A Portable Wireless System for Identifying Orthopedic Implant with RFID Tag

A method of making an interactive medical implant identification device with a radio frequency identification tag mounted on an implant, the tag being covered with a liquid impermeable seal. The identification of the RFID tag using Touch probe operating at a frequency of 125 KHz is directed towards the integration and the management of medical information. This is comprised of labeling the medical device with a radiofrequency identification tag and maintaining a medical product database which associates the information, including manufacturer, type of implant, composition of implant, dimensions and measurements of implant, date of implantation, patient information database including patient name, address, medical history and any other type of data that may be beneficial, with the specific tag identification for use by the physician. Interaction of signal from the reader with the PC and the database in visual basic software is done by Zigbee technology. Keywords— RFID, Tag, Implant, Zigbee, Visual