KR101707108B1 - For monitoring patient status and variance for the smart care system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart care system for monitoring patient status information and usage variables.
A wireless communication sensor for controlling the volume of the patient and transmitting the data to the nursing control center, a sensor for detecting the physical condition of the patient, A smart clip including a beep sensor for notifying the nursing care center, the caregiver and the caregiver whether the patient has used the beep when the diaper is used by the patient, a smart clip which is contacted with the smart clip, A first electrode line serving as a transmission terminal and a second electrode line being in contact with the smart clip and confirming a state of a patient's use and serving as a reception terminal, To a smart care system.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a smart care system that monitors patient status information and usage variables,

The present invention relates to a smart care system for monitoring patient status information and usage variables. More particularly, the present invention relates to a disposable diaper comprising a disposable diaper having a GPS and a smart clip, detecting a user's position in the room and the outside, detecting a patient's condition through a pulse sensor, The present invention relates to a smart care system for monitoring a patient's state information and a usage variable in which a controller easily recognizes presence or absence of a toilet by sending a signal to a nursing control center using a smart clip.

Recently, due to the rapid aging of the population, elderly people with dementia and serious patients are on the rise, and the disappearance accidents are occurring frequently. In particular, the Ministry of Health and Welfare has reported that the number of demented elderly people will increase from 6.1 million in 2014 to about 2.7 million in 2050, which is 3.5 times as much. There is a growing interest in safety management and health and welfare improvement for demented patients and serious patients have.

Accordingly, Korean Patent No. 10-0464237 (hereinafter referred to as prior art document 1) has filed a large / urine detection device for a diaper.

Specifically, the sensor includes a sensor formed in a shape of a rectangle having the same longitudinal direction as the diaper so that a sensor for detecting the large / small side is widely distributed, a mesh formed to surround the sensor in which the sensor is distributed, A first electrode terminal formed in the sensor and having a first electrode terminal connected to the detection sensor through a wire, and an electrode terminal connection tab having a long length in a short axis of a mesh formed with the first electrode terminal bar, A sensing pad module detachably mounted on the inner surface; And a second electrode terminal formed with a second electrode terminal detachably in contact with a first electrode terminal formed on the first electrode terminal in the sensing pad module, and a second electrode terminal connected to the second electrode terminal in the second electrode terminal via a wire And an alarm device which is detachably mounted on the outside of the diaper, comprising an electronic circuit for generating a corresponding alarm upon receipt of a detection signal from the detection pad module.

However, since the error rate is relatively high and there is no position tracking function, there is a lot of inconvenience for a manager such as a nurse in a hospital to protect and manage dementia patients.

(Patent 0001) Korean Patent No. 10-0464237

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a diaper having a GPS and a smart clip, And a smart care system for monitoring the patient status information and the usage variable, wherein the controller easily detects the use of the toilet by sending a signal to the nursing control center using the smart clip when the user has slept.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a nursing home for a patient who is demented when a dementia is used in a diaper, The present invention provides a smart care system for monitoring a health care system.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a smart care system that monitors the patient status information and the usage variable to minimize the error rate of the occupancy detection sensor by applying the capacity system and detect the occupancy regardless of the mercenary weight.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides a smart care system for monitoring patient state information and usage variables, comprising: a diaper worn by a demented patient and an intensive caregiver; a GPS for locating a patient wearing the diaper; , A pulse sensor for detecting the physical condition of the patient, a use sensor for notifying the nursing control center, caregiver, and caregiver whether the patient has used the beep when the patient has used the diaper, And a wireless communication sensor for transmitting the sensed information to a nursing care center or a smartphone of a caregiver and a caregiver. The smart clip includes: a first electrode contacting with the smart clip, And a second electrode line which is in contact with the smart clip and confirms the state of the patient's use, And a smart care system for monitoring patient state information and usage variables.

Further, in the case where the user senses the presence of the user in the diaper, when the user touches the diaper, when the user touches the body part of the user, and when the user feels comfortable with the diaper. And a smart care system for monitoring status information and usage variables.

In addition, the occupancy detection sensor may include a transmitter for circulating a current generated from the AC power supply through the first electrode line, and a decoder for receiving the current input from the transmitter through the second electrode line and detecting the use of the current Characterized in that it comprises a smart care system for monitoring patient status information and usage variables comprising a receiver.

In addition, the transmitter or the receiver may include an equivalent circuit. The smart care system monitors patient state information and usage variables.

The smart clip may further include a health state detected by the pulse sensor and a usage variable detected by the usage detection sensor to the controller and the nursing care center. And a smart care system.

The controller may further include a display unit for displaying a received light received at the smart clip on a corresponding position of the patient, and a display light for displaying a usage variable. The smart care system monitors patient state information and usage variable And a control unit.

In addition, the patient control program may include a display button for illuminating a received subject in the smart clip to a corresponding position of the patient, and a toileting indicator for displaying a used variable. And a smart care system.

It is an object of the present invention as described above to insert a smart clip into a diaper to grasp the position of the demented patient, to grasp the health state of the patient, and to check the presence or absence of the patient.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a nurse who can check the condition of a patient by sending an alarm to a wireless alarm device while sending a dental patient to a control center through a toilet sensor when the diaper is used.

It is also an object of the present invention to reduce the error rate of the use detection sensor to a minimum by applying the capacity method, and to detect the use of the toilet regardless of the mercenary weight.

1 is a flow chart of a smart care system of the present invention,
2 is a perspective view of a diaper according to the present invention,
3 is a block diagram of a smart clip of the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of a potability sensor of the present invention,
FIG. 5 is a current flow diagram of the forensic detection sensor of the present invention,
FIG. 6 is an overall circuit diagram of a potability sensor of the present invention,
7 is a configuration diagram of a controller of the present invention,
8 is a configuration diagram of the nursing care control center of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms, and the inventor should appropriately interpret the concepts of the terms appropriately It should be interpreted in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the technical ideas of the present invention are described. Therefore, It should be understood that various equivalents and modifications are possible.

Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a smart care system of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a diaper according to the present invention, Fig. 3 is a block diagram of the smart clip of the present invention, Fig. 6 is a whole circuit diagram of the toilet sensor of the present invention, Fig. 7 is a block diagram of the controller of the present invention, and Fig. 8 is a block diagram of the nursing control center of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention includes a diaper 100 to be worn by a patient who can not observe a feces such as a dementia patient or an intensive care unit, and a diaper 100 installed on the inside and outside of the diaper, A second electrode line 130 provided on the inner and outer surfaces of the diaper for confirming the presence or absence of the user's use and serving as a receiving terminal and a second electrode line 130 provided on the inner surface of the diaper 100 And a smart clip 150 that senses when the user sees the toilet and transmits a signal to the nursing control center 400 and the caregiver.

As shown in FIG. 1, the diaper 100 refers to all diapers including a disposable diaper and a recycled diaper made of cloth or synthetic fiber, which is made to be worn by a newborn baby and the elderly. And a diaper based on a newborn baby, which differ only in the size of the diaper 100.

In addition, the diaper 100 is provided with a first electrode line 110 and a second electrode line 130 on the outside and inside thereof, and a smart clip 150 is mounted on the first and second electrode lines 110 and 130.

The first electrode line 110 and the second electrode line 130 are provided on the inside and the outside of the diaper 100 and are made of the same material as copper through which the current flows and the front surface and the back surface are connected to the center portion of the diaper 100 do.

The first electrode line 110 and the second electrode line 130 are specially treated so as not to cause static electricity and electric shock when the patient is worn and the first electrode line 110 and the second electrode line 130 are kept constant between the first electrode line 110 and the second electrode line 130 .

The first electrode line 110 functions as a transmission terminal Tx when the smart clip 150 is mounted and the second electrode line 130 functions as a transmission terminal Tx when the smart clip 150 is mounted. Function.

2, the smart clip 150 includes a GPS 152 for grasping the position of the patient wearing the diaper 100, a controller 300 for sensing the use of the toilet, a nursing control center 400, a wireless communication sensor 154 for transmitting to a caregiver or a guardian's smartphone, a wireless communication sensor 154 for transmitting a warning sound to the nursing care center 400, a caregiver and a caregiver when the patient sees the diaper 100, And a toilet use sensor 158.

In addition, it is preferable that the smart clip 150 is configured such that a plurality of smart clips 150 are respectively controlled by giving each unique code.

Here, the nursing care center 400 may be a computer located in a nursing facility capable of collectively controlling a patient, but may be a server room located in a hospital or a information desk located in a hospital As shown in FIG.

The GPS (Global Positioning System) 152 is a device built in the smart clip 150 for locating the dementia patient and the newborn baby wearing the diaper 100 equipped with the smart clip 150.

The wireless communication sensor 154 is a device configured to transmit a used condition signal sensed by the smart clip 150 and a health state to the smartphone of the controller 300, the nursing care center 400, the caregiver and the caregiver, and a Zigbee ), RF communication, BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), and Wifi (Wireless-Fidelity) may be used. In the present invention, the nursing care center 400 may be configured by selecting Zigbee or RF communication, BLE or Wifi.

The pulse sensor 156 is a sensor for detecting a health condition of a patient wearing the diaper 100. The pulse sensor 156 is configured to detect a physical condition of a patient using ultrasound generated by a pulse sensor 156, The nurse is able to monitor the health status of the user in real time as the nurse takes appropriate action.

Specifically, the pulse sensor 156 measures the heartbeat, the blood flow rate, and the blood pressure of the heart using ultrasonic waves, and when the patient's physical health is abnormal, It is configured so that the controller can take proper care by informing the health condition of the corresponding patient by using the unique code.

3 and 4, the use detection sensor 158 is a sensor for detecting a dysfunction when a diaper patient and an intensive care unit wear the diaper 100 and see the inside of the diaper 100. The first electrode line 110 are connected in series to the ac power source 112 and the second electrode line 130 is connected in series with the buffer circuit 132 and capacitive to sense the odorous and feces.

Specifically, the use-by-use sensor 158 detects the contact state between the first electrode line 110 and the second electrode line 130 in a non-contact state with the patient's buttocks, the patient wearing the diaper 100, A case in which a person wearing a diaper 100 wears a toilet, and a case in which a person wears a diaper 100 and a case in which a person wears a toilet when the person wears the diaper 100. Among them, Can be detected.

First, in a state in which the user wearing the diaper 100 does not see the toilet seat, the first electrode line 110 and the second electrode line 130 are not in contact with the patient's buttocks as shown in FIG. 4A , The current does not circulate, and the use-purpose detecting sensor 158 is divided into a state in which the user does not feel comfortable.

Second, when the patient wearing the diaper 100 is in contact with the patient's buttocks on the first electrode line 110 or the second electrode line 130 and there is physical contact with a controller such as a nurse, a caregiver, and a caregiver The first electrode line 110 and the second electrode line 130 are connected to each other by using the buttocks of the patient as a connection medium between the first electrode line 110 and the second electrode line 130, ) And the buffer circuit 132 flows, and at this time, the current I1 is minutely circulated with a minus (-) current.

Also, when there is contact between the patient and the patient who is wearing the diaper 100, the contact person and the body of the patient serve as connecting means, and the current is circulated between the patient wearing the diaper 100 and the controller.

In this case, a current I2 circulating in the order of the second electrode line 130, the patient's buttocks, the controller, and the capacitor flows through the two capacitors formed between the foremen detection sensor 158 and the controller, A plus current is generated about four times as much as a minus current.

Thirdly, when the user wearing the diaper 100 is wearing a toilet, when the toilet seat is located between the first electrode line 110 and the second electrode line 130 as shown in FIG. 4C, The first electrode line 110, the second electrode line 130, and the buffer circuit 132 in this order as the connection medium connecting the electrode line 110 and the second electrode line 130, A current is generated.

At this time, when the current I1 is located on the first electrode line 110 or the second electrode line 130, a positive (+) current is generated due to the secretion of the digestive tract complicating the digestive tract, and a negative current is not generated Do not.

Fourth, when a user wearing a diaper 100 is wearing a toilet and a controller touches a patient, when the user wearing the diaper 100 is wearing a toilet, the buttocks of the patient are separated from the first electrode line 110 and the second The current I1 circulating in the order of the AC power source 112, the first electrode line 110, the second electrode line 130 and the buffer circuit 132 flows as the connection medium of the electrode line 130. At this time, -) current is cycled, and at this time, twice negative current (-) is generated than in the third case where the patient and controller are in contact only.

In addition, when the diaper 100 is in contact with the patient and the controller is in contact with the diaper 100, the contact between the contact person and the body of the patient serves as a connecting means, and a current flows between the patient wearing the diaper 100 and the controller.

Here, two capacitors 259 are formed between the toilet sensor 158 and the controller to circulate the current I2 circulating in the order of the second electrode line 130, the patient's buttocks, the controller, and the capacitor 259 in this order do.

That is, when the patient contacts the controller and the controller, the current I1 flowing in the contact state between the controller and the patient posted on the second page, and the current I1 when the patient wearing the diaper 100 I2 is the combined current and positive (+) current and negative (-) current are generated and circulated by the patient I wearing the second published current I1 and the diaper 100 larger than the current I2.

5, the circuit diagram of the foremen detection sensor 158 includes a transmitter 251 for circulating the current generated in the AC power source 112 through the first electrode line 110, And a receiver (receiver) 253 including a decoder which receives the current through the two-electrode line 130 and is used for the current detection. The transmitter 251 and the receiver 253 are constituted by equivalent circuits.

The transmitter 251 is a device for transmitting the AC current generated from the AC power source 112 to the capacitor 259 through the transformer 255, the inductor 257 and the rectifier 261.

A transformer (transformer) 255 is a device that changes the voltage or current value of alternating current by using electromagnetic induction phenomenon, and the value of the voltage to be substituted is converted according to the number of wound coils.

5 is input to the primary coil of the transformer 255 from the AC power source 112 and the voltage is converted in proportion to the number of turns of the coil when the AC current is circulated from the primary coil to the secondary coil And circulated.

The inductor 257 is one of the most important components forming an electric circuit together with a resistor, a condenser, an electron tube, a transistor, a power source (power supply), etc. and is a coil for inducing a voltage in proportion to a change amount of a current. And is configured to drive the transformed voltage from the transformer 255 to the capacitor 259. [

The capacitor 259 is a part capable of accumulating charge. When the instantaneous voltage drop occurs, the capacitor 259 emits the stored energy to fill the gap. The capacitor 259 can store electricity for a considerable time, And performs a function of replacing the function of the battery.

A diode 261 is a component that controls the current to flow in only one direction and the current is not circulated in the reverse direction, and performs the function of converting the AC voltage to the DC voltage.

Here, the diode 261 is controlled to be circulated to the capacitor 259 by replacing the AC voltage induced in the inductor 257 with a DC voltage.

The sensing member 263 may be configured to sense an electrolyte contained in the container when the user views the toilet, and may detect the electrolyte by inserting a decoder to sense the current when sensing the electrolyte.

The positive current included in the first electrode line 110 and the second electrode line 130 is sensed through the transmitter 251 and the receiver 253, (263), and the sensing member (263) sends a sensing result to the controller through a decoder that converts the electrolyte to another form when an electrolyte is detected.

6 or FIG. 7, when the user wears the diaper 100 and transmits a corresponding signal to the controller 300 through the smart clip 150, (400).

First, the controller 300 is installed on a wall of a passageway and a controller is configured to check the status of a patient. The controller 300 lists the unique numbers of the SmartClips 150 in a line, It is divided into two.

Specifically, when the patient urinates in the diaper 100, the indicator light 322 formed in the display means 320 corresponding to "small" lights up, and when urine and a small amount of feces are discharged, The indicator light 322 is displayed in the display means 320 corresponding to the 'large' when a large amount is discharged when the urine and the faeces are seen, As shown in Fig.

In addition, the nursing care control center 400 can check the state of the patient's use of the toilet.

6 shows that the SmartClip 150 with the unique number 1 is lit on the display means 320 corresponding to the "small" state in which only the urine is seen on the patient's diaper 100. However, And the position where the display means 320 is turned on may be changed in accordance with the dose of the patient.

In addition, the nursing care center 400 received at the same time as the controller 300 includes a display button 420 in which a plurality of smart clips 150 having a unique number are arranged in a row, Are displayed on the nursing care control center 400 by the number of the nursing care centers 150.

In addition, the nursing care center 400 includes a location tracking function to easily search when the patient is missing using the GPS built in the smart clip 150.

More specifically, the smart clip 150 mounted in the diaper 100 worn by the patient includes the GPS 152, so that when the patient wearing the diaper 100 is missing, the smart clip 150, It is possible to prevent the disappearance of the patient by tracking the position of the corresponding patient through the nursing care control center 400.

In this case, it is desirable to construct a cooperation system with the guardians and the police in preparation for the concern that the personal information of the patient including the location information is exposed.

The display button 420 displays the signal received from the smart clip 150 in the nursing care center 400 and includes a toileting indicator lamp 422 for displaying the patient's usage variable in the upper left corner.

(422) turns on the 'yellow' light when urine is only visible, the 'blue' light is turned on when urine and small feces are seen, and the 'red' light is turned on when urine and a large amount of feces are seen Consists of.

As described above, the use-side indicator lamp 422 is configured to illuminate a plurality of colors depending on the usage variable. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the use-side indicator lamp 422 may be partially lit depending on the usage variable. The display button 420 may be partially lit on the basis of the entire display button 420.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited thereto, It is to be understood that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

100: diaper 110: first electrode line
112: AC power supply 130: Second electrode line
132: buffer circuit 150: smart clip
152: GPS 154: Wireless communication sensor
156: pulse sensor 158: toilet sensor
251: Transmitter 253: Receiver
255: transformer 257: inductor
259: Capacitor 261: Rectifier
263: sensing member 300: controller
320: display means 322: indicator light
400: Nursing Care Center 420: Display button
422: Toxic display lights

Claims (7)

Diapers worn by patients with dementia and critical illnesses;
A GPS for detecting the position of the patient wearing the diaper, a pulse sensor for detecting the physical condition of the patient, and a warning sound, a nursing care center, a caregiver, and a guardian when the patient sees the diaper And a wireless communication sensor for transmitting information sensed by the pulse sensor and the occupancy detection sensor to a nursing care center or a smartphone of a caregiver and a caregiver;
A first electrode line which is in contact with the smart clip, confirms a state of a patient's use, and serves as a transmission terminal; And
And a second electrode line which is in contact with the smart clip, confirms the state of the patient's use, and serves as a receiving terminal,
The above-
A transmitter for circulating a current generated from the AC power source through the first electrode line, and a decoder for receiving a current input from the transmitter through the second electrode line and sensing the use of the diaper, In the case of seeing a toilet, a contact between a controller and a part of the body, or a use of a diaper by a patient, a different current is generated, and the generated current is sensed to transmit the patient's condition to the control center in real time A smart care system that monitors patient status information and usage variables as features.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The transmitter or the receiver,
And an equivalent circuit. The smart care system monitors patient state information and usage variables.
The method according to claim 1,
The smart clip includes:
And transmitting to the controller and the nursing care center a medical condition sensed by the pulse sensor and a usage variable sensed by the occupancy detection sensor.
6. The method of claim 5,
The controller comprising:
A display unit for displaying a patient's position received at the smart clip, and a display unit for displaying a usage variable for displaying the patient status information and the usage variable.
6. The method of claim 5,
The nursing care control center,
A SmartClip system for monitoring patient status information and usage variables, comprising: a display button for illuminating a received useable item of the smart clip at a corresponding position of a patient;

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