Abstract
In medical practice, misidentification of patients is a serious problem. It is possible that a reverse in steps will occur after fixation, especially in the washing of organs, photography and dissection. However, when identification tags are directly attached to materials, the number of accidents decreases. Here, we present a new identification method using “Bano’k-gun” and “Tag-pin”, which are used as price tags in the clothing industry. A trial involving 42 cases of surgical materials and authentication of matching surgery patients to pathological specimens after resection was carried out. This technique was 100% successful in terms of both recognition rate and labeling index. The handling procedure was simple and coordination with the digital data was smooth. Washing can be carried out separately, and needles can also be used for infected materials. Tissue damage around the “pin” is negligible and does not affect the diagnosis. We believe that this method is feasible and safe for preventing misidentification. Most of the misidentifications of pathological specimens are caused by human error. We propose a method of preventing such misidentifications.
