TWM677756U - Endoscope management system - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention provides an endoscope management system, comprising an endoscope washing machine and a data monitoring device. The endoscope washing machine, used for washing an endoscope, includes a washing sensing unit for sensing an radio frequency identification element of the endoscope. The data monitoring device, signal-connected to the endoscope washing machine, includes a receiver and a processor. The receiver receives data from the endoscope using the washing sensing unit of the endoscope washing machine. The processor, signal-connected to the receiver, analyzes the endoscope data and generates endoscope history data. Therefore, this new endoscope management system, by integrating endoscope history data, can not only help medical personnel effectively track the use and management of each endoscope, but also reduce manual operation time, thereby improving patient safety.

Description

Endoscope Management System

This invention relates to an endoscope management system, and more particularly to an endoscope management system that integrates endoscope history data and endoscope cleaning information.

In modern medical diagnosis, endoscopy is an indispensable diagnostic tool, widely used in many clinical departments such as gastroenterology and urology. However, the complex structure of endoscopes makes cleaning and disinfection relatively difficult. If cleaning or disinfection is not thorough, it may become a source of cross-infection for patients.

Conventional endoscope cleaning records rely heavily on manual operation and paper-based documentation, which is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive but also prone to incomplete records, human error, and difficulty in timely verification, failing to meet the information security, quality tracking, and regulatory compliance requirements of medical institutions. Furthermore, due to the time-consuming and inefficient nature of manual operation, it is also difficult to cope with the management burden brought about by the large-scale use of endoscopes.

Although some medical institutions have introduced some information systems, such as barcode scanners, electronic cleaning machines and disinfection equipment, most of these systems lack integration and cannot form a complete information chain for endoscopy management.

In view of this, how to develop an endoscope management system that automatically logs in and integrates records of endoscope cleaning and disinfection processes with records of endoscope storage environment is an urgent problem to be solved in current endoscope management.

The purpose of this invention is to provide an endoscope management system that, by integrating endoscope cleaning information and endoscope storage environment information into the endoscope management system, can assist medical personnel in tracking the cleaning information and endoscope environment storage information of each endoscope.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, an endoscope management system is provided, comprising an endoscope washing machine and a data monitoring device. The endoscope washing machine is used to wash an endoscope and includes a washing sensing unit for sensing an radio frequency identification element of the endoscope. The data monitoring device is signal-connected to the endoscope washing machine and includes a receiver and a processor. The receiver receives data from the endoscope using the washing sensing unit of the endoscope washing machine. The processor is signal-connected to the receiver and analyzes the endoscope data to generate endoscope history data.

The endoscope management system according to the aforementioned implementation method may further include an environmental monitoring device. The environmental monitoring device is connected to a data monitoring device. The environmental monitoring device is used for storing endoscopes and can detect environmental storage data of the endoscopes.

According to the aforementioned implementation method of the endoscope management system, the environmental monitoring equipment may further include an environmental sensing unit, which is used to sense the storage temperature and the storage humidity of the environmental monitoring equipment.

In the endoscope management system implemented according to the aforementioned method, the environmental sensing unit can be a thermometer and hygrometer.

According to the aforementioned implementation method of the endoscope management system, the environmental monitoring equipment may further include a communication unit, which is connected to the environmental sensing unit and is used to transmit the storage temperature and storage humidity of the environmental monitoring equipment to the data monitoring device.

According to the aforementioned embodiment of the endoscope management system, the processor may include a storage reminder unit, which may include a storage period condition. The storage reminder unit is used to issue a reminder signal when the storage time of the endoscope stored in the environmental monitoring equipment exceeds the storage period condition.

The endoscope management system according to the aforementioned implementation method may further include a cloud database, which is connected to a data monitoring device and is used to store endoscope history data.

According to the aforementioned embodiment of the endoscope management system, the data monitoring device may further include a display, which is connected to the processor and is used to display the endoscope's endoscope history data.

In the endoscope management system according to the aforementioned implementation method, the radio frequency identification element can be a wireless radio frequency identification tag.

According to the aforementioned implementation method of the endoscope management system, the endoscope data may include endoscope cleaning data.

In this way, the endoscope management system initiates the cleaning process by sensing the radio frequency identification element on the endoscope to be cleaned through the cleaning sensor unit of the endoscope washing machine. During the cleaning process, the receiver of the data monitoring device receives data from the endoscope in real time and transmits it to the processor to analyze the endoscope data to obtain endoscope history data. Therefore, this new endoscope management system will help to integrate, track and manage relevant information on endoscope cleaning and disinfection in real time. It will not only help to track the processing history and usage records of each endoscope, but also effectively reduce manual input errors and manpower burden, thereby improving medical quality management and patient safety.

The various embodiments of this invention will be discussed in more detail below. However, these embodiments can be applications of various novel concepts and can be specifically implemented in various different scopes. The specific embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and are not limited to the scope of disclosure.

Please refer to Figure 1, which is a schematic diagram illustrating an embodiment of the endoscope management system 100 of the present invention. The endoscope management system 100 includes an endoscope washing machine 120 and a data monitoring device 110.

An endoscope cleaner 120 is used to clean an endoscope (not shown). As shown in Figure 1, the endoscope cleaner 120 includes a cleaning sensing unit 121, which is used to sense an radio frequency identification element (not shown) of the endoscope. In detail, the endoscope has an RF identification element, which can be a wireless RF identification tag, and the endoscope cleaner 120 has a cleaning sensing unit 121; when the endoscope needs to be cleaned, the cleaning sensing unit 121 of the endoscope cleaner 120 can sense the RF identification element on the endoscope to be cleaned and start the endoscope cleaner 120 to clean the endoscope.

The data monitoring device 110 is signal-connected to the endoscope washing machine 120. The data monitoring device 110 includes a receiver 111 and a processor 112. The receiver 111 receives data from the endoscopes from the washing sensor unit 121 of the endoscope washing machine 120. The processor 112 is signal-connected to the receiver 111. The processor 112 analyzes the endoscope data and generates endoscope history data. In detail, when the endoscope needs cleaning, the cleaning sensing unit 121 of the endoscope cleaner 120 senses the radio frequency identification element on the endoscope and activates the endoscope cleaner 120 to clean the endoscope. At this time, the receiver 111 in the data monitoring device 110 receives the data from the endoscope, and the processor 112 analyzes the data received by the receiver 111. The system collects endoscope data and generates endoscope history data, which includes the endoscope's serial number, name, medical record number, patient name, date of use, attending technician's name, time of leaving the examination room, cleaning technician's name, time of entering and leaving the cleaning room, disinfection technician's name, time of entering and leaving the disinfection room, and time of entering the storage environment. Furthermore, the endoscope data may include endoscope cleaning data. This data includes the test strip batch number, test strip replacement record, solution batch number, solution replacement record, air filter, and water filter of the corresponding endoscope cleaning machine (120). The endoscope history data is a list obtained by analyzing and compiling the aforementioned endoscope data and endoscope cleaning data. In addition to the aforementioned endoscope data and endoscope cleaning data, the list includes the time spent on the cleaning process for each endoscope.

In this way, the endoscope management system 100 initiates the cleaning process by sensing the radio frequency identification element on the endoscope to be cleaned through the cleaning sensing unit 121 of the endoscope cleaner 120. During the cleaning process, the receiver 111 of the data monitoring device 110 receives data from the endoscope in real time and transmits it to the processor 112 to analyze the endoscope data to obtain endoscope history data. Therefore, this new endoscope management system 100 will help to integrate, track and manage relevant information on endoscope cleaning and disinfection in real time. It will not only help to track the processing history and usage records of each endoscope, but also effectively reduce manual input errors and manpower burden, thereby improving medical quality management and patient safety.

Please refer to Figure 2, which is a schematic diagram illustrating an endoscope management system 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The endoscope management system 200 includes an endoscope washing machine 220, a data monitoring device 210, a cloud database 230, and an environmental monitoring device 240.

The endoscope washing machine 220 includes a washing sensor unit 221. The data monitoring device 210 includes a receiver 211, a processor 212, and a display 214. The endoscope washing machine 220, the washing sensor unit 221, and the receiver 211 are the same as the endoscope washing machine 120, the washing sensor unit 121, and the receiver 111 of the endoscope management system 100 in Figure 1. For details of the same components, please refer to the previous paragraph, and they will not be repeated here.

The processor 212 includes a storage reminder unit 213. Specifically, after the receiver 211 receives data from the endoscope, the processor 212 analyzes the endoscope data, and the processor 212 has a built-in storage reminder unit 213. The storage reminder unit 213 includes a storage period condition, and the storage reminder unit 213 is used to issue a reminder signal when the storage time of the endoscope in the environmental monitoring device 240 exceeds the storage period condition. In detail, after the endoscope completes the cleaning process in the endoscope washing machine 220, the endoscope data will be automatically transmitted to the data monitoring device 210, and the processor 212 will compare the storage period of the endoscope. For example, the storage period of the endoscope in this embodiment is set to seven days. When the storage period of the endoscope has reached or exceeded seven days, the storage reminder unit 213 will automatically send a reminder signal to remind medical personnel to take out the endoscope that has exceeded the storage period and clean it again, thereby ensuring the quality standard of the endoscope before use and reducing the risk of cross-infection. Furthermore, the processor 212 automatically calculates and sorts the storage period of each endoscope, which can reduce the cost of cleaning the endoscopes again. It should be noted that the storage period of the endoscopes can be adjusted according to the usage specifications, and this invention is not limited to this.

The cloud database 230 is signal-connected to the data monitoring device 210 and is used to store endoscopy history data. Specifically, after the receiver 211 of the data monitoring device 210 receives endoscopy data, the processor 212 analyzes the endoscopy data, and the analyzed endoscopy data is stored in the cloud database 230 for subsequent retrieval and tracking of endoscopy history data. Furthermore, the cloud database 230 can provide backup of endoscopy history data to ensure the integrity and traceability of long-term stored endoscopy history data.

Display 214 is connected to processor 212 and is used to display endoscope history data. Referring to Figure 3, which is a schematic diagram of the interface of display 214 of endoscope management system 200 in the embodiment of Figure 2. As shown in Figure 3, display 214 can display endoscope history data, endoscope cleaning data, environmental storage data, storage reminders, and accounts. The endoscope history data field can be clicked to expand and display a list of endoscopes, and the endoscope to be queried can be selected so that medical personnel can quickly obtain relevant endoscope information. When the receiver 211 of the data monitoring device 210 receives the data from the endoscope, and the processor 212 analyzes the data from the endoscope, medical personnel can obtain real-time information about the endoscope by displaying the endoscope history data on the display 214.

The environmental monitoring device 240 is signal-connected to the data monitoring device 210. The environmental monitoring device 240 includes an environmental sensing unit 241 and a communication unit 242. The environmental monitoring device 240 is used to store endoscopes and can detect environmental data stored in the endoscopes. The environmental sensing unit 241 can be a thermometer and hygrometer, located inside the environmental monitoring device 240, to sense the stored temperature and humidity of the environmental monitoring device 240. Specifically, the thermometer and hygrometer are used to sense the temperature and humidity values of the storage space where the environmental monitoring device 240 is located in real time.

Communication unit 242 is signal-connected to environmental sensing unit 241, and is used to transmit the storage temperature and storage humidity of environmental monitoring equipment 240 to data monitoring device 210. Specifically, communication unit 242 can be Bluetooth. When environmental sensing unit 241 senses the temperature and humidity values of environmental monitoring equipment 240 and converts them into digital signals, they are transmitted to data monitoring device 210 via communication unit 242. Data monitoring device 210 can record the received temperature and humidity data. In one embodiment of this invention, the communication unit 242 transmits the storage temperature and humidity of the environmental monitoring equipment 240 to the data monitoring device 210 every hour. When the environmental sensing unit 241 of the environmental monitoring equipment 240 detects abnormalities in the storage temperature and humidity, it can transmit the abnormal temperature and humidity values to the data monitoring device 210 through the communication unit 242 and list the abnormal information in the environmental storage data to notify the administrator. It must be noted that the time interval between the storage temperature and the storage humidity of the communication unit 242 transmitting the environmental monitoring equipment 240 in this embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this.

Furthermore, this new endoscopy management system 200 can also connect and exchange data with the hospital's medical information system, laboratory management system, and infection control system to achieve real-time tracking and integration across systems, so as to obtain upstream and downstream information related to endoscopy, such as: test report results, infection risk assessment, etc.

In this way, the novel endoscope management system 200 senses the radio frequency identification element on the endoscope to be cleaned through the cleaning sensing unit 221 of the endoscope cleaning machine 220 and starts the cleaning process. During the cleaning process, the receiver 211 of the data monitoring device 210 receives data from the endoscope and then transmits it to the processor 212 for analysis to generate endoscope history data. The endoscope history data includes the temperature and humidity of the environmental monitoring equipment 240 storing the endoscope, and is displayed on the display 214. The endoscope history data can also be stored synchronously in the cloud database 230. Furthermore, the storage reminder unit 213 in the processor 212 automatically sends a reminder signal based on the preset storage period conditions to remind medical personnel that endoscopes that have exceeded the storage period need to be cleaned again. Therefore, this new endoscope management system 200 will facilitate the real-time integration, tracking and management of relevant information on endoscope cleaning and disinfection. It can not only accurately grasp the processing history and usage records of each endoscope, avoiding the reuse of endoscopes that have not been properly cleaned, but also effectively reduce manual input errors and manpower burden, thereby improving medical quality management and patient safety.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above by way of embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art may make various modifications and alterations without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

100, 200: Endoscope Management System; 110, 210: Data Monitoring Device; 111, 211: Receiver; 112, 212: Processor; 120, 220: Endoscope Washer; 121, 221: Washing Sensor Unit; 213: Storage Reminder Unit; 214: Display; 230: Cloud Database; 240: Environmental Monitoring Equipment; 241: Environmental Sensing Unit; 242: Communication Unit

To make the above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the accompanying drawings are described as follows: Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an endoscope management system according to one embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of an endoscope management system according to another embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the interface of the display of the endoscope management system in the embodiment of Figure 2.

100: Endoscope Management System

110: Data monitoring device

111: Receiver

112: Processor

120: Endoscope Washing Machine

121: Washing Sensor Unit

Claims (10)

An endoscope management system includes: an endoscope cleaner for cleaning an endoscope, including a cleaning sensing unit, wherein the cleaning sensing unit is used to sense an radio frequency identification element of the endoscope; and a data monitoring device signal-connected to the endoscope cleaner, including: a receiver for receiving data of the endoscope from the cleaning sensing unit of the endoscope cleaner; and a processor signal-connected to the receiver, the processor for analyzing the data of the endoscope and generating endoscope history data. The endoscope management system as described in claim 1 further includes: an environmental monitoring device, signal-connected to the data monitoring device, the environmental monitoring device being used for storing the endoscope and detecting environmental storage data of the endoscope. The endoscope management system as described in claim 2, wherein the environmental monitoring device further includes: an environmental sensing unit for sensing a storage temperature and a storage humidity of the environmental monitoring device. The endoscope management system as described in claim 3, wherein the environmental sensing unit is a thermometer and hygrometer. The endoscope management system as described in claim 3, wherein the environmental monitoring device further includes: a communication unit, signal-connected to the environmental sensing unit, and the communication unit for transmitting the storage temperature and the storage humidity of the environmental monitoring device to the data monitoring device. The endoscope management system as described in claim 2, wherein the processor includes: a storage reminder unit including a storage period condition, the storage reminder unit being used to issue a reminder signal when the endoscope has been stored in the environmental monitoring device for a period exceeding the storage period condition. The endoscope management system as described in claim 1 further includes: a cloud database connected to the data monitoring device, the cloud database being used to store the endoscope history data. The endoscope management system as described in claim 1, wherein the data monitoring device further includes: a display connected to the processor, and the display being used to display the endoscope history data of the endoscope. The endoscope management system as described in claim 1, wherein the radio frequency identification element is a radio frequency identification tag. The endoscope management system as described in claim 1, wherein the data of the endoscope includes endoscope cleaning data.