JP2001321418A - Method and apparatus for controlling aseptic clothing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and apparatus for controlling aseptic clothing, capable of accurately controlling the aseptic clothing subjected to autoclave treatment and capable of certainly replacing the same before service life expires. SOLUTION: The aseptic clothing 10 subjected to autoclave treatment, a discrimination tag 12 attached to the aseptic clothing and molded so as to be capable of withstanding the environment of autoclave treatment and the memory element 14 provided in the discrimination tag 12 and capable of withstanding autoclave treatment are provided. The discrimination data of the aseptic clothing 10 and the autoclaving number of times thereof are stored in the memory element 14 and the judgment of the life of the aseptic clothing 10 stopping the use of the aseptic clothing 10 on the basis of the data of the memory element 14 when the autoclaving number of times becomes a predetermined number of times and the aseptic clothing 10 approaches life expiration is discriminated on the basis of the material used in the aseptic clothing 10 and the function due to the temperature, time and treatment number of times of autoclave treatment.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sterile garment management method and apparatus for sterilizing and cleaning sterile garments used in pharmaceutical companies, research laboratories, and hospitals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, clothing such as white garments used in pharmaceutical companies and medical research laboratories have been sterilized for cleaning. This sterilization is a process called autoclave, which is performed at about 121 to 132 ° C. for 15 to 9 hours.
It is sterilized under high pressure steam for about 0 minutes, then dried and reused.

[0003] Here, polyester fibers are mainly used as a material of clothing such as a white coat. The polyester fiber is hydrolyzed under high-temperature and high-pressure steam, and the strength of the fiber is liable to be reduced. In the case of clothing to be subjected to autoclaving, the life is remarkably short as compared with clothing that is usually washed.

[0004]

In the case of the above-mentioned prior art, it is difficult to accurately judge the life of clothing subjected to autoclaving, and it is hardly distinguished visually whether or not the life has expired. There was a problem. In addition, it is conceivable to control the number of times of autoclave processing for each garment.However, since a large amount of garments are autoclaved, it is difficult to manage individual garments, and the autoclave processing itself is an extremely severe environment. However, there is no means for recording the history on clothing.

[0005] Therefore, in the past, when there was extreme dirt or damage visually, or when it was used for a certain period for a sense,
Since the white coats etc. were switched according to the appropriate judgment, those that have not reached the end of their life have also been switched, causing waste, and those that have become too brittle after the end of their life cannot be used, and the function of the clothing cannot be exhibited. There were cases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the related art, and it is possible to accurately control a sterile garment to be autoclaved, and to make it possible to surely switch the sterile garment before the end of its life. An object of the present invention is to provide a clothing management method and a clothing management device.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a sterile garment to be autoclaved, an identification tag attached to the sterile garment and formed to withstand the environment of the autoclave processing, and an identification tag provided in the identification tag. A storage element capable of withstanding autoclave processing, the storage element stores the identification information of the aseptic garment and the number of autoclaves, and when the number of autoclaves reaches a predetermined number and approaches the life of the aseptic garment, the storage element This is a method of managing aseptic clothing that stops using the aseptic clothing based on information. The determination of the life of the sterile garment is made by a function based on the material used for the sterile garment, the temperature and time of the autoclave treatment, and the number of times of the treatment.

Further, the present invention stores identification information of the sterile garment in the storage element, and stores the number of autoclave processes of the sterile garment to which the storage element is attached in a predetermined storage device for each of the identification information. This is a method of managing aseptic clothing that stops using the aseptic clothing based on the information in the storage device when the number of times of autoclave processing reaches a predetermined number.

The present invention also provides a sterile garment to be autoclaved, an identification tag attached to the sterile garment and formed to withstand the environment of the autoclave process, and an autoclave provided in the identification tag and capable of withstanding the autoclave process. A storage element, an antenna device that reads and writes information in the storage element, and a control device such as a computer that sends information to the storage element via the antenna device and reads information in the storage element are provided. It is an aseptic clothing management device.

The present invention also provides an antenna device for reading information in the storage element, a control device such as a computer for reading information in the storage element via the antenna device, and a control device based on the information from the storage element. And a storage device for storing information relating to the autoclave process for each sterile garment.

Further, when the control device causes the number of autoclaves of the sterile garment to reach a predetermined number, or when the life of the sterile garment is approaching, display means for displaying the same is provided. In addition, in order to determine the life of the sterile garment, a model table or function based on the temperature and time of the autoclave process and the number of times of the process is stored in the storage device in the control device, and the model table is referred to or Is calculated to determine the life of the sterile garment.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. The aseptic garment management device according to this embodiment includes a sterile garment 10 to be autoclaved and a sterile garment 10 so as not to easily come off the germ garment 10. Attached,
It has an identification tag 12 molded in a hermetically sealed state with a resin that can withstand the environment of the autoclave process, and a storage element 14 provided in the identification tag 12 and capable of withstanding the autoclave process. The identification tag 12 supplies energy by an electromagnetic induction method and enables writing and reading of the internal storage element 14. Further, an appropriate number of antenna devices 15, 16, and 17 for reading and writing information in the storage element 14, sending information to the storage element 14 via the antenna devices 15 to 17, A computer 18 is provided as a control device for reading the data.

The computer 18 has a CPU for control.
20, a memory 24 as a storage device for storing information, a monitor 24 for displaying various information, and a printer 26 for output are connected. Further, a display device 28 is provided which determines and displays the life of the sterile garment based on the information in the storage element 14 by the computer 18.

The autoclave treatment of the aseptic garment 10
Usually, it is sterilized under high-pressure steam at about 121 to 132 ° C. for about 15 to 90 minutes, then dried and the sterile garment 10 is reused. The types of aseptic garments 10 include all garments such as white coats, work clothes, intermediate clothes, underwear, hoods, shoes, etc. in pharmaceutical factories, pharmaceutical and medical laboratories, medical institutions, and other facilities that deal with bacteria and viruses. Including.

The method of managing the sterile garment 10 is as follows. First, the identification tag 12 includes the manufacturer of the sterile garment 10 and the sterile garment 1.
Data such as the type, part number, color, size, purchase date, start date of use, department of use, name of wearer, sterilization conditions, number of washing / sterilization times, and the state of sterile clothing at that time are stored.

Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the sterile garment 10 delivered from the maker is temporarily stored in a warehouse 30 or directly worn. When stored in the warehouse 30, the fact that the storage device 30 has been stored is written into the storage element 14 of the identification tag 12 attached to the sterile garment 10 by the antenna device 15. Also, when used for use,
When entering the changing room 32 on the wear side, the identification tag 1
2, the antenna device 16 provided in the changing room 32
Thus, the fact that the sterile garment 10 is worn in the laboratory 36 or the like is written. Then, after wearing the sterile garment 10
It is written by the antenna device 17 provided in the dressing room 34 on the side from which the aseptic garment 10 is taken off for washing sterilization.

The garment of the aseptic garment 10 used is:
Cleaning department 3 to wash, sterilize and dry under aseptic conditions
8 and sterilized as described above. When the sterilized garment 10 that has been sterilized is worn again in the dressing room 32 on the wear side, the fact that it has been put in the worn state by the antenna device 16 is written in the storage element 14 of the identification tag 12. Also,
The used clothing may be cleaned and sent to an external cleaning agent 40 for sterilization. In this case, the clothing may be worn again or temporarily stored in the warehouse 30.

The information read and written from the storage element 14 of the identification tag 12 by the antenna devices 15 to 17 are collectively managed by the computer 18 and output by the printer 26 as needed. Further, in the display device 28 of the antenna devices 15 and 16, FIG.
As shown in the figure, a power indicator lamp 41, a reading confirmation lamp 42, and a reading impossible lamp 43 are provided.
Indicates whether 0 has been registered normally. Then, the information read by the identification tag 12 is transferred to the computer 18.

The antenna device 17 reads the data of the identification tag 12 of the sterile garment 10 to be read, and sets the number of times of sterilization stored in the storage element 14 in the identification tag 12 to one.
Write to increase. Further, when it is determined from the sterilization frequency written in the identification tag 12 that the predetermined sterilization frequency has been exceeded, the display device 28 of the antenna device 17 is displayed to indicate that the life of the sterile garment 10 has expired.
Is provided with a life expiration indicator lamp 44. This ensures that the sterile garment 10 is at the limit of use, and can be disposed of. Also, it is preferable that these displays be notified by sound.

According to the method and apparatus for managing sterile garments of this embodiment, the identification tag 10 can withstand autoclaving, is small, and can be individually attached to the sterile garments 10. Then, the aseptic garments 10 can be individually managed, and the number of washing sterilizations and sterilization conditions can be accurately grasped individually.

The life of the sterile garment 10 may be determined by a function based on the temperature and time of the autoclave processing and the number of times of the processing. In addition, a model table based on the temperature and time of the autoclave process and the number of times of the process may be provided in the storage device 22 of the computer 18, and the life of the aseptic garment may be determined with reference to the model table. As a result, even if the sterile garment is processed a plurality of times under different autoclave processing conditions, the sterile garment can be exchanged before the end of its life, and the life can be accurately determined.

It should be noted that the sterile clothing management method and apparatus of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and that the storage element can perform both writing and reading, and can store predetermined identification information and the like stored in the antenna. Anything that can be read by a computer may be used. In this case, the contents read by the antenna are stored for each identification information, that is, the number of autoclaves and other information for each aseptic garment on the storage device side of the computer. As a result, sterile garment management similar to that of the above embodiment becomes possible.

[0023]

According to the method and apparatus for managing aseptic clothing of the present invention, the life of aseptic clothing to be autoclaved for each aseptic clothing can be reliably predicted, and functions can be exhibited beyond the lifetime. It can be prevented from being used in a state where there is no battery, and can be used efficiently without being replaced wastefully before the end of its life.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a sterile garment management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a sterile garment management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an antenna device of the aseptic clothing management device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an antenna device of another aseptic clothing management device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Aseptic clothing 12 Identification tag 14 Storage element 15, 16, 17 Antenna device 18 Computer

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Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A sterile garment to be autoclaved, an identification tag attached to the sterile garment and molded to withstand the environment of the autoclave treatment, and a storage element provided in the identification tag and capable of withstanding the autoclave treatment. The storage element stores the identification information of the sterile garment and the information on the autoclave processing, and when the number of times of the autoclave processing reaches a predetermined number or approaches a predetermined life, the sterilization based on the information of the storage element is performed. A method for managing aseptic clothing, characterized by stopping use of clothing. 2. A sterile garment to be autoclaved, an identification tag attached to the sterile garment and molded to withstand the environment of the autoclave process, and a storage element provided in the identification tag and capable of withstanding the autoclave process. Having the storage element store the identification information of the sterile garment,
The number of times of autoclave processing of the aseptic garment to which the storage element is attached is stored in a predetermined storage device for each of the identification information, and when the number of times of autoclave processing reaches a predetermined number or approaches a predetermined life, the storage device A method for managing sterile clothing, wherein the use of the sterile clothing is stopped based on the information of the sterile clothing. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determination of the life of the sterile garment is made based on a function of the temperature and time of the autoclave treatment, the number of times of the treatment, and the material used for the sterile garment. The method for managing aseptic clothing described. 4. A sterile garment to be autoclaved, an identification tag attached to the sterile garment and molded to withstand the environment of the autoclave process, and a storage element provided in the identification tag and capable of withstanding the autoclave process. An antenna device that reads and writes information in the storage element, a control device that sends information to the storage element via the antenna device and reads information in the storage element, and a control device that reads information from the storage element. A display means for displaying the status of the sterile clothing by the control device. 5. A sterile garment to be autoclaved, an identification tag attached to the sterile garment and molded to withstand the environment of the autoclave process, and a storage element provided in the identification tag and capable of withstanding the autoclave process. An antenna device for reading information in the storage element,
A control device that reads information in the storage element via the antenna device, a storage device that stores information on autoclave processing for each aseptic garment based on information from the storage element, and information on the control device and the storage device A display means for displaying the state of the sterile garment according to claim 1. 6. A display means for displaying, when the control device determines that the number of times of autoclaving of the sterile garment has reached a predetermined number or that the predetermined life of the sterile garment is approaching, is displayed. The apparatus for managing aseptic clothing according to claim 4 or 5, wherein: 7. In order to determine the life of the sterile garment,
A model table or function based on the temperature, time, and the number of times of the autoclave processing is provided in the storage device of the control device, and by referring to the model table or function,
7. The apparatus for managing sterile clothing according to claim 3, wherein the state and the life of the sterile clothing are determined.