In-hospital logistics system

IHI

IHI-Corporation

Hospital/in-hospital transportation system
Storage / transportation system for sterilized surgical machines / equipment to be used in surgery. In-hospital logistics system

In-hospital logistics system

An in-hospital transportation system to automatically transport sterilized surgical equipment to the designated surgery room after storing it in an automated warehouse. This ensures improvement in overall surgery preparation performance.

Concepts/benefits

  • Shortening preparation time needed to arrange surgical devices
  • Reducing burden on staff working in the operation room
  • Accurately allocating operation devices
  • Eliminating wasted space
  • Using various data

System features

Ensuring reliability and backup of facilities

  • Redundant systems/switching to spare equipment/adopting automatic restoration system
  • Creating a mechanism that allows manual removal of objects
  • Establishing a remote monitoring system/emergency response system

User-friendly operation

  • Easy-to-read screen and intuitively-understandable operation
  • Touch panel inside of the operation room enables emergency operation/return/travelling

Enhancing small and single-use packet menu

  • Effective use of the small “Tanken-kun” single-use packet retrieval menu
  • “Nice-kun” availability inspection menu for small and single-use packets

System overview

Wire-guided battery-driven transporter
Traverser
Container stocker:
10 units
Automated warehouse/retrieval system:
155 shelves
Container transporting conveyor
Panoramic view of the center

Panoramic view of the center

Automated warehouse for in-hospital logistics

Automated warehouse for in-hospital logistics

Container stockers

Container stockers

Wire-guided battery-driven transporters

Wire-guided battery-driven transporters

Shipping status

Shipping status

Container transporting conveyor

Container transporting conveyor