Time tracking in ambulatory surgery - RFID technology at the service of the medical field

The SolMed solution is very simple. It allows to collect very precise time data at different places of the patient pathway, in order to have complete information in real time. For this, patients are equipped with bracelets containing an RFID chip. RFID antennas and readers are placed at strategic points along the pathway to capture the passage of the wristbands. The wristbands are printed with the patient's data when they arrive at the clinic and then placed on the patient's arm. Designed exclusively for this solution by Sato, the bracelets are hypoallergenic and very comfortable to ensure the patient's absolute well-being.

As the patient passes through the various rooms (reception, checkroom, anesthesia, operating room, recovery room, etc.), the antennas automatically pick up the wristband signals and send them to the RFID reader. Thanks to the Solid "SolWaves" middleware, the reader filters, analyzes and sends them back to the "e-chir" system. The e-chir algorithms can then calculate and dispatch the operating slots to optimize the use of its rooms. When the patient is discharged, the staff stops the RFID bracelet and the total time is counted.

E-chir and SolMed are obviously transposable for stationary surgery and allow to manage all operating rooms as a company within health structures and hospitals.