INTEGRATED OPERATING ROOM STERILIZATION SYSTEM - DESIGN AND COMPONENTS
Described herein are components, systems, and methods of use of an integrated sterilization system comprising a pass-through logistics cabinet, an ozone sterilization system, a floor sterilization robot, and systems for controlling such components. An integrated operating room sterilization system will allow mitigation or elimination of risks (e.g., infrastructural risks (e.g., OI risks), procedural risks (e.g., risk of infection and contamination) that are associated with a setting in a healthcare environment. The elimination of clutter, control of major components under a unified and intuitive user interface, and the logical elimination of potential accumulated risk events (e.g., OI risks) and procedural risks are deliberately addressed, in whole or in part, by the present disclosure. The present disclosure describes the following: a pass-through logistics cabinet, an ozone sterilization system, a floor sterilization robot, and systems for controlling such components.
1 . A pass-through logistics cabinet for mounting in a wall of a room of a healthcare environment, the pass-through logistics cabinet comprising:
an interior door comprising photochromic glass that provides access to supplies in the pass-through logistics cabinet from inside the room;
an exterior door that provides access to supplies in the pass-through logistics cabinet from outside the room;
one or more shelves, each of the one or more shelves comprising a locating sensor;
at least one set of one or more status indicator lights; and
one or more electromagnetic locks.
2 . The pass-through logistics cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more shelves are modular.
3 . The pass-through logistics cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the exterior door comprises photochromic glass.
4 . The pass-through logistics cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein opacity of the photochromic glass is controlled wirelessly.
5 . The pass-through logistics cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more sets of status indicator lights corresponds to one of the one or more shelves.
6 . The pass-through logistics cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more sets of status indicator lights are visible when the interior or exterior door is opaque.
7 . The pass-through logistics cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein one or more doors are capable of being temporarily hermetically sealed.
8 . The pass-through logistics cabinet according to claim 1 , comprising shelf lighting, wherein the shelf lighting illuminates the one or more shelves when the interior door is opened.
9 . The pass-through logistics cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein the interior door and exterior door comprise stainless-steel and glass.
10 . The pass-through logistics cabinet according to claim 1 , comprising an interlock that, upon the opening of a first door, prevents one or more other doors to be opened while the first door is opened, thereby reducing contamination spread.
11 . The pass-through logistics cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein only one door can be opened at a time.
12 . The pass-through logistics cabinet according to claim 1 , wherein at least one surface comprises TiO 2 particles.
13 . A method of using a pass-through logistics cabinet to reduce spread of contamination from the pass-through logistics cabinet, the method comprising:
upon opening of a first door of the pass-through logistics cabinet, preventing at least one door from being opened while the first door is opened using one or more electromagnetic locks of an interlock system of the pass-through logistics cabinet in order to reduce spread of contaminants.
14 . A system for identifying a location to store or retrieve desired supplies in a pass-through logistics cabinet, the system comprising:
a pass-through logistics cabinet, the cabinet comprising a plurality of status indicator lights;
an electronic device comprising a processor, and a memory having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine, from an input from one or more users of a room, one or more supplies needed by the one or more users;
identify one or more locations in the pass-through logistics cabinet where the one or more supplies are located or are able to be stored;
provide, for display on a computing device, a graphical representation of the one or more locations to place the one or more supplies or retrieve the one or more supplies; and
indicate the one or more locations in the pass-through logistics cabinet for placing or retrieving the one or more supplies by illuminating status indicator light(s) that corresponds to the one or more locations in the pass-through logistics cabinet.
15 . The system according to claim 14 , wherein the electronic device is a server.
16 . The system according to either claim 14 , wherein the plurality of status indicator lights comprises a status indicator light that indicates one or more undesired supplies are present on a particular shelf of the pass-through logistics cabinet.
17 . A method for identifying a location to store or retrieve desired supplies in a pass-through logistics cabinet comprising one or more status indicator lights, the method comprising:
determining, by a processor of a computing device, one or more supplies needed by one or more users of a room for a given period of time;
identifying, by the processor, one or more locations in the pass-through logistics cabinet where the one or more supplies are located or are able to be stored;
displaying, by the processor, a graphical representation of the one or more locations to place or retrieve the one or more supplies; and
indicating the one or more locations in the pass-through logistics cabinet for placing or retrieving the one or more supplies by illuminating one or more of the one or more status indicator lights that correspond to the one or more locations in the pass-through logistics cabinet.
18 . The method according to claim 17 , comprising indicating one or more locations of one or more undesired supplies present in the pass-through logistics cabinet by illuminating a status indicator light of the one or more status indicator lights.
19 . A system for searching for one or more desired supplies in a pass-through logistics cabinet, the system comprising:
a pass-through logistics cabinet, the cabinet comprising at least one set of one or more status indicator lights;
a processor; and
a memory having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
display a graphical representation of one or more locations of one or more supplies based on one or more search criteria inputs; and
indicate the one or more locations corresponding to the one or more supplies and a status of the one or more supplies by illuminating one or more status indicator lights of the at least one set of one or more status indicator lights.
20 . The system according to claim 19 , wherein the at least one set of one or more status indicator lights comprises a status indicator light for indicating one or more undesired supplies present on a particular shelf.
21 . A method for searching for one or more desired supplies in a pass-through logistics cabinet, the method comprising:
displaying, by a processor of a computing device, a graphical representation of one or more locations of one or more supplies based on one or more search criteria inputs; and
indicating the one or more locations corresponding to the one or more supplies and a status of the one or more supplies by illuminating one or more status indicator lights of the at least one set of one or more status indicator lights.
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