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Haldor Advanced Technologies Ltd.’s ORLocate surgical instrument tracking and asset management system uses RFID to automatically track, trace, monitor and manage the life cycle of instruments and consumables within the hospital – before, during and after a surgical procedure. In addition to managing the logistical chain and the specific location of an instrument at any point in time, ORLocate is designed to be a comprehensive workflow management system that provides statistical and processing data, par-level and inventory management and preventive maintenance.
Article preview from Start-Up - April, 2012
When Reuven Halberthal stumbled across the statistic that one out of 4,000 surgical procedures ends up leaving either a surgical instrument or consumable (e.g., a gauze pad) in the patient upon completion, he was stunned – not just for the patient’s sake, but also because these errors cost the health care system billions of dollars annually. This revelation motivated him and his colleagues to form Haldor Advanced Technologies Ltd. to develop an automated counting system, rather than relying on a manual count, to enhance patient safety in the operating room.
Haldor’s ORLocate surgical instrument tracking and asset management system attaches a small tag to a surgical instrument or consumable that allows radiofrequency identification (RFID) technology to automatically track, trace, monitor and manage the life cycle of the product within the hospital – before, during and after a surgical procedure. “This is a highly innovative process management solution for the surgical space, not only in the operating room itself, but also for sterilization, washing and packing processes as well,” says Halberthal, now the Israeli start-up’s president and CEO. Haldor is also targeting outsourced sterilization and processing centers.
Halberthal has more than 25 years of experience in engineering, corporate management and financing and bringing to market innovative technologies. From 2000 to 2003, he was CEO for Israel-based Clal Infrastructure Ltd. (clean technologies for the environment), and from 1993 to 1998 he was co-founder and CEO of US-based BTI Inc. (clean technologies for health care).
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