DE102005018713A1 - Automated washing and disinfecting of hospital bed mattresses provides enclosed cycle including drying - Google Patents

Abstract

The washing and disinfection processing of bed mattresses in a hospital or sanitarium is carried out by a machine system. The enclosed machine has an in feed area that transfers the mattress through a washing and disinfecting stage leading to a drying unit before being fed out.

Description

short version

Technical problem of Invention = technical task and objective

current are alternating pressure mattresses / decubitus mattresses (WD systems) and similar, to be cleaned / disinfected items at the manufacturer with the Hand or centrally cleaned and disinfected individually in cleaning systems.

• – lange Bearbeitungszeiten vom Versand der WD-Systeme an die Reinigungszentren über die Verweilzeit bis zur Rücksendung (meist bis zu 4 Wochen)
• – bedingt durch die lange Bearbeitungszeit muss die medizinische Einrichtung oder das Sanitätshaus eine bestimmte Anzahl von WD-Systeme mehr als notwendig lagern, um die Versorgungssicherheit für die Patienten zu garantieren
• – hohe Kosten für den Versand, Reinigung und erhöhte Lagerhaltung der WD-Systeme
• – der Durchlauf der Wechseldrucksysteme oder ähnliche, zu reinigende/desinfizierende Gegenstände ist zu zeitaufwendig

The problems with these methods are:

• - long processing times from the dispatch of the WD systems to the cleaning centers over the retention time until the return (usually up to 4 weeks)
• - Due to the long processing time, the medical facility or the medical supply store must store a certain number of WD systems more than necessary to guarantee the security of supply for the patients
• - High costs for shipping, cleaning and increased storage of WD systems
• - The passage of the alternating pressure systems or similar, to be cleaned / disinfected items is too time-consuming

Solution of the problem or the technical task

With the disinfection & and Drying cell (washing line) became a device provided the possibility has created, in manufacturers of WD systems, in medical Facilities or medical supplies at least 4 pieces WD systems or a big one Number of similar ones Objects at the same time to clean and disinfect. Through the subsequent drying cell will ship the disinfected WD systems or similar items removed.

With BG carriage drawing number RW-001-04-000-01-N became a rack developed, which can accommodate at least 4 WD systems, without the so-called shadow (untreated areas) during cleaning / disinfection may occur and the WD system according to the Medical Devices Act is disinfected.

This Procedures to clean / disinfect WD systems in the car wash reha wash by means of the BG-Wagen drawing number RW-001-04-000-01-N in the Institut Marburg concerning the observance of the legal Requirements of the Medical Devices Act and as a validated procedure approved.

Of the BG carriage drawing number RW-001-04-000-01-N has been designed to that this easily synonymous for other similar, can be used to clean / disinfectant items.

The Disinfection cell is rigidly connected to the drying cell and the BG-car is about conveyor belts transported. The disinfection cell is by an automatic operated roller door arranged separately to the drying cell. The Entry to the disinfection cell and exit from the drying cell are also equipped with automatic roll-up doors. The up- or departure via Ramps with recessed track.

Of the BG wagon comes with at least 4 WD systems or with other similar ones objects stocked and in the gate opening pushed the disinfection cell until the automatic feeder acts and the BG-cart enters the disinfection cell up to the end position. After that includes the gate opening automatically and the cleaning or disinfection process begins. After completion of this process opens the gate for the subsequent one Drying cell and the BG cart will automatically enter the drying cell transported further. At the same time, the roller door opens Disinfection cell and the next BG wagon can be retracted.

To Procedure of the drying process, the BG-cars automatically on the Exit ramp extended.

Consequently is an automatic continuous circulation of the feed the disinfection cell to the extension of the BG-carriage after the Drying given.

field of use

at Manufacturers of WD systems or in medical facilities and medical supplies can with the carwash reha wash big at the same time Sets of WD systems or similar, to be cleaned / disinfected objects after the validated machine Method for cleaning and disinfecting WD systems by means of of BG carriage drawing number RW-001-04-000-01-N and thus the throughput increases and thus costs are saved.

Claims (3)

The disinfection and drying cell (washing line) consists of a cleaning and disinfection cell and a subsequent drying cell. There are a number of decubitus mat Ratzen (alternating pressure mattresses), other mattresses, bedsteads and similar items to be cleaned attached to trolleys and automatically transported through the disinfection and drying cell and treated by a validated cleaning and disinfection process. All cleaning and disinfection procedures are validated procedures according to the Medical Devices Act. The dimensions of the disinfection and drying cell (washing line) can each be selected according to the number of each wash to be cleaned / disinfected commodities.