JPH07178106A - Method for managing operational instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the work of preparation before an operation and of various types of management, which are now done by skilled nurses by hand, and further to prevent human-caused mistakes from occurring. CONSTITUTION:A machine-readable ID number is given to each operational instrument by using a bar code label L or the like, initial and historical information of each operational instrument is inputted into a computer to be stored, and various types of operations of management are carried out on the basis of the information. A wide variety of and a large number of operational instruments which are mutually very similar can be easily distinguished. The supply data can be made on the basis of the disposal data, the work of management such as renewing instruments is reduced, and a sequence of flow of the work can be smoothly performed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for managing surgical instruments used in hospitals.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a large number of surgical instruments that are very similar to each other are used in hospitals. Therefore, in order to smoothly perform an operation, a collection of surgical instruments at the time of operation,
It is necessary to manage history of surgical equipment such as the number of times of use, disposal based on usage, management of delivery, etc.
At present, all of these items are collected and managed by skilled nurses by hand.

[0003]

However, since a large number of surgical instruments that are very similar to each other are handled, the hands of skilled nurses who are familiar with their respective usages are required to perform the work without doubt. Moreover, since all surgical instruments are visually inspected and managed for wear using a magnifying glass, there is a problem that it takes a lot of time and labor,
Since it is judged visually, there is also a problem that human error is likely to occur.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the amount of sorting work and management work performed by skilled nurses by hand. Moreover, it is another object of the present invention to provide a method of managing surgical instruments that can prevent the occurrence of human error.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, when managing a large number of surgical instruments in a hospital, gives each surgical instrument an ID number that allows mechanical input to a computer. In advance, the initial information and history information of each surgical instrument is input to the computer and stored,
Based on this, various management tasks are performed mechanically.

[0006]

According to the management method of the present invention having the above-mentioned configuration, the initial information such as the type, usage, delivery date, etc. of the surgical instrument corresponding to the ID number given to each surgical instrument, and the usage status,
Historical information such as the state of wear is stored in the computer. Then, management work is performed based on these pieces of information.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a flow chart for explaining a method for managing surgical instruments according to the present invention, and an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to this drawing.

First, an ID number is given to each of the delivered surgical instruments by a barcode label or the like.
For example, looking at forceps, which is a typical surgical instrument,
As illustrated in FIG. 2, there are many types, and there are a plurality of types, and a bar code label L or the like having each ID number is attached to them. After assigning an ID number to each surgical instrument in this way, initial information data such as the type, usage and delivery date of each surgical instrument is input to the computer in correspondence with this ID number (procedure 2). Then, the new surgical instrument whose data has been input in this manner is stored in a predetermined storage location in which the same type of surgical instrument has already been stored (procedure 3).

When the operation is performed, the surgical equipment necessary for the operation is taken out from the storage place and prepared (step 4). In this case, by confirming the ID number, the desired surgical equipment can be surely and promptly prepared. Then, these surgical instruments are used in surgery (procedure 5). When the operation is completed, the used surgical equipment is sterilized (procedure 6). Then, the sterilized surgical instrument is visually inspected for usage and wear, and it is judged whether each surgical instrument can be reused or discarded (procedure 7). In this case, the number of uses managed by the computer is also checked, and if the number of uses exceeds the predetermined number, it is determined that the time for renewal has come, and the items are discarded.

Regarding the surgical equipment judged to be discarded,
After inputting the disposal data into the computer (procedure 8), the disposal data is handed over to a collection company and sent to disposal (procedure 9). The input disposal data is used as data for inventory management, delivery management, etc. On the other hand, with regard to the surgical instrument determined to be reused, the history data such as the number of times it has been used and the wear state is updated by the computer (procedure 10), and then stored in a predetermined storage location (procedure 3).

[0011]

As described above, according to the surgical instrument management method of the present invention, the computer is used to mechanically manage all surgical instrument management based on the ID number assigned to each surgical instrument. Since the labor of skilled nurses is reduced and it is easy to identify surgical instruments that are very similar, it is possible to speed up the setting work of the surgical instruments, history management, inventory management, management work, etc. it can. Moreover, human error is reduced and safety is improved.

Further, by managing the history information of the surgical equipment, it is possible to easily determine the renewal time of the equipment, and further, the delivery data can be created based on the disposal data, and the appropriate inventory management becomes possible. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart for explaining a method for managing surgical instruments according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a surgical instrument provided with an ID number.

[Explanation of symbols]

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. When managing a large number of surgical instruments in a hospital, each surgical instrument is provided with an ID number capable of machine input to the computer, and initial information and history information of each surgical instrument are stored in the computer. Enter and accumulate,
A method for managing surgical instruments, which is characterized by mechanically performing various management tasks based on it.