JP2008082484A - Rack for storing gas cylinder for medical use - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rack for gas cylinders for medical use by which control on the cylinders is effectively exerted on the user's side. <P>SOLUTION: For storing the gas cylinders, they are inserted in each of cylinder-storing parts 11 of a case 10. Every time a cylinder is taken out of the cylinder-storing part 11, return of the cylinder to the pertinent cylinder-storing part 11 is restricted to control the number of stocks of the cylinders by a controller. Cylinder suppliers or users are informed through means of communication of the number of stocks. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medical gas cylinder storage rack suitable for storage and management of medical gas cylinders.

Generally, medical gas is filled in a gas cylinder at a gas manufacturer / gas filling factory, and a plurality of gas cylinders are packed in a box and transferred to a user such as a medical institution by a carrier. When the gas cylinder is transferred to a user such as a medical institution, the user stores the gas cylinder in a storage box, and the usage of the gas cylinder and the number of inventory are managed by a person in charge on the user side. Further, although different from this type of service method, there is a service method for general users such as patients, which is described in Patent Document 1. In the service method of this document 1, the cylinders filled with gas from a medical gas supply source are closed by a gas cylinder shrink sealing device, and a plurality of cylinders are hermetically stored in a return box of a predetermined shape. . The returnable box is transported to the vicinity of the user side as a service destination, and is separated into several delivery boxes and supplied to the user side. At that time, cleaning and management are performed by the inspection management means attached to the delivery box.
JP 2002-200170 A

  By the way, conventionally, when a gas cylinder is transferred from a supplier of a medical gas cylinder to a user such as a medical institution, the user stores the gas cylinder in a storage box, and manages the usage status and the number of inventory of the gas cylinder. Since it is performed manually and visually by the person in charge on the user side, operations such as inventory checking and ordering of gas cylinders are complicated, and it is difficult to perform sufficient management. There is a problem that even the supply source cannot efficiently supply the gas cylinder to the user side.

  The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and reduces the management of the gas cylinder usage status and inventory quantity on the user side such as a medical institution so that the medical gas cylinder can be used safely at any time. An object of the present invention is to provide a medical gas cylinder storage rack capable of effectively managing a gas cylinder on the user side so that the gas cylinder can be efficiently supplied to the user side even at the supply source of the medical gas cylinder.

  In order to achieve the above object, a medical gas cylinder storage rack according to the present invention includes a case having a bottomed cylindrical cylinder storage part that stores a plurality of medical gas cylinders in a removable manner, and each of the cylinder storage parts. And a regulating means that is operated by extracting a gas cylinder from each of the cylinder storage portions, and that restricts the return of the gas cylinder to the cylinder storage portion; and is installed inside the case to control each of the restriction means; and A controller for managing the extraction of the gas cylinders in each cylinder storage unit, and an operation unit that is attached to an arbitrary position of the case and performs various settings for the controller. A reporting unit is connected to the controller, and gas cylinders are connected. The main point is to report the gas cylinder inventory information to the supplier or user. In this case, the restricting means is disposed so as to be able to protrude and retract between a restricting position for restricting insertion of the gas cylinder inside the cylinder accommodating portion and a non-regulatory position for allowing insertion of the gas cylinder, and removing the gas cylinder from the cylinder accommodating portion. It is preferable to have a restricting member protruding to the restricting position and a locking means for locking the restricting member at the restricting position.

  The medical gas cylinder storage rack of the present invention can reduce the management of the gas cylinder usage status and the number of inventory on the user side such as a medical institution, and can use the medical gas cylinder safely at any time. In addition, it is possible to effectively manage the gas cylinder on the user side, such that the gas cylinder can be efficiently supplied to the user side at the supply source of the medical gas cylinder.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a medical gas cylinder storage rack (hereinafter simply referred to as a rack). In FIG. 1, a rack 1 includes a case 10, a plurality of cylinder storage portions 11 defined inside the case 10, a control box 20, a regulating means 18 provided in each cylinder storage portion 11, and a control box 20. And a controller and an operation unit.

  The case 10 is assembled into a substantially box shape as a whole by a plurality of panels, a hollow portion having an open front is defined in the upper portion, a plurality of cylinder storage portions 11 are formed in the hollow portion, and a control box is formed in the lower portion. 20 is defined. In the case 10, a plurality of cylinder storage units 11 are provided with a plurality of rack bases mounted in parallel in a hollow portion at a predetermined interval in a hollow portion, and a plurality of bottomed cylindrical containers 12 on the plurality of rack bases. Are arranged in parallel with the opening 13 facing substantially the front. In this case, the multi-stage rack base is attached at a position slightly retracted from the front opening surface of the hollow portion. Each container 12 is slightly larger than the outer diameter of a medical gas cylinder, has a length that can accommodate almost the entire main body excluding the upper end opening of the gas cylinder, and has an opening 13 on each rack base slightly upward. It is fixed to the state. A decorative panel 14 is installed in front of the hollow portion. The decorative panel 14 is formed in a groove shape that can be fitted to the open front surface of the hollow portion, and a flange 15 that can be in contact with the entire front peripheral edge of the hollow portion is formed on the entire periphery of the opening. A slightly larger opening 16 facing the opening 13 of each container 12 in the hollow portion is bored. In the case of the decorative panel 14, an auxiliary plate 17 is attached between the rows of the openings 16 arranged in the horizontal direction. The decorative panel 14 is fitted into the front opening surface of the hollow portion, each opening 16 is aligned with the opening 13 of each container 12, and each auxiliary plate 17 is projected and fixed to the front opening surface of the hollow portion. In this way, the plurality of cylinder storage portions 11 are configured such that a plurality of gas cylinders (one by one) are stored in an detachable manner. On the other hand, the front side of the control box 20 is a door 21, and the inside is partitioned forward and backward by a control panel.

  The restricting means 18 of each cylinder storage part 11 is for restricting the insertion of the gas cylinder into the cylinder storage part 11, and the restricting member 19 restricts the insertion of the gas cylinder inside each cylinder storage part 11. The gas cylinder is protruded from the cylinder storage portion 11 to the restricted position by being able to protrude and retract between the regulated position and the non-regulated position where the insertion of the gas cylinder is allowed. In this case, the regulating member 19 is a pin, and an insertion portion is formed at an upper position on the outer peripheral surface (per front and rear intermediate portion) of the container 12 forming the cylinder storage portion 11, and the advancement / retraction is advanced and retracted through the insertion portion. It is arranged so that it can be (infested). In this case, the pin 19 is installed in the internal space of the container 12 so as to be able to advance and retract (in and out) in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the gas cylinder, and the pin 19 enters from the outer peripheral surface of the container 12 toward the inside of the container 12. This restricts the insertion of the gas cylinder into the cylinder storage section 11 and allows the insertion of the gas cylinder into the cylinder storage section 11 by the pin 19 being withdrawn from the inside of the container 12 to the outer peripheral surface of the container 12. Adopt a structure. Further, in this case, the pin 19 may be dropped into the cylinder storage unit 11 by its own weight and manually pulled up, or may be driven forward and backward by an actuator or the like. The regulating means 18 is also provided with a cylinder extraction contact and an electronic lock type locking device. When the pin 19 is moved to the restricted position, the cylinder removal contact is turned ON, and a cylinder removal signal is transmitted to the controller described later, and the electronic lock is activated by the controller to lock the pin 19 in the restricted position. To do. In the case of this locking device, unlocking is performed by transmitting an unlocking signal to the controller by inputting a personal identification number in an operation unit described later. In this way, each regulating means 18 of each cylinder storage unit 11 is operated by extracting a gas cylinder from each cylinder storage unit 11 and regulates the return of the gas cylinder to the cylinder storage unit 11.

  The controller is composed of a microcomputer or the like, and is installed at the rear of the control panel inside the control box 20. The operation unit is attached to the front of the control panel inside the control box and connected to the controller. In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, the operation unit 22 includes a display screen 23, a reset switch 24, a down switch 25, an up switch 26, a confirmation switch 27, and the like. The display screen 23 has a function of outputting data and messages stored in the controller, the reset switch 24 has a function of resetting the controller, and the down switch 25 reduces the number displayed on the display screen 23 (press the key briefly). The up switch 26 increases the number displayed on the display screen 23 (increases the number one by one and presses it for a long time). The confirmation switch 27 has a function of instructing the controller to confirm. In this way, the controller controls each regulating means 18 of each cylinder storage unit 11, manages the extraction of the gas cylinders of each cylinder storage unit 11, and performs various settings in the controller using the operation unit 22.

  In this way, the rack 1 is permanently installed on the user side such as a medical institution, and a reporting unit is connected to the controller, and the reporting unit is configured to report the gas cylinder inventory information to the gas cylinder supplier or the user. Next, the usage method of this rack 1 is demonstrated using FIG.1 and FIG.2.

  First, the rack 1 is initially set, and the gas cylinder B is stored in each cylinder storage section 11. This initial setting is performed by opening the door 21 of the control box 20 and inputting a password through the operation unit 22 of the control panel. Then, the gas cylinder B is inserted into each cylinder storage unit 11 in a state where the locking device of each cylinder storage unit 11 is released and the regulating member 19 is retracted to the non-regulating position. At this time, the upper end opening of the gas cylinder B is set to the front side, and the lower end of the main body of the gas cylinder B is inserted through the opening 16 of the decorative panel 14 and the opening 13 of the container 12. At the time of this insertion, even if the gas cylinder B is detached from the opening 16, it is held by the auxiliary plate 17 of the decorative panel 14, so that this insertion work can be performed safely. When the storing operation of the gas cylinder B is completed, the monitoring state of the number of the gas cylinders B is started by pressing the reset switch 24 of the operation unit 22. The door 21 of the control box 20 is closed to complete the initial work.

  Thus, whenever the gas cylinder B is used, the gas cylinder B may be extracted from the rack 1. When the gas cylinder B is extracted, even if the lower end of the main body of the gas cylinder B is removed from the opening 16 of the decorative panel 14, the upper end portion of the gas cylinder B held by the auxiliary plate 17 and stored in the lower cylinder storage portion 11 is held. The extraction work can be performed safely. Each time the gas cylinder B is extracted from the cylinder storage unit 11, the regulating member 19 of the cylinder storage unit 11 is moved to a regulation position that regulates the insertion of the gas cylinder B. At the same time, the cylinder extraction contact is turned ON. A cylinder extraction signal is transmitted to the controller, and this signal is counted by the controller. At the same time, the lock device (electronic lock) of the restriction member 19 is actuated by the controller to lock the restriction member 19 at the restriction position. As a result, the inventory quantity of the gas cylinder B is managed by the controller, and the inventory quantity is reported to the gas cylinder supplier or user via the reporting means. In addition, since the return of the gas cylinder B is restricted by the regulating member 19 in the cylinder storage part 11 after the gas cylinder B is extracted, the used gas cylinder B is not inserted into the empty cylinder storage part 11 and the unused gas cylinder B The inventory quantity of B can be managed reliably.

  As described above, every time the gas cylinder B is extracted from the cylinder storage unit 11, this is counted by the controller, the inventory quantity of the gas cylinder B is managed, and this inventory quantity is reported to the gas cylinder supplier or user via the reporting means. Therefore, the supply source or the user of the gas cylinder can always know the current inventory number of the gas cylinder B, and can replenish the rack 1 with the gas cylinder B at an appropriate time before the gas cylinder B of the rack 1 is consumed. it can. When refilling the gas cylinder B, the lock device of each cylinder storage section 11 is released, the regulating member 19 is retracted to the non-regulated position, and the gas cylinder B is stored in each cylinder storage section 11. In this case, the door 21 of the control box 20 is opened, and the password is input through the operation unit 22 of the control panel. As described above, the up switch 26 of the operation unit 22 is pressed to input a number registered as a password. If the up switch 26 has been pushed too much, the down switch 25 may be pushed to decrease the number to match the predetermined number. When the password is input in this way, the confirmation switch 27 is pressed to confirm the password. As a result, the password entered in the controller is verified against the password registered in advance. If the passwords match, “Password verification OK” is displayed on the display screen 23 and the password confirmation operation is terminated. The lock device of the storage unit 11 is unlocked. This release can be confirmed by the sound of the lock device “Gashan”. In this way, the restricting member 19 of each cylinder storage part 11 is retracted to the non-regulating position. Then, the gas cylinder B is inserted into each cylinder storage portion 11. At this time, the upper end opening of the gas cylinder B is set to the front side, and the lower end of the main body of the gas cylinder B is inserted through the opening 16 of the decorative panel 14 and the opening 13 of the container 12. At the time of this insertion, even if the gas cylinder B is detached from the opening 16, it is held by the auxiliary plate 17 of the decorative panel 14, so that this insertion work can be performed safely. When the refilling operation of the gas cylinder B is completed, the reset switch 24 of the operation unit 22 is pushed, the door 21 of the control box 20 is closed, and the refilling operation of the gas cylinder is completed. Thereby, the monitoring state of the number of gas cylinders B is started again.

  As described above, according to the rack 1, gas cylinders are inserted into the cylinder storage portions 11 of the case 10 and stored, and each time the gas cylinder is extracted from the cylinder storage portion 11, the gas cylinder is returned to the cylinder storage portion 11. The number of gas cylinders in stock is controlled by the controller, and the number of gas cylinders is reported to the gas cylinder supplier or user via the reporting means. Therefore, the gas cylinder supplier or user always keeps the current gas cylinder inventory. The number can be accurately grasped, and the gas cylinder can be replenished to the rack 1 at an appropriate time before the gas cylinder of the rack 1 is consumed. Therefore, medical gas cylinders can be used safely at any time by users such as medical institutions, and the gas cylinders can be efficiently supplied to the user by the source of medical gas cylinders. The gas cylinder can be managed effectively.

  In particular, a pin is adopted as the restricting member 19, and the pin 19 is disposed so as to be able to appear and retract between a restricting position that restricts insertion of the gas cylinder inside the cylinder accommodating portion 11 and an unregulated position that allows insertion of the gas cylinder. The gas cylinder is pulled out from the cylinder storage section 11 and protruded to the regulation position, and this is locked by an electronic lock type locking device, so that the insertion of the gas cylinder to each cylinder storage section 11 is reliably regulated with a simple structure. can do.

  In the above embodiment, a pin is used as the regulating member 19 and the pin is installed so as to be able to advance and retreat from the outside to the inside of the cylinder storage portion 11 (container 12) or vice versa. It may replace with a thing and may attach to the inner periphery of the cylinder storage part 11 (container 12) so that tilting is possible. In this case, the plate may be tilted by its own weight, or may be tilted using a spring means or an actuator. Further, although an electronic lock type locking device is adopted as the locking means, a mechanical type using a sensor and an actuator may be used. Furthermore, although the operation part 22 of the controller is installed inside the control box 20 provided in the case 10, the attachment position of the operation part 22 is arbitrary and may be attached anywhere in the case 10.

  FIG. 3 shows a medical gas cylinder management system using the rack 1. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 31 denotes a web server device as a controller, which is connected to an empty contact 32 that detects whether or not the gas cylinder B is stored in the rack 1. The idle contacts 32 are provided corresponding to the individual cylinder storage units 11 and are assigned individual addresses or identification numbers so that the individual cylinder storage units 11 can be identified. A power monitoring device 33 is connected to the web server device 31 through a power failure / recovery contact 39. The web server device 31 includes a communication unit 34, which generates a signal for PHS communication and can transmit data related to the usage status of the gas cylinder B. The web server device 31 and the power supply monitoring device 33 are installed on the user side. 35 is a PHS network for realizing the PHS communication, and 36 is a public telephone network.

  On the other hand, a central monitoring device 37 is installed at the center (which may be a gas cylinder supplier). The central monitoring device 37 is communicably connected to the web server device 31 through the PHS network 35 and / or the public telephone network 36. In addition to the central monitoring device 37, a mobile phone 38, a mobile terminal device, or the like may be connected to the public telephone network 36 to exchange data with the web server device 31.

  The functions of the web server device 31 include whether or not the gas cylinder B is stored in the cylinder storage section 11 of the rack 1, and how many of the cylinder storage sections 11 out of the cylinder storage sections 11 are used. Monitor status. The state monitoring of the gas cylinder B in the web server device can be arbitrarily monitored from the central monitoring device 37 or can be periodically reported to local communication means such as a mobile phone 38. Further, the web server device 31 determines a decrease in the remaining amount of the gas cylinder B through the state monitoring operation of the gas cylinder B, and when the remaining amount of the gas cylinder (that is, the number of stocks) becomes a predetermined quantity or less, the communication unit 34 is operated to notify the central monitoring device 37 of the center. Further, the web server device 31 controls the power supply monitoring device 33 to monitor the state of the power supply that supplies power to the web server device 31, and the monitoring data from the power supply monitoring device 33 through the power failure / recovery contact 39. And the communication unit 34 is operated to notify the central monitoring device 37 of the center of the power status. The notification of the stock quantity of the gas cylinder B and the notification of the power supply state are not only performed to the central monitoring device 37 of the center, but also a local monitoring device is installed on the user side, and this local monitoring device is installed. May also be notified. The local monitoring device may use a personal computer or may be configured by a mobile device such as a mobile phone.

  As described above, while the web server 31 for monitoring the state of the gas cylinder is installed on the user side, the use of the gas cylinder B is tracked and monitored by providing the central monitoring device 37 at the center, and smooth replenishment operation is performed. It can be carried out.

The front view of the medical gas cylinder storage rack in one embodiment of this invention The front view of the operation part installed in the rack in the embodiment System configuration diagram showing a medical gas cylinder management system using a rack in the same embodiment

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Medical gas cylinder storage rack 10 Case 11 Cylinder storage part 12 (Cylinder with a bottom) 13 Opening 14 Decoration panel 15 Flange 16 Opening 17 Auxiliary plate 18 Control means 19 Pin (control member)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 Control box 21 Door 22 Operation part 23 Display screen 24 Reset switch 25 Down switch 26 Up switch 27 Confirmation switch 31 Web server apparatus 34 Communication part 35 PHS network 36 Public telephone network 37 Central monitoring apparatus B Gas cylinder

Claims (2)

A case having a bottomed cylindrical cylinder storage section for storing a plurality of medical gas cylinders in a removable manner;
A regulating means that is attached to each cylinder storage unit and is operated by extracting a gas cylinder from each cylinder storage unit, and restricts the return of the gas cylinder to the cylinder storage unit;
A controller that is installed inside the case, controls each of the regulating means, and manages the extraction of the gas cylinders of the cylinder storage units;
Attached at an arbitrary position of the case, and equipped with an operation unit for performing various settings on the controller,
A medical gas cylinder storage rack, wherein a reporting means is connected to the controller, and the gas cylinder supplier or user is notified of gas cylinder inventory information.   The restricting means is disposed so as to be able to protrude and retract between a restricting position for restricting insertion of the gas cylinder inside the cylinder accommodating portion and a non-regulating position for permitting insertion of the gas cylinder, and the restriction is performed by extracting the gas cylinder from the cylinder accommodating portion. The medical gas cylinder storage rack according to claim 1, further comprising: a restricting member protruding to a position; and a lock unit that locks the restricting member at the restricting position.

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