Medical material allocation and transfer system and method

Abstract

The invention discloses a medical material allocation and transfer system and method. Relates to the technical field of hospital material management and transportation. The system comprises a special small goods elevator, a closed transportation track, a track sliding rail trolley, a material identifying and sorting system and an intelligent monitoring center. The special small goods elevator is installed on the outer wall of a hospital and used for transferring goods and materials among different floors. The closed transportation track penetrates through all floors and buildings of a hospital; the track sliding rail trolley is provided with an independent ID, a positioning module and a load monitoring sensor and is used for carrying goods and materials to be transported along the track. The material identifying and sorting system is arranged at the intersection of the outlet of the special small goods elevator and the closed transportation rail and is used for classifying and identifying materials; and the intelligent monitoring center is used for planning the path of the track sliding rail trolley, scheduling and monitoring operation. Efficient and accurate transfer of different materials in a hospital is achieved, manpower resource input is reduced, the intelligent level of medical material management is improved, and the cross infection risk of medical waste treatment is reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of hospital material management and transportation, more particularly to a medical material allocation and transportation system and method. BACKGROUND

[0002] Currently, hospital material transportation relies on traditional methods, mainly including the following means: Manual handling: medical equipment, medicines, nursing supplies, garbage and other materials are manually transported by logistics or medical staff.

[0003] Trolley transportation: a common method of material transportation in hospitals, but there are problems such as unreasonable path planning and collision risk.

[0004] Pneumatic logistics system: some hospitals use pneumatic pipelines to transport medicines, but this system is only suitable for small materials and cannot transport large items such as medical equipment and garbage.

[0005] Unmanned vehicle transportation: in recent years, some hospitals have tried to use intelligent robots or AGVs (Automatic Guided Vehicles) for transportation, but such methods are limited by the situation of hospital passageways and are easily affected by ground obstacles, affecting transportation efficiency.

[0006] However, hospital material transportation mainly relies on manual handling, and there are the following problems: High labor cost: a large number of medical staff or logistics personnel need to be involved in material handling, affecting work efficiency.

[0007] Low sorting efficiency: different department materials are mixed, and manual sorting is difficult to ensure accuracy, which may result in misdelivery, loss, etc.

[0008] Health and safety risks: manual handling of medical waste may cause cross-infection, increasing the risk of nosocomial infection.

[0009] Lack of intelligent management: traditional logistics systems lack automatic monitoring, making it difficult to achieve efficient scheduling and path optimization.

[0010] Therefore, it is a problem for those skilled in the art to design a medical material allocation and transportation system and method to improve the intelligent level of medical material management and reduce the cross-infection risk of medical waste disposal. SUMMARY

[0011] Therefore, the present application provides a medical material allocation and transportation system and method, which realizes efficient and accurate transportation of different materials in hospitals through automated rail transportation and intelligent material identification technology, reduces labor resource investment, improves the intelligent level of medical material management, and reduces the cross-infection risk of medical waste disposal.

[0012] In order to achieve the above object, the present application adopts the following technical scheme: a medical material allocation and transfer system, comprising: a special small freight elevator, a closed transport track, a track sliding rail trolley, a material identification and sorting system and an intelligent monitoring center; The special small freight elevator is installed on the outer wall of the hospital and is used for material transfer between different floors. The closed transport track penetrates through each floor and building of the hospital. The track sliding rail trolley is equipped with an independent identity ID, a positioning module and a load monitoring sensor and is used for carrying materials along the track for transportation. The material identification and sorting system is arranged at the intersection of the outlet of the special small freight elevator and the closed transport track and is used for material classification and identification. The intelligent monitoring center is used for planning the path, dispatching and operation monitoring of the track sliding rail trolley.

[0013] Preferably, the special small freight elevator is provided with a built-in sensor for real-time monitoring of the quantity and weight of the transferred materials and can be connected to the closed transport track of different floors.

[0014] Preferably, the closed transport track comprises a material transport track and a garbage special track, and realizes cross-building transportation through the outer wall closed track and a seamless connection channel. The material transport track and the garbage special track are installed on the ceiling or the outer wall area of each floor of the hospital.

[0015] Preferably, the material identification and sorting system classifies the materials through an identity authentication method combined with a weight sensor.

[0016] Preferably, the positioning module of the track sliding rail trolley is a GPS level positioning module, and the intelligent monitoring center dynamically adjusts the running path of the trolley according to the congestion of the hospital passageway and the transportation priority.

[0017] Preferably, after the track sliding rail trolley reaches the target position, the materials are automatically unloaded to the designated storage area, and a pickup notice is sent to the relevant medical staff. The material handover needs to be confirmed through identity authentication.

[0018] Preferably, a medical material allocation and transfer method comprises: Step 1: The materials are transferred to the designated floor by the special small freight elevator, and the special small freight elevator sensor synchronously collects the quantity and weight data of the materials; Step 2: After the materials are transported to the designated floor, they enter the automatic identification area, and the material identification and sorting system determines the type of the materials and classifies and guides the materials to the special track; Step 3: The track sliding rail trolley completes the material transfer according to the material destination set by the intelligent monitoring center, and the intelligent monitoring center adjusts the running path in real time; Step 4: After the materials are unloaded to the target storage area, the medical staff completes the material pickup and handover after identity authentication.

[0019] Via the technical solution described above, compared with the prior art, the medical material allocation and transfer system and method provided by the present disclosure can solve the problems of low efficiency of manual transportation of hospital materials, risk of mixed storage of medical waste and ordinary materials, and delay caused by manual scheduling. Through automatic identification, track transportation and intelligent monitoring, efficient and safe allocation of medical materials is achieved, efficient and accurate transfer of different materials within the hospital is achieved, human resource investment is reduced, the intelligent level of medical material management is improved, and the cross-infection risk of medical waste treatment is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor on the basis of the provided drawings.

[0021] Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram provided by the present disclosure.

[0022] Figure 2 The material allocation and identification flowchart provided by the present disclosure.

[0023] Figure 3 The track transportation flowchart provided by the present disclosure.

[0024] Figure 4 The medical waste special channel flowchart provided by the present disclosure.

[0025] Figure 5 The monitoring and alarm flowchart provided by the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0027] As shown in Figure 1 The present disclosure discloses a medical material allocation and transfer system, which comprises: a special small freight elevator, a closed transportation track, a track sliding rail trolley, a material identification and sorting system, and an intelligent monitoring center. The special small freight elevator is installed on the outer wall of the hospital and is used for material transfer between different floors. The closed transportation track runs through each floor of the hospital and between buildings; The track sliding trolley is equipped with an independent ID, a positioning module and a load monitoring sensor, and is used for carrying the materials along the track for transportation; The material identification and sorting system is arranged at the intersection of the special small freight elevator outlet and the closed transportation track, and is used for material classification and identification. The intelligent monitoring center is used for planning the path, scheduling and operation monitoring of the track sliding trolley.

[0028] In a specific embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 2 The material delivery and identification process is that the staff or the garbage delivery point delivers the materials into the identification area; then the category of the materials is detected to determine whether the materials are medical waste or other materials (nursing appliances, medicines, etc.). If the materials are medical waste, the materials are allocated to the medical waste track sliding trolley and are transported to the designated floor through the garbage special track; if the materials are other materials such as nursing appliances and medicines, the materials are allocated to the material transportation track sliding trolley and are transported to the designated floor through the material transportation track.

[0029] Specifically, the special small freight elevator is provided with a sensor for monitoring the quantity and weight of the transferred materials in real time, and can be connected to the closed transportation tracks of different floors.

[0030] Specifically, the closed transportation track includes a material transportation track and a garbage special track, and the cross-building transportation is realized through the outer wall closed track and the seamless connection channel, and the material transportation track and the garbage special track are installed on the ceiling or the outer wall area of each floor of the hospital.

[0031] Specifically, the material identification and sorting system classifies the materials through the identity authentication method combined with the weight sensor.

[0032] Specifically, the positioning module of the track sliding trolley is a GPS level positioning module, and the intelligent monitoring center dynamically adjusts the running path of the trolley according to the congestion of the hospital passageway and the transportation priority.

[0033] In another specific embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 3 The intelligent sliding trolley first obtains the material transportation instruction, then automatically calculates the optimal path and starts transportation. When an intersection is encountered during the transportation, it is determined whether the track needs to be changed: if the track needs to be changed, the track is changed to the target path, and then the target department is reached to automatically unload the materials; if the track does not need to be changed, the trolley continues to move forward, and then the target department is reached to automatically unload the materials.

[0034] Further, the calculation of the optimal path includes: according to the codes and position coordinates of different departments and floor information, the materials are intercepted according to the principle of transportation difficulty floor number>coordinate distance>distance to the nearest required department.

[0035] The process of determining the need for track replacement includes: whether the next station department corresponding material is lacking, calculated in advance through the computer system, to decide whether to intercept; according to the overall planning of each department of the hospital by AI one day in advance, each delivery is implemented to align the quantity.

[0036] In a specific embodiment of the present application, the identified materials are transported by the sliding rail trolley C, each trolley is equipped with an independent identity ID, a GPS level positioning module and a load monitoring sensor, and is transported in the following way: Intra-floor transportation: the sliding rail trolley runs along the closed track B in the floor Cross-floor transportation: connecting different floor tracks through a dedicated freight elevator A Cross-building transportation: an outer wall closed track is provided between different buildings of the hospital, and the track trolley transmits materials between different buildings through a seamless connection channel.

[0037] Further, the dynamic adjustment includes: the computer processor sets logical rules, for example: priority A department, followed by B department. Or according to the delivery amount of different departments, dynamically adjust the opening and closing of the intercepting arm, so that the saturated department no longer intercepts the corresponding materials.

[0038] Specifically, after the track sliding rail trolley reaches the target position, it automatically unloads the materials to the designated storage area and sends a pickup notice to the relevant medical staff. The material handover needs to be confirmed through identity authentication.

[0039] Specifically, a medical material allocation and transfer method comprises: Step 1: The materials are transferred to the designated floor by a dedicated small freight elevator, and the dedicated small freight elevator sensor synchronously collects the material quantity and weight data; Step 2: After the materials are transported to the designated floor, they enter the automatic identification area, and the material type is determined by the material identification and sorting system, and is guided to the dedicated track; Step 3: The sliding rail trolley completes the material transfer according to the material destination set by the intelligent monitoring center, and the intelligent monitoring center adjusts the running path in real time; Step 4: After the materials are unloaded to the target storage area, the medical staff completes the material pickup and handover after identity authentication.

[0040] In a specific embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 4 The materials of each department or warehouse of the hospital are first delivered to the designated floor by a dedicated freight elevator, and the built-in sensor of the freight elevator monitors the material quantity and weight in real time. After arriving at the destination floor, the materials enter the automatic identification area, which uses two-dimensional code / RFID identification combined with a weight sensor for material classification, including: Medical devices, medicines, nursing supplies: enter the track transportation system Medical waste, general waste: allocated to a dedicated garbage sliding rail trolley, which runs on a dedicated garbage track, The process of classifying the materials includes: identifying the various specifications of the materials, such as weight, name, etc. through image recognition during the warehousing process, and binding the unique identification and the above specifications after scanning the two-dimensional code.

[0041] In another specific embodiment of the present application, as shown in Figure 5 The intelligent control center monitors the trolley state in real time, detects abnormalities, and judges whether a fault occurs. If a fault occurs, a maintenance alarm is sent to notify the maintenance personnel, and finally the maintenance is completed. If no fault occurs, the monitoring continues.

[0042] Further, the materials stop moving on the track (two-dimensional code recognition, the position of all materials is determined once per second), the number of materials delivered to each department no longer increases, the track stops running, and the track does not accept new material filling.

[0043] The various embodiments in the specification are described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. The same or similar parts of each embodiment can be referred to each other. For the device disclosed in the embodiments, since it corresponds to the method disclosed in the embodiments, the description is relatively simple, and the related parts can be referred to the method part.

[0044] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables a person skilled in the art to implement or use the present application. Various modifications to the embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein can be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, the present application will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A medical supply deployment transfer system, comprising: The application relates to a hospital material transfer system. The application comprises: A special small freight elevator, a closed transport track, a track sliding trolley, a material identification and sorting system and an intelligent monitoring center; The special small freight elevator is installed on the outer wall of a hospital and is used for transferring materials between different floors; The closed transport track runs through each floor of the hospital and between buildings; The track sliding trolley is equipped with an independent ID, a positioning module and a load monitoring sensor and is used for carrying materials along the track; The material identification and sorting system is arranged at the junction of the special small freight elevator outlet and the closed transport track and is used for classifying and identifying materials; 2. The medical supply deployment and transport system of claim 1, wherein, The intelligent monitoring center is used for planning the path, scheduling and operation monitoring of the track sliding trolley.

3. The medical supply deployment and transport system of claim 1, wherein, The special small freight elevator is provided with a sensor for monitoring the quantity and weight of the transferred materials in real time and can be connected with the closed transport track of different floors.

4. The medical supply deployment and transport system of claim 1, wherein, The closed transport track comprises a material transport track and a garbage special track, realizes cross-building transportation through the outer wall closed track and a seamless connection channel, and the material transport track and the garbage special track are installed on the ceiling or the outer wall area of each floor of the hospital.

5. The medical supply deployment and transport system of claim 1, wherein, The material identification and sorting system classifies materials through an identity authentication method in combination with a weight sensor.

6. The medical supply deployment and transport system of claim 5, wherein, The positioning module of the track sliding trolley is a GPS-level positioning module, and the intelligent monitoring center dynamically adjusts the running path of the trolley according to the congestion of the hospital channel and the transportation priority.

7. A medical material allocation and transfer method, using the medical material allocation and transfer system according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that, After the track sliding trolley reaches the target position, the materials are automatically unloaded to the designated storage area, a pickup notice is sent to the relevant medical staff, and the material handover needs to be confirmed through identity authentication. The application comprises: Step 1: materials are transferred to the designated floor through the special small freight elevator, and the special small freight elevator sensor synchronously collects the quantity and weight data of the materials; Step 2: after the materials are transported to the designated floor, the materials enter the automatic identification area, the material identification and sorting system determines the material type, and the materials are guided to the special track according to the type; Step 3: the track sliding trolley completes the material transfer according to the material destination set by the intelligent monitoring center, and the intelligent monitoring center adjusts the running path in real time; Step 4: after the materials are unloaded to the target storage area, the medical staff complete the material pickup and handover after identity authentication.

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