RU2161986C1 - Sterile medical instrument storage apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medical equipment. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has column, casing mounted on column and provided with pivotally attached cover, germicidal lamp, and instrument locating grid. Germicidal lamp is positioned in electric panel fixed exterior to casing on its upper part. Electric panel and casing have common cavity for passage of ultraviolet light beam. Germicidal lamp ends which do not emit light beam are positioned outside of casing. Cover is made of glass capable of prolonged maintaining of transparency and cutting off ultraviolet part of beam. Electronic plate disposed in electric panel is adapted for detecting time during which cover is in open state, as well as total operating time of storage apparatus and germicidal lamp. When time during which apparatus cover is in open state exceeds allowable limits, related signal is generated. Apparatus may be used for medical instrument storage and sterilization. EFFECT: increased efficiency by reduced instrument withdrawal time and simplified construction. 3 dwg

Description

 The invention relates to the field of medical equipment and can be used to store pre-sterilized medical instruments.

 Numerous devices for storing sterilized medical instruments are known. The closest analogue of the known devices for storing a medical instrument to the invention is the device described in the patent of the Russian Federation N 2043774. The known device comprises a rack 1, a housing 2 with a cover 3 pivotally attached thereto, a bactericidal lamp 4 mounted in the upper part of the housing, a grid for placement on it of a sterile medical instrument, pedal, lever-type mechanism for opening the cover 5 (see Fig. 1).

 However, the known device does not meet modern requirements and has the following disadvantages.

 Firstly, when the lid is closed, it is impossible to see the tool inside the device, and secondly, there is no objective control of the time spent by the device with the lid open. The ultraviolet power of the lamp is not being used efficiently.

 The invention solves the problem of creating a device for long-term storage of a sterile instrument and ensures the achievement of a technical result consisting in the ability to see the instrument inside the device with the lid closed, controlling the time spent by the device with the lid open and increasing the sterilization efficiency.

 The technical result is achieved due to the fact that in the device for storing a sterile medical instrument containing a stand, a body fixed to it with a lid pivotally attached thereto, a bactericidal lamp and a grill for placing the tool, the bactericidal lamp is placed in an electrical panel mounted outside the case on the top its parts and having a common cavity with the casing for the passage of ultraviolet radiation, the ends of the bactericidal lamp that do not emit light flux are brought out of the casing, the cover flax made of glass, which has the ability to preserve the transparency properties and cut off the ultraviolet part of the radiation, and the electronic board placed in the electrical panel is made with the possibility of fixing the time the cover was in the open state, and the total duration of the device and the bactericidal lamp, and signaling that the permissible time the device was in the open state.

 The essence of the invention is illustrated by drawings, where in FIG. 1 shows a general view of the closest analogue; FIG. 2 shows a device (side view); FIG. 3 - device (front view). The device comprises a frame-type rack 1 on which the housing 2 is fixed, a cover 3 pivotally connected to the housing 2, an electrical panel 4 mounted on the upper part of the housing 2, in which a bactericidal lamp 5, a power supply, an electronic board 6, switches, electronic . wires, reflector 7, grill 8 for accommodating the tool.

 The cover 3 of the device is made of special glass that does not transmit the ultraviolet part of the radiation and retains transparent properties.

 In the electrical panel 4 of the device is an electronic board 6, designed to control the time spent by the device in the open state. Information about the time the device is in the open state is displayed on a digital display, and if the time the device is in the open state exceeds the permissible limit, a sound signal is emitted and a red light comes on.

 A mirror reflector 7, located under the lamp 5, directs the ultraviolet radiation flux to a medical instrument located on the grill 8, while simultaneously cutting off the electronic board 6, power supply, and electric drive from the ingress of ultraviolet radiation.

 The edges of the electric remote control 4 and the ends of the lamp 5 located in it, which do not emit light, are brought out of the device body 2, which contributes to an increase in the sterilization effect.

 The housing 2 of the device is made integral with smooth and even internal surfaces, on which there are no docking elements, seals and fasteners with a cover 3, which eliminates the presence of inaccessible zones, creating inconvenience when washing and rubbing the housing 2.

The design of the device provides the following advantages that distinguish it from the closest analogue:
- The device case is made integral.

 - The cover that cuts off the ultraviolet radiation is transparent and has a mirror coating.

 - The device’s control panel has an electronic board that allows you to control the time the device is in the open state and the total operating time of the device and the bactericidal lamp.

 - The bactericidal lamp is outside the housing, and the length of the part of the lamp that actively emits light flux is equal to the length of the housing.

 - A mirror reflector located under the lamp and a transparent mirror cover reflect ultraviolet rays into the housing.

The device is used as follows:
A pre-sterilized instrument is placed in a storage device. When the lid is opened, the access area to the sterile instrument is freed, and the transparent periphery of the lid 3 cuts off the ultraviolet part of the lamp radiation, which protects the eyes and hands of the medical staff from burns. Next, lay the sterile instrument on the segments of the grill 8 and turn the cover 3 in the opposite direction. When picking up the tools, cover 3 opens again, at the same time, the countdown timer starts, and if the cover opening time exceeds the permissible limit, an audible signal sounds and the red LED lights up. In addition, a general count of the lamp operating time 5 is maintained.

Claims (1)

 A device for storing a sterile medical instrument, comprising a stand, a housing fixed thereto with a lid pivotally attached thereto, a bactericidal lamp and a grill for accommodating the instrument, characterized in that the bactericidal lamp is placed in an electrical panel mounted outside the housing on its upper part and having housing a common cavity for the passage of ultraviolet radiation, the ends of a bactericidal lamp that does not emit light flux are introduced beyond the boundaries of the housing, the lid is made of glass, which can it is possible to preserve the transparency properties and cut off the ultraviolet part of the radiation, and the electronic board placed in the electrical panel is made with the possibility of fixing the time the cover was in the open state and the total duration of the device and the bactericidal lamp and signaling that the device has exceeded the permissible time in the open state.

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