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| Return to Supplier News Source: Precimed S.A. Precimed S.A. Well-known orthopaedic instrument designer and developer, Precimed SA (headquartered in Orvin, Switzerland) has entered into a strategic partnership with MBBS SA located in Corcelles, Switzerland, a leader in metal encapsulated RFID technology (radio frequency identification). This partnership will bring to the orthopedic industry a patented RFID system that is autoclavable, with the ability to read and write through metal. RFID technology holds enormous potential for improving asset management, inventory control, logistics and item tracking efficiencies within the health care delivery system. A total solution like the Precimed/MBBS partnership offers the only available technology that will deliver consistent, speedy and accurate control to help monitor, trace, track and update all medical devices. This read/write technology addresses the challenges in traceability from the manufacturer through to the distributor, sterilization unit, operating theatre and back again - with read/write capability through metal available at each stage and level. Now, a specific set of instruments, from a specific sterilization case can be traced to a specific surgery and specific patient, surgeon, and operating room. The implications for just this tracking capability alone are substantial. Additional applications significant for orthopedics include CAS (computer aided surgery), MIS (minimallyinvasive surgery) and on-hand surgical technique reference guides. Precimed is perhaps best known for its innovation in orthopedic instrumentation that addresses such issues as clean-ability, quick release systems, minimally-invasive techniques, and increased surgical precision. MBBS was founded in June of 2000 and offers global RFID solutions with expertise as a circuits designer, developer and manufacturer of RFID readers and read/write tags (exclusive technology), and integrated software solutions. Together, the Precimed/MBBS technology provides the orthopedic industry with a cutting-edge solution not only for device management control, but also for ensuring patient health and safety. June 2005. |