JP2005342127A - Dental treatment chair - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sense (monitor) a state of tension of a patient by measuring a physiological state such as a blood pressure, a pulse rate or the like during the treatment as well as before the treatment of the dental treatment to apply a kind of stimulus on the patient to relax the patient when the state of tension is judged to be abnormal. <P>SOLUTION: A dental treatment chair includes a monitoring means (a finger cuff 17) to measure the physiological state of the patient such as the blood pressure, the pulse rate or the like and a stimulus applying means such as an airbag to apply the stimulus on the patient. When the physiological state (the state of tension) of the patient reaches a prescribed value or higher, the above stimulus applying means is driven to apply the stimulus on the patient to relax the patient. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a dental treatment chair, and more particularly to stimulating a patient when the patient is abnormally physiologically or psychologically abnormal due to abnormal tension or excitement. The present invention relates to a dental treatment chair that relaxes a patient's tension and can receive dental treatment in a relaxed state.

  For dental treatment, for example, when performing extraction with bleeding, the patient's blood pressure, pulse rate, etc. are measured prior to extraction, and the current physiological state of the patient is confirmed. A dental treatment chair with a blood pressure monitor or a pulse meter attached has also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

As described above, in dental treatment, prior to dental treatment, the blood pressure, pulse rate, etc. of the patient are measured, but this is performed after the patient sits on the dental treatment chair. Prior to this, basically, it is performed only once, and no measurement is performed during the subsequent dental treatment.
JP 2000-152966 A

  Prior to dental treatment, it is important to know the patient's physiological condition by measuring the patient's blood pressure and pulse rate in advance. Whether it is a normal value or an abnormal value cannot be discriminated. Especially in dental treatment, there are patients who are abnormally tensioned before the start of treatment, some patients who are tense during treatment, and further during treatment There are various miscellaneous things, such as some patients gradually calming down.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in particular, in dental treatment, not only before treatment start but also during treatment, the patient's physiological condition such as blood pressure and pulse rate is repeatedly measured. The patient's tension state is detected (monitored), and when it is determined that the tension state is abnormal, the patient is given some stimulus, for example, the treatment chair is vibrated or tilted. Or, it is made for the purpose of relaxing the patient by changing the cushion (air pressure of the airbag) of the treatment chair.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a dental treatment chair comprising a monitoring means for repeatedly measuring a physiological state of a patient and a stimulus applying means for giving a stimulus to the patient. When the patient's physiological state is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the stimulus applying means is driven to give the patient a stimulus.

  The invention of claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, the blood pressure and / or the pulse rate of the patient is measured.

  The invention of claim 3 is the invention of claim 1 or 2, wherein the physiological state value before the start of treatment when the patient is seated on the dental treatment chair is compared with the standard physiological state value of the patient, and the difference is a predetermined value. In this case, the stimulus applying means is driven.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the measured value before a predetermined number of times is set as a reference value, and the stimulus applying means is driven when a difference from the reference value becomes a predetermined value or more. It is characterized by that.

  In dental treatment, not only before treatment start, but also during treatment, the patient's physiological state such as blood pressure and pulse rate is repeatedly measured to detect (monitor) the patient's tension state, and the tension state is abnormal When it was judged, the patient was given some kind of stimulation, for example, the treatment chair was vibrated, tilted, or the treatment chair cushion (airbag air pressure) was changed. Therefore, dental treatment can be performed with the patient relaxed and the patient relaxed.

  FIG. 1 is a view for explaining an embodiment of a dental treatment chair according to the present invention. As is well known, the treatment chair includes an annulus 11, a backrest 12, a contour seat 13, a legrest 14, The patient is composed of a footrest (step) 15, an elbow support 16, and the like. As is well known, a patient sits on a treatment chair and receives dental treatment.

  The form of the treatment chair is not limited to the illustrated example, and any desired form known in the art can be used. In the present invention, the elbow rest 16 is provided and the elbow is provided. A well-known finger cuff (sphygmomanometer) 17 is attached to the tip of the receiver 16. A patient's finger is inserted into the finger cuff 17 as shown by A ′ in an enlarged manner, and the patient's finger is inserted in a known manner (for example, as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-152966). Blood pressure and pulse rate are measured.

  The blood pressure and pulse rate are repeatedly measured every predetermined time after the patient sits on the dental treatment chair and before the start of treatment as well as during treatment. Although there are individual differences in blood pressure and pulse rate, the approximate standard value is known by age, gender, etc., so the data (table) is stored in advance in a memory not shown and measured before the start of treatment. The blood pressure value and the pulse rate are compared with the standard values on the table, and when the values are more than a predetermined value, it is determined that the patient is abnormally nervous. In the present invention, the measurement is repeatedly performed during dental treatment thereafter, and the measured value is compared with the measured value measured before the start of the treatment or the measured value measured before the desired number of times, and the difference is predetermined. When the distance is more than the value, it is determined that the patient's tension is abnormal.

  As described above, the present invention measures the abnormal tension state of the patient before starting dental treatment and during dental treatment. Further, as a result of the measurement, the patient is abnormally tensioned. If it is determined that the treatment chair is vibrated, vibrates, tilts (repeats tilting), or changes the air pressure of the airbag provided in the treatment chair, the patient is stimulated. Giving the patient a relaxed and relaxing tension.

  FIG. 2 shows the provision of airbags 21, 22, 23, etc. inside the backrest, contour seat, etc. of the dental treatment chair, and supply to these airbags when abnormal tension of the patient is detected as described above. By changing the air pressure, the patient is stimulated, the patient is relaxed, and the abnormal tension is released. The means for stimulating the patient is not limited to the illustrated airbag means, and as described above, any place of the treatment chair such as the backrest and the contour seat can be vibrated, or the entire body can be tilted. Any desired means such as (tilt) can be used.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure when the patient is sitting in the treatment chair for demonstrating one Example of the dental treatment chair by this invention. It is a figure which shows an example (example which gave irritation | stimulation to a patient using an airbag) of the dental treatment chair used for implementation of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Antodai, 12 ... Backrest, 13 ... Contour seat, 14 ... Leg rest, 15 ... Footrest, 16 ... Elbow rest, 17 ... Finger cuff (blood pressure monitor) 21, 22, 23 ... Airbag

Claims (4)

  The dental treatment chair has a monitoring means for repeatedly measuring the physiological state of the patient and a stimulus applying means for giving a stimulus to the patient. When the patient's physiological state is a predetermined value or more, the stimulus applying means is A dental treatment chair characterized by being driven to stimulate a patient.   The dental treatment chair according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring means measures a blood pressure and / or a pulse rate of the patient.   The monitoring means compares the physiological state value before the start of treatment when the patient is seated on the dental treatment chair and the standard physiological state value of the patient, and drives the stimulus applying means when the difference becomes a predetermined value or more. The dental treatment chair according to claim 1, wherein the dental treatment chair is configured as described above.   3. The monitoring device according to claim 1, wherein the monitoring unit uses the measured value a predetermined number of times before as a reference value, and drives the stimulus applying unit when a difference from the reference value becomes a predetermined value or more. Dental treatment chair as described in.

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