JP7401321B2 - Medical device packaging method and medical device packaging device - Google Patents

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The present invention relates to a medical device packaging pedestal, a medical device packaging pedestal, and a medical device packaging pedestal that is ideal for packaging a medical device, such as an extracorporeal circulation circuit system that is used in heart surgery or the like to perform processing by circulating blood outside the body. The present invention relates to a packaging device for medical instruments.

Extracorporeal circulation circuit systems are used in heart surgery and the like. Generally, heart surgery is performed with the heart temporarily stopped and blood flow cut off. The extracorporeal circulation circuit system circulates blood outside the body and performs necessary processes on the blood during heart surgery. The extracorporeal circulation circuit system includes an artificial lung that removes carbon dioxide from the blood and supplies oxygen to the blood, a reservoir tank that stores the blood, and various tubes.

These medical devices such as artificial lungs and reservoir tanks, and various tubes are packed in packaging boxes, and the packed medical devices and various tubes are sent to medical sites. In medical settings, connecting various tubes to various locations is a difficult and time-consuming task, so various tubes are stored in packaging boxes in a pre-connected state, that is, in a pre-connected state. be done. In the medical field, in the preparation stage for cardiac surgery, a doctor or an operator assisting the doctor takes out the pre-connected medical instruments and various tubes from the packaging box.

Patent Document 1 discloses this type of pre-connected extracorporeal circulation circuit system. In this extracorporeal circulation circuit system, medical instruments such as an artificial lung and a reservoir tank are connected in advance to various tubes. Generally, when storing an extracorporeal circulation circuit system in a packaging box, a bottom plate is placed on the inner bottom of the packaging box, medical instruments are placed on this bottom plate and fixed to the bottom plate with soft tape, and various tubes are attached to the medical equipment. placed on the top or side of the This soft tape is a hook-and-loop tape.

Patent No. 4695635

By the way, at a medical site, a doctor or operator takes out the medical instruments and various tubes along with the bottom plate from the packaging box, removes the hook-and-loop fastener tape, and removes the medical instruments from the bottom plate. However, in this kind of removal work, if you accidentally remove the hook-and-loop tape that should not be removed first, the medical instruments and various tubes that were fixed with the hook-and-loop tape may accidentally come apart. Become. For this reason, there is a risk that the tube may droop and come into contact with the floor or fall onto the floor. If the tube drips and touches the floor or falls, the tube cannot be kept clean, and the tube used in the surgical field may become contaminated, making it impossible to perform surgery. Therefore, handling of the tube is not easy.

Furthermore, if the order in which the hook-and-loop fastener tape is removed is incorrect, the medical device and the various tubes will fall apart, making it easy for the various tubes to become tangled, and it will take time to untangle these tangled tubes. For this reason, it is not easy to handle the various tubes, and preparation work before starting the procedure takes time.

Since hook-and-loop tape is made of a soft material, even if the male and female parts of the hook-and-loop tape are disengaged, the male and female parts will stick together again, so medical instruments and various tubes cannot be used. It takes extra effort to remove it from the bottom plate. The removed medical instruments and various tubes must be held using both hands, and it is impossible for one person to set up these medical instruments and various tubes, so multiple people must be involved. As described above, conventionally, when unpacking a packaging box, special care must be taken when taking out medical instruments and various tubes.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a method and method for packing medical instruments that improves the ease of handling medical instruments and various tubes and shortens the preparation time before starting a procedure. The purpose is to provide a packaging device for medical equipment.

The above-mentioned problem is a method for packing medical instruments that is connected in advance to a surgical field tube used in a surgical field and a non-surgical field tube used in a non-surgical field, the method being capable of storing the surgical field tube. A packaging pedestal is prepared, the operative field tube is stored in the packaging pedestal, the medical instrument is placed on the first mounting surface of the top surface of the packaging pedestal, and the non-operative field tube is placed on the first mounting surface of the top surface of the packaging pedestal. is placed on the second mounting surface of the top surface of the packaging pedestal, the packaging pedestal is placed on the bottom plate, and the bottom plate, the packaging pedestal, the medical instrument, and the non-surgical binding the medical device placed on the top surface of the packaging pedestal, the non-operative field tube, and the packaging pedestal with a second binding band. and tying the medical instruments and the non-operative field tube with a third tying band, and tying them with the first tying band, the second tying band, and the third tying band. The present invention is solved by the method for packaging a medical device, characterized in that the bottom plate, the packaging pedestal, the medical device, and the non-operative field tube are stored in a non-fixed state in a packaging box. be done.

According to the above configuration, the medical instruments are placed on the first placement surface on the top surface of the packaging pedestal, the non-operative field tube is placed on the second placement surface on the top surface, and the surgical field tube is placed on the second placement surface on the top surface. It is stored in the surgical field tube storage space on the packaging pedestal. Therefore, once the band is untied, the surgical field tube can be taken out from the surgical field tube storage space, and the surgical field tube can be handled separately from the non-operative field tube. Furthermore, medical instruments can be handled separately as surgical field tubes and non-operative field tubes. All you have to do is untie the first cable tie, second cable tie, and third cable tie in this order, making it easier to handle medical instruments and various tubes, and reducing preparation time before starting the procedure. can.

The problem is a medical device packaging device for packaging medical instruments that are connected in advance to a surgical field tube used in a surgical field and a non-surgical field tube used in a non-surgical field, the device storing the surgical field tube. a packaging pedestal having a top surface having a surgical field tube storage space, a first mounting surface on which the medical instrument is placed, and a second mounting surface on which the non-operative field tube is placed; a bottom plate on which the bottom surface of the packaging pedestal is placed, the bottom plate, the packaging pedestal housing the surgical field tube, the medical instrument placed on the first mounting surface, and the second mounting surface. a first binding band for binding the non-operative field tube placed on the placement surface; a first binding band for binding the non-operative field tube placed on the first placement surface; a second binding band that binds the medical instrument placed on the second placement surface and the non-operative field tube placed on the second placement surface; and the second placement at a position on one side of the first placement surface. a third binding band for binding the medical instruments and the non-operative field tubes in a state in which the non-operative field tubes are bundled and placed in the order of use on the surface, but are not tied to the packaging pedestal; and a packaging box for storing the tied bottom plate, the packaging pedestal, the medical device, and the non-operative field tube, according to the present invention. It is solved by

According to the above configuration, the medical instruments are placed on the first placement surface on the top surface of the packaging pedestal, the non-operative field tube is placed on the second placement surface on the top surface, and the surgical field tube is placed on the second placement surface on the top surface. It is stored in the surgical field tube storage space on the packaging pedestal. Therefore, once the band is untied, the surgical field tube can be taken out from the surgical field tube storage space, and the surgical field tube can be handled separately from the non-operative field tube. Furthermore, medical instruments can be handled separately as surgical field tubes and non-operative field tubes. All you have to do is untie the first cable tie, second cable tie, and third cable tie in this order, making it easier to handle medical instruments and various tubes, and reducing preparation time before starting the procedure. can.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method for packing medical instruments and a device for packing medical instruments, which can improve the ease of handling medical instruments and various tubes and shorten the preparation time before starting a procedure. .

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of a medical device packaging device including an embodiment of a medical device packaging base of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the packaging bag shown in FIG. 1, and the packaging object packaged in this packaging bag. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing each component shown in FIG. 2. FIG. It is a figure showing the inside of a packing case. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a side surface of the packaging case seen from direction M shown in FIG. 4; 6 is an enlarged view showing a portion N of the packaging case shown in FIG. 5. FIG. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a preferable structural example of a packaging base. It is a figure which shows the example of use of a packaging pedestal. It is a figure which shows an example of how a 1st binding band, a 2nd binding band, and a 3rd binding band are removed in order. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a unit of a reservoir tank, an oxygenator lung assembly, and a packaging bag is held with one hand.

Below, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The embodiments described below are preferred specific examples of the present invention, and therefore have various technically preferable limitations. However, the scope of the present invention does not particularly limit the present invention in the following description. Unless otherwise specified, the embodiments are not limited to these embodiments. Further, in each drawing, similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

(Medical equipment packaging device 1)
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of a medical device packaging apparatus including an embodiment of the medical device packaging base of the present invention. A packaging device 1 shown in FIG. 1 stores and packs medical equipment, such as a part of an extracorporeal circulation circuit system used in heart surgery or the like. First, a configuration example of the medical device packaging apparatus 1 will be described.

A medical device packaging apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a packaging box 2 and a packaging case 3. The packaging box 2 is, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped cardboard box, and has a bottom portion 2A, side portions 2B, 2C, 2D, and 2E, and top lid portions 2F, 2G, 2H, and 2I. 2I can be opened and closed. The storage space 2J of the packaging box 2 has a size that can accommodate the packaging case 3. The packaging case 3 is stored in the packaging box 2 without being bundled.

The packaging case 3 is a rectangular parallelepiped box made of transparent plastic, for example, so that stored items can be seen from the outside. The packaging case 3 has a main body 4 and an inner lid 5. The main body portion 4 has a bottom portion 4A, side portions 4B, 4C, 4D, and 4E, and has an opening portion 4F at the top. The main body part 4 has a rectangular parallelepiped storage space 4J, and is also called a main body tray. The inner lid 5 is fitted and held near the opening 4F of the main body 4, and is also called an auxiliary tray. The inner lid 5 has a bottom portion 5A, side portions 5B, 5C, 5D, and 5E, and has an opening 5F at the top. The inner lid 5 has a rectangular parallelepiped storage space 5J.

If the packaging case 3 shown in FIG. 1 is a sealable box made of plastic, even if the packaging box 2 that further houses this packaging case 3 is made of corrugated paper, paper powder may be removed from the packaging box 2 made of corrugated paper. can be prevented from adhering to the medical instruments and various tubes inside the packaging case 3. Further, in medical facilities such as hospitals, the packaging case 3 is stored in a state in which it is removed from the packaging box 2, so that the packaging box 2, which is a cardboard box, does not need to be used in the medical facility, which is preferable from a sanitary standpoint. A packaging bag 6 is stored in the storage space 4J of the main body 4 shown in FIG. 1, and other relatively small packaging bags 7 and 8 are stored in the storage space 5J of the inner lid 5. The packaging bag 6 encloses a packaging object 10 including some medical instruments of the extracorporeal circulation circuit system, as shown by the broken line. The packaging bags 7 and 8 are used to package attached tubes, instruments, etc. in order to maintain sanitary conditions.

(Pedestal 20 for packaging object 10)
FIG. 2 shows the packaging bag 6 shown in FIG. 1 and the packaging object 10 packaged in the packaging bag 6. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing each component shown in FIG. 2.
Referring to FIG. 2, the packaging bag 6 is indicated by a dashed line, and the packaging bag 6 covers the object to be packaged 10 in order to maintain good sanitary conditions. It is sealed by left and right sealing parts 6D. An example of the configuration of the packaging object 10 to be packaged in the packaging bag 6 will be described. The packaging object 10 has a packaging pedestal 20 and a bottom plate 21. First, a structural example of the packaging pedestal 20 will be explained.

(Packing pedestal 20)
As shown in FIG. 2, the packing pedestal 20 is also called a surgical field tray or a packing tray, and is used to pack medical instruments, surgical field tubes, and non-operative field tubes. The packaging pedestal 20 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is made of, for example, thin-walled plastic and has cushioning properties, so the packaging pedestal 20 can be used as a cushioning material to alleviate external impact forces. fulfill the role of Therefore, even if there is an external impact, the impact can be alleviated and the medical instruments, surgical field tube, and non-operative field tube can be protected. The packaging pedestal 20 has a substrate portion 22 and a lid 23. The substrate section 22 has a surgical field tube placement section 24 on which the surgical field tube 100 is placed. The lid 23 is fitted onto the base plate part 22 from above in order to close the surgical field tube placement part 24.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 2, the substrate section 22 has a plate section 22A and side sections 22B, 22C, 22D, and 22E. Thereby, the rectangular parallelepiped surgical field tube placement part 24 of the base plate part 22 is a part surrounded by the plate part 22A and the side parts 22B, 22C, 22D, and 22E. The surgical field tube 100 is placed on the surgical field tube placement section 24 . On the other hand, the lid 23 has a top surface 30 and four side surfaces 23B, 23C, 23D, and 23E. Thereby, the lid 23 has a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped space 23F shown in FIG. 2 surrounded by the top surface 30 and four side surfaces 23B, 23C, 23D, and 23E. This space portion 23F and the surgical field tube mounting portion 24 constitute a surgical field tube storage space 40.

The packing pedestal 20 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 packs medical instruments that are connected in advance to a surgical field tube 100 used in a surgical field and a plurality of non-surgical field tubes 200 used in a non-surgical field. The surgical field tube 100 and the non-operative field tube 200 are made of a flexible and transparent material, such as vinyl chloride resin or silicone rubber. Examples of this medical instrument (also referred to as a device) include a reservoir tank 300 and an oxygenator 400. The reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400 are devices that constitute an extracorporeal circulation circuit system, and the reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400 are connected by a connecting portion 350. This connecting portion 350 can be grasped by a doctor or operator to move the integrated reservoir tank 300, oxygenator 400, and packaging bag 210 from the packaging pedestal 20. There is.

The surgical field tube 100 is used in the surgical field. The non-operative field tube 200 is used in a non-operative field other than the operative field of surgery. This surgical field is the area on the side of the doctor who performs the surgery, and is, for example, the area where the patient's chest is opened and the heart is exposed. The non-operative field is an area outside the surgical field, where a reservoir tank 300 and an oxygenator 400, which are medical instruments that are part of the extracorporeal circulation circuit system, are set about 1 meter behind the doctor. This is an area where an operator who operates medical equipment such as the artificial lung 400 is present. The surgical field and non-operative field are usually separated by a curtain.

As shown in FIG. 2, the surgical field tube 100 is sealed within, for example, a transparent packaging bag 110. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the plurality of non-operative field tubes 200 are, for example, a plurality of non-operative field tubes 200A, 200B, and 200C. Each non-operative field tube 200A, 200B, 200C is sealed, for example, in a transparent packaging bag 210, preferably in the order in which they are taken out during surgical preparation. Further, the medical device assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400 is further sealed in a packaging bag, although illustration is omitted to simplify the drawing.

As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 3, the top surface 30 of the lid 23 is, for example, a rectangular area. The top surface 30 has a first mounting surface 31 and a second mounting surface 32. The first mounting surface 31 and the second mounting surface 32 are formed side by side, and are both rectangular regions. The first mounting surface 31 is a region on which the assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400 is mounted, and the second mounting surface 32 is a region on which the non-operative field tube 200 and its packaging bag 210 are mounted. It is. That is, the non-operative field tube 200 and its packaging bag 210 are placed on the side of the assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400, and the non-operative field tube 200 and its packaging bag 210 are placed between the reservoir tank 300 and the artificial lung 400. It is placed on the top surface 30 side by side with the lung assembly 400.

(Bottom plate 21)
The bottom plate 21 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is a plate-shaped member for supporting the packaging pedestal 20 by placing the bottom surface 22R of the packaging pedestal 20, and is, for example, a hard plastic plate. The size of the bottom plate 21 is the same as or larger than the size of the bottom surface 22R of the packaging pedestal 20.

(First binding band 51, second binding band 52, third binding band 53)
Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the first binding band 51, the second binding band 52, and the third binding band 53 will be explained.
The first binding band 51, the second binding band 52, and the third binding band 53 are examples of binding means for binding the objects 10 to be packaged. The first binding band 51, the second binding band 52, and the third binding band 53 are, for example, a belt-shaped member 60 made of a relatively hard plastic material, and a buckle that removably connects one end and the other end of the belt-shaped member 60. 61. As a result, the doctor or operator can easily untie the band member 60 with one touch by pressing the buckle 61. If a commonly used soft material hook-and-loop tape is used as a cable tie, even if a doctor or operator peels off the male and female sections of the hook-and-loop tape, the male and female sections will stick together again. often causes phenomena. For this reason, it takes two or three times to resolve the binding state at the surgical site, and it takes a long time to prepare before starting the procedure.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the first binding band 51 is a general binding band that binds all the elements of the packaging object 10, and includes an assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400, and the packaging All elements including the non-operative field tube 200 packaged in the bag 210, the packaging pedestal 20, and the bottom plate 21 are bundled.
The second binding band 52 is a partial binding band (also referred to as a first partial binding band) that binds some of all the elements of the packaging object 10, and is a partial binding band that binds some of the elements of the packaging object 10, and is a partial binding band that binds the reservoir tank 300 and the artificial The assembly 390 of the lung 400, the non-operative field tube 200 packaged in the packaging bag 210, and the packaging base 20 are tied together.
The third binding band 53 is another partial binding band (also referred to as a second partial binding band) that binds some of all the elements, and is used to connect the assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400, and the packaging band. Only the non-operative field tube 200 packaged in the bag 210 is tied together.

In this way, the second binding band 52 is not bound to the bottom plate 21, and is connected to the bottom surface 22R of the packaging pedestal 20 and the reservoir tank 300 placed on the first mounting surface 31. The assembly 390 of the lung 400 and the packaging bag 210 of the non-operative field tube 200 placed on the second placement surface 32 can be reliably bound. Furthermore, the third binding band 53 is not tied to the packaging pedestal 20, and is attached to the assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400, and to the non-surgical unit placed on the second mounting surface 32. The outer tube 200 and the packaging bag 210 can be reliably bound together.

When removing the binding at the surgical site, the removal of the binding is performed, for example, in the order of the first binding band 51, the second binding band 52, and the third binding band 53. Note that the order in which the first binding band 51, the second binding band 52, and the third binding band 53 should be removed is made clear to the doctor or operator. Band 53 is colored differently. Alternatively, the first binding band 51, the second binding band 52, and the third binding band 53 are given numbers such as "1, 2, 3" to indicate the order in which they are removed. This prevents the doctor or operator from making a mistake in the order in which the cable ties are removed, and allows the unpacking work to be carried out smoothly.

(Packaging case 3)
Next, a structural example of the packaging case 3 shown in FIG. 1 will be further described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. 4 shows the inside of the packaging case 3, FIG. 5 shows the side surface of the packaging case 3 seen from direction M shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 shows the part N of the packaging case 3 shown in FIG. It is an enlarged view. As shown in FIG. 4, the packaging case 3 has a main body portion 4 and an inner lid 5. As shown in FIG. The inner lid 5 is fitted into the opening 4F of the main body 4 and is held at a position above the opening 4F. The inner lid 5 not only accommodates the packaging bags 7 and 8, but also has the role of preventing the packaging bag 6 stored in the main body 4 from lifting up during transportation. Thereby, the assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400 in the packaging bag 6, the packaging bag 210, and the packaging base 20 can be prevented from moving up and down unintentionally during transportation.

(Extension member 6P of packaging bag 6)
Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the packaging bag 6 is provided with a plurality of extension members 6P such as strings. The extension member 6P is a band-shaped member and can be made of the same material as the packaging bag 6. Two extension members 6P are led out from the vicinity of one sealing part 6D to the outside of the main body part 4, and the remaining two extension members 6P are led out from the vicinity of the other sealing part 6D to the outside of the main body part 4. It has been derived up to Furthermore, the four extension members 6P are sandwiched between the inner surface 4S of the main body portion 4 and the outer surface 5S of the inner lid 5, so that they do not move.

As shown in FIG. 4, the packaging case 3 is sterilized by reducing the pressure in a sterilization process with the packaging bag 6 housed in the main body 4 and the inner lid 5 closed. During the sterilization process, the pressure inside the sterilization tank is varied, and negative pressure is applied after positive pressure is applied. Therefore, after the inside of the packaging bag 6 in which the pre-connected operative field tube, non-operative field tube, and medical instruments are stored expands, the packaging bag 6 collapses all at once. In this case, pressure may be applied to the operative field tube 100, non-operative field tube 200, etc., and a kink may occur. In order to prevent such tube kink, the above-mentioned extension member 6P is provided. That is, by continuing to pull the packaging bag 6, the extension member 6P prevents the packaging bag 6 from shrinking and collapsing during the sterilization process, and the tube accommodated in the packaging bag 6 is bent. Kinking of tubes such as the operative field tube 100 and the non-operative field tube 200 is suppressed.

By the way, in conventional packaging boxes, a pre-connect circuit housed in a packaging bag is placed directly into a cardboard box. However, paper dust comes out from cardboard boxes. Because medical facilities such as hospitals do not like the generation of paper dust, it is preferable to store the pre-connect circuits housed in the packaging bag without removing them from the cardboard box. However, the set of pre-connect circuits has accessories such as other circuits. Therefore, if the pre-connect circuit housed in the packaging bag is stored out of the cardboard box, it becomes difficult to store and manage the accessories.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the packaging case 3 has a double storage structure including a main body 4 and an inner lid 5. As mentioned above, the extension member 6P of the packaging bag 6 is hooked and sandwiched between the main body 4 and the inner lid 5, so the packaging bag 6 packaging the pre-connect circuit should not shrink. This prevents tube kinking. The double-structured packing case 3 shown in Fig. 4 is sterilized while being placed in the packing box 2, which is a cardboard box shown in Fig. 1, and the packing case 3 can be easily stored in hospitals with it removed from the packing box 2. can. Since the accessories can be stored in the inner lid 5, it is possible to avoid accidentally throwing away the accessories.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the inner lid 5 has a substantially L-shaped edge 5W. This edge portion 5W is held by hanging over the upper end 4T of the main body portion 4, and the pressure contact projection 5V is abutted against the outer surface 4H of the main body portion 4. Thereby, the inner lid 5 is fixed within the main body 4. Therefore, the inner lid 5 reliably prevents the assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and oxygenator 400 in the packaging bag 6, the packaging bag 210, and the packaging base 20 from moving up and down during transportation. I can do it.

(Example of structure of packaging pedestal 20)
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a preferred structural example of the packaging pedestal 20. FIG. 8 shows an example of how the packaging base 20 is used. V-shaped notches 65 are provided in the side surfaces 22C and 22E of the base plate 22 of the packaging pedestal 20, respectively. The cutout portions 65, 65 are located at corresponding positions, and are provided closer to the side surface portion 22D. A tensioning linear member 22K is attached to the plate portion 22A of the substrate portion 22. When the doctor or operator pulls the linear member 22K in the direction of the arrow Z, the plate portion 22A bends between the portion 22L of the side surface portion 22C and the portion 22E of the side surface portion 22E, centering on the bending base line 22X (direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper in FIG. 8). The portion 22P can be bent in the Y direction, as shown in FIG. Thereby, the doctor can easily remove the packaging bag 110 containing the surgical field tube 100 from inside the base plate part 22 while wearing gloves. That is, by bending the part 22T of the base plate 22 relative to the remaining part 22S, even if the doctor is wearing gloves, he or she can easily remove the surgical field tube 100 from the surgical field tube storage space 40 of the packaging base 20 in the surgical field. can be taken out.

(Example of packing work)
Next, as shown in FIG. 1, an example of a packing method for packing medical instruments will be briefly described. First, the packaging pedestal 20 shown in FIG. 2 is prepared, and the operative field tube 100 in the packaging bag 110 is stored in the operative field tube storage space 40 of the packaging pedestal 20. As shown in FIG. 2, an assembly 390 of a reservoir tank 300 and an oxygenator 400, which are medical instruments, is placed in a packaging bag (not shown) on the first mounting surface 31 of the top surface 30 of the packaging base 20. The non-operative field tube 200 placed in the packaging bag 210 is placed on the second placement surface 32 of the top surface 30 of the packaging pedestal 20. The bottom surface 22R of the packaging pedestal 20 is placed on the bottom plate 21, and the bottom plate 21, the packaging pedestal 20, the assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400, and the non-operative field tube 200 are connected to the first cable tie. It concludes at 51.

Furthermore, the assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400, which are medical instruments placed on the top surface 30 of the packaging pedestal 20, the non-operative field tube 200, and the packaging pedestal 20 are connected to each other by the second binding band 52. can be tied together. The assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400 and the non-operative field tube 200 can be tied together with the third binding band 53.
After that, the bottom plate 21 bound by the first binding band 51, the second binding band 52, and the third binding band 53, the packaging pedestal 20, and the assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and oxygenator 400, which are medical instruments, are assembled. The surgical field tube 200 is sealed with a packaging bag 6 shown in FIG. 1 and stored preferably in an unfixed state in the packaging box 2 shown in FIG. Note that the order of the binding work using the first binding band 51, the second binding band 52, and the third binding band 53 is not limited to this and can be arbitrarily selected. The binding work may be performed in the order of the binding bands 51. Moreover, the positions where the first binding band 51, the second binding band 52, and the third binding band 53 are arranged are just an example, and can be arbitrarily selected without being limited to the illustrated example.

(Example of work when unpacking at a medical site)
Next, an example of a work in which the above-described medical device packaging device 1 and packaging pedestal 20 are unpacked at a medical site will be described.
When the medical device packaging apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 arrives at a medical site, the packaging box 2 is opened and the packaging case 3 is taken out. The packing case 3 is taken out in the state shown in FIG. 4, and the inner lid 5 is taken out from the main body part 4. The packaging bag 6 is taken out from the main body 4, and the packaging bags 7 and 8 are taken out from the inner lid 5.

When the packaging bag 6 is taken out, as shown in FIG. The packaging pedestal 20 on which the tube 200 is placed and the bottom plate 21 are bound together by a first binding band 51. Since the specifications of so-called pre-connect products of extracorporeal circulation circuit systems differ from hospital to hospital, the order in which the cable ties are removed differs from hospital to hospital. In the embodiment of the present invention, as illustrated in FIG. 9, the first binding band 51, the second binding band 52, and the third binding band 53 are removed in order. FIG. 9 shows, as an example of the order in which the binding bands are removed, a first binding band 51, a second binding band 52, and a third binding band 53 are removed in order.

First, as shown in FIG. 9(A), by removing the first binding band 51, only the bottom plate 21 is removed from the reservoir tank 300 and oxygenator 400 assembly 390, and the non-operative field packaged in the packaging bag 210. The tube 200 and the packaging base 20 are separated.
Next, as shown in FIG. 9(B), by removing the second binding band 52, the assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400 and the non-operative field tube 200 packaged in the packaging bag 210 are removed from the packaging. Only the base 20 is separated.

In this way, only the packaging pedestal 20 housing the surgical field tube 100 is separated from the reservoir tank 300 and oxygenator 400 assembly 390 and the non-surgical field tube 200 packaged in the packaging bag 210. , the assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300, the oxygenator 400, and the packaging bag 210 are still bound together by the third binding band 53. The assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300, the oxygenator 400, and the packaging bag 210, which are bound by the third binding band 53, is attached to a holder 501 of a hanging stand 500, for example, as shown in FIG. 9(B). It can be hung using. That is, as shown in FIGS. 9(B) and 10, the doctor or operator lifts the connecting portion 350 with one hand HD. Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, the assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400, and the packaging bag 210 are hung on the holder 501 of the stand 500.

In this way, the assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400 can be easily hung and held by one hand on the holder 501 of the stand 500, so that the doctor or operator has both hands free. Therefore, the doctor or operator uses both hands to remove the third binding band 53 and separate the packaging bag 210 from the assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and oxygenator 400, as shown in FIG. 9(C). Then, by tearing the packaging bag 210, the plurality of non-operative field tubes 200A, 200B, and 200C shown in FIG. 3 of the plurality of non-operative field tubes 200 can be taken out in the order of use. The plurality of non-operative field tubes 200A, 200B, and 200C of the taken-out non-operative field tube 200 are connected in sequence.

On the other hand, during surgery, the separated packaging pedestal 20 is handed to the doctor by the operator as a surgical field tray. That is, the operator hands the packing base 20 to the doctor with the operative field tube 100 stored therein. As a result, the surgical field tube 100 is not taken out from the packaging pedestal 20, so it is possible to pass the surgical field tube 100 from the non-operative field area where the operator is present to the surgical field area where the doctor is present while maintaining the cleanliness of the surgical field tube 100. can.

When the operator opens the lid 23 from the base plate 22 of the packaging pedestal 20, as shown in FIG. The packaging bag 110 of the surgical field tube 100 is taken out. The packaging bag 110 shown in FIG. 7 is torn and the surgical field tube 100 is taken out. The surgical field tube 100 includes a blood removal tube (blood removal circuit) and a blood feeding tube (blood feeding circuit). The venous catheter (blood removal catheter) is inserted from the femoral vein, and the tip of the venous catheter is placed in the right atrium. The artery side catheter (blood feeding side catheter) is inserted from the femoral artery. The venous catheter is connected to the centrifugal pump side using the blood removal tube of the surgical field tube 100. When the centrifugal pump operates, blood is removed from the blood removal tube, passed through the artificial lung, oxygenated and carbon dioxide removed, and then returned to the patient via the blood supply tube of the surgical field tube 100.

As described above, if the first binding band 51, second binding band 52, and third binding band 53 shown in FIG. It can be recognized, so you don't make a mistake in the order in which you remove the band. Further, as described above, if the first binding band 51, the second binding band 52, and the third binding band 53 are numbered to indicate the order in which they are removed, the order in which the bands are removed will not be mistaken. Therefore, it does not take more time than necessary to set up the extracorporeal circulation circuit system, and the preparation time for the procedure can be shortened.

Furthermore, by sequentially removing the first binding band 51, second binding band 52, and third binding band 53 provided with buckles, the binding state can be released with one touch. Therefore, the assembly 390 of the reservoir tank 300 and the oxygenator 400 can be removed by removing the bottom plate 21 and the packaging base 20 without making a mistake in the order in which the bundles are removed.

The separated reservoir tank 300 and oxygenator 400 assembly 390 and packaging bag 210 can be hung on the holder 501 of the stand 500 by a single doctor or operator. Therefore, after that, the doctor or operator can set up the extracorporeal circulation circuit system using both hands, so the time required for setup can be shortened and the start of the procedure is not delayed. In addition, the operative field tubes and non-operative field tubes do not inadvertently drip and come into contact with the floor surface, so the cleanliness of each tube can be maintained.

The packaging pedestal 20 serving as an operative field tray carries an assembly 390 of a reservoir tank 300 and an oxygenator 400, and a packaging bag 210, and also functions as a cushioning material. The use of an oxygenator tray to house the oxygenator has been eliminated, reducing the work required to unfasten the oxygenator from the oxygenator tray. By using the packaging pedestal 20, the width dimension can be reduced by about 30%, and the packaging size can be made more compact. The assembly 390 of the packaging pedestal 20, the reservoir tank 300, the oxygenator 400, and the packaging bag 210 are bound by the second binding band 52 and the third binding band 53, so they can be removed from the bottom plate 21 by holding them with one hand. .

(Comparative explanation of conventional packaging methods)
The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. Here, problems with the packaging of conventional extracorporeal circulation circuit systems will be briefly explained. Traditionally, during packaging, the surgical field tube is placed in the area next to the device reservoir tank and oxygenator. This surgical field tube is connected to the oxygenator and the reservoir tank, but the surgical field tube, the artificial lung, and the reservoir tank are not integrally fixed with hook-and-loop tape or the like. For this reason, the surgical field tube, oxygenator, and reservoir tank cannot be lifted with one hand and must be lifted with both hands, making it impossible to set up the extracorporeal circulation circuit system with one hand.

The hook-and-loop tape used in the past is soft, so when you try to remove the hook-and-loop tape, the male and female sections of the hook-and-loop tape stick together again, which gets in the way and takes time. . Moreover, if the order of removing multiple hook-and-loop fastener tapes is incorrect, tubes such as the operative field tube and the non-operative field tube become tangled, and it takes time and effort to untangle the tangled tubes.

Therefore, it takes time to set up the extracorporeal circuit system, resulting in a delay in starting the procedure. If the hook-and-loop tape that should not be removed is untied and the tube accidentally falls to the floor, the tube becomes unclean and cannot be used. Because the doctor or operator must hold the oxygenator, reservoir tank, and surgical field tube in separate hands, both hands are occupied, making it impossible for one person to set up the extracorporeal circulation circuit system, and requiring multiple people to handle the setup. There must be.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the scope of the claims. A part of the configuration of the above embodiment may be omitted or may be arbitrarily combined in a manner different from that described above. The number of binding bands used and the binding positions are not limited to the illustrated example and can be arbitrarily selected.

1: Packing device, 2: Packing box, 2A: Bottom, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E: Side, 2F, 2G, 2H, 2I: Top lid, 2J: Storage space, 3: Packing case, 4: Main body , 4A: Bottom, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E: Side, 4F: Opening, 4H: Outside, 4J: Storage space, 4S: Inside, 4T: Top, 5: Inner lid, 5A: Bottom, 5B, 5C , 5D, 5E: Side part, 5F: Opening part, 5J: Storage space, 5S: External surface, 5V: Pressure contact projection, 5W: Edge part, 6: Packaging bag, 6D: Sealing part, 6P: Extension member, 7 , 8: packaging bag, 10: packaging object, 20: packaging pedestal, 21: bottom plate, 22: substrate part, 22A: plate part, 22B, 22C, 22D, 22E: side part, 22K: linear member, 22L, 22P: Part, 22R: Bottom, 22S: Remaining part, 22T: Part, 22X: Bend base line, 23: Lid, 23B, 23C, 23D, 23E: Side part, 23F: Space, 24: Surgical field tube placement part, 30: top surface, 31: first mounting surface, 32: second mounting surface, 40: surgical field tube storage space, 51: first cable tie, 52: second cable tie, 53: third cable Band, 60: Band member, 61: Buckle, 65: Notch, 100: Surgical field tube, 110: Packaging bag, 200, 200A, 200B, 200C: Non-surgical field tube, 210: Packaging bag, 300: Reservoir tank, 350: Connection part, 390: Assembly, 400: Oxygenator, 500: Stand, 501: Holder, HD: One hand, N: Part

Claims (2)

A method for packaging medical devices, comprising: packaging medical devices that are connected in advance to a surgical field tube used in a surgical field and a non-surgical field tube used in a non-surgical field;
preparing a packaging pedestal capable of accommodating the surgical field tube, storing the surgical field tube in the packaging pedestal,
With the medical instrument placed on the first placement surface of the top surface of the packaging pedestal and the non-operative field tube placed on the second placement surface of the top surface of the packaging pedestal , the placing a packaging pedestal on a bottom plate and binding the bottom plate, the packaging pedestal, the medical instrument, and the non-operative field tube with a first binding band;
Binding the medical instrument placed on the top surface of the packaging pedestal, the non-operative field tube, and the packaging pedestal with a second binding band;
binding the medical instrument and the non-operative field tube with a third binding band;
The bottom plate bound by the first binding band, the second binding band, and the third binding band, the packaging pedestal, the medical instrument, and the non-operative field tube are not fixed to the packaging box. A method of packaging medical equipment characterized by storing it in a A medical device packaging device for packaging medical devices that are connected in advance to a surgical field tube used in a surgical field and a non-surgical field tube used in a non-surgical field,
A top surface having a surgical field tube storage space for storing the surgical field tube, a first mounting surface on which the medical instrument is placed, and a second mounting surface on which the non-surgical field tube is placed; a packaging pedestal having;
a bottom plate on which the bottom of the packaging pedestal is placed;
The bottom plate, the packaging pedestal that accommodates the surgical field tube, the medical instrument placed on the first placement surface, and the non-slip device placed on the second placement surface. a first cable tie for binding the surgical field tube;
the packing pedestal housing the surgical field tube; the medical instrument placed on the first mounting surface; and the non-surgical field tube placed on the second mounting surface. a second cable tie that ties together the
The non-operative field tubes are bundled and placed in the order of use on the second placement surface located on one side of the first placement surface, and the non-operative field tubes are placed in an unbound state on the packaging pedestal. a third binding band that binds the medical instrument and the non-operative field tube;
a packaging box that stores the tied bottom plate, the packaging pedestal, the medical instrument, and the non-operative field tube;
A packaging device for medical instruments, comprising :

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