Design and Development of Pneumatic Drug Delivery System

Abstract

Pneumatic delivery system is a popular system during 19th & 20th century where there was internet to send emails. These systems were used to send files from one department to other department in the office environment. Later these were slowly replaced by fax and email. Now-a-days these are being widely used in hospitals to deliver blood samples or drugs through capsule from one block to other block of the hospital to save time since blood samples and drugs weigh very less. Above being the case, a system was developed where a capsule containing blood samples or drugs of minimum 5kg of weight can be carried using less number of air compressors by creating a smart path. Till now there were systems which were designed for apartments and industries for transportation of products from one location to another location, but the developed system can be implemented in hospitals for drug delivery from one place to other place. The capsules can be built using suction pipes to reduce the cost of the system. Cost of the system can be further greatly reduced by using PVC or acrylic sheets. The system can be made more effective by using smart path which is specially designed to reduce traffic and time delay. The developed system allows the reuse and storage of compressed air in the pipes, so that less number of compressors are being used. The system also allows a unique method of finding the location of the drug in the whole system by Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags. Finally, the developed system is very useful in hospitals for transporting drug by reducing the traffic and time delay. Further, the system can be developed such a way that it can be used to deliver the couriers in a faster rate to save time and the cost to deliver product can also be greatly reduced.

Proposing a novel mathematical model for hospital pneumatic system

“…Ruan et al [15] examined the problem of intermodal transport of drugs with fuzzy methods to improve the level of health care. In his study, Abhinandu [16] aimed to use fewer compressors by reusing and storing compressed air in pipes. A specially designed smart road is used to reduce traffic.…”

“…When choosing the dimensions of the capsule, the angle of the capsule should be designed in such a way that the tube does not get stuck in the turns. It should be designed so that the friction between the tube and the capsule is less [16]. One of the important factors affecting pressure value and power consumption is the transport distance.…”

Modeling Study on the Pressure Drop and Characteristic Velocity of the Pneumatic Logistics Transmission System

“…The pneumatic logistics transmission system refers to the transport bottle, which can store items and powder media in the pipeline driven by compressed air to achieve rapid and accurate transportation. − Taking the medical field as an example, in modern hospitals, people rely on elevators up and down, so it is very inconvenient for goods to be transported. Therefore, in order to meet the needs of frequent goods transmission and small single transportation, the pneumatic logistics transmission system solves the efficient transmission problems for small items. − At present, there are still some shortcomings in the application and management of the pneumatic logistics transmission system, such as the blockage of the system pipeline during the conveying process and the large power consumption and overload of the conveying system. , As a result, the fuse of the power switch in the central computer room is burned out, tripped, and cut off.…”