Goes on the outside of the tote. GPS outdoors, Wi-Fi and cell location indoors.
Tote tracking hardware for orthopedic loaner sets
Aion designs and sells trackers for surgical instrument totes. Each tote carries its own cellular tote tracker, so when someone asks where a set is, you can look instead of calling around.
Works with JointOps, our surgical software partner.
A tote can go from a device company to a rep, to a hospital, through sterile processing and on to the next case. Every hand-off happens somewhere different, and knowing where the tote is now usually means asking around.
Tracker vs. tag
The tote tracker finds the tote. The Bluetooth tray tag finds and identifies the tray itself, even once it's wrapped. It's built for steam sterilization, with autoclave validation in progress.
Illustrated tracker on a stock tote
Illustrated tray tag on a stock trayThe tote tracker mounts on the outside of the tote and carries its own cellular connection. The tray tag is a small tag that sits on a single instrument tray.
Which trackers read tray tags? Only our custom tote trackers, which are available now. The tote trackers in use today don't read tray tags.
Illustration, not a product photo or a measured drawing.
| Question | What answers it | How | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where's the tote? | Tote tracker | GPS outdoors, Wi-Fi and cell location indoors. | In use today |
| Which implant boxes are moving with this tote? | RFID reader in our custom tote tracker | Whenever the tote moves, it scans the passive RFID stickers on the implant boxes. | Coming soon |
| Where's this tray, and which tray is it? | Bluetooth tray tag | Identify a wrapped tray without opening it. Custom tote trackers pick up nearby tags and give the tray an approximate location. | Samples arriving soon |
RFID stickers go on implant boxes. Bluetooth tags go on trays. They do different jobs. Tote and tray photos are generic stock. The tracker on the tote and the tag on the tray are illustrations added to stock photos, and the size comparison is an illustration, not a product photo.
A small tag on each instrument tray lets you find and identify the tray, even once it's wrapped, without opening anything. It's designed to survive the autoclave (validation in progress). Custom tote trackers pick up nearby tags every so often, so the tray gets an approximate location too.
Coming soon
This isn't available yet. Tote trackers find the tote today, and our custom tote trackers are available now, with Bluetooth tray tag samples arriving soon. The RFID reader goes further, built into the custom tote tracker.
Implant boxes carry passive RFID stickers. Whenever the tote moves, the custom tote tracker runs an RFID scan, so you know which implant boxes are moving with that tote.
Want to hear more about it? Talk to us.
How it works
Each tote gets its own cellular tote tracker. It reports on its own, so no one has to scan it at every stop.
In JointOps, give each tote the name your team already uses, then assign it to a team.
See every tote, its status, and where it last reported from.
Check tracker battery levels in JointOps and replace the low ones before they go quiet.
Works with JointOps
Aion makes the trackers. JointOps, our surgical software partner, is where your team sees what they report.
All your totes on one map, each with where and when it last reported.
Set up hospitals, warehouses and other sites, and see which totes are there.
Tell at a glance whether a tote is at a place or on the move, and check its tracker battery.
Invite people by email, choose what each person can do, and keep each team's totes with that team.
Who it's for
See the whole fleet in one place, without a round of phone calls to find out what's where.
Find your totes yourself, before the case, without waiting on the office.
When a set's whereabouts come up, your rep can check the map and give you a straight answer.
Trust
Have a security questionnaire or a question this doesn't cover? Ask us and we'll give you a straight answer.
Today's tote trackers report device identity, location, speed, battery and temperature. They don't send patient data.
Role-based access, with tote data scoped to your organization and team.
The JointOps web app runs over HTTPS, and plain HTTP requests are redirected to it.
“In use today” and “Available now” mean exactly that. “Coming soon” isn't available yet, and we haven't set public dates. “Samples arriving soon” means we're still evaluating it.
Trackers for surgical instrument totes. Each tote carries a cellular tote tracker that reports its location to JointOps, where your team sees the map, places, tote status, and who has access.
The tote tracker is a cellular device on the outside of the tote, and it finds the tote. A Bluetooth tray tag is a small tag on an instrument tray, and it lets you find and identify that tray, even once it's wrapped, without opening anything. It's designed to survive the autoclave (validation in progress). It has no GPS or cellular of its own. Our custom tote trackers pick up nearby tags every so often, which gives the tray an approximate location with no phone needed.
No. A tote tracker shows where the tote is. It doesn't record sterilization.
Yes. Indoors, tote trackers use Wi-Fi and cell location instead of GPS.
Not yet. Bluetooth tray tag samples are arriving soon. Once they're ready, they'll let you find and identify a tray, even once it's wrapped, without opening anything. It's designed to survive the autoclave (validation in progress).
Not yet. Our custom tote tracker is available now, and its RFID reader is coming soon. Once it's ready, whenever the tote moves, it scans the passive RFID stickers on the implant boxes inside, so you know which implant boxes are moving with that tote.
We haven't set public dates. Talk to us if you'd like to hear more.
Pricing is per tracker with a monthly fee. Talk to us and we'll walk you through it for your fleet size.
Ask about tote trackers today or what's coming, and we'll get back to you by email.
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