Medical consumable intelligent warehouse based on Internet of Things

Abstract

The invention discloses a medical consumable intelligent warehouse based on the Internet of Things, and relates to the technical field of medical consumable management. An intelligent management system is adopted, the intelligent management system comprises a biological feature recognition unit, an access control unit, a material registration unit, a checking unit and an inventory statistics unit, and dynamic data of type, batch and quantity information of medical consumables in a warehouse are monitored in real time through biological feature recognition, material registration, checking and uploading to a cloud server; the system can accurately track the inventory and warehouse-in and warehouse-out conditions of operators and medical consumables, improves the management efficiency, guarantees the consistency of the input information and actual information of the medical consumables through layer-by-layer control, can improve the accuracy of inventory data, and improves the management efficiency. Therefore, the problems of supply chain chaos, product stockout or excessive stock and the like caused by wrong stock information can be avoided, intelligent management of warehouse management is realized, and on the premise of ensuring supply, expired scrapping of medical consumables is reduced as much as possible, and the medical cost is reduced to the maximum extent.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of medical consumables management, and in particular relates to an intelligent warehouse for medical consumables based on the Internet of Things. Background Art

[0002] Medical consumables refer to items that are used by hospitals to provide medical services to patients, and their value and cost are converted into expenses. Medical consumables are a crucial component of medical devices and account for a significant proportion of the total medical equipment supply. Because medical consumables have strict safety requirements, it is crucial for medical consumable manufacturers and regulators to have real-time information on the usage and inventory status of medical consumables in each hospital.

[0003] However, the existing hospital warehouses used to store medical consumables are not highly intelligent, and most medical consumables are managed through manual registration and record-keeping. This makes inbound and outbound management very cumbersome and complex, and data statistics are tedious and inaccurate, making it easy for misplaced or missed items to be collected. Furthermore, the management process involves many manual steps, making it prone to accidental errors. Inaccurate statistics on daily consumption and additions of medical consumables can lead to insufficient or excessive reserves. Excessive reserves can limit patient services, while excessive reserves can increase costs and even lead to expired medical consumables. Hospital services will be impacted by potential safety risks, as well as by expired, scrapped, spoiled, and wasted supplies.

[0004] Whether from the perspective of ensuring the safety and reliability of medical consumables or improving hospital management efficiency, hospitals must strengthen the management of medical consumables. On the premise of ensuring supply, they should try to reduce the expiration and scrapping of medical consumables and minimize medical costs.

[0005] Therefore, we propose an IoT-based smart warehouse for medical consumables to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0006] In order to solve the technical problems in the above-mentioned prior art that the management of medical consumables warehouses involves many manual links, accidental errors lead to inaccurate data statistics, and easily lead to insufficient or excessive reserves of medical consumables, and need to strengthen management, the present invention proposes an intelligent warehouse for medical consumables based on the Internet of Things.

[0007] The technical solution adopted in the present invention is as follows:

[0008] An Internet of Things-based smart warehouse for medical consumables has a built-in smart management system, which includes: a biometric identification unit, an access control unit, a material registration unit, a verification unit, and an inventory statistics unit. The biometric identification unit is used to identify the identity information of an operator and query whether the operator has the authority in a database. When it is confirmed that the operator has the authority, the material registration unit is enabled, and the operator enters the order for this entry or exit through the material registration unit. The order includes the type, quantity, and batch information of the medical consumables entered or exited. After the order is entered, the verification unit is activated, and the type, quantity, and batch information of the medical consumables entered or exited are verified by the verification unit. When the information is consistent with the order data, the access control unit is activated, and the order is linked to the inventory statistics unit for data adjustment, thereby monitoring the dynamic data of the type, batch, and quantity information of the medical consumables in the warehouse in real time and uploading it to a cloud server.

[0009] In a further technical solution, the biometric recognition unit includes any one or more of a fingerprint recognizer, a face recognizer and an iris recognizer, and recognizes the operator's identity information through fingerprint recognition, face recognition or iris recognition.

[0010] In a further technical solution, the material registration unit includes an incoming registration terminal and an outgoing registration terminal. The incoming registration terminal is located outside the warehouse, and the outgoing registration terminal is located inside the warehouse. Both the incoming registration terminal and the outgoing registration terminal are provided with corresponding verification units.

[0011] In a further technical solution, the material registration unit records the mass of individual samples of various types of medical consumables. The material registration unit automatically calculates the total mass of the medical consumables in this batch based on the type, quantity and batch information of the medical consumables, and records it in the entry order. The verification unit includes a material weighing module, which obtains the verified total mass of the medical consumables in this batch by weighing the medical consumables entering or leaving the warehouse, and records it in the verification order. By comparing the entered total mass and the verified total mass, the access control unit will be opened only after they reach a consistency.

[0012] In a further technical solution, the verification unit also includes a human weighing module, which weighs and compares the operator when entering and leaving the warehouse. The operator's weight is consistent before and after, and the access control unit is opened only after the medical consumables are verified to prevent the operator from carrying medical consumables on his body.

[0013] In a further technical solution, the intelligent management system further includes a behavior monitoring unit, which is used to monitor the operator in real time to regulate the operator's behavior.

[0014] In a further technical solution, the intelligent management system also includes an inventory shortage warning unit, which sets warning values for the inventory of various types of medical equipment, obtains the inventory quantity through the inventory statistics unit, and generates a warning alarm when the inventory falls below the warning value to remind management personnel to replenish the stock in time.

[0015] In a further technical solution, the intelligent management system also includes a coding unit, which is used to generate an electronic tag. The electronic tag is installed on the medical consumables and is used to record the type, batch, quantity and production date information of the medical consumables. The material registration unit is connected to a scanning module for entering the information on the electronic tag into the material registration unit.

[0016] In a further technical solution, the intelligent management system further includes an order allocation unit, which automatically allocates a storage location for the batch of medical consumables after the electronic tag is entered, and uploads the location information to the inventory statistics unit.

[0017] In a further technical solution, the intelligent management system further includes a shelf life management unit, which tracks the shelf life of medical consumables through electronic tags and displays the location information and remaining shelf life information of the medical consumables.

[0018] In summary, due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0019] 1. Real-time monitoring and tracking: Through the Internet of Things technology, inventory information in the warehouse is uploaded to the cloud server, allowing managers to remotely monitor inventory information and track the in and out of consumables by entering outbound and inbound orders through the material registration unit. In addition, a biometric recognition unit is used to identify the operator, making it easy to find the responsible person for verification as soon as possible when data problems occur, thus facilitating management.

[0020] 2. High data accuracy: The database records the mass of individual samples of various types of medical consumables. The total mass of this batch of medical consumables is automatically calculated based on the outbound or inbound orders entered by the material registration unit. The material weighing module of this batch of medical consumables is then used to weigh the medical consumables in this batch to obtain the verified total mass of this batch of medical consumables. The data is then compared, and the operator's inbound and outbound weighing is performed by the human weighing module of the proofreading unit. Only after the two sets of data are consistent is the access control unit opened to avoid the situation where medical consumables are not the same as those on the order and the operator smuggles medical consumables. This can improve the accuracy of inventory data, help avoid supply chain chaos, product shortages or excess inventory caused by incorrect inventory information, and remotely monitor the operator's behavior through the behavior monitoring unit to avoid violations, thereby ensuring the accuracy of inventory information and improving management efficiency.

[0021] 3. Intelligent management and early warning: The inventory shortage early warning unit can effectively remind management personnel to replenish stocks and avoid insufficient inventory of medical consumables. The shelf life management unit can monitor the shelf life of medical consumables and give priority to guiding operators to use medical consumables from previous batches when taking them, thereby reducing the phenomenon of expired and scrapped medical consumables, deterioration and waste. At the same time, expired medical consumables can be cleared to avoid potential safety risks caused by expired medical consumables. On the premise of ensuring supply, the expiration and scrapping of medical consumables can be minimized to minimize medical costs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] The present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the internal system architecture of the medical consumables smart warehouse based on the Internet of Things in the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the material registration unit in the present invention;

[0025] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the verification unit in the present invention;

[0026] Figure 4 FIG. 1 is a flow chart of an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] Example 1:

[0029] See Figure 1 and Figure 4, this embodiment provides an Internet of Things-based smart warehouse for medical consumables, with a built-in smart management system, which includes: a biometric identification unit, an access control unit, a material registration unit, a verification unit, and an inventory statistics unit. The biometric identification unit is used to identify the identity information of the operator and query whether the operator has the authority in the database. When it is confirmed that the operator has the authority, the material registration unit is enabled, and the operator enters the order for this entry or exit through the material registration unit. The order includes the type, quantity, and batch information of the medical consumables entered or exited this time. After the order is entered, the verification unit is turned on, and the type, quantity, and batch information of the medical consumables entered or exited are verified by the verification unit. When it is consistent with the order data, the access control unit is turned on, and the order is linked to the inventory statistics unit for data adjustment, thereby monitoring the dynamic data of the type, batch, and quantity information of the medical consumables in the warehouse in real time and uploading it to the cloud server.

[0030] The biometric identification unit includes a fingerprint reader, which provides fingerprint recognition to identify the operator's identity information. The use of biometric identification technology ensures the accuracy and security of the operator's identity. When problems arise in inventory data, the responsible person can be found and verified immediately, facilitating management. It is worth mentioning that the fingerprint reader is only one embodiment of the biometric identification unit. It is easy for those skilled in the art to imagine that the biometric identification unit can also be a facial recognition device, an iris recognition device, or one or more of the above recognition devices. The operator's identity information is identified through facial recognition, iris recognition, or a combination thereof, effectively ensuring the accuracy of the operator's identity recognition.

[0031] The material registration unit records the mass of individual samples of various types of medical consumables. The material registration unit automatically calculates the total mass of the medical consumables in this batch through the type, quantity and batch information of the medical consumables entered, and records it in the entry order. The verification unit includes a material weighing module, which obtains the verified total mass of the medical consumables in this batch by weighing the medical consumables entering or leaving the warehouse, and records it in the verification order. By comparing the entered total mass and the verified total mass, the access control unit is opened only after they reach a consistency, that is, the entered information is consistent with the actual information, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the medical consumables entering or leaving the warehouse data and improving management efficiency. It is worth mentioning that the material registration unit uses a conventional control panel for input, but is not limited to control panel input. It can also support connection control of mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets, thereby improving the convenience and diversity of use.

[0032] The intelligent management system also includes an inventory shortage warning unit, which sets warning values for the inventory of various types of medical equipment, obtains the inventory quantity through the inventory statistics unit, and generates a warning alarm when the inventory falls below the warning value, reminding management personnel to replenish stocks in time to ensure supply demand.

[0033] The intelligent management system also includes a coding unit, which is used to generate electronic tags. The electronic tags are installed on medical consumables and are used to record the type, batch, quantity and production date information of the medical consumables. The material registration unit is connected to a scanning module, which is used to enter the information on the electronic tags into the material registration unit. By generating electronic tags and scanning them using the scanning module, the information entry effect is greatly improved and it is convenient to use.

[0034] The intelligent management system also includes an order allocation unit. After the electronic tag is entered, the order allocation unit automatically allocates a storage location for the batch of medical consumables and uploads the location information to the inventory statistics unit, making it easy to track the storage location of the medical consumables in the order and facilitating management.

[0035] The intelligent management system also includes a shelf life management unit, which tracks the shelf life of medical consumables through electronic tags and displays the location information and remaining shelf life information of the medical consumables, thereby monitoring the shelf life of medical consumables and preferentially guiding operators to use medical consumables from previous batches when taking them, thereby reducing the phenomenon of expired and scrapped medical consumables, deterioration and waste, etc. At the same time, expired medical consumables can be cleaned up to avoid potential safety risks caused by expired medical consumables. Under the premise of ensuring supply, the expired and scrapped medical consumables can be minimized and medical costs can be minimized.

[0036] The intelligent management system further comprises a behavior monitoring unit, which is used to monitor the operator in real time, thereby regulating the operator's behavior and avoiding illegal behavior, thereby ensuring the accuracy of inventory information and improving management efficiency.

[0037] Example 2:

[0038] This embodiment is obtained by further optimizing the embodiment 1. Figure 2 In this embodiment, the material registration unit includes an incoming registration terminal and an outgoing registration terminal. The incoming registration terminal is located outside the warehouse, and the outgoing registration terminal is located inside the warehouse. Both the incoming registration terminal and the outgoing registration terminal are provided with corresponding verification units, thereby ensuring that incoming medical consumables can enter the warehouse only after verification outside the warehouse, and outgoing medical consumables can leave the warehouse only after verification inside the warehouse, avoiding mismatched goods, thereby ensuring that the information of incoming or outgoing medical consumables is consistent with the information entered in the registration, which can improve the accuracy of inventory data, which helps to avoid problems such as supply chain chaos, product shortages or excess inventory due to incorrect inventory information.

[0039] Example 3:

[0040] This embodiment is obtained by further optimizing the embodiment 1 or embodiment 2. Figure 3 In this embodiment, the verification unit also includes a human weighing module, which weighs and compares the operator when entering and leaving the warehouse. The operator's weight is consistent before and after. The access control unit is opened only after the medical consumables are verified. Through double verification, the operator is prevented from carrying medical consumables on his body, thereby improving management effectiveness.

[0041] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above and that the invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered in all respects as illustrative and non-restrictive, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims, not the foregoing description, and it is intended that all variations within the meaning and scope of the appended claims be encompassed. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim to which it relates.

[0042] As described above, the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit the same. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the above embodiments can still be modified, or some of the technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An IoT-based smart warehouse for medical consumables with a built-in intelligent management system, characterized by: The intelligent management system includes: a biometric identification unit, an access control unit, a material registration unit, a verification unit and an inventory statistics unit. The biometric identification unit is used to identify the operator's identity information and query whether the operator has the authority in the database. When it is confirmed that the operator has the authority, the material registration unit is enabled, and the operator enters the order for this entry or exit through the material registration unit. The order includes the type, quantity and batch information of the medical consumables entered or exited this time. After the order is entered, the verification unit is turned on, and the type, quantity and batch information of the medical consumables entered or exited are verified through the verification unit. When it is consistent with the order data, the access control unit is turned on, and the order is linked to the inventory statistics unit for data adjustment, thereby monitoring the dynamic data of the type, batch and quantity information of the medical consumables in the warehouse in real time and uploading it to the cloud server.

2. The smart warehouse for medical consumables based on the Internet of Things according to claim 1, characterized in that: The biometric identification unit includes any one or more of a fingerprint identifier, a face identifier and an iris identifier, and identifies the operator's identity information through fingerprint recognition, face recognition or iris recognition.

3. The smart warehouse for medical consumables based on the Internet of Things according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material registration unit includes an incoming registration terminal and an outgoing registration terminal. The incoming registration terminal is located outside the warehouse, and the outgoing registration terminal is located inside the warehouse. Both the incoming registration terminal and the outgoing registration terminal are provided with a matching verification unit.

4. The smart warehouse for medical consumables based on the Internet of Things according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The material registration unit records the mass of individual samples of various types of medical consumables. The material registration unit automatically calculates the total mass of the medical consumables in this batch based on the type, quantity and batch information of the medical consumables, and records it in the entry order. The verification unit includes a material weighing module, which obtains the verified total mass of the medical consumables in this batch by weighing the medical consumables entering or leaving the warehouse, and records it in the verification order. The access control unit is opened only after the entered total mass and the verified total mass are compared and a consistency is reached.

5. The smart warehouse for medical consumables based on the Internet of Things according to claim 4, characterized in that: The verification unit also includes a human weighing module, which weighs and compares the operator when entering and leaving the warehouse. The operator's weight is consistent before and after. The access control unit will only be opened after the medical consumables are verified to prevent the operator from carrying medical consumables on his body.

6. The smart warehouse for medical consumables based on the Internet of Things according to claim 1, characterized in that: The intelligent management system further comprises a behavior monitoring unit, which is used to monitor the operator in real time so as to regulate the operator's behavior.

7. The smart warehouse for medical consumables based on the Internet of Things according to claim 1, characterized in that: The intelligent management system also includes an inventory shortage warning unit, which sets warning values for the inventory of various types of medical equipment, obtains the inventory quantity through the inventory statistics unit, and generates a warning alarm when the inventory falls below the warning value to remind management personnel to replenish the stock in time.

8. The smart warehouse for medical consumables based on the Internet of Things according to claim 1, characterized in that: The intelligent management system also includes a coding unit, which is used to generate an electronic tag. The electronic tag is installed on the medical consumables and is used to record the type, batch, quantity and production date information of the medical consumables. The material registration unit is connected to a scanning module for entering the information on the electronic tag into the material registration unit.

9. The smart warehouse for medical consumables based on the Internet of Things according to claim 8, characterized in that: The intelligent management system further comprises an order allocation unit, which automatically allocates a storage location for the batch of medical consumables after the electronic tag is entered, and uploads the location information to the inventory statistics unit.

10. The smart warehouse for medical consumables based on the Internet of Things according to claim 9, characterized in that: The intelligent management system further comprises a shelf life management unit, which tracks the shelf life of medical consumables through electronic tags and displays the location information and remaining shelf life information of the medical consumables.

Images