Caretag Intelligent Surgical Instrument Tracking

Caretag is a medtech company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. It focuses on traceability of surgical instruments, asset management and bulk reading of medical tools, helping hospitals meet EU MDR and UDI requirements.

The system has four parts: UHF RFID tags bonded with a surgical adhesive rated for more than 2,500 sterilisation cycles, the patented Checkbox reader that scans a whole tray without line of sight, a software system for inventory and instrument readiness, and support services. It can tag both new and in-use instruments.

• UHF RFID tags: adhesive-bonded tags that survive repeated sterilisation.
• Checkbox scanner: patented reader that verifies every instrument in a tray at once.
• Location and usage history: tracks instruments automatically between zones.
• Inventory software: turns raw read data into readiness and stock insights.
• Flexible tagging: manual or patented robotic adhesive application for new and in-use instruments.
• Support services: training and hypercare included with deployment.

Tray verification in the central sterile supply department of a large Vietnamese hospital. Tracking instrument sets between sterilisation, storage and operating rooms. Tracking loaner instrument sets from suppliers.

Verifies a whole surgical tray quickly instead of counting instruments by hand. Tags are rated for more than 2,500 sterilisation cycles. Digital traceability from sterilisation to the operating room supports EU MDR and UDI compliance. Usage insights help with inventory, waste reduction and planning.

Regulations such as EU MDR and UDI push hospitals to trace surgical instruments individually. Sterile services departments are moving from manual counting and barcodes to RFID. Vietnamese hospitals upgrading central sterile departments face similar traceability and instrument-loss concerns.

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark; the site says it operates across Europe and Asia. Leadership listed: Martin Nielsen (CEO), Michael Leibig (CCO), Petru Faurescu (CTO). Strategic partnership with Brady EMEA announced April 2026; patent application WO2021037746A1.