JPH0621602U - Physical examination equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] A body capable of easily and accurately recording and storing the measurement data of the physical condition, and easily diagnosing the physical condition based on the recorded measurement data. Provide an inspection device. [Structure] A measuring unit measures the body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and other conditions, and outputs measurement data indicating the measurement results. The storage medium provided in the operation unit can automatically read and write, for example, electronically or magnetically. When the measurement data is output from the measurement unit, the writing unit automatically writes the measurement data in the storage medium without manual intervention. As described above, since the measurement data is automatically written in the storage medium, the measurement data of the physical condition can be recorded and saved easily and accurately. Further, the measurement data thus recorded in the storage medium can be automatically read out thereafter, and subjected to, for example, a graphing process, a comparison process with the reference data, and the like. Based on this, it becomes possible to easily diagnose the physical condition.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a physical examination device for inspecting a physical condition, and in particular, it can easily and accurately record and store measurement data, and based on the recorded measurement data, the physical condition can be simplified. Regarding what made it possible to diagnose.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Recently, various physical examination devices that can easily and automatically measure the physical condition of a person have become widespread, and in particular, electronic thermometers, electronic blood pressure monitors, and electronic pulse monitors are widely used not only in hospitals but also at home. . In general, these physical examination devices are designed to display the measurement data as numbers and other characters by means of a display section such as a liquid crystal display.

By the way, in the case where it is desired to record the measurement data at each measurement for the purpose of later use when performing the measurement by these conventional physical examination devices, the measurement displayed on the display unit by hand is performed. The data was read and the read measurement data was written on a sheet.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, conventionally, since the measurement data is manually recorded in this way, the recording work is very troublesome. Further, a reading error when reading the measurement data from the display unit and a writing error when writing the read measurement data on a sheet are apt to occur, and therefore the measurement data could not be properly recorded. Also, the paper on which the measurement data was recorded was lost or torn. Furthermore, since the measurement data is simply recorded as numbers and other characters, it is not possible to judge at a glance whether the physical condition is good or bad from the recorded measurement data. However, it has not been possible to easily diagnose the physical condition by the conventional physical examination device.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and it is possible to easily and accurately record and store measurement data of a body condition, and to simplify the body condition based on the recorded measurement data. It seeks to provide a physical examination device that enables diagnosis.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 A physical examination apparatus according to the present invention comprises an operation section and a measurement section that measures a state of the body according to an operation on the operation section and outputs measurement data indicating the measurement result. The operation unit includes a storage medium that is automatically readable and writable, and a writing unit that automatically writes the measurement data output from the measurement unit to the storage medium. .

[0007]

[Action]

 The measurement unit measures the body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and other conditions, and outputs measurement data indicating the measurement results. The storage medium provided in the operation unit can automatically read and write, for example, electronically or magnetically. When the measurement data is output from the measurement unit, the writing unit automatically writes the measurement data in the storage medium without manual intervention. As described above, since the measurement data is automatically written in the storage medium, the measurement data of the physical condition can be recorded and saved easily and accurately. Further, the measurement data thus recorded in the storage medium can be automatically read out thereafter and subjected to, for example, a graphing process, a comparison process with the reference data, and the like. It becomes possible to easily diagnose the physical condition based on the data. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage medium is an IC memory card.

[0008]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 illustrates the overall appearance of an operation unit 2 which constitutes a physical examination apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The operation section 2 includes a keyboard section KB and a display section 3, and at the connection terminals C1, C2, C3, for example, a digital electronic thermometer TM, an electronic sphygmomanometer BL and an electronic pulse meter PU (see FIG. 2). Is detachably connectable. The electronic thermometer TM, the electronic blood pressure monitor BL, and the electronic pulse meter PU, which are measurement terminals, measure the body temperature, blood pressure, and pulse of a person, respectively, and output an electric signal corresponding to the measurement result as measurement data. is there.

The keyboard KB of the operation unit 2 measures a body temperature selection key 4 for selecting to measure a body temperature, a blood pressure selection key 5 for selecting to measure a blood pressure, and a pulse. A pulse selection key 6 for selecting a desired item and other operation keys are provided. The display unit 3 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display, and as will be described later, measurement data indicating the value of the body temperature, blood pressure or pulse output from the electronic thermometer TM, the electronic blood pressure monitor BL or the electronic pulse meter PU, It is displayed together with the measurement date and other data.

Further, at one side of the operation unit 2, there is provided an insertion opening 9 for inserting and setting an IC memory card 8 which is an automatically readable / writable storage medium so that the IC memory card 8 can be inserted and removed freely. . In this way, in this embodiment, the IC memory card 8 is used to readably store, that is, record the measurement data. The keyboard portion KB is provided with a read key 7 for instructing to read the measurement data recorded in the IC memory card 8.

FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of an electronic circuit incorporated in the operation unit 2. The control of the entire physical examination apparatus is performed by a microcomputer 10 including a CPU, a program memory, a data memory, a working memory and the like (not shown). An electronic thermometer TM, an electronic sphygmomanometer BL and an electronic pulse meter PU are connected to the microcomputer 10 via a data and address bus BUS and an I / O port. A calendar memory 11, a keyboard control 12, a display control 13 and an IC memory card drive 14 are connected to the micro computer 10 via a data and address bus BUS, and these elements are respectively The following operation is performed under the control of the microcomputer 10.

The calendar memory 11 stores calendar data indicating the current date and time. Further, the keyboard control 12 detects that the body temperature selection key 4, the blood pressure selection key 5, or the pulse selection key 6 has been pressed on the keyboard KB, and the detection result, that is, the selection indicating the selected measurement item. Output item data. The display control 13 displays the measurement data input from the electronic thermometer TM, the electronic sphygmomanometer BL, or the electronic pulse meter PU on the display unit 3 under the control of the microcomputer 10. The IC memory card drive 14 writes the measurement data input from the electronic thermometer TM, the electronic sphygmomanometer BL, or the electronic pulsometer PU to the IC memory card 8 inserted from the insertion port 9, and then reads the read key. Read according to the pressing of 7. The IC memory card drive 14 writes the measurement data together with the calendar data read from the calendar memory 16.

Next, an example of the overall operation of the physical examination apparatus according to this embodiment will be described. For example, when it is desired to measure the blood pressure, the user connects the electronic sphygmomanometer BL to a predetermined connection terminal (referred to as the connection terminal C2 in FIG. 1) and sets the electronic sphygmomanometer BL 1 on the arm as is known. Also, the IC memory card 8 is inserted and set, and the blood pressure selection key 5 of the keyboard portion KB is pressed. As a result, the keyboard control 12 outputs selection item data indicating that the selected measurement item is blood pressure. Thus, under the control of the microcomputer 10, the electronic sphygmomanometer BL starts the blood pressure measuring operation for a predetermined time. While the measurement is continuing, the display control 13 preferably indicates that the measurement is currently being performed by blinking a predetermined display location on the display unit 3. When the blood pressure measurement for the predetermined time is completed, the microcomputer 10 sends the blood pressure measurement data from the electronic blood pressure monitor BL to the display control 13, and thus the display control 13 displays the blood pressure measurement data on the display unit 3. .

When this display is completed, the microcomputer 10 sends the blood pressure measurement data and the calendar data read from the calendar memory 16 to the IC memory card drive 14. Thus, the IC memory card drive 14 writes the blood pressure measurement data in the IC memory card 8 together with the calendar data.

In this way, the blood pressure measurement data can be accurately recorded and stored in the IC memory card 8 almost at the same time as the measurement is completed without human intervention. The blood pressure measurement data thus recorded and stored can be read out as needed by pressing the read key 7 and can be displayed on the display unit 3. The same operation as described above is performed when the body temperature is measured by the electronic thermometer TM and when the pulse is measured by the electronic pulse meter PU.

In a preferred use example of this embodiment, for example, a person who needs to examine daily body temperature, blood pressure and / or pulse (hereinafter referred to as “patient”) uses the physical examination apparatus according to this embodiment. By doing so, it is possible to measure these states at home and cumulatively record each measurement data over a certain period in the IC memory card 8. In such a case, the patient only has to submit the IC memory card 8 recording the blood pressure measurement data up to that point to the doctor at regular intervals instructed by the doctor without having to go to the hospital every day. At the hospital, the doctor can input the measurement data of the IC memory card 8 to, for example, a host computer and perform necessary processing. That is, for example, a process of determining the quality of the patient's recent condition by comparing the measured data with previously prepared reference data, and a process of graphing the transition of the latest condition based on the measured data. And so on. In this way, in this embodiment, the doctor can easily diagnose the physical condition of the patient based on the measurement data accurately recorded in the IC memory card 8.

In addition, for example, when this physical examination apparatus is used in a hospital, the measurement data obtained by measuring the condition of an outpatient or an inpatient is recorded in the IC memory card 8 and A remote control transmitter installed at a location may be able to send to a central data receiver.

It should be noted that, by expanding the program of the microcomputer 10, the physical examination apparatus itself according to this consideration compares the measurement data with the reference data prepared in advance, as described above, and stores the latest data of the patient. It may have a function of judging the quality of the state and a function of graphing the transition of the latest state from the measurement data. Further, in the above embodiment, the IC memory card is used as a storage medium for recording the measurement data, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the measurement data such as a floppy disk or an optical disk is automatically recorded. It may be one that uses another storage medium that can read and write to.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the electronic thermometer TM, the electronic sphygmomanometer BL and the electronic pulse meter PU which are separated from each other are used as the measuring terminal device, but the present invention uses all or two of them. It is also possible to use a measuring terminal device that integrates (for example, an electronic sphygmomanometer and an electronic pulse rate monitor are integrated). Further, the measuring terminal device may be other than the electronic thermometer TM, the electronic blood pressure monitor BL, and the electronic pulse meter PU. Furthermore, it is obvious that this device may be applied to other animals as well as humans.

[0020]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, since the measurement data of the physical condition is automatically recorded in the readable / writable storage medium, the measurement data can be easily and accurately recorded and stored, and the recorded measurement data can be stored. It has an excellent effect that it is possible to easily diagnose the physical condition based on the data.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the overall appearance of a physical examination apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic circuit configuration of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Operation part, 8 ... IC memory card, 10 ... Microcomputer, 14 ... IC memory card drive, TM ...
Electronic thermometer, BL ... Electronic blood pressure monitor, PU ... Electronic pulse rate monitor

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An operation unit and, according to an operation on the operation unit,
A physical examination apparatus comprising: a measurement unit that measures a physical condition and outputs measurement data indicating the measurement result, wherein the operation unit automatically reads and writes a storage medium, and outputs from the measurement unit. A physical examination apparatus, comprising: a writing unit that automatically writes the measured data thus obtained into the storage medium. 2. The physical examination apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage medium is an IC memory card.