The project aims to address the inefficiencies and inconsistencies in accounting for surgical tools before and after surgical procedures. Currently, operating room (OR) teams manually check and count surgical instruments, which is a time-consuming and error-prone process. These manual checks are not only tedious but also vary between hospitals, leading to difficulties in standardizing procedures and challenges in training staff who move between institutions.

 

The system will serve OR teams, hospital administration, and patients by increasing the accuracy and efficiency of surgical tool management. It will improve upon current methods by providing a standardized, automated solution that can be easily adopted across different hospitals, reducing the variability and human error inherent in manual checks. Additionally, it will free up valuable staff time, allowing OR teams to focus on more critical tasks and ultimately contributing to a more efficient and safer surgical environment.