Kim Youhwa, Oh Kwangbin, Kim Namyeong, Yun Jiwon
MUNE Corp., Seoul, Korea.
Healthc Inform Res. 2019 Jan;25(1):47-50. doi: 10.4258/hir.2019.25.1.47. Epub 2019 Jan 31.
An automatic needle destroyer (ANDY) was developed to prevent needlestick injuries, and usability tests were conducted in several hospitals. The addition of extra features to the ANDY is in progress, such as data collection and automatic identification of used syringes. Thus, this report describes how the ANDY can be used to track the data of used syringes.
The motor torque required for barrel separation differs according to syringe diameters. By monitoring the electric current which is consumed for the motor torque, the type of syringe can be identified. Twelve prototypes were produced, and five usability tests were conducted in hospitals.
After use, a syringe is inserted into the proposed device, and the needle portion is then cut and separated from the syringe body (barrel) and discarded. The needles are collected in a sharps container for hygienic disposal, and the barrel is dropped into a general medical waste container.
The ANDY can be used to track the syringe used for each patient. The barcode can be read while the syringe rotates in the main body of the ANDY with a built-in omnidirectional scanner. Collection of information during syringe disposal can facilitate stock management. This system could also be extended to other types of consumable medical devices, although it would still be a challenge to differentiate each medical device.
开发了一种自动毁针器（ANDY）以防止针刺伤，并在多家医院进行了可用性测试。目前正在对ANDY增加额外功能，如数据收集和已使用注射器的自动识别。因此，本报告描述了如何使用ANDY来跟踪已使用注射器的数据。
针筒分离所需的电机扭矩因注射器直径而异。通过监测电机扭矩消耗的电流，可以识别注射器的类型。制作了12个原型，并在医院进行了5次可用性测试。
使用后，将注射器插入所提出的装置，然后将针头部分切断并与注射器主体（针筒）分离并丢弃。针头收集在锐器容器中进行卫生处理，针筒则放入普通医疗废物容器中。
ANDY可用于跟踪每位患者使用的注射器。当注射器在带有内置全向扫描仪的ANDY主体中旋转时，可以读取条形码。在注射器处理过程中收集信息有助于库存管理。该系统也可以扩展到其他类型的一次性医疗设备，尽管区分每种医疗设备仍然是一个挑战。
