PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical instrument and material preparation support apparatus for efficiently performing a preparatory work of medical instruments and materials.SOLUTION: In a medical instrument and material preparation support apparatus 100 for supporting a picking work of medical instruments and materials used in each medical practice, a device attribute storage part 102 stores a medical instrument and material identifier of the medical instrument and material and an image of the medical instrument and material. A similar instrument and material storage part 104 stores information of medical instruments and materials which are similar to each other. An instrument and material list acquisition part acquires an instrument and material list being a list of medical instruments and materials used in medical practice. An instruction accepting part accepts a designation input by a user which designates one of medical instruments and materials included in the instrument and material list. A similar instrument and material acquisition part acquires a medical instrument and material identifier of a medical instrument and material similar to the designated medical instrument and material designated by the user from the similar instrument and material storage part 104. A display generation part 132 reads out an image of the designated medical instrument and material and an image of the similar medical instrument and material from the instrument and material attribute storage part 102 to generate a display for displaying these images side by side.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】効率的に医療器材の準備作業を行うための医療器材準備支援装置を提供する。【解決手段】各医療行為に使用する医療器材のピッキング作業を支援するための医療器材準備支援装置100において、器材属性記憶部102は、医療器材の医療器材識別子と医療器材の画像を格納する。類似器材記憶部104は相互に類似する医療器材の情報を格納する。取扱器材リスト取得部は、医療行為に用いられる医療器材のリストである取扱器材リストを取得する。指示受付部は、取り扱い器材リストに含まれる医療器材のうちの一つを指定するユーザの指定入力を受け付ける。類似器材取得部は、ユーザが指定した指定医療器材と類似する医療器材の医療器材識別子を類似器材記憶部104から取得する。画面生成部132は、指定医療器材の画像と、類似する医療器材の画像を器材属性記憶部102から読み出し、これらの画像を並べて表示するための画面を生成する
