Inventor
TETHRAKE STEVEN M
US20 patents
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WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC
9 patentsUS7837694B2Nov 23, 2010
Method and apparatus for surgical instrument identification
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC1,543 citations98
US7772964B2Aug 10, 2010
Systems and methods for automated programming of RFID tags using machine readable indicia
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC47 citations98
US7644016B2Jan 5, 2010
Automated pass-through surgical instrument tray reader
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC298 citations98
US7474223B2Jan 6, 2009
Method and apparatus for implant identification
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC264 citations98
US7492257B2Feb 17, 2009
Systems and methods for processing surgical instrument tray shipping totes
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC73 citations95
US7492261B2Feb 17, 2009
Control system for an RFID-based system for assembling and verifying outbound surgical equipment corresponding to a particular surgery
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC692 citations94
US7705733B2Apr 27, 2010
Coiled RFID tag
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC19 citations92
US7965185B2Jun 21, 2011
Insertable form factor for an instrument tray
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC22 citations89
US10445541B2Oct 15, 2019
Portable RFID tagged carrier for sterile implants and biological products
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC INC0 citations49
SDGI HOLDINGS INC
5 patentsUS7268684B2Sep 11, 2007
Workstation RFID reader for surgical instruments and surgical instrument trays and methods of using same
SDGI HOLDINGS INC146 citations98
US7256699B2Aug 14, 2007
Button-type RFID tag
SDGI HOLDINGS INC139 citations98
US7227469B2Jun 5, 2007
Surgical instrument tray shipping tote identification system and methods of using same
SDGI HOLDINGS INC143 citations98
US7253736B2Aug 7, 2007
RFID tag for instrument handles
SDGI HOLDINGS INC92 citations97
US7118029B2Oct 10, 2006
Smart instrument tray RFID reader
SDGI HOLDINGS INC128 citations97