KR20100089445A

KR20100089445A - Urination sensing device

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Publication number: KR20100089445A
Application number: KR1020090008693A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김종명
Original assignee: 김종명
Priority date: 2009-02-04
Filing date: 2009-02-04
Publication date: 2010-08-12

Abstract

The present invention is worn by a person who is inconvenient to physical movements, such as infants or patients, and relates to a stool detection device that automatically alarms the nurse or guardian when the person wearing the stool sees the toilet, the present invention relates to the temperature of the diaper or underwear And a measuring unit for measuring, a control unit for determining whether the wearer is excreted as an amount of change in temperature measured by the measuring unit, and a transmitting unit for emitting a radio signal assigned with an identification number when it is determined that the control unit is excreted. Provided is a toilet detecting device comprising a detector and a receiver for receiving a radio signal transmitted from the transmitter of the detector.

Description

Toilet Sensing Device

The present invention relates to a stool sensing device, which is worn by a person who is uncomfortable with physical behavior such as an infant or a patient, and relates to a stool detecting device that automatically alarms the nurse or guardian when the person wearing the toilet is seen.

In general, infants who do not cover the stool, as well as the serious or dementia patients are wearing diapers for the stool.

On the other hand, the average life expectancy of human beings is gradually increasing according to economic growth, cultural level and development of medical technology. As a result, elderly population and senile diseases are also increasing.

In recent years, patients with severe illness or dementia have recently been accepted in nursing homes or silver towns. In the nursing facility as described above, the nursing personnel return to the interval of 2 to 3 hours to check the presence of feces.

However, dementia patients or conscious senior citizens often do not recognize or be ashamed of this even though they have toileted.

In addition, if the nursing staff sees the stool immediately after confirming the presence of the stool, the patient will be left with the stool until the next confirmation time. If this happens frequently, the patient's hygiene and health will deteriorate, the odor will become odor in the room, the stress of the nursing staff will increase, and friction will occur when the family visits.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the present invention is worn on diapers or underwear of people with physical discomfort, such as infants or patients, and when the person wearing it sees the toilet, it is automatically alarmed to the nurse or guardian It is a problem to provide a toilet detection apparatus.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is measured by the measuring unit for measuring the temperature of the diaper or underwear, the control unit for determining whether the excretion of the wearer as the amount of change of the temperature measured by the measuring unit and determined to be excreted from the control unit When provided, the present invention provides a toilet comprising a detector comprising a transmitter for emitting a radio signal assigned an identification number and a receiver for receiving a radio signal transmitted from the transmitter of the detector.

The measuring unit may include a temperature sensor measuring a temperature, and an adhesive unit attaching the temperature sensor to a diaper or underwear.

The temperature sensor may protrude from a probe inserted into the diaper or underwear.

The receiver may include a display that displays an identification number of a detector that emits the received wireless signal, and an alarm unit that alarms that the wireless signal has been received.

The receiver may be to relay the received radio signal to the guardian's mobile communication device.

The detector may be further provided with a call button made to emit a radio signal by the wearer's operation.

The receiver has received a display and a signal indicating whether the identification number of the detector that emits the received radio signal and whether the received radio signal is emitted by detecting the wearer's excretion or by the wearer's call button operation. It may be made including an alarm unit for alarming.

The controller may list and store a time when the wearer excretes.

According to the toilet detection apparatus of the present invention has the following effects.

First, since the patient is notified of the nurse or guardian immediately after defecation, it is possible to maintain the patient's cleanliness, so that the patient can be cared for healthily.

Second, it is more economical because it can be installed detachably in underwear or diapers.

Third, because the bowel movement is detected by the rate of change in temperature per hour rather than humidity detection or simple temperature detection, it is possible to detect the stool even if the stool does not overflow to the outside of the diaper or underwear. have.

Fourth, there is an advantage that the call button is provided that can easily call the caregiver or protector when the patient feels uncomfortable to protect the patient more actively.

Fifth, not only the receiver provided inside the building, but also a mobile communication terminal such as a beeper or a cell phone of a nurse or guardian can be notified, so that the nurse or guardian can receive a signal even when they go out to protect the patient more actively. There is an advantage.

Sixth, since the bowel time and interval of the patient is listed and stored, there is an advantage that the bowel habits and health check of the patient more easily.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present embodiment, the same designations and the same reference numerals are used for the same components, and further description thereof will be omitted.

The toilet detecting apparatus according to the present invention may be made, including the detector 100 and the receiver 200, as shown in FIG.

The detector 100 is a component for transmitting a signal by detecting the bowel movement of the patient or wearer, the receiver 200 receives a signal transmitted from the detector 100 to alarm the guardian, such as a nurse or a patient family It is a component.

In addition, the detector 100 may include a measuring unit 110, a control unit (not shown), and a transmitting unit 120.

1 and 3, the measuring unit 110 may include a temperature sensor 112 and the bonding portion 114.

The temperature sensor 112 is a sensor for measuring the temperature of the diaper or underwear. In addition, the adhesive part 114 is a component for attaching or stacking the temperature sensor 112 to a diaper or underwear. In this embodiment, the Velcro is proposed as the adhesive part 114, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be a part to which an adhesive material is applied, or a clip or the like. In addition, the adhesive portion 114 may be a portion made to be attached using a tape or a band-aid.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 2, the temperature sensor 112 may be attached at a position corresponding to the perineal part where urine or feces are discharged, and the temperature sensor 112 may be inserted into the diaper 10 or the underwear. Probe portion 116 may be formed to protrude so as to be slightly inserted.

The controller determines whether the bowel movement is a temperature measured by the temperature sensor 112, the bowel movement may be determined as the rate of change of the temperature measured over time.

Since the temperature sensor 112 is not directly in contact with the skin but attached to the diaper 10 or underwear, the temperature measured by the temperature sensor 112 is in the middle of the room temperature or the room temperature and the body temperature.

Here, the room temperature means the temperature around the diaper or underwear.

In general, since the room temperature is lower than the body temperature, in the following description, the environment measured by the temperature sensor will be described based on an environment where the room temperature is lower than the body temperature.

The urine or feces discharged to the body has the same temperature as the body temperature, when the urine or stool, the temperature of the diaper 10 and the underwear is raised and lowered, as shown in FIG.

Therefore, when the temperature measured from the temperature sensor 112 draws a pattern of rising and falling for a predetermined time as described above, it may be determined that this is a bowel movement.

Alternatively, if the rate of change per hour during the rise or fall of the temperature measured by the temperature sensor 112 at the time of bowel movement may be determined as a bowel movement.

Of course, when the patient uses a thermal mat, the ambient temperature of the temperature sensor 112 may rise higher than the body temperature. In this case, when the urine or feces are discharged, the temperature of the diaper and the underwear decreases and then rises again. The control unit may determine that this is also a bowel movement.

Therefore, the conventional humidity detection defecation method has to wait until the urine or stool overflows or oozes out of the diaper or underwear, and the simple temperature detection expression may malfunction when the patient uses a thermal mat, but according to the present invention. The toilet sensor detects bowel movement as a temperature change rate or a temperature change pattern per hour, so that a toilet can be more reliably detected.

On the other hand, the transmitting unit 120 is a component for transmitting the toilet detection signal wirelessly when the bowel determination in the control unit. The transmitter 120 may use various communication methods such as radio frequency, Bluetooth, ZigBee, and INS to transmit a radio signal.

The wireless signal transmitted from the transmitter 120 may include identification information such as a serial number of the detector.

In addition, the control unit and the transmission unit 120 is provided with a power supply (not shown), such as a case, attached to the wearer's diaper 10 or clothing, such as a clip (not shown), the measurement unit 110 is the control unit (not shown) E) can be attached to the diaper by extending from a streamline to a wire.

On the other hand, the receiver 200 is a component for receiving a radio signal transmitted from the transmitter 120 to alarm the guardian, such as the nurse or the family of the patient.

The receiver 200 may include a display 202 and an alarm unit (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 1, the display 202 is configured to display the number of the detector that sent the radio signal, or the name or bed number of the patient, and the alarm unit (not shown) receives the radio signal transmitted from the detector. It can be made to alarm the guardian by light or sound or vibration.

The receiver 200 may be configured to be easily alarmed by the nurse is mounted on the station or waiting room and hallway for viewing the office.

Alternatively, the receiver 210 may be provided in a portable form similar to a beep, so that the nurse and the guardian can carry it.

On the other hand, the receiver 220 may perform a function of a repeater for transmitting a message to a wireless communication device such as a beeper or a mobile phone of the guardian. Thus, even when the nurse or guardian is out of the room, the message can be received and more active nursing is possible.

In addition, the detector 100, as shown in Figure 1, may be provided with a call button 122 so that the patient can easily call the guardian. The call button may be linked to the transmitter 120 to transmit a radio signal together with identification information.

In addition, the receiver 200 may be configured to display the serial number and call details of the corresponding detector together with an alarm.

In this case, it is preferable that the display 202 distinguishes whether the received radio signal is a signal transmitted by excretion or a signal transmitted by pressing a call button.

Therefore, when the patient wants to call the guardian, the guardian can be called by simply pressing the call button 122 without having to call or make a sound.

The control unit may list and store the excretion time of the user. Therefore, it is possible to analyze the data such as the excretion interval by receiving the listed data through a separate interface in the future it can be easier to manage the health of the patient.

Therefore, a transmission port 124 may be provided at one side of the detector to transmit the data to the outside.

As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, and the fact that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms in addition to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope thereof has ordinary skill in the art. It is obvious to them. Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive, and thus, the present invention is not limited to the above description and may be modified within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

1 is a block diagram showing a toilet detection apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a form in which the toilet detection apparatus of FIG. 1 is attached to a diaper; FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a form in which the measuring unit of FIG. 1 is attached to a diaper; And

4 is a graph showing a change in temperature measured in the measuring unit immediately after the toilet.

10: diaper 100: sensor

110: measuring unit 112: temperature sensor

114: bonding portion 116: probe

120: transmitter 122: call button

200: receiver 202: display

210: beeper receiver 220: mobile phone

Claims

The measuring unit for measuring the temperature of the diaper or underwear, the control unit for determining whether the wearer is excreted as the amount of change or temperature change pattern of the temperature measured by the measuring unit and when it is determined that the excretion is determined by the control unit, A detector comprising a transmitter for emitting a wireless signal; And

A receiver for receiving a radio signal transmitted from a transmitter of the detector;

Stool detection device comprising a.

The method of claim 1,

The measuring unit,

A temperature sensor for measuring temperature;

An adhesive unit attaching the temperature sensor to a diaper or underwear;

Stool detection device comprising a.

The method of claim 2,

The temperature sensor is a toilet detecting device characterized in that the probe is inserted into the inner diaper or underwear protruding.

The method of claim 1,

The receiver,

A display for displaying an identification number of a detector that emits a received radio signal;

An alarm unit for alarming that the radio signal has been received;

Stool detection device comprising a.

The method of claim 1,

The receiver,

A toilet detecting device characterized in that for relaying the received radio signal to the guardian's mobile communication device.

The method of claim 1,

The detector,

The toilet detecting apparatus further comprises a call button made to emit a radio signal by the wearer's operation.

The method of claim 6,

The receiver,

A display for indicating whether the identification number of the detector that emits the received radio signal and whether the received radio signal is emitted by detecting the wearer's excretion or by the wearer's call button operation;

An alarm unit for alarming that a signal has been received;

Stool detection device comprising a.

The method of claim 1,

The control unit,

Fecal sensor, characterized in that for storing the list of the time when the wearer excreted.