JPH0866354A - Monitor device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To shorten a surgical operation time and lessen a burden on a patient by using a suspension support type as a monitor at a surgical operation site for expanding a work space, and improving the work efficiency of an operator, an assistant or the like. CONSTITUTION: A monitor device has a support arm 2 extended to a level above a bed, and at least monitors 3 and 3" for an operator and an assistant are suspended from and supported with the arm 2. At the same time, the visibility direction of each of the monitors 3 and 3" is freely adjustable.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a monitor device used for laparoscopically or endoscopically performing surgery / treatment of a patient and medical examination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, laparoscopic surgery has attracted much attention, and many medical institutions are beginning to perform the surgery.

For example, in the case of gallstone patients, this surgical procedure
Four small holes were made in the abdominal wall of the patient, and a treatment tool such as a laparoscope or forceps was inserted through the hole, and C was attached to the eyepiece of the laparoscope.
Monitor of laparoscopic image with CD camera (TV screen)
The treatment is to remove the gallbladder and remove it while watching.

The features of this treatment method are that the incision is absolutely small (1) Post-operative pain and less invasion, (2) Recovery is faster than open surgery, (3) Surgical scar Has been started widely in recent years.

In the case of such an operation, for example, as shown in FIG.
A surgeon C and a nurse D have a caregiver E and a second assistant F on the other side.
Face each other, and the anesthesiologist G stands on the head side, and the operator C, caregiver E, etc. respectively monitor TV H.
Surgery is performed while watching I.

[0006] In this case, it is general that one monitor television is mounted on each carriage, for example, near the feet of the patient A, so that the operator and the caregiver can easily see the respective positions. .

[0007]

In the above operation, the aspirator J, anesthesia machine K, laparoscopic surgical instrument L
Laparotomy set (because it may be necessary to urgently perform laparotomy) M ・ Many instruments used, blood pressure monitor ・
Various measuring instruments such as a heart rate monitor are placed around the bed, which makes the operation site very complicated.

It is not preferable that two monitor televisions (CRTs) have a large installation space in such a site because the work space in the surgery site is narrowed. In addition, since the actual work (surgery) direction and the direction in which the monitor is observed are greatly different for the surgeon and caregiver, it is difficult to perform the work (work efficiency decreases), and as a result the operation time becomes longer and the burden on the patient also increases. It was The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a monitor device that improves work efficiency.

[0009]

To achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a support arm and at least two monitors supported by the arm and suspended from above the bed. Each monitor provides a monitor device characterized in that its pointing direction can be adjusted individually.

[0010]

In the monitor device according to the present invention, at least two monitors are suspended and supported on the bed, for example, between the operator and the caregiver by the support arm, and the pointing directions of the monitors can be adjusted. The work efficiency of the operator and caregiver can be improved.

[0011]

1 is a view showing an embodiment of a bed equipped with a monitor device according to the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a bed, 2 is a support arm implanted in the bed, and 3 (3 ', 3 ") is a pair of monitors (television) supported by the support arms. And compact liquid crystal display (LCD), with the highest image quality TFT among them
A (thin film transistor) type liquid crystal display is desirable.

The support arm 2 is implanted, for example, at the end of the bed, supports the monitor at its tip, and can move in the vertical direction (arrow a) with respect to the bed and can rotate (arrow b). , And the arm itself expands and contracts (arrow c)
It is configured so that it can move (rotate
A publicly known configuration can be adopted for each mechanism of expansion and contraction, and details thereof will be omitted here). Therefore, the monitor 3 is suspended and supported in the hollow between the operator and the caregiver, and the height and angle (direction) of the monitor 3 are adjusted to bring the two monitors to the optimum positions for the caregiver and the caregiver. It becomes possible.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a support method for a thin monitor at the tip of the support arm. The support arm 2 has a rotary ring (dry bearing) 4 (4 ', 4 "),
The thin monitors 3 (3 ', 3 ") are supported via the support rods 5 (5', 5") and the rotating shafts 6 (6 ', 6 "), and the angles and directions of the monitors 3', 3" Is configured to be freely changeable.

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the image is further used as a prompter. An image on the monitor 3 is projected on a combiner glass (half mirror) so that an operator or the like can simultaneously receive the image through the half mirror 7 and the affected part of the patient. A can also be observed so that work can be performed with a high degree of clinical feeling. It should be noted that in this figure, only the monitor 3'on one side has been described, but the other monitor may have a similar configuration.

In the above description, the support arm is of the type integrated with the bed as being embedded in the bed, but various types such as a stand type or a ceiling hanging type may be used instead of such a type. You can

FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a stand type among the various types. A base 8 is movable by wheels 9, and the base 8 has the above-described support. The arm 2 and the like are provided. Therefore, in an operation or the like, the monitor apparatus including the base 8 is moved to the vicinity of the treatment bed or the operation bed, and the same situation as that in which the support arm is implanted in the bed as described above is set. Can be used.

In the above description, the image obtained by the CCD camera attached to the eyepiece of the laparoscope is displayed on the monitor (for example, TFT liquid crystal display), but these display methods are known. Therefore, its details are omitted.

Although laparoscopic surgery has been described, the present invention can also be used in conventional endoscopic medical examinations and the like.

Although it has been described that the monitor displays an image from a laparoscope, an endoscope or the like, it goes without saying that it can display various phenomena other than this, such as an electrocardiogram and a heartbeat chart.

[0021]

According to the present invention, the work space at the operation site is widened, the work efficiency of the operator and the like is improved, and the operation time and the burden on the patient can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a bed equipped with a monitor device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a mechanism for changing the pointing direction of the monitor of the monitor device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a modified embodiment of the monitor device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining another embodiment of the monitor device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a scene of laparoscopic surgery.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... Support arm 3 (3 '/ 3')
… Monitor 4 (4 ′ ・ 4 ″)… Rotating ring 5 (5 ′ · 5 ″)
… Supporting rod 6 (6 ′ ・ 6 ″)… Rotating shaft 7… Half mirror

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A monitor device comprising a support arm and at least two monitors suspended from the arm, each monitor being capable of individually adjusting its direction.