JP5128441B2 - Linking device for blood collection tube identification - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention reads the barcode information of a blood collection tube, reads the barcode information of an object other than the blood collection tube, such as a diagnosis card, a reception form, a drug solution / medicine bag, a staff card, etc. The present invention relates to an identification linking apparatus.

  Usually, when a blood test is performed on an outpatient, after the outpatient accepts blood collection in the blood collection room, blood collection is performed according to the procedure shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2. That is, as shown in Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2, when blood collection is accepted, the blood collection tube preparation device obtains blood collection test information related to the patient from the host computer and selects and retrieves the blood collection tube according to the examination item. A label printed with a patient ID and examination information obtained from a host computer is affixed to this, and the blood collection tube with the label affixed for each patient is stored in a tray and carried out to the blood collection site. At the blood collection site, the supplied trays are processed in order, and a patient to be collected is called and displayed. A blood collection patient waiting for the turn goes to the blood collection work site when his / her number is called. When collecting blood, the barcode printed on the patient's receipt card or examination card and the barcode on the label attached to the blood collection tube are read and collated with a barcode scanner. Blood sampling work is in progress.

When an inpatient performs a blood test, the inpatient goes to the blood collection room himself / herself and is a patient who can undergo a blood collection test. The blood collection operation is performed in the same manner as in the case of the outpatient.
On the other hand, when the inpatient is a patient who cannot walk by himself or is unconscious, a hospital staff such as a doctor or nurse goes to the bed in the hospital room where the patient is hospitalized, and prepares a blood collection tube prepared in advance. Blood is collected. In this case, the preparation of the blood collection tube is performed by using a blood collection tube preparation device arranged at a nurse station or the like, obtaining blood collection test information relating to the patient in advance from a host computer, selecting and taking out the blood collection tube according to the examination item, A label printed with a patient ID and examination information obtained from a host computer is affixed to each of the patients, and a blood collection tube with the label affixed for each patient is prepared in a standing position on the rack. When collecting blood, the barcode printed on the patient's wristband and the barcode on the label attached to the blood collection tube are read and collated with a barcode scanner, and it is confirmed that there are no patient errors before collecting blood. Work is being carried out.
Japanese Patent No. 3933223 JP 2002-351975 A

  By the way, when collating a patient at a blood collection work site with a blood collection tube, the barcode of the patient ID to be collected and the prepared blood collection tube is used regardless of whether the patient is an outpatient or an inpatient. The data is read and verified by a scanner so that there are no patient errors. However, when reading the information on the label attached to the blood collection tube, it is necessary to read the barcode information on the label attached to the blood collection tube with the blood collection tube in one hand and the barcode scanner in the other hand. For this reason, both hands had to be used for blood collection workers, which was a cumbersome work. In addition, during reading, it is necessary to always have a blood collection tube after blood collection, which requires careful attention.

  In the techniques shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2, it is indispensable to always obtain information related to patient examination from a host computer when a blood sampling test is performed. The blood collection tube preparation device and the host computer are connected via a LAN or the like. The environment had to be able to communicate with each other. However, it is relatively large hospitals such as general hospitals and university hospitals that can build an environment that can be communicated via LAN with such a host computer. In privately managed small hospitals where the system cannot be introduced, there is a drawback that the preparation of blood collection tubes cannot be automated by introducing a blood collection tube preparation device.

  The present invention is an improvement and removal in view of the above-described problems, and a blood collection operator reads barcode information of a blood collection tube and barcode information of an object other than the blood collection tube by one-hand operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a linking device for identifying a blood collection tube that can be linked to the blood collection tube.

  Thus, the means of claim 1 adopted by the present invention in order to solve the above-described problems is a terminal main body having a function of processing the read barcode information and communicating with the outside, and the terminal main body It consists of a box-shaped blood collection tube mounting part arranged on the distal end side, and the barcode reading part is located on the distal end surface of the terminal main body part, and scans light such as a scanning laser beam toward the blood collection tube mounting part side The side of the blood collection tube mounting portion is provided with a blood collection tube insertion hole, and the front side end surface of the blood collection tube mounting portion is for reading a barcode of an object other than the blood collection tube. The insertion hole of the blood collection tube is a scanning light beam such as a laser beam irradiated with barcode information positioned on the peripheral side surface of the blood collection tube in a state where the blood collection tube is inserted, and from the barcode reading unit. It should be drilled so as to be orthogonal. A linking device for blood collection tube identifying to.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the blood collection tube mounting portion is adapted to be detachably attached to the distal end side of the terminal body portion by an adapter method. Attachment device.

In the tying device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the scanning light beam such as a laser beam is emitted from the barcode reading unit of the handy terminal body simply by inserting the blood collection tube into the blood collection tube mounting portion and pressing the reading switch. The barcode information of the blood collection tube can be read automatically. Subsequently, the blood collection tube can be taken out and the barcode information of the object other than the blood collection tube can be read, and the blood collection tube and the object can be linked.
Thus, according to the first aspect of the invention, since the barcode information of the blood collection tube can be read simply by inserting the blood collection tube into the blood collection tube mounting portion of the handy terminal and operating the switch, both hands can be used simultaneously. There is no need to do it. In addition, since the blood collection tube after blood collection and patient information are read and linked, there is no need to print the patient ID on a label based on the patient information obtained from the host computer and attach this to the blood collection tube. It is possible to omit a host computer that needs to be constructed.

  In the invention of claim 2, the blood collection tube mounting portion is of an adapter type, and is detachable from the tying device. Therefore, the tying device of claim 2 can be configured simply by externally fitting to an existing handy terminal that is a commercial product, and it is not necessary to prepare a separate dedicated product, and it is manufactured inexpensively. Is possible.

  The configuration of the present invention will be described below based on the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a blood collection tube preparation device PC 1 and a blood collection tube preparation device 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a processing procedure of the information, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a system configuration diagram showing the system PC 3 and the associating device 4, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the information processing procedure, and FIG. 6 is an associating method. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure in the case of doing. 7 to 9 show the tying device 4, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the tying device 4, FIG. 8 is a perspective view when the data of the blood collection tube 5 is read by the tying device 4, and FIG. It is a perspective view in the case of reading the receipt slip other than the blood collection tube, the drug solution / medicine bag 6, the staff card 7, the wristband 8 and the like with the linking device 4. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another tying device 9, and FIG. 11 is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing the relationship between an existing handy terminal 10, an adapter 11 attached to the handy terminal 10, and these fastening hardware 12. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the blood collection operation support system of this embodiment, the PC 1 for blood collection preparation device and the blood collection preparation device 2 are communicably connected via a cable such as RS-232C. Processing of data as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 and work for preparing a blood collection tube proceed. As shown in FIG. 2, in the blood collection tube preparation device PC 1, information requesting issuance of an identification code such as a sequence number for identifying a blood collection tube is input from an instruction input / output unit 13 such as a keyboard. As an identification code, a continuous sequence number for identifying individual blood collection tubes is used alone, or the sequence number and a code for identifying a facility such as a hospital name are used together or combined. . As a code for identifying a facility such as a hospital name, a medical institution number determined for each medical institution by the social insurance secretariat can be used. Further, for example, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3, the information requesting the issuance of a blood collection tube can request that the last three digits of the sequence number are 001 to 100 at a time.

  The information input / output unit 14 transmits the input information to the information processing unit 15. The information processing unit 15 obtains issued data stored in the database 16, determines a sequence number subsequent to the issued sequence number, and sends it from the information sending unit 17 to the information receiving unit 18 of the blood collection tube preparation device 2. Send and request the issuance of blood collection tubes. The blood collection tube preparation device 2 receives the information of the identification code including the sequence number and prints it on the label by the label printing unit 19. Subsequently, the label sticking drive unit 20 is driven, and the label printed with the identification code is stuck on the blood collection tube taken out from the built-in stocker. The blood collection tube with the label attached is discharged to a tray or the like. When the issuing process of the blood collection tube with the label with the identification code printed thereon is completed in this way, the information sending unit 21 sends the issued data to the database 16 of the blood collection tube preparation device PC 1 and updates it.

  Next, a procedure for associating the blood collection tube 5 issued with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 with a patient or the like will be described. FIG. 4 shows two types of the case of the dedicated linking device 4 as the linking device and the case of the linking device 9 using the existing handy terminal 10 at the same time. The dedicated associating device 4 is configured as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, and is connected to the system PC 3 by RS-232C, TCP / IP method. The linking device 4 includes an external I / F unit 23 such as a serial, parallel, and USB provided for connection to the outside in the case main body 22, an information communication unit 24, an information processing unit 25, A barcode reading unit 26 and a blood collection tube mounting unit 27 are formed. The blood collection tube mounting portion 27 has an opening 28 at the distal end surface of the case body 22, and an insertion hole 30 for the blood collection tube 5 with a label 29 attached to the upper surface side. A reading switch 31 is provided next to the loading hole 30. A reading switch 31 is provided next to the reading switch 31 for confirmation when the barcode scanner can read the barcode of the object by blinking or lighting. An LED 32 is provided.

  On the other hand, the associating device 10 is configured as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, and is connected to the system PC 3 by RS-232C, a wireless communication method, or the like. Further, this linking device 9 is an adapter 11 that is detachably attached to an existing handy terminal 10 such as a PDA equipped with a bar code scanner by a fastening bracket 12. The adapter 11 has an opening 28 at the front end surface, and a blood collection tube insertion hole 30 is formed on the upper surface side.

  The linking functions of the linking device 4 and the linking device 9 are the same, and the procedure for linking the blood collection tube 5 and the object is described with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. I will explain. First, as shown in FIG. 6, the process starts with reading of an object. Examples of the object include a drug solution / medicine bag 6, a staff ID card 7, a wristband 8, and a patient examination card or a reception slip. In the case of the wristband 8, the wristband 8 is set facing the front end opening 28 of the associating device 4, and the reading switch 31 is pushed down. Thereby, the laser beam is scanned from the barcode reading unit 33 of the scanner, or the barcode of the patient ID printed on the wristband 8 is read by the CCD method. The read bar code information of the wristband 8 is recognized as a patient ID by the information processing unit 34 and temporarily stored therein.

Subsequently, the barcode information printed on the label 29 of the blood collection tube 5 is read. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 8, the blood collection tube 5 is read by inserting the blood collection tube 5 to which the label 29 with the identification code printed is attached into the blood collection tube insertion hole 30 on the upper surface of the case body, and the read switch 31. Press down. Thereby, the laser beam is scanned from the barcode reading unit 33 of the scanner or the laser beam is irradiated by the CCD method, and the barcode of the label 29 attached to the blood collection tube 5 is read. The read barcode information of the blood collection tube 5 is recognized as an identification code by the information processing unit 34, and is associated with the barcode information of the object read earlier. The linking may be performed by combining the two as a continuous code and integrating or linking them, and any appropriate method is possible. The associated data is transmitted to the information input / output unit 36 of the system PC 3 through the information transmission unit 35. Then, the identification code of the blood collection tube 5 is stored in the database 39 via the information processing unit 37 and the information sending unit 38 of the PC 3.
Note that the ID of the target object and the ID of the blood collection tube 5 may be linked by the information processing unit 37 of the system PC 3 in addition to the case of using the information processing unit 34 of the linking device. In this case, the associating device 4 has a function of simply reading the barcode information of the object and the blood collection tube 5 and transmitting it to the system PC 3.

When the barcode information of the blood collection tube 5 and the wristband 8 is linked in this way, processing can be performed by the blood collection tube preparation device PC1 and the system PC3, and patient information is obtained from a host computer. Conventional blood collection techniques are not required. Therefore, it is possible to omit a host computer that requires construction of a large-scale system.
In the above embodiment, the blood collection tube preparation device PC1 as a control device for assigning an identification code to the blood collection tube 5 and a control device for associating the blood collection tube 5 with an object such as a patient ID. However, if the tying devices 4 and 9 are connected to the blood collection tube preparation device PC1, the system PC1 can be omitted.

By the way, the information linked as described above is output to and stored in a general hospital where a high-order computer is installed, for example, to a computer that manages a test process after blood collection. The data can be output and displayed in correspondence with the test result data of the patient, and the data can be stored in a host computer. Even when the data linked to the host computer is output and used, the blood collection tube preparation apparatus can link the blood collection tube and the object without obtaining information from the host computer. .
Further, the use of the linked information may be output to a control PC that manages an examination process for examining a specimen after blood collection.

  Further, when the same type of blood collection tube is used for a large number of patients as in a medical examination, the number of blood collection tubes to which the identification code is assigned to the blood collection tube 5 is the same as the number of patients receiving the medical examination on that day. By preparing and reading the received patient ID at the time of accepting blood collection and linking it with the blood collection tube, it is possible to significantly reduce the preparation work of the blood collection tube on the day of the health examination. Therefore, the progress of the health check on the day becomes smooth, and an efficient health check is possible.

In the above embodiment, the identification code assigned to the blood collection tube 5 is printed on the label and this label is attached. However, the identification code is directly printed on the blood collection tube. Also good. In this case, it is also possible for the blood collection tube manufacturer to print the identification code directly on the blood collection tube in advance when the blood collection tube is manufactured.
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the blood collection tube 5 and the object other than the blood collection tube are linked has been described. However, the identification code of the blood collection tube 5 is read and the information of the blood collection tube 5 is read. It can also be used as

It is drawing which shows PC for blood-collecting-preparation apparatuses and blood-collecting-preparation apparatus of the blood-collection operation support system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the process sequence of the information in the blood collection business assistance system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the procedure until issuing the blood collection tube in the blood collection business support system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is drawing which shows system PC and the linking device in the blood collection work support system according to one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the process sequence of the information of the blood-collection work support system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart figure which shows the procedure in the case of stringing of the blood-collection work support system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the tied | linking apparatus of the blood collection business support system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view at the time of reading the data of a blood collection tube with the tied | linking apparatus of the blood collection operation | work assistance system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view at the time of reading the information of objects other than a blood collection tube with the tied | linking apparatus of the blood collection business support system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows another stringing apparatus of the blood-collection operation support system which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. FIG. 11 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view illustrating a relationship between a handy terminal of the tying device illustrated in FIG. 10, an adapter attached to the handy terminal illustrated in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... PC for blood collection tube preparation device, 2 ... Blood collection tube preparation device, 3 ... System PC, 4 ... Pegging device, 5 ... Blood collection tube, 6 ... Drug solution / medicine bag, etc. 7 ... Staff ID card, 8 ... Wristband, 9 ... Pegging device, 10 ... Handy terminal, 11 ... Adapter, 29 ... Label

Claims (2)

  It consists of a terminal main body having a function of processing the read barcode information and communicating with the outside, and a box-shaped blood collection tube mounting portion arranged on the distal end side of the terminal main body, and the barcode reading unit is a terminal It is located on the front end surface of the main body, and is designed to be able to send and receive scanning beams such as scanning laser light toward the blood collection tube mounting part, and there is a blood collection tube insertion hole on the side of the blood collection tube mounting part. The front end face of the blood collection tube mounting portion is an opening for reading a barcode of an object other than the blood collection tube, and the insertion hole of the blood collection tube is in a state where the blood collection tube is inserted. A stringing device for identifying a blood collection tube, wherein the barcode information located on the peripheral side surface of the blood collection tube is perforated so as to be orthogonal to a scanning beam such as a laser beam emitted from a barcode reading unit. The linking device for identifying a blood collection tube according to claim 1, wherein the blood collection tube mounting portion is detachably attached to the distal end side of the terminal main body portion by an adapter method.

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