Mobile terminal for checking a container of a medical product, assembly, installation and associated checking method

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal. The invention also relates to an assembly and a control installation comprising such a mobile terminal and an associated control method.

TECHNOLOGICAL BACKGROUND

The present invention relates to the medical field, more specifically to the field of chemotherapy.

Chemotherapy is the use of certain chemicals to treat a disease. It is a treatment technique in its own right, just like surgery or radiotherapy.

The term “chemotherapy” is mainly used to refer to drug treatments (cytostatic and antineoplastic chemotherapeutic agents) for cancer. Antibiotic therapy is referred to as antibacterial chemotherapy, but in medical practice the word is more commonly used in the context of the treatment of tuberculosis.

Another use of chemotherapeutic agents is the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

Comme dans tout traitement, la chimiothérapie dépend beaucoup du patient considéré. L’administration à un patient d’une préparation de chimiothérapie destinée à un autre patient peut donc avoir des conséquences graves pour la santé du patient.

Or, dans les hôpitaux, il est observé des erreurs, ces erreurs nuisant d’une part à la santé du patient mais également à la réputation de l’hôpital.

RESUME DE L’INVENTION

Il existe donc un besoin pour un appareil permettant, avec une mise en oeuvre aisée, une augmentation de la capacité à contrôler les produits administrés à un patient avec une meilleure fiabilité.

To this end, the present description relates to a mobile control terminal comprising a medical product intended for a single patient, the at least one container being provided with an electronic tag comprising a memory storing first data among which at least one data specific to the medical product, the mobile terminal comprising a first barcode reader reading second data on an identification bracelet specific to a patient, a second reader reading the first data, and a controller comparing the first data and the second data to obtain a comparison result and validating that the medical product is intended for the patient wearing the identification bracelet according to the comparison result.

According to a particular embodiment, the mobile terminal has one or more of the following characteristics, taken individually or in all technically possible combinations:

- the second reader is an RFID reader.

- the mobile terminal is a personal assistant.

- the medical product is a drug to be injected into a single patient.

- the medical product is a medical device.

- the mobile terminal comprises a memory recording physiological constants specific to the patient.

- the mobile terminal comprises a communication unit interacting with a billing module.

The present description also proposes a control assembly for at least one container comprising a medical product, the at least one container being provided with an electronic label comprising a memory storing first data among which at least one data specific to the medical product , the assembly comprising a terminal as defined above.

There is also proposed an installation for checking containers comprising products, the at least one container being provided with an electronic tag comprising a memory storing first data among which at least one data item specific to the medical product, the installation comprising a together as defined above.

According to a particular embodiment, the installation has one or more of the following characteristics, taken individually or in all technically possible combinations:

- the installation comprises control terminals provided with a reader reading the first data.

- the installation comprises a dispenser for checking at least one container comprising a medical product, the at least one container being fitted with an electronic tag comprising a memory storing at least one piece of information specific to said medical product, the dispenser comprising a plurality of internal walls delimiting a storage volume, the plurality of internal walls comprising side walls and a lower wall on which the containers or the package comprising the containers are intended to rest, the side walls delimiting a single opening for access to the volume storage, the dispenser being able to receive the at least one container or a package comprising the at least one container in the storage volume;and a reader capable of reading the at least one item of information stored in the memory of each electronic tag, the reader comprising a plurality of antennae in the form of a loop, each side wall comprising a support capable of housing at least part of the one of the antennae.

The present description also describes a method for checking at least one container comprising a medical product intended for a single patient, the at least one container being provided with an electronic tag comprising a memory storing first data among which at least one data specific to the medical product, the method comprising at least the following steps of reading the second data on an identification bracelet specific to a patient, reading the first data, and comparing the first data and the second data to obtain a result comparison and validating that the medical product is intended for the patient wearing the identification bracelet according to the comparison result.

To this end, the present description relates to a control dispenser of at least one container comprising a medical product, the at least one container being provided with an electronic tag comprising a memory storing at least one piece of information specific to said medical product, the dispenser comprising a plurality of internal walls delimiting a storage volume, the plurality of internal walls comprising side walls and a lower wall on which the containers or the package comprising the containers are intended to rest, the side walls delimiting a single opening for access to the storage volume, the dispenser being able to receive the at least one container or a package comprising the at least one container in the storage volume;and a reader capable of reading the at least one item of information stored in the memory of each electronic tag, the reader comprising a plurality of antennae in the form of a loop, each side wall comprising a support capable of housing at least part of the one of the antennae.

According to a particular embodiment, the dispenser has one or more of the following characteristics, taken individually or in all technically possible combinations:

- The reader comprises at least four side antennas, each side wall receiving at least one side antenna.

- each antenna defines an internal surface, the ratio between the internal surface of each side antenna and the surface of the associated side wall being greater than or equal to 75%.

- the access opening defines an opening plane, at least one antenna being arranged on all of the side walls and extending in the opening plane, and at least one antenna being arranged on all of the side walls away from the opening plane.

- the internal walls are made of plastic.

- each antenna is a coaxial cable.

- the reader further comprises at least one reading module configured to read the at least one piece of information stored in the memory of each electronic tag and to send a signal comprising the at least one piece of information to a controller external to the dispenser; and a multiplexer connecting the antennas to the reader module.

- the reader is capable of transmitting or receiving a signal having a frequency between 13.540 MHz and 13.567 MHz.

- the plurality of walls comprises external walls, each external wall being made of an electrically conductive material having an electrical conductivity greater than or equal to 0.3 MS.cm 1 , the external walls delimiting an internal volume, the storage volume being arranged in the internal volume.

- the dispenser has a volume of less than 0.1 m 3 .

The present description also proposes an assembly for checking at least one container comprising a medical product, the at least one container being fitted with an electronic tag comprising a memory storing at least one piece of information specific to said medical product, the dispenser comprising at least least one dispenser as defined above.

There is also proposed an installation for checking at least one container comprising a medical product, the at least one container being provided with an electronic tag comprising a memory storing at least one piece of information specific to said medical product, the installation comprising the set as defined above.

The present description also describes a method for checking at least one container comprising a medical product, the checking method being implemented using a dispenser comprising a reader, the at least one container being provided with an electronic tag comprising a memory storing at least one piece of information specific to said medical product, the dispenser comprising a plurality of internal walls delimiting a storage volume, the plurality of internal walls comprising side walls and a lower wall on which the containers or the package comprising the containers are intended to rest, the side walls delimiting a single access opening to the storage volume, the dispenser being able to receive the at least one container or a package comprising the at least one container in the storage volume,the method comprising at least the step of reading by the reader of the at least one item of information stored in the memory of each electronic tag.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the following description, given solely by way of non-limiting example, and made with reference to the appended drawings, in which:

- Figure 1 is a schematic view of a medical infrastructure;

- Figure 2 is a schematic view of a first part of the medical infrastructure of Figure 1;

- Figure 3 is a schematic representation of an apparatus of the first part of the medical infrastructure of Figure 2;

- Figure 4 is a schematic representation of a dispenser;

- Figure 5 is a perspective view of an example of the dispenser;

- Figure 6 is a perspective view of the dispenser of Figure 5 without the outer walls;

- Figure 7 is a schematic view of a side antenna forming part of the dispenser of Figure 5;

- Figure 8 is a schematic view of a second part of the medical infrastructure of Figure 1;

- Figure 9 is a schematic representation of a terminal forming part of the second part of Figure 8;

- Figure 10 is a schematic view of a third part of the medical infrastructure of Figure 1;

- Figure 1 1 is a schematic view of a fourth part of the medical infrastructure of Figure 1;

FIG. 12 is a representation of a mobile terminal in operation in the fourth part of the medical infrastructure, and

- Figures 13 to 16 are examples of menus displayed by the mobile terminal.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PARTICULAR EMBODIMENTS

General description of a control installation intended for an infrastructure

An infrastructure 10 is shown schematically in Figure 1.

The infrastructure 10 is a medical infrastructure.

In the proposed example, the infrastructure 10 is a hospital complex.

According to other embodiments, the infrastructure 10 is a care center or a clinic.

As a variant, the infrastructure 10 is a set of places making it possible to implement hospitalization at home.

More generally, the infrastructure 10 is a set of places allowing the implementation of one or more medical treatments on at least one patient.

In the case of Figure 1, the infrastructure 10 comprises a preparation center 12, a transport space 14, a care station 16 and a room 18.

The infrastructure 10 is equipped with a control installation.

The control installation makes it possible to control at least one container comprising a medical product intended for a single patient.

The medical product is, for example, a medicine to be administered to a patient.

The drug is a magistral preparation, produced for a specific patient, in particular following a nominative prescription.

The drug is administered to the patient by injection.

The drug is, for example, a compound used in chemotherapy.

Alternatively, the medical product is a contrast agent.

A contrast agent is an agent that artificially increases the contrast in order to better visualize, by medical imaging, an anatomical structure such as an organ or a pathological structure such as a tumor.

As a variant, the medical product is a bag containing biological products, such as blood products (bag of primary blood, plasma, platelets, red blood cells, etc.) or cellular engineering products (cells, strains. ..).

Alternatively, the medical product is an implantable medical device (IMD).

The medical product is, for example, a prosthesis to be placed in a patient, an implant of a part of the body or an endoprosthesis such as a stent.

The medical product is, for example, an active implantable medical device (AIMD).

The medical product is, for example, a stimulator of a part of the body such as a pacemaker, a probe or a pump.

The control installation relies in particular on RFID technology (acronym for “Radio Frequency Identification” literally meaning “radio frequency identification”).

The control installation combines an electronic tag (RFID tag) affixed to each chemotherapy preparation, tag reading and encoding equipment placed at the strategic point of the circuit and software articulated in four modules.

The electronic tag 108 is a wireless communication electronic tag.

According to the example described, the electronic tag 108 is an RFID chip (from the English “radio frequency identification” meaning in French “radio frequency identification”).

To give an order of magnitude, the RFID chip is a rectangle 35 millimeters (mm) long by 20 mm wide. However, the RFID chip is not limited to this geometry and can have variable dimensions and shapes (square, rectangular, round, etc.).

The installation comprises a plurality of sets intended to ensure the traceability of containers of chemotherapy preparations from the preparation to the administration to a patient in need of said chemotherapy preparation.

The installation sets are intended to be used in combination with commercial software or barcode readers.

Each of the sets is presented successively in the following with reference to a location of the infrastructure 10.

Four sets will thus be described for the case of FIG. 1: a first set for the preparation center 12, a second set for the transport space 14, a third set for the care station 16 and a fourth set for the room 18.

Description of a first set of the installation

To describe the first set, the preparation center 12 is described with reference to Figures 2 and 3.

The preparation center 12 has three stations 20, 22 and 24 used by a respective operator 26, 28 and 30.

The first station 20 is an initialization station 20.

In the initialization station 20, the first operator 22 performs a series of interventions using a first workstation 32 intended to initialize a container 34.

Container 34 is a container for chemotherapy preparations.

By way of example, the container is a bag or a syringe.

As visible in Figure 3, the container 34 is provided with a barcode 36 and tag 38.

The tag 38 was obtained by a printer which, according to a particular embodiment, is part of the first workstation 32.

To interact with the container 34, the first workstation 32 is provided with a computer 40 and a reader 42.

Tag 38 is an RFID tag.

The computer 40 and a computer program product are able to interact to implement a method for controlling one or more container(s).

More generally, the computer 40 is an electronic computer suitable for manipulating and/or transforming data represented as electronic or physical quantities in registers of the computer and/or memories into other similar data corresponding to physical data in memories, registers or other types of display, transmission or storage devices.

The computer 40 comprises a processor comprising a data processing unit, memories and an information carrier reader. Computer 40 also includes a keyboard and a display unit.

The computer program product comprises a readable information medium.

A readable medium of information is a medium readable by the computer 40, usually by the reader. The readable information carrier is a medium suitable for storing electronic instructions and capable of being coupled to a bus of a computer system.

By way of example, the readable information medium is a floppy disk or floppy disk, an optical disk, a CD-ROM, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM memory, a RAM memory, an EPROM memory, an EEPROM memory, a magnetic card or an optical card.

On the readable information medium is stored a first computer program comprising program instructions. The first computer program constitutes the first module of the four aforementioned modules.

The computer program is loadable on the data processing unit and is adapted to cause the implementation of the control method.

Reader 42 is suitable for reading information on tag 38 as well as writing information on tag 38.

In this sense, reader 42 is an RFID reader.

The second station 22 is a preparation station 22.

The preparation station 22 is provided with a drug manufacturing apparatus 44.

For example, the manufacturing device 44 comprises a sterile part to which the second operator 28 has access by using gloves.

The third station 24 is a sending station 24.

The preparation station 24 is provided with a second mobile station 46.

In operation, at the first station 20, the first workstation 32 allows a first operator 26 to connect by scanning a badge on a reader. The computer screen displays the operator's account.

Each container 34 is prepared and equipped with an RFID tag is placed on a reader and scanned to ensure that the tag is empty.

The operator is then prompted to scan the barcode of container 34.

The container 34 is then used at the second station 22 by a second operator 28 to place the chemotherapy preparation inside the container 34.

A third operator 30 writes into the memory of the RFID tag the name of the person who prepared the container, the preparation contained and the name of the associated patient.

The "prepared" status is assigned to container 34.

In general, multiple information may be present on the tag, in particular the prescription number of the product, the international nonproprietary name of the product, the dose of the product, the expiry date of the product, the route of administration of the product or the destination service of the product.

The first set thus makes it possible to obtain a container 34 in the prepared state.

Description of a second set of the installation

Description of a provider

An example of dispenser 100 is shown in Figure 4.

Dispenser 100 includes at least one receiving part 102 and at least one controller 104.

The controller 104 is adapted to communicate with the at least one receiving part 102. The receiving part 102 is also able to communicate with the controller 104.

The controller 104 and the receiving part 102 communicate over a wireless link.

For example, the controller 104 and the receiving part 102 communicate using the packet-switched local network protocol, such as an Ethernet protocol.

The controller 104 includes a man-machine interface 105 capable of controlling the reception part 102 and of displaying at least one piece of information read by the reception part 102.

The man-machine interface 105 comprises, for example, a screen.

According to a particular embodiment, the screen is tactile so that an operator is able to interact with the reception part 102, for example by validating the information displayed. The touch screen is glove compatible.

Figures 5 and 6 show examples of partial or total views of the receiving part 102.

Dispenser 100 is configured to control at least one container 106.

The reception part 102 is suitable for receiving the at least one container 106 or a package comprising the at least one container 106.

The reception part 102 is able to rest on a support surface 109 such as a table for example.

In what follows, the terms "vertical" and "horizontal" are understood relative to the support surface 109. In particular, by "vertical", it is understood perpendicular to the support surface 109.

The receiving part 102 comprises a reader 110 and a plurality of walls.

The plurality of walls comprises a plurality of inner walls 111, a plurality of outer walls 112 and connecting walls 113.

The receiving part 102 further comprises, in the example of Figure 5, an indicator device 114 and a pair of handles 115 allowing the dispenser 102 to be moved.

The receiving part 102 is electrically powered by the mains 116.

In the example of Figure 5, the receiving part 102 comprises five internal walls 1 1 1 and five external walls 1 12.

The internal walls 111 are made of plastic, for example polyethylene or polypropylene.

The internal walls 1 1 1 delimit a storage volume 120.

The storage volume 120 is, in the example of FIG. 5, parallelepipedic in shape.

The reception part 102 is suitable for receiving the at least one container 106 or a package comprising the at least one container 106 in the storage volume 120.

The storage volume 120 has a volume of between 0.015 cubic meters (m 3 ) and 0.03 m 3 , for example 0.022 m 3 .

The ratio between the storage volume 120 and the volume of the reception part 102 is between 20% and 30%, for example 25%.

The internal walls 111 comprise internal side walls 122, here four internal side walls 122, and an internal bottom wall 124 on which the containers 106 or the package comprising the containers 106 are intended to rest.

The inner bottom wall 124 extends in a horizontal plane.

The height of the inner bottom wall 124 relative to the support surface 109 of the receiving part 102, is between 50 mm and 150 mm, for example 117 mm.

Each inner side wall 122 extends in a vertical plane, perpendicular from one side of the inner bottom wall 124.

Each internal side wall 122 has a height along the vertical axis A-A' of between 200 mm and 300 mm, for example 218 mm.

Each internal side wall 122 has a length in a horizontal direction of between 300 mm and 500 mm, for example 282 mm or 355 mm.

As visible in Figure 6, the internal side walls 122 delimit a single access opening 126 to the storage volume 120.

The reception part 102 therefore does not include an access opening to the through storage volume 120 .

Access opening 126 defines an opening plane P.

The opening plane P is a horizontal plane, perpendicular to the axis A-A'.

The outer walls 112 form the outer structure of the receiving part

102.

As visible in Figure 5, the receiving part 102 is a structure of parallelepiped shape.

Each outer wall 112 is made of an electrically conductive material having an electrical conductivity greater than or equal to 0.3 mega Siemens per cm (MS.cm 1 ).

For example, each outer wall 112 is made of aluminum.

The outer walls 112 thus play the role of electromagnetic insulation of the interior of the reception part 102.

The outer walls 112 delimit an internal volume. The internal volume is equal to the volume of the receiving part 102.

The reception part 102 has a volume of less than 0.1 m 3 , for example 0.095 m 3 .

The storage volume 120 is placed in the internal volume.

The outer walls 112 comprise outer side walls 128, here four outer side walls 128, and an outer bottom wall 130.

The receiving part 102 is capable of resting on the contact surface 109 via the outer lower wall 130.

The outer bottom wall 130 extends in a horizontal plane.

Each outer side wall 128 extends in a vertical plane, perpendicular from one side of the outer bottom wall 130.

Each outer side wall 128 has a height along the vertical axis A-A' of between 300 mm and 400 mm, for example 335 mm.

Each outer side wall 128 has a length in a horizontal direction of between 400 mm and 600 mm, for example 480 mm or 588 mm.

In the example of Figure 5, two of the outer side walls 130 are parallel to two of the inner side walls 122. The other two outer side walls 130 are parallel to the other two inner side walls 122.

Connecting walls 113 connect the free ends of inner side walls 122 and outer side walls 130.

Reader 110 is capable of reading the at least one piece of information stored in the memory of each electronic tag 108.

In particular, the reader 110 is capable of simultaneously reading the at least one item of information stored in the memory of at least twenty electronic tags 108.

By “simultaneously”, he meant a reading following the same electromagnetic pulse emitted by reader 1 10.

The reader 110 is capable of operating according to a communication protocol suitable for reading the at least one item of information stored in the memory of each electronic tag 108. The communication protocol is, for example, an RFID communication protocol.

Reader 110 is capable of transmitting or receiving a signal having a frequency between 13.540 megahertz (MHz) and 13.567 MHz.

Reader 110 includes a plurality of antennas 132.

Reader 110 further comprises at least one reader module 134 and a multiplexer 136.

The multiplexer 136 connects the antennas 132 to the reader module 134.

The reading module 134 is configured to read the at least one piece of information stored in the memory of each electronic tag 108 and to send a signal comprising the at least one piece of information to the external controller 104 at the reception part 102.

Reader 110 further comprises, for each antenna 132, an antenna adapter 137 disposed between antenna 132 and multiplexer 136.

The antenna adapter 137 makes it possible to optimize the power transfer between an antenna 132 and the rest of the reader 110 by modulating the impedance of the latter.

The antenna adapter 137 is here manually adjustable by means of a wheel for example.

Each antenna 132 is in the form of a loop.

Each antenna 132 defines an inner surface. The internal surface of each antenna 132 is greater than or equal to 0.04 m 2 .

Each antenna 132 is capable of creating a magnetic field oriented in one direction.

Each antenna 132 is a coaxial cable. The coaxial cable is a cable with two conductors of opposite poles separated by an insulator.

For example, the coaxial cable is of the RG58 type, well known to those skilled in the art.

Each internal side wall 122 includes a support 138 capable of housing at least part of one of the antennas 132.

The support 138 is for example a flange screwed onto the internal side wall 122.

The support 138 defines with the inner side wall 122 a passage section for the antenna 132.

In particular, each internal side wall 122 receives at least one antenna 132, called side antenna 140.

Each side antenna 140 is attached to the outer surface of the inner side wall 122 associated.

The ratio between the internal surface of each side antenna 140 and the surface of the associated internal side wall 122 is greater than or equal to 75%.

As visible in FIG. 7, each side antenna 140 has, for example, the shape of a rectangle with rounded corners.

One of the sides of the rectangle forms a sinusoid towards the interior of the rectangle, the side antenna 140 being connected to its respective antenna adapter 137 at the level of the sinusoid.

In particular, said side comprises five intervals.

The first interval extends from one corner of the rectangle.

The first interval is perpendicular to the adjacent side of the rectangle.

The second interval extends from the first interval. The first interval and the second interval are connected by a first rounded connector.

The second interval forms with the first interval an angle between 30 degrees (°) and 60°.

The third interval extends from the second interval. The second interval and the third interval are connected by a second rounded connector.

The third interval is parallel to the first interval.

The third slot is connected to the associated antenna adapter 137.

The fourth interval extends from the third interval. The third gap and the fourth gap are connected by a rounded third connector.

The fourth interval forms with the third interval an angle comprised between 30 ° and 60°.

The fifth interval extends from the fourth interval. The fifth interval and the fourth interval are connected by a rounded fourth connection.

The fifth interval is parallel to the third interval and extends in the extension of the first interval.

The fifth interval is connected to a corner of the rectangle.

The fifth interval is perpendicular to the adjacent side of the rectangle.

At least one antenna 132 is arranged on all of the internal side walls 122 and extends in the opening plane P. Said antenna 132 is arranged on the periphery of the access opening 126.

At least one antenna 132 is arranged on all of the side walls away from the opening plane P. Said antenna 132 extends, for example, in a plane parallel to the opening plane P. Said antenna 132 s extends for example in a horizontal plane of height, relative to the support surface 109, of between 200 mm and 250 mm, for example 223 mm.

The indicator device 114 is capable of emitting a signal when the reception part 102 is connected to an electrical power source.

The indicator device 114 is also capable of emitting a signal when the reader 110 is reading at least one electronic tag 108.

The indicator device 114 is, moreover, able to emit a signal according to the information read on each electronic tag 108.

In a particular embodiment, the indicator device 114 is a luminous device. For example, the indicator device 114 comprises three LED lamps of different colors.

Each handle 115 is fixed to an outer side wall 128 by means of screws for example.

Each handle 115 is capable of being grasped by the hand of an operator wishing to transport the receiving part 102. The two handles 115 are arranged on two external side faces 128 which are parallel.

The operation of the dispenser 100 is now explained with reference to an example of implementation of a method for controlling at least one container 106 comprising a medical product by means of a control system 100.

A plurality of containers 106 is to be checked.

For example, twenty containers 106 are to be checked.

The plurality of containers 106 are placed in the storage volume 120 of the reception part 102 by an operator.

Alternatively, the plurality of containers 106 are placed in a package and the package is placed in the storage volume 120 by the operator.

The operator uses the man-machine interface 105 to ask the reader 110 to read the electronic labels 108 present in the reception part 102.

The control method then comprises a step of reading by the reader 110 the at least one item of information stored in the memory of each electronic tag 108.

In particular, the reading is performed by the reading module 134 from the signals sent by the six antennas 132 via the multiplexer 136.

The read module 134 then sends a signal comprising the at least one piece of information to the controller 104.

The at least one piece of information is displayed on the man-machine interface 105.

Assuming that the information is validated by the operator or by the controller 104, the containers 106 are considered valid and the status of each container 106 is changed from “prepared” to “dispensed”.

The valid containers 106 are then for example sent to a care center to treat a patient.

Otherwise, the containers 106 presenting non-validated information are set aside by the operator.

Multiple variations of the dispenser 100 are possible.

According to a variant, the screen of the man-machine interface 105 has a keyboard or buttons.

According to another variant, the dispenser 100 is powered by its own power supply, such as a battery for example.

According to another variant, the antenna adapter 137 is able to adjust itself automatically.

According to another variant, multiple variants of the shape of the antennas 132 are possible depending on the nature of the electronic tags 108. For example, each antenna 132 is circular or square in shape.

According to another variant, the indicator device 114 is a sound device.

Description of a specific example of using the dispenser with other elements

The dispenser 100 described above has been proposed for use alone.

However, the dispenser 100 is advantageously used in combination with other elements to form the second set.

As visible in Figure 9, the second set includes a dispenser 100 and four control terminals 150 provided with an RFID reader.

A control terminal 150 is detailed in Figure 9.

The control terminal 150 includes an antenna 152 and a warning device 154.

Antenna 152 allows tag 38 to be read.

The display screen 154 makes it possible to warn in the event of detection of an anomaly.

For example, if the control terminal 150 is used as a computer interacting with one of the four modules mentioned above, the dispenser 100 is connected to the control terminal 150. A destination for the containers is entered by the user.

Once the containers for delivery to the input destination are placed in dispenser 100, all tags are read. The control terminal 150 displays for each container 34 its destination and its status. If the destination is correct, the data for container 34 appears in green. If the destination is incorrect, the container data appears in red and the dispensing of all 34 containers is blocked. The user is then prompted to remove the bad container 34 or containers 34 to continue dispensing.

The status of container 34 is changed from “prepared” to “dispensed” with one click.

This allows group dispensing in simultaneous reading of up to 20 products.

The installation provides real-time information to logistics and treatment rooms.

The facility also allows for the safe management of returns and reassignments.

The four aforementioned modules are updated in real time, which makes it possible to follow the routing of the preparations after dispensing.

Dispensing can also take place at the level of the preparation center 12. In such a case, the second set aims to follow the package from the dispatch from the preparation center 12 to the care station 16.

The statuses for the container 34 are then "collected" or "delivered".

Such a set thus makes it possible to monitor departures and arrivals in real time from departure to arrival. This avoids any misdirection.

Description of a third set of the installation

Figure 10 shows a care station 16 equipped with storage cabinets 156 intended to store medical products.

An operator 158 carries a tablet 160 provided with an RFID reader and interacting with a central computer 162.

The operation is similar to the previous operation in that the screen of the tablet 160 displays the container data in green if the correct container has reached the correct destination.

When a problem occurs, for example that the patient no longer needs treatment, it is possible to return the container 34 to a pharmacy and assign it to a different patient.

The new statuses are "received", "not administered" and "to be returned".

This makes it possible to follow the status and routing of preparations in real time.

This makes it possible to automate reception control.

The installation offers the possibility of programming the return of a preparation.

Description of a fourth set of the installation

To describe the fourth set, the chamber 18 is described with reference to Figure 11.

Chamber 18 includes a bed 164 and a product delivery column 166.

A patient 168 is lying on bed 164.

A medical operator 170 is also present. Medical operator 170 seeks to administer the chemotherapy preparation to patient 168.

The medical operator 170 is, for example, a nurse.

The operator 170 has a mobile terminal in the form of a personal assistant 172.

As visible in Figure 12, the patient 168 is provided with an identification bracelet 174.

The identification bracelet 174 is provided with a patient-specific identification code 168.

The identification code is in the form of a barcode and includes second data 192.

The personal assistant 172 communicates with a central server according to a wireless communication protocol.

The personal assistant 172 is capable of making accessible to the medical operator 170 a plurality of functionalities which are described with reference to FIGS. 13 to 16 showing several menus.

The personal assistant 172 comprises a first barcode reader reading the second data on a patient's own identification bracelet, a second reader reading the first data and a controller comparing the first data and the second data to obtain a result comparison and validating that the medical product is intended for the patient wearing the identification bracelet according to the comparison result.

This is shown by a menu visible in Figure 14.

In this menu, first data 190 and second data 192 are displayed.

The first data 190 are the data issued by the RFID reader from the tag of the chemotherapy preparation.

The second data 192 is the data obtained by reading the barcode of the identification bracelet 174 of the patient 168.

The menu also includes a plurality of interactive zones: a zone 196 asking the operator 170 if the oral check of the identity of the patient 168 has been carried out, a button 198 indicating that the check is not possible, a button 200 indicating that the identity of patient 168 is unconfirmed and a button 202 indicating that the identity of patient 168 is confirmed.

Personal assistant 172 displays "MATCH" in area 194 of Figure 14 when the correct container 34 is assigned to the correct patient. Otherwise, personal assistant 172 displays "STOP" in area 194. Personal assistant 172 displays the time remaining for administration. At the end of the administration or during the administration if necessary, the operator 170 once again scans the container 34 to stop the administration.

The new statutes are “under administration” and “administered”.

Optionally, the personal assistant 172 can offer additional functionalities.

These features appear when looking at the main MP menu shown in Figure 13.

The main menu MP comprises a plurality of interactive zones: a reception zone 176, a display of administrations in progress 178, a trigger action for a start 180, a trigger action for an end 182, an access button tracking constants 184, a button for accessing a dashboard 186 and a button for accessing information 188.

A first function is to allow physiological constants to be recorded.

The recording can be rendered in graphic form.

The associated constants monitoring menu is shown in Figure 15.

The follow-up menu comprises a plurality of interactive zones: a zone 204 for displaying the first data 190, a zone 206 for entering the patient's pulse 168, a zone 208 for entering the patient's temperature 168, a zone 210 for entering the blood pressure of the patient 168, an area 212 for entering the arterial oxygen saturation of the patient 168, a numeric keypad 214 allowing the areas 206 to 212 to be entered, a cancellation button 216 and a validation button 218 for the entered data.

Alternatively, zones 206 to 212 are suitable for displaying data from patient 168, the data from patient 168 being stored on a database. In particular, zone 206 makes it possible to consult the pulse of patient 168, zone 208 makes it possible to consult the temperature of patient 168, zone 210 makes it possible to consult the blood pressure of patient 168, zone 212 makes it possible to consult arterial saturation in patient oxygen 168.

A second functionality is to organize the work, the follow-up of the administration being managed by the operator 170.

The dashboard menu can be seen in Figure 16.

The dashboard menu includes a plurality of interactive zones: a zone 220 indicating the title of the menu, a button 222 making it possible to display all the patients 168 whose administration of the product is in progress, a button 224 making it possible to displaying all of the patients 168 whose administration of the product has ended, a button 226 making it possible to display all of the patients 168, a display zone 228 of the patients 168 selected by means of the buttons 222 to 226 as well as the product administered and the time remaining.

The dashboard menu further comprises a button 230 allowing the display in the zone 228 to be switched between the patients 168 of a given operator 170 and all the patients 168 treated by the service, a button 234 allowing to display the first data 1490 associated with a patient 18 selected in the display zone 228, a button 236 to return to the previous menu and a button 238 making it possible to close the menu.

A third feature is to trigger invoicing. For this, the personal assistant 172 comprises a communication device interacting with a billing module.

The use of the fourth set ensures that the correct product is administered to the correct patient.

Conclusion

The installation makes it possible to ensure the traceability of medical preparation containers at all times from preparation to administration.

The installation makes it possible to optimize and secure the circuit of chemotherapy preparations.

The installation is simple to implement.

The installation can be adapted to all types of establishment having an activity in chemotherapy and even with home hospitalization.

The installation provides enhanced traceability and security.

The installation also makes it possible to optimize logistics, particularly in terms of efficiency or time savings.

From the staff's point of view, this relieves them of certain administrative tasks so that they can maximize their time devoted to patients, as well as eliminating stressful situations due to the risk of administrative error.

This results in better cost control.

This makes it possible to follow the progress of the administrations at any time.

It should be noted that the installation does not need a connection to the computer network of the establishment.

Since the installation does not prejudge the type of product, the installation is also compatible with transfusion.

The invention relates to the combination of all technically possible embodiments.

CLAIMS

1.- Mobile control terminal comprising a medical product intended for a single patient, the at least one container (106) being provided with an electronic tag (108) comprising a memory storing first data (190) among which at least data specific to the medical product, the mobile terminal comprising:

- a first barcode reader reading second data (192) on an identification bracelet (174) specific to a patient (168),

- a second reader reading the first data (190),

- a controller comparing the first data (190) and the second data (192) to obtain a comparison result and validating that the medical product is intended for the patient (168) wearing the identification bracelet (174) according to the result of comparison.

2.- Mobile control terminal according to claim 1, wherein the second reader is an RFID reader.

3.- Mobile control terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mobile terminal is a personal assistant (172).

4.- Mobile control terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the medical product is a drug to be injected into the patient (168) single.

5.- Mobile control terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the medical product is a medical device.

6.- Mobile control terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the mobile terminal comprises a memory recording physiological constants specific to the patient (168).

7.- Mobile control terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the mobile terminal comprises a communication device interacting with a billing module.

8.- Control assembly of at least one container (106) comprising a medical product intended for a single patient (168), the at least one container (106) being provided with an electronic tag (108) comprising a memory storing first data (190) including at least one data specific to the medical product, the assembly comprising a terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9.- Control installation of at least one container (106) comprising a medical product intended for a single patient (168), the at least one container (106) being provided with an electronic tag (108) comprising a memory storing first data among which at least one data specific to the medical product, the installation comprising an assembly according to claim 8.

10.- Installation according to claim 9, the installation comprising control terminals (150) provided with a reader reading the first data.

1 1.- Installation according to claim 9 or 10, the installation comprising a dispenser (100) for controlling at least one container (106) comprising a medical product, the at least one container (106) being provided with an electronic tag (108) comprising a memory storing at least one piece of information specific to said medical product, the dispenser (100) comprising:

- a plurality of internal walls (1 1 1 ) delimiting a storage volume (120), the plurality of internal walls (1 1 1 ) comprising side walls (122) and a bottom wall (124) on which the containers (106 ) or the package comprising the containers (106) are intended to rest, the side walls (122) delimiting a single access opening (126) to the storage volume (120), the dispenser (100) being able to receive the at least one container (106) or a package comprising the at least one container (106) in the storage volume; and

- a reader (1 10) capable of reading the at least one item of information stored in the memory of each electronic tag (108), the reader (1 10) comprising a plurality of antennas (132) in the form of a loop, each wall side (122) comprising a support (138) capable of housing at least a part of one of the antennas (132).

12.- Computer program product comprising a readable information medium, on which is stored a computer program comprising program instructions, the computer program being loadable on a data processing unit and suitable for driving the implementation by the controller of the terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 7 of at least the comparison of the first data and of the second data to obtain a comparison result and the validation of the fact that the medical product is intended for the patient wearing the identification bracelet according to the comparison result when the computer program is implemented on the data processing unit.

13.- Readable information medium on which is stored a computer program product according to claim 12.

14.- Method for checking at least one container (106) comprising a medical product intended for a single patient (168), the at least one container (106) being provided with an electronic tag (108) comprising a memory storing first data (190) including at least one data specific to the medical product, the method comprising at least the following steps:

- reading the second data (192) on an identification bracelet (174) specific to a patient (168),

- reading the first data (190), and

- comparing the first data (190) and the second data (192) to obtain a comparison result and validating that the medical product is intended for the patient (168) wearing the identification bracelet (174) according to the comparison result.