QR Code Identification Plates for Operating Room Instruments and Equipment
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Operating rooms contain a vast number and variety of instruments and equipment. Clinical use, registration, maintenance, and repairs involve substantial workloads, present high challenges for traceability, and often result in inefficient management.
To address this, through departmental research and brainstorming, we designed an identification system for managing operating room instruments and equipment. By integrating QR codes, we incorporated comprehensive information and management tasks for these devices, giving rise to the "Electronic ID" for operating room instruments and equipment.
Design Renderings
The identification plate is divided into left and right sections. The left side features an adjustable dial displaying the current status of the equipment. The right side contains a QR code slot; scanning the code reveals basic equipment information, operational procedures, maintenance records, and loan status. The plate can be magnetically attached to instruments and equipment and repositioned as needed.
Finished Product of the Instrument and Equipment Management Identification Plate
Design Process
Initial Design Draft – Adjustable Dial
Instrument "Electronic ID" – QR Code
Scanning the QR code with a mobile phone provides access to daily usage logs, maintenance records, repair history, and loan information for the instrument or equipment. This truly enables the informatized management of operating room instruments!
All instruments and equipment in the operating room have been outfitted with this "new attire," progressively steering the management of operating room assets towards informatization!
Effect Comparison
Before implementing the "Electronic ID," instrument and equipment management primarily relied on paper-based records, which were difficult to preserve and cumbersome to review.
Traditional Card-Based Instrument Operation Procedures VS "Electronic ID" Scannable Operation Procedures
Compared to traditional text-based records, the "Electronic ID" can store significantly more information about instruments and equipment, accessible anytime by scanning the code. This facilitates better integration of engineers' maintenance records with the operating room's equipment archives!
Innovation and Promotion
The effective application of the "Electronic ID" has gained recognition from sister hospitals and related departments, encouraging mutual learning and joint promotion to further refine the management of operating room instruments and equipment!
The "Electronic ID" for instruments and equipment not only enhances the standardization of their use in the operating room but also provides convenience and standardization for instrument maintenance and management. Method innovation is a cumulative process, requiring us to pay attention to details in our daily work, accumulating insights that make our work more creative.