AUTOMATED MONITORING OF OPERATING-ROOM STATISTICS

Abstract

An electronic device that monitors usage of medical devices (such as a surgical instrument, a surgical screw, surgical supplies or a surgical machine) is described. During at least a medical procedure, the electronic device monitors the use of medical devices in a tray of medical devices or a peel pack of medical devices. Then, the electronic device may provide, addressed to a computer system, a utilization report based at least in part on the monitoring. The utilization report may include historical usage of medical devices: in a type of the medical procedure, for a type of patient and/or by a given medical provider.

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