At the end of surgery the system will let the surgeon know if there are any not accounted for each each sponge has their own code.....I like this technology a lot...especially if I was the patient...BD
March 6, 2008 We’ve all seen a current affairs program with a victim who found out their doctor left a surgical sponge inside them - it’s a nightmare scenario for all concerned with doctors facing litigation and patients left with potentially life threatening infections ...and the scary thing is that it does actual happen. The Safety-Sponge System from SurgiCount Medical is designed to prevent these types of accidents using bar-code technology to account for all surgical sponges used during medical procedures.
Bar-coded surgical sponges to increase patient safety
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