SURGICHIP® is
a patent pending solution using Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) technology embedded in
a smart label to promote patient safety by helping
to prevent wrong-patient, wrong-site, wrong-procedure
surgery. This simple to use system was developed
by an orthopaedic surgeon with the operating
room staff in mind.
SURGICHIP® incorporates
a 3-step verification process designed to complement
the existing protocols followed prior to a surgical
procedure. At each step along the way, positive
patient identification is accomplished and critical
data pertaining to the surgical procedure, site,
and side are verified for accuracy. All steps
are electronically documented, providing a complete
audit trail to the verification process, from
patient scheduling right through to the surgical “Time
Out” prior to the start of a procedure
as mandated by JCAHO. |