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WO1999006920A1 - Systeme de pistage informatise gerant les stocks de produits medicaux destines a des dispositifs de stockage non fermes - Google Patents

Systeme de pistage informatise gerant les stocks de produits medicaux destines a des dispositifs de stockage non fermes Download PDF

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WO1999006920A1
WO1999006920A1 PCT/US1998/015822 US9815822W WO9906920A1 WO 1999006920 A1 WO1999006920 A1 WO 1999006920A1 US 9815822 W US9815822 W US 9815822W WO 9906920 A1 WO9906920 A1 WO 9906920A1
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Joe Calabro
Rob Sobie
Catherine Christensen
William Conrad
Michael Lemons
Paula Richter-Dycaico
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Pinnacle Intellectual Property Services-International, Inc.
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G16—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS
    • G16H—HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING OR PROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA
    • G16H40/00—ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices
    • G16H40/20—ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms

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  • the present invention relates to a computerized medical supply inventory tracking
  • U.S. Patent No. 5,346,297 discloses an auxiliary unit which stores certain larger medical supplies.
  • the supply station disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 5,346,297 may not be properly suited to store large or specially sized supplies, or items that are not cost effectively stored and dispensed in such an auxiliary unit.
  • many hospitals currently store supplies in existing open storage units and open shelves that would be logistically difficult and expensive to replace. Accordingly, even in light of current supply stations discussed above, many hospitals still have problems with the tracking, dispensing, and securing of medical supplies that are on open shelves, hooks, bins, containers, and/or in supply storage rooms that are not automatically controlled.
  • OmniCell, Inc has a "See and Touch” Supply System that is used for "closed” storage units such as supply type cabinets with doors that close.
  • Another company, Par Excellence has a supply system that is used in an open storage unit environment, but it uses a hand held touch probe that reads information from a chip on totes that sit on shelves. The supplies are in the totes. This system requires the user
  • the present invention relates to a medical supply inventory tracking system, interfaced to a controller through a processing station, and adapted to fit on any known open storage unit.
  • the computerized medical supply inventory tracking system of the present invention for non-closed storage environments includes a button bar containing a plurality of actuators.
  • the button bar is securable to open storage units where medical supplies are stored.
  • the present invention also includes a processing station having memory for storing information about medical supply inventory stored on the open storage units and a communications link between the button bar and the processing station to carry predetermined signals to the processing station when one of the actuators is activated.
  • the memory is updated upon receiving the predetermined signals upon activation of the actuator.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a flowchart illustrating one example of the operation of a processing station connected to the push-button actuator of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a system diagram of one embodiment of the processing station of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 illustrates one embodiment of the push-button dispensing system of the
  • Figure 4 illustrates another embodiment of the push-button dispensing system of the
  • Figure 4 A shows a blown up view of the button bar on an auxiliary shelf
  • Figure 5 illustrates one embodiment of the present invention having a dual-mode pushbutton actuator
  • Figure 5 A shows a blown up view of the dual-mode push-button actuator.
  • Figure 1 is a flowchart illustrating one example of the operation of a processing station 12 connected to the push-button actuators 10 of the present invention.
  • usage and inventory information is automatically routed to the materials and supply management department.
  • the system also allows for accounting data to be sent to the accounting department.
  • the processing stations 12 eliminate end-of-shift counts and stock-outs.
  • these stations 12 eliminate manual billing, inventory reconciliation and some first dose requests.
  • Figure 1 represents a flowchart of one example of a programming arrangement for the processing station 12. More specifically, in a normal use mode, the keyboard 14 is
  • Entry of an approved access code permits further data entry for station operation. For example, with appropriate menu display prompts, the processing station
  • the 12 may be operated to select a patient 20 and a supply item 22. Such a selection will result in allocating that supply item 22 to the patient area as it is removed and the actuator is activated.
  • the processing station 12 may be programmed with a variety of auxiliary procedures 26. For example, stocking 28 of the inventory may be performed through the processing station 12. Authorized hospital personnel may access the storage devices 30 (e.g. shelves, cabinets, drawers) containing the inventory, for purposes of restocking. Other auxiliary operations may include inventory verification 34, or return of unused items.
  • a configuration 38 mode and/or access code maintenance mode are also desirably provided to permit station set-up and entry of current approved access codes 40.
  • the present invention provides a push-button medical supply dispensing and inventory control system that is adaptable to all existing open storage devices.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a system block diagram of the basic components of the push-button dispensing system of the present invention.
  • the processing station 12 is preferably comprised of a keyboard 14, a controller 42, a memory 44, a disk 46, a display unit 48, and a printer 50.
  • the present system may also be comprised of a plurality of open storage units 30, each outfitted with a plurality of push-button actuators 10. It is also preferred that the system have a data interface 52 for interfacing the signals from the push-button actuators 10 to the
  • the data interface may be a microcontroller board 88 ( Figure 4) that receives signals from the push button actuators 10 of
  • the data interface 52 Upon receiving the signals from the actuators 10, the data interface 52
  • the data interface 52 may be interfaced to the inventory control computer 12 via a RS45 serial interface.
  • FIGS 3-5 illustrate example embodiments of the push-button dispensing system of the present invention.
  • the computerized medical supply inventory tracking system of the present invention for non-closed storage environments includes a button bar 64 containing a plurality of actuators 10.
  • the button bar is securable to open storage units 30 where medical supplies are stored.
  • the system also includes a processing station 12 with memory for storing information about medical supply inventory stored on the open storage units 30.
  • processing unit refers to any kind of computer, central processing unit, data processor, programmable processor and the like.
  • the system has a communications link between the button bar and the processing station to carry predetermined signals to the processing station when one of the actuators is activated.
  • the communications link may be a cable, wire, wireless transmission and the like that is suitable to transmit signals from the actuators to the processing station 12.
  • the memory is updated upon receiving the predetermined signals upon activation of the actuator 10 by a user.
  • the present invention may
  • a data interface 52 for interfacing the actuator 10 with the processing station 12.
  • a predetermined signal is received at the processing station 12 when the actuator 10 is
  • the actuators 10 of the present invention may be push-button actuators or other known electronic mechanisms such as a toggle switch, a infrared sensor, or equivalents
  • the processing station 12 has a memory 44 for storing inventory data regarding the supplies stored in the open storage unit 30.
  • the inventory data may include a list
  • the nurse pushes the corresponding push-button actuator 10 to indicate that an item was taken (the button is pressed twice if two items are taken).
  • the inventory data contained in memory 44 is then updated upon receiving the predetermined signals formed upon activation of the actuator 10 (i.e., the number of items corresponding to the pushed button is decremented by the number of times the button was pushed).
  • the push-button actuators 10 be movably secured to the open storage unit 30. This allows the push-button actuators 10 to be used and reused with various open storage units 30 and medical supplies.
  • the push-button actuator 10 may also be constructed having two push-buttons: a first push-button 60 which is activated when an item in the open storage unit 30 is to be taken and a second push-button actuator 62 which is activated when an item is to be returned to the open storage unit 30 (see Figures 5 and 5 A).
  • This second "return" button 62 allows for "automatic" restocking, obviating the need for periodic restocking by non-user personnel.
  • Another feature of this invention is a "log off' button on the button bar 64 that enables a user to log off of the processing station from the location of the open storage unit. This is
  • the actuators 10 may be hardwired to the data interface 52.
  • the communications link is via radio frequency (RF) transmitters and receivers.
  • RF radio frequency
  • a plurality of push-button actuators 10 may also be formed into a single flexible elongate strip of material ("button bar").
  • These elongate strips of material 64 may be secured to virtually any open storage unit 30, such as open shelving, cabinets, bins, walls above hooks or rods, or drawers.
  • an elongate strip of material 64 may be secured to the front of one of the shelves 66 of a shelf unit (see Figures 3 and 4).
  • a predetermined medical supply e.g., a towel, wheelchair, crutches
  • a predetermined push-button actuator 10 may be stored on the shelf over a predetermined push-button actuator 10 or the supplies could be hung from a set of hooks under the button bar 64.
  • These elongate strips of push-button actuators 64 allows easy adaptation of virtually any open storage unit 30 to the push-button system of the present invention.
  • the present invention may also be comprised of a liquid crystal display 90.
  • the liquid crystal display (LCD) 90 may be used for displaying the number of items in each open storage unit 30 or in each area of an open storage unit 30. For example, assume a shelving unit is used
  • the LCD 90 will display the roman numeral "10" when that location on the shelf is fully stocked.
  • processing station 12 will recognize the signals received from the actuation of the push-button actuator 10 and decrement the number on the corresponding LCD by two. This LCD speeds
  • the present invention provides a system for keeping track of medical supply
  • the present system offers many contributions, particularly, the adaptation of existing open storage units to a computer-controlled inventory management system.
  • system provides a user-friendly system for tracking supply counts, particularly on open shelving units where security of the open storage units is not a concern.

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On décrit un dispositif de distribution de produits médicaux activés par un bouton poussoir et un système de gestion des stocks. Le système de cette invention comprend un actionneur (10) à bouton poussoir qui est destiné à être utilisé avec divers dispositifs (30) de stockage et qui est électroniquement relié à une unité (12) de traitement. L'unité de traitement comprend une mémoire qui stocke des données d'inventaire actualisées. Lors de l'activation de l'actionneur (10) à bouton poussoir, l'unité de traitement actualise les données d'inventaire en fonction du signal reçu envoyé par l'actionneur (10) à bouton poussoir.
PCT/US1998/015822 1997-08-01 1998-07-30 Systeme de pistage informatise gerant les stocks de produits medicaux destines a des dispositifs de stockage non fermes WO1999006920A1 (fr)

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