Mark A Kelley

US Patent:

20060106368, May 18, 2006

Filed:

Nov 15, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/904530

Inventors:

Ronald Miller - Dearborn MI, US
Hanaan Elmessiri - Inkster MI, US
Scott Dulchavsky - Grosse Point Park MI, US
Ilan Rubinfeld - Ann Arbor MI, US
Mark Kelley - Bloomfield Hills MI, US

Assignee:

SMART TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

A61B 17/00

US Classification:

606001000

Abstract:

A smart surgical device () for use during an operating procedure includes a surgical apparatus () that aids in the facilitation of an operating procedure. A body internal readable control circuit () is coupled and stores identification information related to the surgical apparatus ().

US Patent:

20060226957, Oct 12, 2006

Filed:

Feb 11, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/307536

Inventors:

Ronald Miller - Westland MI, US
Hanaan Elmessiri - Inkster MI, US
Scott Dulchavsky - Grosse Pointe Park MI, US
Ilan Rubinfeld - Ann Arbor MI, US
Mark Kelley - Bloomfield Hills MI, US

International Classification:

G08B 5/22

US Classification:

340286070

Abstract:

A health care operating system () includes multiple health care center objects (). Smart devices () are coupled to the health care center objects () and include body internal control circuits (). A database () stores information related to the health care center objects (). A server () is coupled to the database (). Multiple controllers () are coupled to the server () and write and/or read the information to and from the smart devices () utilizing electromagnetic induction. A health care center network () also includes the health care center objects () and the smart devices (). The smart devices () inductively transmit identification signals. The database () stores the information. The controllers () within multiple facilities () communicate with the server () in response to the identification signals.