By now we've all heard horror stories about surgical sponges and other tools being left inside patients. The latest FDA-approved creation to keep these items from setting up permanent residence next to internal organs is the ORLocate. It uses radio-frequency technology to track sponges and surgical tools. In fact, ORLocate manufacturer Haldor Advanced Technologies Ltd. says that the system is the only RFID-based method that goes beyond counting sponges to include surgical instruments.