprint users have come to expect from Vizinex.

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Vizinex RFID is a proud partner of RFID4u, an implementation and software development firm that designs, builds and manages business intelligence solutions using RFID, barcode, GPS and NFC technologies.

Vizinex clients in industries such as health care, retail, IT, automotive, security and government use RFID4u technology to manage and improve asset utilization and supply chains.

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Ask the RFID Expert: Medical Device Lifecycle Management

Can RFID help hospitals and practices manage device lifecycles?

Absolutely. A professionally deployed RFID system can automate a significant number of tasks related to medical device lifecycle management, improving end-of-life record keeping accuracy and helping to ensure patient safety.

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Case Study: RFID for Medical Device Manufacturers

Strict product lifecycle and sterilization requirements were creating end user issues and high warranty costs for a major manufacturer of medical device systems. Fortunately, Vizinex RFID was there to help.

Using RFID to Track Critical Medical
Device Information

Few products must be more carefully tracked than medical devices. For both patient safety and compliance, it is absolutely essential that every device used at a hospital or practice – instruments, implants and more – be accounted for, with up-to-date usage, lifecycle and identification data readily
available.

Using manual processes to accomplish these tasks often proves inaccurate, time-consuming – and potentially dangerous. In a medical environment, a single miscount, mislaid item or misidentification can result in a significant amount of wasted time, lost revenue … or much worse.

RFID technology, however, can automate the processes of tracking and gathering critical information about medical devices. And RFID systems designed to meet these needs can be deployed quickly, easily and cost-effectively.

Olympus Automates Its Endoscope Tester via RFID

A single endoscope is used on multiple patients, and must be cleaned and disinfected every time it is employed for medical procedures. What's more, each endoscope must also be tested prior to every use to detect any flaws or damage. Manual testing methods, however, can be prone to human error.