US Patent Issued to Summate Technologies on Nov. 18 for "Computer-automated digital asset management using integrated tray and asset identifiers" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,475,996, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Summate Technologies Inc. (Newburyport, Mass.).

"Computer-automated digital asset management using integrated tray and asset identifiers" was invented by Philip William Sayles (Newburyport, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method identify and track surgical assets on surgical trays using a combination of human-readable primary asset identification objects and unique tray identifiers. The human-readable primary asset identification objects, such as laser-engraved metal stickers, are affixed to the trays and feature short, easily-readable asset identifiers such as numbers or lett...