The hospital logistics transmission system is the main system of hospital logistics transmission, which is used for the automated and rapid transmission of all kinds of daily medical goods within the hospital.
The main function of the hospital logistics transfer system is to be used for the automated and rapid transfer of various daily medical items within the hospital.
Hospital logistics transfer system is divided into pneumatic logistics transfer system, rail logistics transfer system, AGV automatic guided vehicle transfer system and elevated monorail trolley transfer system four kinds.
Basic introduction Chinese name ：Hospital logistics transfer system Foreign name ：MaxTruck&SmaTruck Classification ：Pneumatic logistics transfer system, etc. Utilization ：Inside the hospital Characteristics ：Reducing the waiting time of the patient Abstract,System introduction,System types,Pneumatic logistics transfer system,Orbital logistics transfer system,AGV automatic guided vehicle transfer system,Overhead monorail trolley transfer system System Application Benefits, Functions and Application Values, Current Situation and Prospect Analysis, Abstract The application values include improving efficiency, gaining time, reducing errors, controlling costs, optimizing processes, enhancing management, and improving the modernization level of hospitals, etc. However, domestic and foreign systems for hospital logistics transfer systems have been developed. However, there is still a big gap between domestic and foreign countries in the promotion of hospital logistics transmission system, which deserves our serious study and attention. System Introduction Logistics transmission system is a transmission system that transports goods within a set area with the help of a series of technologies and facilities such as information technology, photoelectricity technology, mechanical transmission devices, and so on. The logistics transmission system has its origin in the post-war industrialized mass production period in the 1950's. At that time, the main application areas were in the large-scale industrialized production enterprises such as electronics and automobiles. With the advancement of technology, a variety of logistics transmission systems began to be widely used in airports, shopping malls, banks, factories, libraries, etc. With the development of information technology, the degree of automation of the logistics transmission system is also getting higher and higher, and has entered a new period of development. Logistics transmission system because it can greatly improve the efficiency, save labor and widely welcomed, set the field of application gradually expanded to the medical field. Common hospital logistics transfer system includes medical pneumatic logistics transfer system, rail logistics transfer system, AGV automatic guided vehicle transfer system, elevated monorail trolley transfer system and so on. Each system has a very different principle of action, composition, function, weight and volume of transported items. Broadly speaking, the hospital logistics transmission system can also include automatic or semi-automatic pharmacy, automatic drug packaging machine, automatic warehouse, automatic test specimen pick-up assembly line, unmanned freight elevator and other logistics products. Since the medical pneumatic logistics transfer system is the most representative and commonly used in the hospital logistics transfer system, it has often been used as a synonym for the hospital logistics transfer system for many years. System Type Pneumatic Logistics Transmission System "Medical Pneumatic Logistics Transmission System" is powered by compressed air, with the help of electromechanical technology and computer control technology, through the network management and full monitoring, will be the various sections of the ward nurses' station, the Department of Surgery, the Center Pharmacy, Laboratory and so on dozens or even hundreds of work points, through the transmission pipeline as a whole, under the impetus of airflow, through the hospital logistics transmission system, the medical pneumatic logistics transmission system is the most representative of the hospital logistics transmission system. Under the impetus of airflow, it realizes intelligent two-way point-to-point transmission between sites of drugs, medical records, specimens and other small items that can be loaded into transmission bottles through special pipelines. Medical pneumatic logistics transfer system generally consists of sending and receiving workstations, pipe reverser, wind direction switcher, transfer bottle, logistics pipeline, air compressor, center control equipment, control network and other equipment. In the logistics products pneumatic logistics transmission system is generally used for the transportation of relatively light weight, small volume of products, which is characterized by low cost, speed, low noise, long transportation distance, easy to clean, high frequency of use, small footprint, high popularity, pneumatic logistics transmission system can be used to solve the hospital's main and is a large number of trivial logistics transmission problems. The maximum number of subsystems of medical pneumatic logistics transmission system is generally not less than 5, and the maximum number of receiving and dispatching workstations that can be connected to a single subsystem is generally not less than 30; the maximum weight of the transmission bottle that can be loaded with transmission items at one time is 5 kg; the transmission speed of the transmission bottle in the pipeline is up to 5-8 m/s, and the low-speed 2.5-3 m/s; the low-speed is generally used for the transmission of plasma and fragile items such as glass products. Low speed is generally used for transferring fragile items such as blood plasma and glass products. The maximum transmission distance of fully loaded bottles can be up to 1800 meters horizontally and 120 meters vertically. Intelligent bottle transmission with automatic return function; transceiver stations and commutator controllers are equipped with embedded troubleshooting softwares. Transmission bottle transmission in case of busy can be automatically queued up, generally with priority transmission function. System start and stop using buffer technology, can realize the transmission bottle no vibration, no bumps, smooth reception. At present, the domestic market can be seen in the pneumatic logistics transfer system brand most common domestic Manchepis, it is more has many partners. Orbital logistics transfer system Orbital logistics transfer system refers to the computer control, the use of intelligent rail loaded trolleys in the special track transfer of goods on the system. It has been invented and applied for nearly forty years. Its main advantages include the ability to load relatively heavy and bulky items, generally up to 10-30 kilograms, which is advantageous for the transportation of hospital fluids, bulk test specimens, supply room items, and, of course, general items as well. The system is relatively slow and expensive. Rail logistics transmission system generally consists of receiving and dispatching workstations, intelligent rail loaded trolley, logistics track, rail turntable, automatic isolation door, center control equipment, control network and other equipment. Intelligent rail load trolley is the transmission carrier of rail logistics transmission system for loading goods. The material is generally aluminum or ABS, the upper part is equipped with buckle cover, buckle cover on both sides of the safety locks equipped with locking buckle cover, trolley inside the bit of radio frequency intelligent controller, real-time communication with the center control. Some brands of trolleys are equipped with a rotating seat, which is convenient for loading and unloading items by side rotation. The use of intelligent rail loaded trolley transportation of blood, urine specimens and a variety of pathological specimens part of the system also takes into account the specimen will be due to the destruction of specimens caused by the oscillation and flip, equipped with gyro mount (Gyro), so that the gyro mounted items in the transmission process to maintain the vertical bottle upward state, to ensure that the liquid in the container is not oscillated and flipped. The transmission mode of rail logistics transmission system is generally single-track bidirectional transmission; the maximum number of transceiver workstations of the system can reach up to 512 stations; the logistics track is a special aluminum alloy track, and the walking speed of the trolley is generally 0.6 m/s horizontally and 0.4 m/s vertically; the trolley walks noiselessly, vibration-free, and smoothly, and the indexes are the same before and after the transmission of the blood specimen. The system has scalability to meet the requirements of users to increase the number of stations in the future, with automatic diagnosis of faults, automatic exclusion function and fault recovery ability, etc., easy to manage. Domestic market visible rail-type logistics transfer system brand has domestic Manchepis, its products are fully set in major hospitals, libraries, banks, fast food restaurants and so on. AGV Automatic Guided Vehicle Transmission System AGV is the English abbreviation of Automatic Guided Vehicle (Automated Guided Vehicle), AGV Automatic Guided Vehicle Transmission System (AGVS), also known as trackless flexible transmission system, automatic guided vehicle load system, refers to the unmanned automated guided vehicle under the control of computers and wireless LAN, guided by magnetic, laser and other guiding devices and along the programmed path. Bit guide and run along the program set path and stop to the designated place, complete a series of goods transfer, handling and other operational functions, so as to realize the hospital goods transmission. It provides a highly flexible and automated transportation method for modern manufacturing logistics. It is mainly used to replace labor-intensive carts, transport patient meals, clothing, hospital garbage, batch supply room disinfection items, etc. It can realize the transmission between buildings and floors, and the domestic hospitals have not yet seen the case of using this technology. The main features of AGV automatic guided vehicle transmission system: battery-powered, driverless transport operations can be realized, the running path and destination can be controlled by the management program, strong mobility; workstation identification capabilities and high positioning accuracy; guided vehicle loading platform can be used in different installation structures and loading and unloading methods, hospital stainless steel trolleys can be designed and produced according to a variety of different transmission purposes; can be equipped with A variety of sound and light alarm system, with the ability to avoid mutual collision of self-control; no need to lay tracks and other fixed installations, not subject to site, road and space constraints, set up a strong flexibility; compared with other material handling methods, the initial investment is larger; AGV transmission system in the hospital's advantage also lies in the transmission of items weighing more than 400KG. AGV load capacity can be designed according to the needs of the very flexible, in the industrial field of less than 4 tons is more common. AGVs can be designed according to the needs and are very flexible, in the industrial field, the ones below 4 tons are more common, but you can also see the automatic guided vehicles that can carry up to 100 tons. AGV automatic guided vehicle transmission system generally consists of automatic guided vehicles, a variety of different designs of trolleys, workstations, central control system, communication units, communication transceiver network. The automatic guided vehicle is a lifting type of carrier, traveling at a speed of maximum 1 meter per second and minimum 0.1 meter per minute. It is used to carry different types of trolleys.AGV belongs to the category of Wheeled Mobile Robot (WMR - Wheeled Mobile Robot). Their guidance technology determines the flexibility of the logistics system consisting of AGVs. Manufacturers of this system include Manchepis, which cooperates with shilisheng, Danaher of the United States, and Sumitomo of Japan. Overhead monorail trolley transfer system Overhead monorail trolley transfer system refers to a system that utilizes intelligent sliding hangers to suspend trolleys on a dedicated track to transfer items under computer control. It is usually applied in large hospitals or very large hospitals, and utilizes service corridors (e.g., underpasses) to realize fast and efficient long-distance transport of trolleys (e.g., food trolleys, bedding trolleys, etc.). The working principle is similar to the rail type logistics transmission system, due to the transmission of larger objects, heavier weight, so the track is generally steel track, without rail changer. Manufacturers include domestic Manchepis and so on. System set of advantages Through a long distance - outdoor, overhead, underground, connecting multiple buildings; to ensure the safe and gentle transmission of sensitive items; greatly improve hospital efficiency, reduce patient waiting time, improve patient service quality; to provide objective cost savings, the transmission of labor to a minimum; the medical professionals from the cumbersome transmission work to free, focus on patient care; due to the round-trip time to speed up the transmission, the system can be used in a variety of ways. Freed medical professionals from tedious transfer work to focus on patient care; Provides the possibility and benefit of setting up centralized care points due to faster round-trip times; Provides a quiet and comfortable environment for patients and medical staff due to the realization of "logistics" instead of "human flow". Functions and Application Values The core function of a hospital logistics system is to automate the rapid transfer of various daily medical items within the hospital. Different logistics transfer systems can be used to transfer small items such as drugs, small medical devices, documents, specimens, blood, blood samples, X-ray films, dressings, prescriptions, office supplies, etc., as well as medium- or large-sized items such as infusions, food carts and medical waste. Hospital logistics transmission system set of value is mainly reflected in such aspects: (1) improve efficiency. First, efficient and reliable. Compared with the manual transmission of goods, logistics systems have transmission speed, accuracy, reliability and other characteristics, can do "more hygiene, safer, faster", is a modern hospital to improve the quality of medical services and effective protection. Secondly, it never stops. Logistics transmission system can provide continuous uninterrupted work, for hospitals to provide 24-hour medical activities to provide the basic conditions [. Thirdly, it speeds up the flow. The speed of the flow of hospital goods is accelerated, but also invariably make the efficiency of all departments of the hospital have been improved to varying degrees. (2) Winning time. Hospital work better reflects "time is life". The use of technology to make efficient automated systems to replace the inefficient manual labor, saving the time of medical staff. In saving the flow of goods at the same time, the rapid transmission of test specimens, rescue medicines, blood and other items also won the time for the rescue of patients. (3) Reduce errors. The traditional logistics mode, i.e., the mode in which the logistics transmission work is undertaken by specialized orderlies, in fact, the most troubling problem is the error problem. Due to the generally lower level of knowledge of the handyman, unable to understand many professional issues, medical staff communication is not in place, which leads to a series of errors, including delivery to the wrong destination, not in time, not in time to deliver, not in time to categorize the delay and so on. There are also some errors due to the medical staff's own errors, such as filling errors, incomplete filling, improper specimen retention, etc. Logistics staff limited to specialized knowledge can not detect these errors in time, thus delaying normal diagnosis and treatment. These errors sometimes lead to serious medical safety problems. Logistics transmission system can greatly reduce the errors due to the reduction of intermediate links and direct communication. (4) Cost control. Practice has proved that the use of logistics transmission system, first of all, can greatly save the hospital in the logistics of human resources costs. Logistics transmission system sets the time back to the nurse, so that nursing staff have more time to serve patients. At the same time the increased efficiency the faster pace of work means winning medical staff can take on more work. Secondly, it saves the consumption of power resources. The set of logistics transmission system can reduce the workload of the elevator to a certain extent, saving electricity. Once again, it reduces the cost of inventory. After using all kinds of logistics transmission systems, the amount of secondary inventory can be reduced, thus reducing inventory costs. (5) Optimization of processes. First, the optimization of the goods delivery process, become more direct, faster, more convenient; Second, the optimization of the rescue green channel process, become more smooth; Third, the optimization of the outpatient workflow, can be completed in the specialist clinic area to send specimens and other work, without the need for patients to run around, but also rationalize the order of the hospital; Third, the optimization of the Infectious Diseases Division, such as the Department of the transfer of goods to reduce the hospital infection Third, it optimizes the transfer of goods from the infectious disease department and other departments, reducing nosocomial infections and changing the original cumbersome process; fourth, it optimizes the delivery of specimens and sterile goods, reducing contamination; fifth, it optimizes the composition of the content of the vertical traffic operation, reducing the pressure on the vertical traffic, in particular, avoiding the contradiction caused by monopoly of the use of part of the elevator by the supply room and other departments in certain periods of time. (6) Enhancement of management. The change of logistics mode brings a series of changes in hospital operation, which is conducive to improving the overall operation and management level of the hospital and the overall operational efficiency of the hospital. At the same time, the hospital logistics transmission system is also an important embodiment and guarantee of hospital logistics informationization and intelligence, which is another important example of value creation by digitalization. Analysis of the current situation and prospects At this stage, most of China's hospital logistics development is the status quo of most of the "full-time delivery team + cart + multiple elevators", such a logistics transmission method has obvious disadvantages. After the "SARS", more and more hospitals realize that the traditional logistics transmission method has been backward. "Medical pneumatic logistics transfer system" and other representatives of the hospital logistics transfer system began to more and more in the hospital equipment. The world has developed countries and regions of the hospital introduction of logistics transfer system earlier, and set the field of a wide variety of complete. For example, the United States, Germany, Japan, Singapore and other medium-sized hospitals are mostly equipped with logistics transmission systems. As of the end of the last century in Europe there are more than 10,000 sets of logistics transfer system in use, Japan has more than 3,000 hospitals equipped with logistics transfer system. Among them, rail-type logistics transfer system and AGV automatic guided vehicle system nearly. More than ten years in the hospital sets gradually increased, Europe and the United States, Japan, Taiwan and other places in the hospital can be seen. Due to the shortcomings in technology, personnel and many other issues at that time, the system did not quickly open up a world in the Chinese market. Although in the process of hospital renovation and expansion, the use of more and more units, but the relative proportion is still very low, the set of product categories and scope is also relatively single and narrow. According to statistics, as of the end of 2006, more than 400 hospitals in China have adopted the logistics transfer system. The main pneumatic logistics transfer system. Other systems due to the price is more expensive, not many hospitals to understand, there is no specialized manufacturers, so it has not been well promoted. 2002 Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Hospital introduced the use of the first domestic rail-type logistics transfer system, as of now the introduction of the use of hospitals not more than five. The modernized logistics transmission system has become a widely used tool in intensive modern hospitals abroad. Select the hospital logistics transmission system suitable for China's national conditions and the actual hospital can improve efficiency, reduce the overall cost of hospital competitiveness to improve the overall operational efficiency of the hospital, the value of its promotion of the application is very obvious. It is expected that with the popularization of knowledge related to logistics transmission system, a new round of hospital expansion boom and the arrival of modern hospital management requirements, various types of hospital logistics transmission system will be accepted by more and more hospitals.