TAGEOS UHF RFID LABELS TRACK SPECIALIZED MEDICAL KITS FOR PROMEDON. Leading Argentinian maker of surgical implants and prostheses Promedon has chosen Tageos’ breakthrough RFID technology to boost efficiency and accuracy as it ships and receives specific surgical products, ordered by medical establishments, all over the world.

1. Leading Argentinian maker of surgical implants and prostheses Promedon has
chosen Tageos’ breakthrough RFID technology to boost efficiency and accuracy
as it ships and receives specific surgical products, ordered by medical establish-
ments, all over the world.
Thanks to Tageos’ passive UHF RFID labels, Promedon has overcome major
challenges in inventory management, guaranteeing valuable surgical shipments
are tracked accurately.
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Promedon supplies medical institutions from around the world with medical
implants and prostheses, of various sizes and shapes. Each order responds to
the need of each individual patient. Promedon sends the hospital the specific
kit, and the surgeon then uses suitable items from the kit during the operation.
All unused items in the kit are then returned to Promedon.
But reducing mistakes in the preparation of the kits for surgery, and keeping a
close eye on goods as they are shipped – and then later potentially returned –
have proved to be major challenges for Promedon. Until now.
Installed in August 2012, the Tageos passive UHF RFID label solution has beaten
all of Promedon’s challenges. The RFID solution keeps an accurate track on all
items in the kits, as they travel from the warehouse, to the hospital, and potenti-
ally back again to Promedon’s warehouse.
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CASE STUDY
PROMEDON
TAGEOS UHF RFID LABELS
TRACK SPECIALIZED MEDICAL
KITS FOR PROMEDON

2. Because of the large amount of products used
in each surgery, the challenge was to reduce the
amount of mistakes in the surgery preparations,
to have a low rate of discrepancy between the
order and what really is shipped.
Matías Montané, Director of Operations and Services, Promedon
Each new item to arrive at the Promedon warehouse receives a Tageos label on its
packaging. Xerafy Metal Skin tags are used for products composed mostly of metal.
The staff is very comfortable using the system,
because we worked together with them on the
creation and implementation of it. We can say it
was tailor-made for our company.
Matías Montané
After surgery is finished, the hospital returns any unused products to Promedon’s
warehouse. Here, workers receive the goods by reading their RFID labels, which
allows them to swiftly and accurately invoice the hospital.
With the Tageos RFID label solution in place, Promedon is enjoying a range of clear
benefits. The staff no longer needs to manually check each order; and automa-
tion provided by RFID has dramatically cut the time spent on each order, not only
during shipping but also when unused goods are returned to the warehouse.
And bringing true value to managing stocks, the solution provides Promedon with
a 24/7 snapshot of its inventory. At any time, Promedon can use the RFID solution
to see: which goods are being shipped; which have been returned; plus a precise
view of stock levels. A quick look is all that’s needed to see if any products need
reordering.
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