JP4836869B2 - System for transporting drugs and medical materials in hospitals - Google Patents

Description

The present invention subdivides medicines, blood, sterilization, specimens, ME equipment, other materials, laundry, school lunches, garbage, etc. (hereinafter referred to as medicines and medical materials) used in hospitals. , It relates to a transport system that can automatically and quickly deliver a large amount of medical material to a place where medical materials are needed at any time.
According to the transport system of the present invention, it is possible to minimize the stock of medicines, medical materials, etc. that have been conventionally performed for each ward or department (hereinafter simply referred to as “ward”. The same applies to each claim). Since it is possible to eliminate the cargo handling work such as medicines and medical supplies by nurses etc. that were performed in each ward, it is possible to realize a high-quality medical environment.

  Conventionally, medicines, medical materials, etc. in hospitals use independent transport means such as transport carts, etc., to transport drugs, medical materials, etc. from storage points such as drug departments to destination points such as wards that need them, In other words, it was common to adopt a classic transport form.

  As an improved version of the above transport system, an automatic warehouse that systematically stores medicines, medical materials, etc., classified according to purpose and use, etc., is placed in the medicine department, and this is automatically handled using a self-propelled carriage or conveyor. By combining the transport system and storage shelves for medicines and medical materials placed in each ward, the necessary medicines and medical materials are automatically taken out of the automatic warehouse and automatically sent to the required places (each ward). A system has been introduced that can be transported and automatically stored in storage shelves located in each ward. However, the following problems still remain in this transport and storage system, that is, when the storage unit of the storage shelf is completely filled with received trays, the trays of the storage shelves arranged in each ward are placed one by one. If the user does not remove the ward, the additional tray transported from the pharmacy unit cannot be received by the storage ledge of the ward. At present, it is not possible to take a system that can regularly deliver all the medicines, medical materials, etc. that are required in one day.

  In the present invention, in view of the above-described problems of the transportation system for medicines, medical materials, etc. in hospitals, the medicines, medical materials, etc. required in each ward are loaded in advance on a tray serving as a transportation or use unit. The tray can be stored in a tray cart and placed in a transport standby state in units of tray carts, and the tray transport posture can always be kept horizontal regardless of whether the rail in the transport section is horizontal or vertical, Regardless of the rail position (horizontal, vertical) in the transport section, and even if the rail crossing or direction changing section can be continuously stopped without stopping, the transported medicines and medical materials are in tray units. In addition to stocking multiple days at each transport destination station, it can also be stocked in tray cart units that can store multiple trays. That drugs for hospitals, to provide a conveyance system, such as medical materials, the problem.

The constitution of the high-speed transport system for medicines and medical materials in hospitals according to the present invention for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems is that a plurality of wards and medicines and medical materials used in each ward are provided in the hospital building. A drug part to be supplied to a ward is disposed, and a rail that is laid between the drug part and each ward by using a horizontal rail, a crossing part between the vertical rail and the two rails, and a direction changing part of the two rails as appropriate. And one or a plurality of trays that are supported by the rails and store medicines, medical materials, etc., between the pharmacy portion that is the starting and ending point of the laid rail and the stations formed in each ward. A transport mechanism configured with a self-propelled carriage that travels with loading;
A medicine facility stocking medicines and medical materials to be delivered to each ward, and a shelf facility arranged at each station of each ward, the tray receiving unit or transmitting / receiving unit, and a plurality of received trays A tray storage section for storing individual pieces, and a storage rack facility having a generally rack shape provided with a cart set section on which a tray cart for carrying and transporting a plurality of trays can be set in a removable manner.
At least one of a plurality of trays loaded with medicines and medical materials for each ward loaded in a plurality of trays for a plurality of days including the current day and the next day for each ward in the pharmacy Or, place multiple units on a self-propelled cart and attach them to each tray from the station of the relevant drug department, or to the stations of each ward based on the destination data attached to the drugs and medical materials loaded on each tray. Each ward station receives a tray cart set in the storage shelf facility as a receiving unit for the trays transported by a self-propelled carriage, and receives a tray loaded with medicines and medical materials to be used on that day in the ward. The tray is loaded on the tray cart and transported to the place of use, or a tray loaded with medicines and medical materials to be used on the following day is stored in the tray storage unit and automatically stored in the tray cart from the storage unit. It is characterized in.

In the transport system of the present invention, in the above configuration, each rail is laid to connect each floor in the hospital, but in order to connect each station of each ward arranged on each floor, a horizontal rail, a vertical rail, The crossing portion and the direction changing portion of both rails were appropriately combined, and the self-propelled carriage was laid so as to be able to continuously run without temporarily stopping at the crossing portion or the direction changing portion.
With the above-described configuration, in the transport system of the present invention, the self-propelled carriage can continuously travel without stopping once at the rail crossing or the direction changing section, so that medicine and medical materials can be transported at high speed.
Next, the storage shelves at each station in each ward consist of a fixed shelf with a capacity that can store and store multiple days of medicines, medical supplies, etc., in units of trays, and drugs used on that day. It is formed by a moving shelf portion by a tray cart in which a plurality of trays containing medical materials and the like are stacked. In addition, the transfer of each tray from the self-propelled carriage to the tray cart and the transfer from the tray cart to the fixed shelf are automatically performed.
The storage shelves at each station can be used in the same way as normal storage shelves by setting tray carts with the same amount of medicines, medical supplies, etc. stored in multiple trays in the cart set section. When the tray cart is removed from the set unit and an empty tray cart is set, the tray is automatically transferred from the tray storage unit (fixed shelf) to the empty cart. As a result, even multiple days of medicines and medical materials using a larger number of trays due to the capacity of the fixed shelf (tray storage unit) can be stocked in the station of the ward while being stored in the tray. . As a result, even a large amount of drugs and medical materials can be prepared in advance at the place where they are used (stations in each ward), so each ward should have a good medical environment with few cargo handling operations. Can do.

The above-described transport system of the present invention can be paraphrased as follows.
That is, the present invention relates to a medicine and medical materials used in each ward in a hospital in which a plurality of wards and a medicine section that supplies medicines and medical materials used in each ward are set apart from each other. In the method of loading and transporting to the use place of each ward with a tray cart, the pharmacy and each ward are connected with a rail, and a self-propelled carriage loaded with a tray with drugs and medical materials loaded between the pharmacy and each ward The transport mechanism that is allowed to travel in the vehicle, and stations where the self-propelled carts arrive and depart in the pharmacy and each ward, and the trays that have been transported to each station are transferred from the self-propelled cart to each tray. Each rack-shaped storage shelf facility is provided with a tray cart that accommodates the cart, a set portion in which the cart can be set in a removable manner, and a tray storage portion that transfers and stores the tray of the cart. , Each ward in the pharmacy When a tray containing medicines and medical materials is stored in a cart and the cart is set in the cart set part of the shelf equipment, each tray is transferred from the cart to a self-propelled carriage, and medicine for each ward , Trays containing medical materials are sent from the pharmacy station to each ward station, and the transported trays are transferred to the tray cart set in the storage rack facility at each ward station. It is also a method for transporting medicines and medical materials in hospitals, characterized in that a tray cart loaded with medicines and medical materials to be used in the ward is detached from the shelf equipment and transported to the use place of the ward where the station is located.

  As an example of the self-propelled carriage used in the conveyance system and the conveyance method of the present invention, as an example, a horizontal portion traveling provided on the bottom of the carriage is provided with a pinion on the same phase coaxial in the middle part on both left and right side surfaces of the carriage. There is a configuration including a wheel and upper and lower vertical traveling wheels provided so as to be paired with the rotation shaft of the pinion sandwiched between the upper and lower sides. In addition, the rail is a part of the rail where the laying posture changes from horizontal to vertical (or vice versa), and the car that meshes with the pinion of the carriage in a curve section that changes direction from horizontal to vertical or from vertical to horizontal. A black rail and a curved surface provided with a running surface that restrains and guides the vertical running wheel, and a short rack that meshes with the pinion and a running surface of the vertical running wheel in a short vertical section following the curved section. It is good to use the thing of the structure provided with the short vertical rail provided with.

  When the rail of the direction changing part as described above is used, in the vertical curve section where the direction is changed, the pinion of the carriage is supported by the car black and the vertical traveling wheel is supported by the vertical curve rail. In the paddle vertical section, the pinion and the vertical running wheel are supported by a vertical rail containing a short rack, so the carriage is always in a horizontal position and continuously without stopping at the direction changing section. It becomes possible to run.

  In particular, in the rail that is a unit of the rack and the rail of the vertical curve section in the rail of the direction change part, in addition to responding to the case where the carriage changes the running direction from horizontal running to the vertical direction, Since the unitized curve section can be retracted to a position that does not interfere with the vertical travel of the carriage, the vertical curve section of the transport mechanism used in the transport system of the present invention can be changed from horizontal travel to vertical travel. It also has a function as a branching device for this purpose.

  In the present invention, a plurality of wards and medicines used in each ward, and a medicine department that supplies medical materials are set apart from each other, and the medicines and medical materials used in each ward are placed on a tray. In the method of transporting each ward to the ward using a tray cart, the pharmacy and each ward are connected by rails, and a self-propelled cart loaded with a tray with drugs and medical materials loaded between the pharmacy and each ward The transport mechanism and the stations where the self-propelled carts arrive and depart in the pharmacy and each ward are installed, and the trays that have been transported to each station are transferred from the self-propelled cart to accommodate each tray. The rack cart, the set section in which the cart can be set in a removable manner, and the rack-shaped storage shelves provided with the tray storage section for transferring and storing the tray of the cart are provided, Drugs for each ward in the pharmacy When a tray containing medical materials is stored in a cart and the cart is set in the cart setting section of the shelf equipment, each tray is transferred from the cart to a self-propelled carriage, and medicines and medical materials for each ward are stored. The entered trays are sent from the pharmacy station to each ward station, and the transported trays at each ward station are transferred to the tray cart set in the storage rack facility and used in the ward. Since the tray cart loaded with medicines and medical materials was removed from the shelf equipment and transported to the ward use location, the stations of each ward had drugs and medical materials for the day from the pharmacy. Needless to say, drugs and medical materials for a plurality of days after the next day can be transported and stored in the station.

  If drugs and medical materials for multiple days including stock for each ward are stocked, even if there is an urgent need for drugs or medical materials in any ward, transportation at normal pace Can be quickly transported to the ward for the purpose of emergency drugs and medical supplies, while other temporary wards can cause inconvenience due to lack of or lack of drugs and medical supplies for the day Absent.

Next, an exemplary embodiment of the transport system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing an example of a general hospital to which the transport system of the present invention is applied and is centered on the transport system of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a self-propelled cart type transport system. FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 are front views of first to third examples of storage shelf equipment installed at each station, FIG. 6 is a front view of an example of a tray cart, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a front view of an example of a mixed injection table in a state where six tray carts are set, FIG. 8 is a right side view of the mixed injection table of FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a front view of an example of a tray.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a hospital building. Here, as an example, a 6-story building is provided, and at least the drug part 2 constituting the transport system of the present invention is arranged on the first floor. It is assumed that a general outpatient counter 1a, an emergency ward 1b, other facilities 1c, and the like are appropriately arranged on the first floor of the building 1. Further, an outpatient examination room 1d, a medication window 1e, and the like are arranged on the second floor, and at least eight wards 3 to 10 are arranged on the third to sixth floors in the illustrated example.
In addition, it is needless to say that each window, ward, etc. in the hospital to which the transport system of the present invention can be applied is not limited to the above example.

  Between the above-mentioned window 1a, 1b, etc., each ward 3-10, and the drug department 2, the station 2S arranged in the drug department 2 and the stations 3S-10S arranged in each ward 3-10 are connected. The forward rail 11 and the return rail 12 for the self-propelled carriage MC on which the tray T is mounted are laid in the form of being provided side by side. Here, the rails 11 and 12 are used as general-purpose rails in normal times, but are used as dedicated rails that prohibit entry of the self-propelled cart MC for normal conveyance in an emergency. In addition, switching between the general-purpose rail and the dedicated rail of the rails 11 and 12 is controlled by discriminating the traveling of the self-propelled carriage MC on the rails 11 and 12 into the general-purpose traveling (for normal transportation) and the dedicated traveling (for emergency transportation). It is realized by doing.

The rails 11 and 12 laid between the drug unit 2 and the stations 2S to 10S of the wards 3 to 10 have at least the tray T at the terminal end (or the start end) of the rails at the stations 2S to 10S. Of the three types of storage shelves 13, 14, and 15, any type of shelves 13 to 15 is arranged. In the embodiment, the same shelves are installed in the stations 3S to 10S of the respective wards 3 to 10. 15 are arranged. In addition to the station 2S for the arrival and departure of the self-propelled carriage MC, the pharmacy section 2 is provided with audit stations 2C ₁ and 2C ₂ dedicated for transmission, reception and transmission of the tray T. A shelf or rack-shaped empty tray stocker 2T for stocking empty trays T is also arranged.

Next, an outline of a transport mechanism used in the transport system of the present invention and its constituent members will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 2, rails 11 and 12 are laid in the building 1 so as to connect the drug part 2 and the stations 3S to 10S of the respective wards 3 to 10 with double lines (up and down, or forward and return paths).
In the installed rails 11 and 12, 11a and 12a shown in FIG. 2 are horizontal rails for the forward path and the return path, and 11b and 12b are turntable horizontal diverters for changing the traveling direction of the self-propelled carriage MC in the horizontal rail section. 112b is a horizontal rail branched from the diverters 11b and 12b at a plane angle of 90 degrees as an example, and 11c and 12c are horizontal-vertical directions disposed at the intersections of the horizontal rails 11a and 12a and the vertical rails 11d and 12d. The vertical curve rails 11e and 12e of the change part are vertical diverters arranged at the intersection of the vertical rails 11d and 12d and the horizontal rails 11a 'and 12a' on the upper floor, for example, on the vertical rail of the self-propelled carriage MC. And a direction change from horizontal rail to horizontal rail that is transferred from the vertical rail to the upper horizontal rail. In the example of FIG. 2, the front ends of the horizontal rails 11a 'and 12a' act as introduction rails that guide the self-propelled carriage MC to the stations 3S to 10S.
In the example of FIG. 2, the horizontal rail 112b branched by the horizontal diverters 11b and 12b is connected to introduction rails 11f and 12f that guide the self-propelled carriage MC to the stations 3S to 10S of the wards 3 to 10, respectively. Between the introduction rails 11a ′ and 12a ′ (the front end sides of the horizontal rails 11a ′ and 12a ′), the shelf facilities 13 to 15 disposed adjacent to the introduction rails 11f and 12f, and the introduction rail (transfer device ( The tray M on which the self-propelled carriage MC that has reached each station 3S to 10S is placed is placed in the tray receiving unit (the cart TC) of the shelf equipment 13 to 15 by this transfer device. (Tray storage section). The transfer device also has a function of transferring the empty tray T stored in the tray cart TC to the self-propelled carriage MC.
With the above configuration, the tray T mounted on the self-propelled cart MC is always kept in a horizontal position between the drug unit 2 and each station 2S to 10S of each ward 3 to 10, and continuously travels including the divertor unit. This forms a transport mechanism of the transport system of the present invention.

Next, examples of the storage shelf facilities 13 to 15 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The storage shelf equipment 13 in FIG. 3 is an equipment having a substantially rack shape or cabinet shape. The left half of FIG. 3 has five trays T so that five trays T can be received and stored therein. 3 is provided with an operation panel 13b and a tray T transmission port 13c on the right half side of FIG. The operation panel 13b includes a display screen such as a liquid crystal display and operation buttons, and is configured to record the transmission operation of the tray T, the display of the contents (drugs, medical materials) of the received tray T, and the history of transmission and reception. ing. In the example of FIG. 1, the shelf facility 13 is disposed in the emergency outpatient 1a, the ward 1b, and the like.

  The storage shelf equipment 14 of FIG. 4 has 15 tray T receiving ports 14a arranged side by side on the left half side, an operation panel 14b on the upper right side, and 2 below the panel 14b. Each tray has a transmission port 14c and two emergency trays T reception ports 14d. This shelf facility 14 is arranged in the station 2S of the medicine unit 2 in the example of FIG. In addition, as a storage shelf equipment of the medicine part 2, it replaces with the receiving port 14a of FIG. 4, this part can be formed in a cart setting part (after-mentioned), and the tray cart TC which functions as a receiving port can be set detachably. What was made like this is preferable.

The storage shelf facility 15 of FIG. 5 includes transmission / reception ports 15a and 15b of two types of trays T ₁ and T ₂ having different heights, a stock portion 15c of a received tray or a transmitting tray, and a tray T (T ₁ , T ₂ (the same applies hereinafter)) Two cart set units 15d and operation panel 15e that can set two tray carts TC for transporting the tray T received temporarily for emergency use, etc. It is formed with a temporary reception shelf 15f for storing. In the present invention, the shelf equipment having the same configuration as the storage shelf equipment 15 can be installed in the medicine unit 2 as described above. The tray cart TC will be described next with reference to FIG. .

FIG. 6 shows a moving shelf of the shelf facility 15 for automatically receiving the tray T which is set and transported in the setting unit 15d of the storage shelf facility 15 and storing a plurality of trays T and transporting them in a hand-held carrier type. The tray cart TC also functions, and in the example of FIG. 6, each tray T is provided with a structure on the left and right that can support and store each tray T in five stages independently.
That is, the tray cart TC of FIG. 6 has flange portions 17a formed on both sides of the tray T on the opposite surfaces of the left and right side walls 16c, 16d and the intermediate partition wall 16e provided on the carriage 16a with casters 16b from below. The supporting convex portions 16f to be supported are formed in five stages. Reference numeral 16g denotes a push or pull handle provided on the upper end surfaces of the side walls 16c and 16d.
The tray cart TC is exactly the same as the cart storage portion 15d for one unit formed on the left half side of the lower half of the storage shelf facility 15 arranged in each station 3S to 10S of each ward 3 to 10 shown in FIG. It is of a size formed to fit the front width, depth, and height.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a mixed injection table LM formed so that the tray cart TC can be accommodated and set below the top plate 17b, and FIG. 8 is a right side view of the mixed injection table LM of FIG.
The mixed injection table LM shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 has a substantially gate shape when viewed from the front, and a main body frame 17a having an inverted T shape when viewed from the side, and an intermediate height portion of the frame 17a. The top plate 17b provided, the caster 17c provided at the lower end of the frame 17a, and the bottle containing the infusion solution or injection solution provided on the upper side of the portal frame 17a were formed by hooks or the like. A hanging portion 17d and a handle 17e provided on the outer surface of the intermediate portion of the frame 17a are provided.
The inner width of the frame 17a and the lower surface of the top plate 17b of the mixed injection table LM are adjusted so that the tray cart TC described in FIG. ing.

  While the tray cart TC is set, the mixed injection table LM moves by pushing (pulling) the handle 17e to the desired position or moving the tray cart TC moved without moving at the preset position. In this state, for example, the injection drug suspended from the hanging portion 17d is dispensed into an injection solution container or a syringe loaded on the tray T.

FIG. 9 is a front view of an example of the tray T described above, and the example of FIG. 9 is a shallow tray T ₁ . In the transport system of the present invention, the tray T has a shallow planar tray T ₁ and a deep tray T ₂ that have the same planar shape and differ only in depth from about 100 mm and about 170 mm (the deep tray T ₂ is not shown). Is used. The upper outer periphery of the (both of T _1, T ₂₎ trays T, the flange portion 18a for locked to the support portion 16f of the tray cart TC are formed. Each tray T may be made of any material and form including synthetic resin, and what kind of tray T is used is arbitrary. The point is that it can be mounted on the container of the self-propelled cart MC and can be supported by the tray support portion 16f of the tray cart TC.

Next, an example of the operation of the above transport system of the present invention will be described.
The pharmacy 2 is provided (presented) with information (hereinafter referred to as prescription information) from each ward 3 to 10 about each patient name, room number, medicine required for each patient, medical materials, etc. Is done.
In the pharmacy department that has received prescription information for each patient in each ward 3-10, as an example, the medicine and medical materials that the patient uses on the day for each patient unit are stored in the pharmacy department 2 The medicines and medical materials that have been selected and taken out from the materials are loaded on the tray T for each ward where the patient is present for each patient. One tray T can be loaded with medicines and medical materials for a plurality of patients.
As described above, the trays T loaded with medicines and medical materials for the respective wards 3 to 10 are sequentially prepared, and the respective trays T are sequentially set in the transmission port 14c of the storage shelf facility 14 installed in the medicine unit 2. Then, it is placed on the self-propelled cart MC, the operation panel 13b is operated, and the respective trays T are sequentially sent to the wards 3 to 10 by the self-propelled cart MC (transmission). When the shelf equipment 14 is of a type that can set the tray cart TC at the receiving port 14a, the empty tray T returned to the medicine unit 2 is received in the empty tray cart TC.

  When there is a holiday, the medicine and medical materials for a plurality of days for each ward 3 to 10 are loaded on the tray T on the previous day, and the transmission port 13c of the shelf facility 14 in the medicine unit 2 is loaded. Send out to stations 3S-10S of each ward 3-10 (transmission).

  In each station 3S-10S of each ward 3-10, one tray T sent out as described above or a plurality of trays T are placed on the self-propelled carriage MC and passed through the rails 11, 12. Comes transported. The transported trays T are transferred from the self-propelled carriage MC formed by the tray support 16f of the tray cart TC set in the respective storage shelf facilities 15 in the stations 3S to 10S via the transfer device. (Receive) At least 15 trays T that have reached each support portion 16f of the cart TC, which is a receiving port for the tray T of each shelf facility 15, are stocked on the fixed shelf of each shelf facility 15 by the transfer device. In addition, the storage shelf equipment 15 arranged in each ward 3 to 10 has a storage capacity capable of stocking 40 or more trays T. Since any shelf equipment 13-15 can stock a plurality of trays T, each ward 3-10, where the shelf equipment 15 with a large fixed shelf capacity is arranged, includes the next day in addition to the medicine and medical supplies for the day. Drugs and medical supplies for multiple days can be stocked.

  Note that the prescription content of drugs, medical materials, etc. used for patients may be changed depending on the daily condition of each patient. In this case, according to the present invention, the tray T loaded with the medicine and medical materials for the patient stocked in the storage shelf facility 15 is returned from the station to the medicine section 2, and the new prescription information for the patient is obtained. Based on this, the medicines and medical materials prepared in the medicine unit 2 can be loaded on a new tray T and sent to the ward.

  In the present invention, medicines and medical materials that are regularly used in each ward are transported systematically by setting a transport time in advance, and a transport path in the event of an emergency interrupt transport or the like ( It is possible to adopt a conveyance mode in which congestion of the rail) is avoided in advance.

The self-propelled carriage MC used in the present invention can be loaded with a plurality of trays T. In this case, the destination of the loaded tray T need not be the same place (same ward).
Since the tray support portion 16f of the tray cart TC serving as the receiving port of the tray T of the storage shelf facility 15 disposed in each station 3S to 10S receives the tray T from the transfer device in units of one, This is because each tray T mounted on the self-propelled carriage MC can be delivered to the wards 3 to 10 of the respective destinations.

  As described above, in the present invention, since a plurality of, for example, two to three trays T loaded with medicines and medical materials for a plurality of wards can be mixedly loaded on one self-propelled cart MC, Compared to the transport system that sends the self-propelled cart MC to the destination point (ward) in units of one tray, the transport path (rails 11 and 12) is less crowded with the self-propelled cart MC. High-speed conveyance of medical materials becomes possible.

  The present invention is as described above, and it is possible to load medicines, medical materials, and the like required in each ward in advance on a tray serving as a transport unit and put it in a transport standby state. Regardless of whether the rail of the transport section is always horizontal or vertical, regardless of the rail position (horizontal or vertical) of the transport section, it is also the crossing part or direction changing part of the rail. Even if it is possible to run continuously at high speed, the medicines for hospitals that can realize each point such as being able to keep the medicines delivered, medical materials in tray units for multiple days at each destination station, Because it is a medical material delivery system, even a large amount of medicines and medical materials can be delivered to the destination (each ward) at high speed, where it is possible to stock multiple days including the next day as well as the day. Each in hospital It is possible to solve the problems of the transport system, such as a drug for building.

The front view which modeled the example of the general hospital to which this invention transport system was applied as a model, and represented it centering on this invention transport system. The typical perspective view for explaining the example of composition of the self-propelled cart type conveyance system. The front view of the 1st example of the storage shelf installation used by this invention. The front view of the 2nd example of the storage shelf installation installed in the station of a chemical | medical agent part. The front view of the 3rd example of the storage shelf installation installed in the station of each ward. The front view of an example of a tray cart. The front view of an example of the mixed injection stand of the state in which the tray cart of FIG. 6 was set. The right side drawing of the mixed injection stand of FIG. The front view of an example of a tray.

Explanation of symbols

1 Hospital building 2 Pharmacy 3-10 Each ward
2S-10S station
11, 12 rails
13 ~ 15 Storage shelf equipment T tray
TC tray cart
MC self-propelled cart
LM mixed injection stand

Claims (9)

A plurality of wards in the hospital building and a drug part for supplying medicines and medical materials used in each ward to each ward are arranged. Between the drug part and each ward, a horizontal rail, a vertical rail, and both rails are arranged. Each crossing part, a rail laid by appropriately using the direction changing parts of both rails, a drug part which is a starting and ending point of the laid rail, a station formed in each ward, and supported by the rail A transport mechanism comprising a self-propelled carriage that travels by loading one or more trays containing medicines, medical materials, and the like between the stations;
A medicine facility stocking medicines and medical materials to be delivered to each ward, and a shelf facility arranged at each station of each ward, the tray receiving unit or transmitting / receiving unit, and a plurality of received trays A tray storage section for storing individual pieces, and a storage rack facility having a generally rack shape provided with a cart set section on which a tray cart for carrying and transporting a plurality of trays can be set in a removable manner.
At least one of a plurality of trays loaded with medicines and medical materials for each ward loaded in a plurality of trays for a plurality of days including the current day and the next day for each ward in the pharmacy Or, place multiple units on a self-propelled cart and attach them to each tray from the station of the relevant drug department, or to the stations of each ward based on the destination data attached to the drugs and medical materials loaded on each tray. Each ward station receives a tray cart set in the storage shelf facility as a receiving unit for the trays transported by a self-propelled carriage, and receives a tray loaded with medicines and medical materials to be used on that day in the ward. Place it on the tray cart and transport it to the place of use, or store the tray loaded with medicines and medical materials to be used on the following day in the tray storage unit, and automatically transfer it from the storage unit to the tray cart for use place Drugs in a hospital, characterized in that so as to transport, medical material conveying system.   2. The medicine / medical material transportation system in a hospital according to claim 1, wherein the tray cart is set in a storage shelf facility as an automatic receiving unit of a tray which is transported by a self-propelled carriage of a transportation mechanism.   The storage shelf facility uses a tray storage unit as a fixed shelf, a cart set in the cart set unit as a movable shelf, and a tray stored in the fixed shelf when an empty tray cart is installed in the set unit. The system for transporting medicines and medical materials in a hospital according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the medicine is transferred to the empty cart.   The transport mechanism enables continuous travel without temporarily stopping the crossing part of the horizontal rail or vertical rail, and the direction changing part of the horizontal and vertical rails, while keeping the tray mounted on the self-propelled carriage in a horizontal posture at all times. The medicine and medical materials conveyance system in the hospital in any one of Claims 1-3.   Each rail is laid linking each floor in the hospital, and in order to connect each station of each ward located on each floor, combine the rails of the horizontal rail, vertical rail, crossover part and direction changing part as appropriate The system for transporting drugs and medical materials in the hospital according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The storage shelves of each ward station store and store multiple trays loaded with multiple days of medicines and medical materials used in the ward, and the trays for drugs and medical materials used for the day The medicine / medical material transport system in a hospital according to claim 1, wherein the system is placed on a cart.   In hospitals where multiple wards and medicines used in each ward and pharmacy departments that supply medical materials are set apart from each other, each medicine and medical material used in each ward is placed on a tray and placed in a tray cart. In the system for transporting drugs and medical materials in hospitals that are transported to the ward use location, horizontal rails, vertical rails, intersections of both rails, and directions of both rails between each ward and the drug unit The rails laid using the conversion unit as appropriate, the drug units that are the starting and ending points of the rails laid, the stations formed in each ward, and the medicines, medical materials, etc. were accommodated between the stations. Conveying medicines and medical materials in hospitals, equipped with a self-propelled carriage that can carry one or more trays and can run continuously without stopping at the rail crossing or direction changing part system.   In hospitals where multiple wards and medicines used in each ward and pharmacy departments that supply medical materials are set apart from each other, each medicine and medical material used in each ward is placed on a tray and placed in a tray cart. In the transport system for medicines and medical materials in hospitals that are transported to the ward use location, medicines to be delivered to each ward, pharmacy stocking medical materials, and storage shelves placed at each station in each ward The shelf equipment includes a tray receiving unit or transmitting / receiving unit, a tray storage unit for storing a plurality of received trays, and a tray cart for loading and transporting the plurality of trays. A system for transporting drugs and medical materials in hospitals, which is equipped with a cart set unit that can be set.   In hospitals where multiple wards and medicines used in each ward and pharmacy departments that supply medical materials are set apart from each other, each medicine and medical material used in each ward is placed on a tray and placed in a tray cart. In the method of transporting to the ward use location, the pharmacy and each ward are connected by rails, and a self-propelled carriage loaded with a tray with drugs and medical materials is run between the pharmacy and each ward. A transport mechanism and a station where self-propelled carts arrive and depart in the pharmacy and each ward were installed, and the trays that were transported to each station were transferred from the self-propelled cart to accommodate each tray. Each rack-shaped storage shelf facility provided with a tray cart and a set portion where the cart can be set by insertion / removal and a tray storage portion for transferring and storing the tray of the cart is provided. Drugs and medical supplies for wards When the tray is stored in a cart and the cart is set in the cart set section of the shelf equipment, each tray is transferred from the cart to a self-propelled carriage, and a tray containing drugs and medical materials for each ward Is sent from the pharmacy station to each ward station, and the trays transported at each ward station are transferred to the tray cart set in the storage rack facility, and the drugs and medical A method for transporting medicines and medical materials in a hospital, wherein a tray cart loaded with materials is detached from the shelf equipment and transported to a place of use in a ward where the station is located.

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