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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7023833 | Baseband wireless network for isochronous communication A wireless communication network system apparatus which provides for isochronous data transfer between node devices of the network, which provides at least one master node device which manages the data transmission between the other node devices of the network, whic... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001366 | Radiologically trackable surgical sponges The apparatus and method is provided that employs a “radiopaque” object to count and account for surgical sponges in an operating room. A radiopaque object is embedded in surgical sponges so that a scanning device can detect and count a large number of the spong... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998541 | Automatic surgical sponge counter and blood loss determination system A surgical sponge detection system includes a plurality of surgical sponges (2) having radio frequency identification tags (1) securely attached thereto and a non-optical hand-held reader (40) for detecting the sponges by detecting the tags (... | 02/14/2006 |
| 5629498 | Intraoperative tracking devices and processes Automated tracking devices for counting, sorting, weighing, and containing articles, such as sponges that contain fluids from patients undergoing surgery. Devices according to the present invention employ a suspended container for receiving and sorting th... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5031642 | Integrator - collector for surgical/medical procedures An integrator-collector contains a time-corellated digital receiver for measuring, displaying, and recording fluid loss (including blood) from surgery or crisis procedures and for maintaining, displaying, and recording a count of secured surgical items su... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4922922 | Fluid monitoring apparatus Apparatus for accurately and more safely monitoring blood and bodily fluids in a patient. In one embodiment, at least one load cell supports a container for receiving various sizes of sponges that hold such fluids. The sponges may be sorted into the conta... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4402373 | Blood loss analyzer An apparatus for measuring the true loss of blood from a patient during a surgical operation, comprises a blood container on a weighing means, that provides an output signal equal to the total weight on the weighing means. A weight register is maintained,... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4295537 | Sponge measuring device A device for measuring sponges comprising, a measuring device for indicating the weight of an applied object, a retaining device applied to the measuring device for retaining a plurality of wetted sponges, and a determining device associated with the meas... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4258809 | Apparatus and methods for weighing railroad cars coupled together and in motion An apparatus and method for weighing railroad cars coupled together and in motion is disclosed which eliminates the necessity for special scales and, in particular, can be retrofitted and used in conjunction with most existing weigh bridges regardless of ... | 03/31/1981 |
