【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、病院にて使用される手
術器材に関するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to surgical instruments used in hospitals.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】一般に、病院においては酷似した多種多
数の手術器材が使用されており、このため手術を円滑に
遂行するには、手術時における手術器材の取り揃え、
手術器材の使用回数などの履歴管理、使用状況に基
づく廃棄、納入の管理、等を的確に行う必要があるが、
現在ではこれらの取り揃えや管理はすべて熟練した看護
婦が手作業により行っている。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】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、非常に
酷似した多くの手術器材を取り扱うため、間違いなく作
業を行うにはそれぞれの使い方などを熟知した熟練看護
婦の手が必要である。しかも、ルーペなどを用いてすべ
ての手術器材の磨耗状態を目視で検査、管理を行ってい
るため、大変な手間と時間がかかるという問題があり、
目視で判断しているために、人為的ミスが起こりやすい
という問題もある。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 the wear state of all surgical instruments is visually inspected and managed using a magnifying glass, there is a problem that it takes a lot of time and effort,
Since it is judged visually, there is also a problem that human error is likely to occur.
【０００４】本発明は、上記のような事情に鑑みてなさ
れたものであり、その目的とするところは、熟練看護婦
が手で行っている取り揃え作業や管理作業を軽減でき、
しかも人為的ミスを防止できるようにした手術器材を提
供することにある。The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the manual arrangement work and management work performed by a skilled nurse.
Moreover, it is to provide a surgical instrument capable of preventing human error.
【０００５】[0005]
【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
に、本発明の手術器材は、機械読み取りが可能な記録部
を備えたことを特徴としており、記録部としてはバーコ
ードやＩＣメモリチップなどが用いられる。In order to achieve the above object, the surgical instrument of the present invention is characterized by including a machine-readable recording section, which serves as a bar code or an IC memory chip. Are used.
【０００６】[0006]
【作用】上述の構成からなる本発明の手術器材は、読取
装置でその記録部を読み取ることにより手術器材の種類
や個々の手術器材に関する情報が得られる。According to the surgical instrument of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the information about the type of the surgical instrument and the individual surgical instrument can be obtained by reading the recording portion with the reading device.
【０００７】[0007]
【実施例】次に、本発明の実施例を図面に基づいて説明
する。Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.
【０００８】図１〜図４は代表的な手術器材である鉗子
Ａ（Ａ1，Ａ2，Ａ3，Ａ4）を示すもので、それぞれ
その表面に記録部としてのバーコードＢ（Ｂ1，Ｂ2，
Ｂ3，Ｂ4）が設けられている。本実施例ではＩＤナン
バーを記録したバーコードがラベル等の手段により記録
部として取り付けられている。これらの鉗子Ａはそれぞ
れ微妙に異なっており、また図示した鉗子Ａはほんの一
例であって実際には多くの種類がそれぞれ複数ある。1 to 4 show a forceps A (A1 , A2 , A3 , A4 ) which is a typical surgical instrument, and a bar code B (B1 as a recording portion is provided on the surface of each forceps A (A1 , A2 , A3 , A4 ). , B2 ,
B3 , B4 ) are provided. In this embodiment, a bar code recording an ID number is attached as a recording unit by means of a label or the like. The forceps A are slightly different from each other, and the forceps A shown in the figure are merely examples, and in reality, there are many types.
【０００９】図５は上記鉗子Ａの如くバーコードＢによ
る記録部を設けた多種多数の手術器材を管理するシステ
ムの一例を示す構成図である。図中１はパソコン２につ
ながる読取装置で、本実施例ではバーコード読取機で構
成されている。３はパソコン２に連結したデータベース
で、すべての手術器材についての種類と、それに合わせ
て使い方、納入年月日、有効期限、履歴等の情報がパソ
コン２から入力され蓄積されている。FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an example of a system for managing a large number of surgical instruments provided with a recording section for the bar code B like the forceps A. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a reading device connected to a personal computer 2, which is a bar code reader in this embodiment. Reference numeral 3 denotes a database connected to the personal computer 2, in which types of all surgical instruments and information such as usage, delivery date, expiration date, history, etc. are input from the personal computer 2 and accumulated.
【００１０】このシステムを使用して、読取装置１によ
り例えば図１の鉗子Ａ1に付いた記録部のバーコードＢ
1を読み取ってそのＩＤナンバーをパソコン２に入力
し、これに基づいてデータベース３から情報を引き出す
ことにより、鉗子Ａ1の種類が即時に判別でき、しかも
その特定された鉗子Ａ1に関する情報を検索することが
できる。そして、検索された情報はパソコンの画面に表
示するか必要に応じてプリントアウトして見ることがで
きる。また、鉗子Ａ1に付いた記録部のバーコードＢ1
を読み取ってそのＩＤナンバーをパソコン２に入力し、
手術器材を特定した後、鉗子Ａ1における新情報をデー
タベース３に入力することもできる。Using this system, the bar code B of the recording unit attached to the forceps A1 of FIG. 1 by the reader 1 is used.
By reading1 and inputting the ID number into the personal computer 2 and extracting information from the database 3 based on this, the type of the forceps A1 can be immediately discriminated, and information regarding the specified forceps A1 can be retrieved. can do. Then, the retrieved information can be displayed on the screen of the personal computer or can be printed out for viewing. Also, the bar code B1 of the recording unit with the forceps A1
And enter the ID number into PC 2,
It is also possible to input new information about the forceps A1 into the database 3 after specifying the surgical instrument.
【００１１】これと同様にして、任意の手術器材に設け
た記録部を読取装置１で読み取ることにより、当該手術
器材の種類を即時に判別でき、合わせてその手術器材に
関する情報を得たり、その手術器材の新情報をデータベ
ース３に入力することができる。したがって、多数の手
術器材の情報がすべて機械的に管理されることになる。
また、データベース３に蓄積されたデータを用いてパソ
コン２により手術器材の在庫管理、発注管理を行うこと
もできる。Similarly, by reading the recording unit provided on any surgical instrument with the reading device 1, the type of the surgical instrument can be immediately discriminated, and the information about the surgical instrument can be obtained at the same time. New information on surgical equipment can be entered in the database 3. Therefore, information on many surgical instruments is all mechanically managed.
The personal computer 2 can also manage the inventory of surgical instruments and order management using the data stored in the database 3.
【００１２】なお、本発明における記録部としては、上
記実施例で説明したバーコードなどデータベースから情
報を引き出すためのキーコードを設ける他に、ＩＣメモ
リチップなど必要な情報自体を記録部自体に有すること
のできるものを使用することも可能である。As the recording unit in the present invention, in addition to the key code for extracting information from the database such as the bar code described in the above embodiment, the recording unit itself has necessary information itself such as an IC memory chip. It is also possible to use what is possible.
【００１３】[0013]
【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明の手術器材
は、機械読み取りが可能な記録部を備えた構成としたこ
とにより、読取装置でその記録部を読み取ることにより
当該手術器材の種類を誰もが即時に判別することがで
き、さらには当該手術器材に関する情報を得ることがで
きることから、従来看護婦が手間と時間をかけて行って
いた取り揃え作業や管理作業が簡便になるとともに人為
的なミスを防ぐことが可能になる。As described above, the surgical instrument of the present invention has a machine-readable recording unit so that the type of the surgical instrument can be determined by reading the recording unit with a reading device. Anyone can make an immediate judgment and can obtain information about the surgical instrument, which simplifies the collection and management work that nurses used to take time and time, and it is artificial. It is possible to prevent such mistakes.
【図１】本発明の一実施例としての手術器材である鉗子
を示す図である。FIG. 1 is a diagram showing forceps which is a surgical instrument as an embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】同じく種類の異なる鉗子を示す図である。FIG. 2 is a diagram showing forceps of the same type.
【図３】同じく種類の異なる鉗子を示す図である。FIG. 3 is a diagram showing forceps of the same type.
【図４】同じく種類の異なる鉗子を示す図である。FIG. 4 is a diagram showing forceps of the same type.
【図５】本発明の手術器材を管理するシステムの一例を
示す構成図である。FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing an example of a system for managing a surgical instrument of the present invention.
【符号の説明】 Ａ 鉗子（手術器材） Ｂ バーコード（記録部） １ 読取装置 ２ パソコン ３ データベース[Explanation of symbols] A forceps (surgical instrument) B bar code (recording section) 1 reader 2 personal computer 3 database
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