Mems-ID™ - Smart Tracking Solution

Mems-ID is developing a unique automated medical device tracking system that clearly addresses critical and immediate unmet needs in the healthcare industry. The patented Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) platform is based on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology which has sustainable competitive advantages - the ability to survive high temperatures and gamma irradiation. This allows the Mems-ID™ chips to be placed directly onto individual medical devices, such as surgical instruments, and withstand high-temperature autoclave and irradiation sterilization processes, whereas electronic RFID chips are usually destroyed by these processes.

The Mems-ID™ system will automate the tracking of surgical instruments and will assist in delivering the following benefits over existing methods:

reduced risk of errors and thus improved patient safety
reduced insurance premiums and legal costs
improved regulatory compliance and infection control by electronically identifying use of medical devices, including when they are associated with an adverse event
improved inventory control and supply chain logistics
significant cost savings over existing manual and labor intensive tracking processes

The global Health Industry Business Communications Council has prepared a 2006 White Paper on RFID in Healthcare - Benefits, Limitations, and Recommendations. To view the summary, click here. To view the full white paper, click here.

Kirk Kikirekov, President of HIBCC AU, presented a RFID Case Study on Orthopaedics RFID Application for "Loaner Set" Logistics to the global HIBCC Auto- ID Technical Committee on 19 January 2006 in the USA. To view the presentation, click here.

HIBCC AU is the Australian affiliate of the Health Industry Business Communications Council. It is a not-for-profit incorporated association providing leading Auto-ID and E-Business standards tailored to the specific needs of the health industry in Australia.