All nine of the Scanlan siblings worked in the family business at one time or another, Tim Scanlan said. Eiynck worked part-time at first and ultimately made the work her primary vocation. Her ...

Surgical instruments with electronic serial numbers Date: March 1, 2011 Source: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Summary: Gone are the days of having to compromise on surgeons' demands because of the ...

In this blog post, Tizzano illustrates how Dr. Foster and others of his time had access to a growing collection of surgical instruments, driven by medical necessity brought about by the Civil War.

In 2011, Shimane University Hospital, in Japan, deployed a high-frequency RFID solution to track surgical instruments used on patients through cleaning, sterilization and storage. The Rigshospitalet ...