Surgical Precision with RFID

Here's an item from RFID Update detailing how an orthopedic manufacturing company is using RFID to streamline their packaging process in order to better serve the surgeons that use their products.

Zimmer, a leading designer and producer of orthopedic surgical products, now uses RFID to track its returns with surgical precision. Zimmer also uses the system to verify that the correct components are packed for each shipment.

Currently, the system has been installed in several countries including Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and Thailand. All of the tags are applied to the packaging and are never embedded into patients. Over 1.5 million tags have already been used.