Preliminary Design ReviewECE 4007, L03 AK

November 1st, 2011

Pharmacy Workstation & Shelves

Austin Hurd, Jordan Lanciault, Pujita Vijayvargiya, and Dean Webb

Georgia Institute of TechnologySchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Pharmacy Workstation & Shelves

Central Station

Cabinets/Shelves

Overview – Pharmacy Workstation

Why– Easy, efficient, and accurate– Low cost alternative

Who– Pharmacists– Nurses

Cost– Low cost digital and analog components– Approximately $405

Proposed Design

Central Station– eBOX 3300 running Windows CE– eBOX directly interfaces with an m-bed micro

controller

Shelf– Customizable module– Receives data using a PIC– Each module connected to a I2C bus

Central Station

• eBOX connected to– Touch screen display– Barcode Reader– RFID Reader– M-bed

• Pillbox Placement Section• Discard Basket• Collection Basket

Central Station Design

Cabinet and Shelves

• Common bus for each shelf• Modules containing:

– LED– 7-Seg– Pushbutton

Hardware Flow - Workstation

eBOX 3300

touchscreen

barcode reader

RFID reader

433-Mhz Transceiver

Antenna

mbed

Original Cabinet Model

• Fixed positioning• Poor connectivity• Not modular• Not expandable

Hardware Flow - Shelves

Antenna

433-Mhz Transceiver Med Module PICs

Cabinet PIC

Header Pins

DataClk

V+Gnd

Medication Module

Med Module Schematic

PHARMACY WORKSTATION

SCAN PATIENT PILLBOX TO START OR TYPE IN PATIENT ID

PATIENT ID: 1003

Patient List

ID Name Nurse Medicines Address

1001 Sam Brown Sophie 0012, 0013, 0015 343 Peachtree Rd, Atlanta GA, 30332

1002 John Smith Juliana 0013, 0014 41 Downer Way, Atlanta GA, 30542

1003 David Buck Sophie 0012, 0015 11 Belton St., Atlanta GA, 31153

1004 Rohan Gupta Mary 0011 83 Chesterfield Av, Atlanta GA, 30442

1005 Melissa Morano Mary 0011, 0014 62 Cherry St, Atlanta GA, 31532

1003 David Buck Sophie 0012,0015 11 Belton St., Atlanta GA, 31153

Medicine List

ID Name Time Dose

0011 Flonase 9 am, 12 pm, 9 pm 500 mg

0012 Lanoxin As Needed 250 mg

0013 Humulin 6 am, 6 pm 300 mg

0014 Cefprozil 6 am, 6 pm 500 mg

0015 Bumetanide 9 am, 12 pm, 9 pm 250 mg

PHARMACY WORKSTATION

PLEASE COLLECT MEDICINES FROM LIT UP CABINETS. SCAN MEDICINE OR TYPE MEDICINE ID TO PROCEED

Patient ID: 1003Patient Name: David BuckAssigned Nurse: SophieAddress: 11 Belton St., Atlanta GA, 31153

ID Name Time Dose0012 Lanoxin As Needed 250 mg0015 Bumetanide 9 am, 12 pm, 9 pm 250 mg

0012 MEDICINE ID:BACK DONE

PHARMACY WORKSTATIONMedicine ID: 0012Medicine Name: LanoxinTime: As NeededDose: 250 mg

6 am 9 am 12 pm 6 pm 9 pm As needed

PLACE MEDICINE IN PILLBOX AS INDICATED. SCAN NEXT MEDICINE OR TYPE MEDICINE ID TO PROCEED

MEDICINE ID:BACK DONE

PHARMACY WORKSTATION

CONTINUE

Not Finished!Please retrieve the medicines from marked cabinets and hit continue.

PHARMACY WORKSTATIONMedicine ID: 0012Medicine Name: LanoxinTime: As NeededDose: 250 mg

6 am 9 am 12 pm 6 pm 9 pm As needed

PLACE MEDICINE IN PILLBOX AS INDICATED. SCAN NEXT MEDICINE OR TYPE MEDICINE ID TO PROCEED

0019 MEDICINE ID:BACK DONE

PHARMACY WORKSTATION

CONTINUE

Wrong Medicine!Please place in the Discard Basket

and hit continue.

PHARMACY WORKSTATIONMedicine ID: 0012Medicine Name: LanoxinTime: As NeededDose: 250 mg

6 am 9 am 12 pm 6 pm 9 pm As needed

PLACE MEDICINE IN PILLBOX AS INDICATED. SCAN NEXT MEDICINE OR TYPE MEDICINE ID TO PROCEED

0015 MEDICINE ID:BACK DONE

PHARMACY WORKSTATIONMedicine ID: 0015Medicine Name: BumetanideTime: 9 am, 12 pm, 9 pmDose: 250 mg

6 am 9 am 12 pm 6 pm 9 pm As needed

PLACE MEDICINE IN PILLBOX AS INDICATED. SCAN NEXT MEDICINE OR TYPE MEDICINE ID TO PROCEED

MEDICINE ID:BACK DONE

PHARMACY WORKSTATION

CONTINUE

Done with this patient. Hit continue to scan the next pill box.

Achievements

• User Interface– Patient Information– Medicine Information

• Hardware– PIC controls seven segment displays– Mbed control of I2C interface

Challenges

• I2C Communication with PICs• Reverse engineering existing medication

modules• Creating an intuitive experience

Future Deadlines & Milestones

• 5th November: Install Windows CE on eBOX• 12th November: Wireless data communication• 15th November: Interface RFID reader• 17th November: Medicine module board• 24th November: Working prototype

Future Applications

• Larger Networking• More Aesthetic Structure• Increased Durability• Structural Improvements

Source: http://www.todayshospitalist.com/index.php?b=articles_read&cnt=281