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Article: Saint Vincent Hospital Leveraging Innovative Surgical Safety Technology
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- August 25, 2009
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Wireless News
08-25-2009
Saint Vincent Hospital Leveraging Innovative Surgical Safety Technology
Type: News
Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts has added the RF Surgical Detection System to its surgical safety protocols, the company announced.
The patented and FDA-approved technology uses a scanning wand that detects and signals an alert if any radio frequency tagged surgical sponges remain in a patient following surgery.
In a release, the group noted that retained surgical objects are one of the leading patient safety concerns in U.S. hospitals and throughout the world. Published reports estimate they occur in one out of every 5,000 to 6,000 open cavity surgeries, making ...