Instrument finder for disinfection and supply center
By designing an instrument finder for sterilization supply centers, utilizing support components and magnetic attraction, the problem of instruments falling and being difficult to find is solved, achieving efficient instrument finding and reducing loss, and is suitable for instrument handling in sterilization supply centers.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-31
AI Technical Summary
In sterile supply centers, small medical device parts such as screws, nuts, and springs are easily lost during cleaning and are difficult to find at the bottom of equipment or on the floor, resulting in time-consuming processes and increasing the risk of loss.
A device locator for a sterilization supply center has been designed, comprising a support assembly, a detector, a suction component, an illumination component, and a prompting component. By detecting the rotation of the mounting part and the extension and retraction of the telescopic rod, combined with the use of a magnetic rod and an induction coil, it can detect, illuminate, and attract fallen devices. Prompts from a buzzer, a vibration motor, and a display screen ensure timely detection and retrieval of the devices.
It improves the efficiency of locating equipment, reduces the risk of equipment loss, and ensures normal use and efficient operation in aquatic environments.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of medical device technology, and in particular to a device locator for use in a sterilization supply center. Background Technology
[0002] In the sterilization supply center, surgical instruments are processed and sterilized to meet the relevant aseptic requirements for surgical instruments.
[0003] In the various stages of surgical instrument recycling, cleaning, and packaging within the sterilization supply center, there are delicate instruments and small instrument parts, such as screws, nuts, and springs, which are prone to falling into the bottom of equipment such as cleaning tanks, ultrasonic machines, boiling machines, and cleaning machines, or onto the ground during the cleaning process. Since the stainless steel material is the same as the cleaning baskets and cleaning equipment, they are difficult to find with the naked eye and are very time-consuming. Moreover, when these instruments fall into various corners, they become even more difficult to find.
[0004] Therefore, existing technologies still need to be improved and developed. Utility Model Content
[0005] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of this application is to provide an instrument finder for a sterilization supply center, which solves the problem that instruments cannot be found in time when they fall into various corners, so as to improve work efficiency and reduce the risk of instrument loss.
[0006] The technical solution adopted by this application to solve the technical problem is as follows: A device locator for a sterilization supply center, comprising:
[0007] A support assembly includes a detection mounting part, a telescopic rod, and a support base. The detection mounting part is rotatably mounted on one end of the telescopic rod, and the support base is mounted on the other end of the telescopic rod.
[0008] A detector, mounted on the detection mounting portion, for detecting surgical instruments;
[0009] A suction element, which is mounted on the detection mounting portion, is used to adsorb the surgical instrument;
[0010] An illumination element, wherein the illumination element is disposed next to the detector;
[0011] A prompting component is mounted on the support base and electrically connected to the detector and the suction element, respectively, to provide a detection prompt when the detector detects the surgical instrument and an adsorption prompt when the suction element adsorbs the surgical instrument.
[0012] Furthermore, a rotating head is provided at the end of the telescopic rod, and the detection mounting part is rotatably mounted on the rotating head so that the rotating head rotates relative to the telescopic rod.
[0013] Furthermore, the detection mounting part is provided with a rotating groove, and the rotating head is provided with a rotating protrusion, which is inserted into the rotating groove.
[0014] Furthermore, the detection mounting part also includes a rotating shaft that passes through the rotating protrusion and the rotating groove.
[0015] Furthermore, the telescopic rod also includes a fixed inner tube and a sliding outer tube, the sliding outer tube being slidably mounted on the fixed inner tube, the rotating head being rotatably mounted on the fixed inner tube, and the support base being mounted on the end of the sliding outer tube away from the rotating head.
[0016] Furthermore, the end of the fixed inner tube is provided with a first rotating hole, and the rotating head is rotatably installed in the first rotating hole.
[0017] Furthermore, the outer ring of the fixed inner tube is provided with a sliding groove;
[0018] The inner wall of the sliding outer tube is provided with a sliding block, which is slidably installed in the sliding groove.
[0019] Furthermore, the outer ring of the fixed inner tube is provided with a plurality of positioning grooves at intervals. The positioning grooves are connected to the sliding grooves so that when it is necessary to fix the relative position of the fixed inner tube and the sliding outer tube, the sliding block can be slid into the positioning grooves.
[0020] Furthermore, the attracting element is a magnetic rod, the detector is an induction coil, the magnetic rod is disposed inside the induction coil, and the illumination element is arranged in a ring between the magnetic rod and the induction coil.
[0021] Furthermore, the prompting component includes a buzzer, a vibration motor, and a display screen, wherein the buzzer, the vibration motor, and the display screen are electrically connected to the induction coil, respectively.
[0022] Beneficial effects:
[0023] This application provides an instrument finder for a sterilization supply center. It uses a detector and a suction component to locate and attract surgical instruments dropped into corners. The detector and suction component are mounted on a detection mounting part of a support assembly. The finder's different states can be adjusted by rotating the detection mounting part and extending / retracting a telescopic rod, allowing the detector and suction component to enter corners in various positions. Furthermore, a lighting component illuminates the corner to guide the detector and suction component in their search and attraction. A prompting component ensures timely detection and attraction of surgical instruments and prompts the timely removal of the finder, thereby improving the efficiency of instrument retrieval and reducing the risk of instrument loss. Attached Figure Description
[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of an instrument locator for a disinfection supply center, as described in an embodiment of this application.
[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the detection mounting section in an embodiment of this application;
[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the rotating head in an embodiment of this application;
[0027] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the fixed inner tube in an embodiment of this application;
[0028] Figure 5 This is a side view of the sliding outer tube in an embodiment of this application.
[0029] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:
[0030] 1. Support assembly; 11. Detector mounting part; 111. Rotating groove; 112. Rotating shaft; 12. Telescopic rod; 121. Rotating head; 1211. Rotating protrusion; 122. Fixed inner tube; 1221. First rotating hole; 1222. Sliding groove; 1223. Positioning groove; 123. Sliding outer tube; 1231. Sliding block; 13. Support base; 2. Suction component; 3. Detector; 4. Illumination component; 5. Indication component; 51. Display screen. Detailed Implementation
[0031] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application clearer and more explicit, the following detailed description of this application is provided with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of this application and are not intended to limit this application.
[0032] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicating orientation or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, are used only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation on this application. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this application, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more.
[0033] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linking" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.
[0034] This utility model provides an instrument locator for a sterilization supply center, such as... Figures 1 to 5As shown, this invention addresses the problem in existing technologies where instruments dropped into various corners cannot be found promptly, thereby improving work efficiency and reducing the risk of instrument loss. Specifically, the locator for the sterilization supply center includes a support assembly 1, a suction component 2, a detector 3, an illumination component 4, and a prompting component 5. The support assembly 1 includes a detection mounting part 11, a telescopic rod 12, and a support base 13. The detection mounting part 11 is rotatably mounted on one end of the telescopic rod 12, and the support base 13 is mounted on the other end of the telescopic rod 12. During locating, the detection mounting part 11 needs to be extended into various corners to search for instruments. To facilitate the access of the detection mounting part 11 to various corners, it needs to be rotated relative to the telescopic rod 12, allowing operators to use the locator to search for instruments in various corners. The detector 3 and the suction element 3 are mounted on the detection mounting part 11. The detector 3 is used to detect surgical instruments, and the suction element 3 is used to attract and adsorb surgical instruments. Since only the detection mounting part 11 can enter various corners, it is necessary to mount the detector 3 for detection and the suction element 3 for adsorption on the detection mounting part 11. When the detection mounting part 11 enters a corner, the detector 3 and the suction element 3 begin to work to detect and adsorb surgical instruments. The lighting element 4 is placed next to the detector 3 to illuminate the detection environment. When searching for and adsorbing surgical instruments in corners, the corners are usually in hidden locations with poor lighting conditions, so the lighting element 4 is needed to provide auxiliary lighting so that the detection mounting part 11 can enter the corners where it needs to be searched and adsorbed. During the search and adsorption process, to confirm that the detector 3 and the suction element 3 have completed the detection and adsorption of the surgical instrument, a prompting component 5 is provided. The prompting component 5 is mounted on the support base 13 and is electrically connected to both the detector 3 and the suction element 3. It provides a detection prompt when the detector 3 finds the surgical instrument and an adsorption prompt when the suction element 3 adsorbs the surgical instrument. When the prompting component 5 issues a prompt, the search and adsorption process stops, allowing the detector to be promptly pulled out from the corner and the corresponding surgical instrument removed from the suction element 3, thus completing the search process and improving the efficiency of finding surgical instruments. Furthermore, the instrument finder for the central sterilization supply system in this application is waterproofed, preventing damage from water ingress and enabling normal use in wet environments.
[0035] Furthermore, in order to allow the detection mounting part 11 to rotate relative to the telescopic rod 12, thereby changing the relative position of the detection mounting part 11 and the telescopic rod 12, a rotating head 121 is provided at the end of the telescopic rod 12. The detection mounting part 11 is rotatably mounted on the rotating head 121, that is, the detection mounting part 11 can rotate around the rotating head 121. This changes the angle between the detection mounting part 11 and the telescopic rod 12, allowing the detection mounting part 11 to enter more corners and locations to locate and attract surgical instruments within those corners. Specifically, to allow the detection mounting part 11 to rotate around the rotating head 121, such as... Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the detection mounting part 11 is provided with a rotating groove 111, and the rotating head 121 is provided with a rotating protrusion 1121. The rotating protrusion 1121 is inserted into the rotating groove 111. After the insertion is completed, the detection mounting part 11 can rotate around the rotating head 121, thereby changing the relative position of the detection mounting part 11 and the telescopic rod 12, so that the detector has multiple states to adapt to corners in different positions.
[0036] In addition, to ensure the stability of the detection mounting part 11 during rotation around the rotating head 121 and to prevent the rotating protrusion 1121 from falling out of the rotating groove 111 during rotation, the detection mounting part 11 also includes a rotating shaft 112. The rotating shaft 112 passes through the rotating protrusion 1121 and the rotating groove 111, fixing the relative position of the rotating protrusion 1121 and the rotating groove 111 to prevent the rotating protrusion 1121 from falling out of the rotating groove 111. At the same time, the rotating shaft 112 also makes the rotation of the rotating protrusion 1121 within the rotating groove 111 smoother, thereby allowing the detection mounting part 11 to rotate relative to the rotating head 121 more effectively. This facilitates timely adjustment of the relative angle between the detection mounting part 11 and the telescopic rod 12 to adapt to different corner situations.
[0037] When using a probe to locate and attract surgical instruments, some corners are quite deep. In these cases, in addition to the probe mounting part 11 needing to fully extend into the corner, part of the telescopic rod 12 also needs to enter the corner. In other cases, such as when the corner is shallow, only part of the probe mounting part 11 needs to enter the corner. Therefore, the length of the telescopic rod 12 needs to be adjusted according to different corner conditions to better locate corners of different depths. Thus, the telescopic rod 12 also includes a fixed inner tube 122 and a sliding outer tube 123. The sliding outer tube 123 is slidably mounted on the fixed inner tube 122. By allowing the sliding outer tube 123 to slide along the fixed inner tube 122, the overall length of the telescopic rod 12 is adjusted to facilitate the location of corners of different depths. To ensure that the sliding outer tube 123 slides smoothly along the fixed inner tube 122, as... Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, the outer ring of the fixed inner tube 122 is provided with a sliding groove 1222, and the inner wall of the sliding outer tube 123 is provided with a sliding block 1231, which is slidably installed in the sliding groove 1222. Therefore, when it is necessary to adjust the overall length of the telescopic rod 12, by allowing the sliding block 1231 to slide along the sliding groove 1222, the relative position of the sliding outer tube 123 and the fixed inner tube 122 can be changed, thereby changing the overall length of the telescopic rod 12. After adjusting the overall length of the outer telescopic rod 12, it is necessary to keep the overall length of the telescopic rod 12 unchanged to avoid affecting the exploration process of the detector. Therefore, the outer ring of the fixed inner tube 122 is provided with several positioning grooves 1223 at intervals. The positioning grooves 1223 are connected to the sliding grooves 1222. That is, after adjusting the relative position of the sliding outer tube 123 and the fixed inner tube 122, the sliding outer tube 123 is rotated so that the sliding block 1231 slides into the positioning groove 1223. The sliding block 1231 is fixed by the positioning groove 1223, thereby keeping the relative position of the sliding outer tube 123 and the fixed inner tube 122 fixed, and finally keeping the overall length of the telescopic rod 12 unchanged, thus maintaining the stable use of the detector.
[0038] In addition, even if the relative angle between the detection mounting part 11 and the telescopic rod 12 is changed by rotating the detection mounting part 11 around the telescopic rod 12 to adapt to different corners, in some cases, if the state of the detection mounting part 11 itself does not change, the detection mounting part 11 cannot enter the corner. For example, when the detection mounting part 11 is a horizontal flat plate and the corner is a vertical strip, the detection mounting part 11 cannot enter. It is necessary to rotate the detection mounting part 11 around its own central axis. After rotating a certain angle, the detection mounting part 11 can enter the corresponding corner. Therefore, in this application, in order to realize the rotation of the detection mounting part 11 around its own central axis and change the state of the detection mounting part 11, the rotating head 121 is rotatably mounted on the fixed inner tube 122. That is, the rotating head 121 can rotate around its own central axis inside the fixed tube, thereby driving the detection mounting part 11 to rotate around its own central axis, thereby changing the state of the detection mounting part 11. Correspondingly, a first rotating hole 1221 is provided at the end of the fixed inner tube 122. The rotating head 121 is rotatably installed in the first rotating hole 1221. The first rotating hole 1221 restricts the rotating head 121 to rotate only around its own central axis, preventing the detection mounting part 11 from rotating in the prescribed manner and affecting the use of the detector when the rotating head 121 performs other forms of rotation. At the same time, the support base 13 is installed at the end of the sliding outer tube 123 away from the rotating head 121, and the prompting component 5 is installed on the support base 13 to prevent the operation of the prompting component 5 from being affected when the detection mounting part 11 is working.
[0039] Specifically, the attraction element 2 is a magnetic rod, the detector 3 is an induction coil, the magnetic rod is placed inside the induction coil, and the illumination element 4 is arranged in a ring between the magnetic rod and the induction coil. In this application, the illumination element 4 is a number of illumination beads, which are arranged in a ring around the magnetic rod to provide supplemental lighting for the corners that need to be explored. The surgical instruments are sensed by the induction coil and attracted by the magnetic rod.
[0040] Meanwhile, the prompting component 5 includes a buzzer, a vibration motor, and a display screen 51. The buzzer, vibration motor, and display screen 51 are electrically connected to the induction coil, and the buzzer and vibration motor are installed in the support base 13. The buzzer and vibration motor are common structures on the market. For example, this application can use a buzzer of model 1265 and a vibration motor of model XM1812MA-42, so they will not be described in detail here. The display screen 51 is installed on the side of the support base 13. Therefore, when the induction coil senses the surgical instrument, the induction coil sends electrical signals to the buzzer, vibration motor, and display screen 51 respectively. Then the buzzer emits a buzzing sound, and the vibration motor starts to vibrate, thereby indicating that the surgical instrument has been found. The display screen 51 simultaneously displays the information that the surgical instrument has been found. In addition, the magnetic rod is electrically connected to the display screen 51. When the magnetic rod completes the attraction of the surgical instrument, it sends an electrical signal to the display screen 51, and the display information on the display screen 51 changes from "surgical instrument found" to "surgical instrument attracted." At this point, the probe can be promptly pulled out from the corner, thereby improving the efficiency of locating surgical instruments. Simultaneously, a power supply is also installed in the support base 13 to power the structure inside the probe, ensuring stable operation of the probe.
[0041] Therefore, when using the instrument finder for the central sterilization supply in this application, the detection mounting part 11 is first rotated around the rotating head 121 to adjust the relative position of the detection mounting part 11 and the telescopic rod 12. Then, the rotating head 121 is rotated to a suitable position. Next, the sliding outer tube 123 is slid along the fixed inner tube 122 to adjust the overall length of the telescopic rod 12. After adjustment, the sliding outer tube 123 is rotated so that the sliding block 1231 slides into the positioning groove 1223, maintaining the overall length of the telescopic rod 12. Finally, the detection mounting part 11 is inserted into the corner to be searched, and the corner is illuminated by the lighting element 4 to guide the movement of the detection mounting part 11. When the buzzer sounds and the vibration motor vibrates, it means that the surgical instrument has been found. When the display screen 51 shows that the instrument has been attracted, it means that the surgical instrument has been attracted. At this time, the finder can be pulled out from the corner and the surgical instrument can be removed from the suction element, thus completing the search for the surgical instrument.
[0042] It should be understood that the application of this utility model is not limited to the examples above. Those skilled in the art can make improvements or modifications based on the above description, and all such improvements and modifications should fall within the protection scope of the appended claims.
Claims
1. A sterilization supply center instrument finder comprising: The utility model relates to a surgical instrument detection device, which comprises the following parts: a support assembly, which comprises a detection mounting part, a telescopic rod and a support base, the detection mounting part is rotatably mounted at one end of the telescopic rod, and the support base is mounted at the other end of the telescopic rod; a detector, which is mounted on the detection mounting part for detecting a surgical instrument; a suction piece, which is mounted on the detection mounting part for adsorbing the surgical instrument; an illuminating piece, which is arranged beside the detector; a prompting assembly, which is mounted on the support base and is electrically connected with the detector and the suction piece respectively to give a detection prompt when the detector detects the surgical instrument and an adsorption prompt when the suction piece adsorbs the surgical instrument.
2. The instrument tracer for a sterile supply center of claim 1 wherein, The end of the telescopic rod is provided with a rotating head, and the detection mounting part is rotatably mounted on the rotating head so that the rotating head rotates relative to the telescopic rod.
3. The instrument tracer for a sterile supply center of claim 2 wherein, The detection mounting part is provided with a rotating groove, and the rotating head is provided with a rotating protrusion which is inserted into the rotating groove.
4. The instrument tracer for a sterile supply center of claim 3, wherein, The detection mounting part further comprises a rotating shaft which penetrates the rotating protrusion and the rotating groove.
5. The instrument tracer for a sterile supply center of claim 2 wherein, The telescopic rod further comprises a fixed inner tube and a sliding outer tube, the sliding outer tube is slidingly mounted on the fixed inner tube, the rotating head is rotatably mounted on the fixed inner tube, and the support base is mounted at the end of the sliding outer tube away from the rotating head.
6. The instrument tracer for a sterile supply center of claim 5 wherein, The end of the fixed inner tube is provided with a first rotating hole, and the rotating head is rotatably mounted in the first rotating hole.
7. The instrument tracer for a sterile supply center of claim 5 wherein, The outer ring of the fixed inner tube is provided with a sliding groove. The inner wall of the sliding outer tube is provided with a sliding block which is slidingly mounted in the sliding groove.
8. The instrument tracer for a sterile supply center of claim 7 wherein, The outer ring of the fixed inner tube is provided with a plurality of positioning grooves at intervals, and the positioning grooves are communicated with the sliding groove, so that the sliding block is slid into the positioning groove when it is necessary to fix the relative positions of the fixed inner tube and the sliding outer tube.
9. The instrument tracer for a sterile supply center according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that The suction piece is a magnetic rod, the detector is an induction coil, the magnetic rod is arranged in the induction coil, and the illuminating piece is arranged between the magnetic rod and the induction coil.
10. The instrument tracer for a sterile supply center of claim 9 wherein, The prompting assembly comprises a buzzer, a vibration motor and a display screen, and the buzzer, the vibration motor and the display screen are electrically connected with the induction coil respectively.