WO2005051285A1

WO2005051285A1 - Ic chip-equipped medical vessel

Info

Publication number: WO2005051285A1
Application number: PCT/JP2004/017456
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hitoshi Futagawa; Hideki Yagi; Yoshihisa Murai; Naohiro Atsumi
Original assignee: Nipro Corporation
Priority date: 2003-11-26
Filing date: 2004-11-25
Publication date: 2005-06-09

Abstract

There is provided a medical vessel (1) having an IC chip (2) which stores electronic information on information passing about the medicine contained in the medical vessel (1) and use of the medical vessel (1). The IC chip (2), a graphic (3) indicating the position of the IC chip (2) attached to the medical vessel (1), characters of IC (4) are arranged on a base sheet (5). The graphic (3) indicating the attachment position of the IC chip (2) is colored so as to easily stimulate optical sensation. Thus, it is possible to provide a medical vessel (1) on which the attachment position of the IC chip (2) can easily be recognized.

Description

Medical container with IC chip

Technical field

The present invention relates to a medical container and a medical device, and exchanges information about contents such as a medicine contained in the medical container and information about Z or use of the medical container with an IC chip attached to the medical container. The exchange of information on the specifications of the medical container or the medical device and the use of Z or the use of the medical device performed by the data written on the medical device is performed by the data written on the ic chip attached to the medical device. The present invention relates to a medical container and a medical device provided with a sign form which makes it possible to easily visually recognize a position where an IC chip, which has been markedly miniaturized in recent years, is provided.

Background art

[0002] In recent years, instead of data management using bar codes, which has been the mainstream in recent years, logistics' inventory management using information recorded on tags (IC tags) with attached IC chips, As seen in safety management, there is no overwhelming amount of information compared to barcodes, and there are no restrictions on the location of the attachments provided by microminiature sidings.Therefore, the products and their appearance in their packed state The development of IC chip-based systems is also being actively pursued in conjunction with other reasons.

The tide of the powerful era is that in the medical field, drugs and the like to be managed need to be managed in minute units, and even in the case of safety management, slight mistakes can lead to immediate human lives. In view of the fact that detailed and diversified managed objects and enormous amounts of data are handled, there is a strong demand for the development of IC chip utilization technology. In other words, medical institutions are required to respond safely and securely to each patient. For example, a medical support method and a medical support system for preventing patient misidentification using a non-contact IC card disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-342477 There have been proposed methods for preventing medical accidents such as errors in patients, medicines, syringes, etc., medical errors in examinations and operations using a stem or an optical or magnetic storage medium disclosed in JP-A-2002-157341. Further, regarding the management of drug information, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-095440 discloses Has proposed a drug information management system that uses a non-contact IC tag for the purpose of obtaining drug consumption information at a timing commensurate with demand and preventing medical errors.

[0003] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-342477

Patent Document 2: JP 2002-157341 A

Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-095440

[0004] An example of the embodiment of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-095440 is one in which an infusion bag is provided with a non-contact IC tag. As an example of the form, a container for storing a sample for medical examination or the like in a container provided with a semiconductor integrated circuit chip for storage described in JP-A-2001-340426 has been proposed. A means for always transferring a sample and data related to the sample to an inspection request source, using a semiconductor integrated circuit chip for storage that can be written and read in an electrically non-contact state as data recording means. is there. Alternatively, in JP-A-2003-126251, an example of an embodiment of a disposable syringe is given, and when a disposable type medical device is stored in a predetermined chamber portion of a sterilizer, the medical device is attached to the sterilizer. The communication unit reads the information stored in the non-contact IC tag attached to the medical device, determines whether it is a reusable medical device or a disposable medical device, and determines whether it is a reusable medical device. There has been proposed a disposable medical device reuse prevention system in which a signal permitting the start of the sterilization process is output only when it is determined that the sterilization process is started.

Patent Document 4: JP 2001-340426 A

Patent Document 5: JP-A-2003-126251

[0006] IC cards described in JP-A-2002-342477, JP-A-2002-157341, JP-A-2003-09544 and the like, medical support systems utilizing IC tags, medical accident prevention methods, A dramatic effect will be obtained when the drug information management system is operated as a total system for each medical institution. Alternatively, in specific closed systems such as JP-A-2001-340426 and JP-A-2003-126251, the effect of employing a non-contact IC tag is significant. In this way, IC chips as sanitary tools are suitable for use in medical sites, and do not become garbage. In medical institutions, medicine bottles, syringes, Small containers such as medical instruments used for the treatment of details have been used extensively, and in recent years the antenna sensitivity has also improved. IC chips of a size can be used for medical containers and medical instruments that require the display of various information such as caution, display of contents, and explanations of prescriptions. It is also suitable to be attached.

[0007] Meanwhile, various types of information, such as medicines and medical devices, individual patients, physicians, pharmacists, and accounting information, issued from various information sources are intermingled in a medical-related institution. Not only that, but generally there are multiple systems installed, and information using these different software is supported by compatible software, and medical information management is unified as a medical institution. However, for example, in the case of pharmaceuticals, for example, the form of containers differs from manufacturer to manufacturer, and when they are further allocated to individual patients, they are not always supplied in a single form to the medical site. It is operated by the education and experience of healthcare professionals who handle them. In a powerful situation, when handling medical containers and medical devices with IC chips for medical information management, the healthcare worker places the IC chip close to the IC reader / writer only when reading or writing information. Therefore, healthcare workers must first find out where the IC chip is located on the medical container or device. In addition, an established medical institution support system, such as which information source the information that the healthcare worker is trying to handle originated from, or to which next step the information is intended to be transmitted. The only thing left behind is that the medical staff, who can judge and operate, can operate smoothly.

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Disclosure of the invention

[0008] In view of the current situation, the present invention is intended to be able to immediately recognize the position where an IC chip, which has been extremely miniaturized in recent years, is disposed, and to use it more positively. It is equipped with a sign form that enables the type of medical information to be attempted (for example, in the case of a drug, information on the drug itself, the power of the written information such as a pharmacist, a doctor, etc.) to be instantly determined. It proposes a medical container, a medical device and a method of using the same. [0009] In order to solve the above-described problems, the medical container with an IC chip of the present invention exchanges information about contents such as medicines contained in the medical container and information about z or use of the medical container with the medical container. On the medical container performed by the data written on the IC chip attached to the container, the IC chip, a graphic indicating the attachment position of the IC chip attached to the medical container, and the characters of the IC are arranged respectively. As a result, the position where the IC chip is attached can be immediately recognized.

[0010] Furthermore, in the medical container with an IC chip of the present invention, the figure indicating the position at which the IC chip is attached is a force applied with a visually appealing color, or the figure indicating the position at which the IC chip is attached is white. It is expressed in light colors, and the background is painted in a visually appealing color.

[0011] Further, in the medical device with an IC chip of the present invention, exchange of information on specifications provided in the medical device and information on Z or use of the medical device is written in an IC chip attached to the medical container. In the medical device performed by the data, the IC chip, the graphic indicating the attachment position of the IC chip attached to the medical device, and the characters of the IC are respectively arranged, so that the IC chip attachment position can be immediately visually recognized. It was done in this way.

In the medical device with an IC chip according to the present invention, the figure indicating the position at which the IC chip is attached is a force applied by coloring that appeals visually, or the figure indicating the position at which the IC chip is attached is white. It is expressed in light colors, and the background is painted in a visually appealing color.

[0013] Further, with respect to the medical container with an IC chip and the medical device with an IC chip described above, the present invention provides a medicine or medical device as a figure indicating the position where the IC chip is attached or a color applied to its background. It is characterized in that different types of medical information, such as instruments, patients, doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and accounting information, are used separately. Still more

In the present invention, a type having a purpose may be used for each shape pattern of a figure indicating an attachment position of an IC chip.In the present invention, the type of figure and color management are used in combination. It also includes the form.

Further, in the medical container with an IC chip and the medical device with an IC chip of the present invention, Different colors are used for the type of medical information such as medicines, medical instruments, patients, doctors, pharmacists, accounting information, etc. If the use is performed in such a way, the healthcare professional can perform the set use, etc. under the condition that can be immediately recognized in color and form, and the information that the healthcare professional intends to handle It can be done without knowing which information source has been issued, or to which next step the user is going to send the information, so that the operation can be performed without any hesitation. In this case, if an IC chip that is not originally targeted is mistakenly brought close to an IC reader or writer, countermeasures such as programming software that would not be recognized incorrectly are taken. In general, it does not cause any problems.

Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a medical container with an IC chip and a medical device according to the present invention, which is applied to a medicine bottle, which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing another example of a medical container with an IC chip and a medical device according to the present invention, which is applied to a prefilled syringe.

[FIG. 3] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a plurality of examples of an embodiment of an IC chip used in the present invention and a figure showing an attachment position thereof and an arrangement of IC characters.

[FIG. 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a plurality of examples of still another embodiment of an embodiment of an IC chip used in the present invention and a figure showing an attachment position thereof and an IC character arrangement. Explanation of symbols

[0016] 1 Medical container

2, 2 "IC chip

3, 3 'Figure showing the attachment position

4, 4 'IC character

5 Base sheet

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, a medical container with an IC chip, a medical device and a method of using the same of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a medical container (a medicine bottle in the example of the embodiment of FIG. 1; a prefilled syringe in the example of the embodiment of FIG. 2); Figures, 4 and 4 letters IC, 5 is a base sheet. FIGS. 3 and 4 show examples of an embodiment of the layout of the IC chip 2 and the figure 3 indicating the attachment position and the character 4 of the IC.

FIG. 1 is an example of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a medicine bottle, and a medical container (drug bottle) 1 is made of synthetic resin or glass. Reference numeral 2 denotes an IC chip, which is an ultra-compact semiconductor integrated circuit in which various information is magnetically stored, and an antenna in the vicinity of which is formed by printing or etching a metal foil pattern on a flexible substrate such as a PET film. It does not have a built-in power supply that can obtain operating power by electromagnetic induction of radio waves emitted by the IC reader and IC writer received by this antenna part. The data written on the IC chip is read by an IC reader, and the data is written by an IC writer.

[0020] Here, the IC chip attached to the surface of the medical container (drug bottle) 1 is extremely fine, and as it is, it looks only as if dust and dirt has adhered. Figure 3 indicating the attachment position of the IC chip 2 is given, and in order to recognize that the indicated object is an IC chip, the character of the IC 4 Power IC chip 2 and the figure 3 indicating it It is represented in the vicinity.

Further, in the example of the present embodiment, the IC chip 2, the figure 3 indicating the IC chip 2, and the character 4 of the IC are provided on a base sheet 5 having a synthetic resin film strength. An adhesive (or adhesive) is applied to one side of the base sheet 5, and the applied surface is attached to the surface of the medical container (drug bottle) 1, the IC chip 2 and the figure 3 showing the IC chip 2 It is attached so that it is pasted together with the IC character 4. Then, the IC chip 2 is attached to the base sheet 5 by a known method such as adhesion, and the known figure 3 and the characters 4 are printed, coated, and cut by a known method such as pasting.

[0022] Here, the IC chip 2 and the IC chip 2 and the figure 3 indicating the same and the character 4 of the IC with respect to the base sheet 5 are indicated on the side of the medicine bottle 1 to which the base sheet 5 is attached (I In the case of the C chip 2, it may be applied on either side of the base sheet 5 and the surface of the medicine bottle 1) or on the opposite side (that is, on the front side). The attachment method may be appropriately determined depending on the use of the drug bottle with an IC chip. In other words, it is better to avoid microscopic protrusions due to IC chips in terms of hygiene (dust is easy to be caught)! / If you only want to peel off the IC chip at the time of the minute, etc.

[0023] The figure 3 indicating the IC chip 2 and the character 4 of the IC must be marked so that the medical staff can immediately find where the IC chip is attached to the medical container and where the IC chip is attached! In particular, the figure 3 shown is colored to appeal to the sight. Specifically, as the coloring that appeals to the visual sense, in terms of the Munsell hue circle, R (force) and B (blue) are most suitable, and Y (g) and G (green) are also suitable. For example, Y is for caution, G is for its color strength such as safety, etc.Related applications (for example, Y is for waste management, R is for deleterious drugs, and RP (reddish purple) is for radioactive isotope-related applications) A suitable color management may be specified.

[0024] In addition, the figure indicating the position where the IC chip is attached is expressed in a light color including white, and the same strong and visible effect can be obtained when the background is painted with a visually appealing color. Can be demonstrated. The example of the embodiment of the arrangement of the IC chip 2 and the figure 3 indicating the attachment position and the character 4 of the IC shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 was developed including the design pattern in such a so-called inverted figure. Things. Here, FIG. 3 shows a pattern based on a square and FIG. 4 shows a design based on a circle, but the present invention is limited to only those based on a circle or a square. is not.

Further, for example, in the case of a medical container in which the contents are colored and seen through, such as a blood bag, the base sheet 5 is represented by a light color including white, or the background is visually recognized. The color is appealing, and a sufficiently strong visual effect can be exerted when a light-colored band including white is provided along the periphery of the color. In addition, the above-mentioned light color including white is represented by a color whose brightness specified by the Munsell color system is expressed by 10-8.5. Pointing to something.

FIG. 2 shows an example of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a pre-filled syringe (a pre-filled syringe in which a drug solution or drug is hermetically sealed in a syringe body). Here, the name of each part of the prefilled syringe (1) is as shown in FIG. The prefilled syringe 1 acts as a barrel made of synthetic resin or glass and a plunger that is inserted and slid into the inner cylinder of the barrel.The tip of the plunger is in close contact with the inner cylinder of the barrel. Then, a gasket molded of rubber or synthetic resin is provided, the space between the gasket and the inside of the inner cylinder of the barrel body is maintained liquid-tight, and the tip of the barrel is sealed liquid-tight with a cap. Chemical solution is hermetically contained in the barrel body. [Note that, for the sake of transportation and packing, it is often the case that only the plunger portion is separated from the gasket that is tightly fixed inside the inner cylinder of the barrel body and distributed. When a prefilled syringe is used in a medical institution, the cap covering the distal end of the barrel is removed and the distal end of the barrel is connected to a connector for injecting a drug solution, and then the flange and the pressing plate are connected. Each fingertip is hung and a chemical solution is injected, or a chemical solution is set using a drive device that is set in a dedicated chamber or the like that matches the external shape of the prefilled syringe and the plunger is pushed into the barrel body using a motor. An injection is made.

[0027] In the example of this embodiment, the prefilled syringe is described as a type containing a single type of chemical solution, but a form in which two or more types of chemical solutions are mixed or a powdery or granular drug together with a chemical solution is used. It is needless to say that even in the case of a pre-filled syringe of the mixing type in which the pre-filled syringe is used and mixed, it is possible to take advantage of the fact that the prescription information can be provided and can be suitably applied.

[0028] Reference numeral 2 denotes an IC chip, which includes an ultra-small semiconductor integrated circuit in which various information is magnetically stored, and an antenna in the vicinity of which a metal foil pattern is formed by printing or etching. This is the same as in the example of the first embodiment.

The present invention is applied to this prefilled syringe 1, and there are various places where an IC chip, a figure indicating an attachment position of the IC chip, and an IC character can be arranged in various ways. Two examples of the configuration are shown on the side of the barrel and on the top of the cap. (Barrel side: IC chip 2 and figure 3 showing the attachment position and IC letter 4, key Top surface of Yap: IC chip 2 'and figure 3' indicating the attachment position and IC letter 4

In the example of the embodiment of FIG. 1, the figure indicating the IC chip and its attachment position and the characters of the IC are attached on the base sheet, and then the base sheet is attached to the medical container. However, in the case of the embodiment of FIG. 2, they are directly attached to the side of the barrel and the top of the cap. That is, a known method such as printing, coating, and applying a cut sheet on a figure 3 or 3 ^ indicating the attachment position of the IC chip and characters 4 and 4 of the IC is used. It is embedded by insert molding or lamination near the surface of the barrel or the top surface of the cap by insert molding or lamination, or is embedded in the recess formed to the thickness of the IC chip 2 or 2 'and bonded. It may be attached by a known method. In addition, the figure ^ indicating the attachment position of the IC chip and the character 4 'of the IC are also formed integrally in a concave or convex shape in the cap molding process, and at least the figure ^ part indicating the attachment position of the IC chip is It may be applied with a visually appealing color as described above, in which case the manufacturing and processing costs can be reduced, which is preferable.

Here, when the IC chip is embedded near the surface layer of the medical container, the IC chip pieces are not directly exposed and fine projections do not appear, so that there is no fear that dust or the like will be caught and sanitary. On the other hand, if it is embedded in a recess and attached by bonding, etc., only the IC chip pieces can be peeled off, which enables separation and disposal in terms of waste management, as well as measures to prevent leakage of personal information at hospitals and inspection institutions, for example. (Not only the data erasing method) It can also respond to the desire to remove IC chip pieces. In the case where the IC chip and the graphic indicating the attachment position and the character of the IC are attached on the base sheet as in the example of the embodiment of FIG. Needless to say, the sheets can be dealt with by peeling off the medical container.

[0032] As described above with reference to Figs. 14, a figure showing the attachment position of the force IC chip, which has been described in detail for the basic embodiment of the present invention, is given by a visually appealing color, or the attachment position of the IC chip is shown. By virtue of the feature of the present application that figures are represented in light colors including white and the background is painted with a visually appealing color, we will explain practical use methods in medical institutions such as hospitals and inspection institutions .

[0033] Usually, medical institutions include drugs and medical equipment, individual patients, doctors, pharmacists, nurses, Various types of information, such as information, emitted from various information sources are intermingled.For example, in medical containers and medical devices, even if the uses and purposes are the same, the form is different for each manufacturer. The locations are not always uniform, and when medical containers and instruments are allocated for the treatment of individual patients, they are not always supplied in a single form to the point of care. The operation is supported by the education and experience of the healthcare professionals who handle them. Alternatively, doctors, pharmacists, nurses, etc. who are in a position to write various instructions and prescriptions using an IC reader may vary in which department they want to provide information. In addition, treatment and treatment will involve linkage with medical fees, including the calculation of health scores, and accounting systems of medical institutions as a whole. Therefore, in the present invention, a person who is a medical practitioner, such as the source of the information that the healthcare worker intends to handle and the power of the next step to be transmitted, It also provides a means for smoother operation in the part that performs judgment and operation. Here, in general, a plurality of systems such as medicines and medical devices, individual patients, physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and accounting information existing in medical institutions are introduced, and the information is supported by compatible software and the like. It does not refer to the information system itself as what is being managed as medical information.

[0034] In the present invention, the figure indicating the attachment position of the IC chip is given with a visually appealing color, or the figure indicating the attachment position of the IC chip is displayed in a light color including white and has a background. The main feature is that the colors are visually appealing. By virtue of this feature, it is intended to use a unique coloring for each type of medical information such as drugs and medical instruments, patients, doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and accounting information as described above.

[0035] As for the method of use and division, for example, as described above, the coloring is a Munsell hue circle, Y is used for caution, G is used for safety, etc. G (green) is associated with its chromatic power. , R is a powerful drug, and RP (reddish purple) is related to handling radioactive isotopes.) Color management for the purpose of application, information management applying accounting, doctors, pharmacists, etc., as well as drugs and medical equipment It is intended in various ways depending on the information management method in medical institutions, etc., for each manufacturer category, such as V, a figure indicating the attachment position of the IC chip even if it is misaligned, or a color applied to the background, such as medicine or Medical equipment, patients, doctors, pharmacists, nurses, accounting information, etc. The use of different colors for each type of medical information, such as the type of use, purpose, purpose, etc. of medical information, makes it easy for medical personnel to recognize without special care and if errors do not occur The effect is enormous.

[0036] In addition, here, at least the figure indicating the attachment position of the IC chip or the color of the force IC which has been described about the coloring applied to the background is also made to be visually appealing, or the above-mentioned IC chip is colored. A color management function having the same purpose as the graphic indicating the attachment position may be used. Furthermore, it is possible to use a type that has a purpose for each shape of the figure that indicates the attachment position of the IC chip, or use the combination of the type of the figure and color management.

Industrial applicability

[0037] In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a medicine bottle and a pre-filled syringe as a medical container has been described in detail, but the present invention is limited to only a pre-filled (pre-filled) type. It is also widely used for managing medical information such as the type and volume of liquid medicine used when ordinary type syringes are used, and the instructions of medical staff such as doctors and pharmacists. In addition to syringes, medical bags in the form of films such as infusion bags and blood bags, various types of bottles manufactured by vacuum molding and blow molding of glass and synthetic resin, and various tests of containers such as noials・ Prerequisites and medical information are required for use, such as blood collection kits, which are not limited in any form, or the power of doctors such as 'pharmacists' and nurses Some form information transfer in terms of dealing with the medical containers suitable for use in those requiring. In addition, various medical devices and catheters for infusion of drug solutions, such as infusion lines that can be used while controlling the injection volume, which can be used only with medical containers, implantable catheters that can be implanted in patients, or portable continuous infusions Management of medical information including the type and volume of liquid medicine to be injected into the operating parts of medical devices such as anticancer drugs, painkillers, etc., injection speed, and instructions from medical staff such as doctors, 'pharmacists', and nurses Is widely and suitably adopted for

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] The exchange of information on the contents of medicines and the like contained in the medical container and information on Z or the use of the medical container is performed in a medical container performed by data written on an ic chip attached to the medical container. A medical device with an IC chip, in which the IC chip and the IC chip attached to the medical container are provided with a figure indicating the attachment position and an IC character, respectively, so that the IC chip attachment position can be immediately visually recognized. container.

[2] The medical container with an IC chip according to claim 1, wherein the figure indicating the position where the IC chip is to be attached is colored with a visually appealing color.

3. The medical container with an IC chip according to claim 1, wherein the graphic indicating the position where the IC chip is to be attached is displayed in a light color including white, and the background thereof is colored to appeal to the visual sense.

[4] The exchange of information on the specifications provided in the medical device and Z or information on the use of the medical device is performed by the medical device performed by the data written in the IC chip attached to the medical container. The IC chip and the IC device attached to the medical device are each provided with a figure indicating the attachment position of the IC chip and the character of the IC, so that the IC chip attachment position can be immediately visually recognized. Medical device with tip.

[5] The medical device with an IC chip according to [4], wherein the figure indicating the position at which the IC chip is to be attached is colored with a visually appealing color.

6. The medical device with an IC chip according to claim 4, wherein the figure indicating the position at which the IC chip is to be attached is displayed in a light color including white, and the background thereof is colored to appeal to the visual sense.

[7] The color indicating the attachment position of the IC chip or the color applied to the background is different for each type of medical information such as medicines, medical instruments, patients, doctors, pharmacists, nurses, accounting information, etc. 17. The method for using a medical container with an IC chip or a medical device with an IC chip according to claim 16, wherein a shape pattern of Z or a figure or a graphic pattern is selectively used.