No Sponge Left Behind: RFID-Enabled SmartSponges Save Lives

Multi-applications for RFID: http://www.nxp-rfid.com/various NXP^® demonstrates ClearCount's SmartSponge system at RFID Journal Live! 2011. During surgery, the SmartSponge system helps medical staff account for surgical sponges to ensure no sponge is left behind inside the body. NXP HF tags enable the smart surgical sponge system. April 4, 2011 NXP Technology Aids "No Sponge Left Behind" in Surgical Procedures: RFID-based SmartSponge System helps prevent retained foreign objects in surgical patients http://www.nxp.com/news/content/file_1867.html