JP2003084994A - Medical system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a load when upgrading a version of software or obtaining control information. SOLUTION: A service man 21 approaches an information write/readout device 22 (for example PDA: personal digital assistant) to an antenna 20 of a wireless communication part 19 installed in an ultrasonic aspirator 7 so that a control program of the ultrasonic aspirator 7 is upgraded or control information is collected from the ultrasonic aspirator 7.

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medical system, and more particularly, to a medical system characterized by a software version-up part. 2. Description of the Related Art In a medical system for performing a medical procedure, for example, a general endoscope system, an endoscope for performing observation, a camera head connected to the endoscope, and an image photographed by the camera head. An endoscope camera device for processing signals, a light source device for supplying illumination light to a subject, a monitor for displaying a subject image, an insufflator for inflating the abdominal cavity, a processing device for performing a procedure, and a living body The camera head is equipped with a high-frequency ablation device that cuts or coagulates tissue, inserts an endoscope into the subject, illuminates the subject with illumination light from the light source device, and obtains an optical image of the subject with the endoscope. An image signal of a subject image photographed in the above is subjected to signal processing by an endoscope camera device, and various treatments are performed while observing a treatment target portion displayed on a monitor. [0003] In recent years, drive control of medical equipment including the endoscope system has been performed using a microcomputer for medical equipment. When there is a bug in the program stored in the microcomputer that controls the drive of these medical devices, or when updating or changing or expanding the program, a maintenance service person must install the medical device. Going to the place, removing the board on which the microcomputer program is mounted, and taking the removed board back to the specified maintenance service center, or updating the program with the program rewriting device at the board removal place . [0004] However, the work of removing the corresponding board or the ROM in the microcomputer in which the program is stored from the medical equipment is complicated and requires a skilled work. For this reason, a method capable of newly writing, rewriting or updating a program without removing the microcomputer or the ROM is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-179.
No. 986 has been proposed. [0005] The above-mentioned Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-17 / 1996
Japanese Patent Application No. 9986 proposes a method that enables writing, rewriting, or updating of a ROM program of a microcomputer even after the microcomputer or the ROM is mounted on a board in a medical device or another electronic device. I have. However, the microcomputer R
In order to write, rewrite or update the OM program, the updated contents must be stored on a floppy (R) disk or CD-RO.
M must be recorded on a recording medium such as M, and the medium must be connected to a medical device to install the contents of the recording medium, that is, the updated contents. It was time-consuming and cumbersome to set up the device. [0007] In addition, there is another problem that a person who responds to the version upgrade on the hospital side also requires a longer response time. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a medical system that can reduce the burden of upgrading software or acquiring management information. [0009] A medical system according to the present invention includes a medical device having a function unit having a predetermined function used for a medical procedure, and a control device capable of controlling the medical device. In the information processing means provided in the control device and capable of executing control processing on the function means of the medical device, and the control device which stores a control processing program for performing the control processing in the information processing means A rewritable first storage unit provided; a communication unit for performing communication for rewriting a control processing program stored in the first storage unit; and a wireless communication unit connected to the communication unit for wirelessly transmitting and receiving information. A first wireless information transmitting / receiving means, a second wireless information transmitting / receiving means capable of transmitting / receiving to / from the first wireless information transmitting / receiving means, and a second wireless information transmitting / receiving means connected to the second wireless information transmitting / receiving means. And a second storage means for storing a control processing program for rewriting. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 8 relate to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of an endoscopic surgical operation system, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a handpiece of FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration for performing maintenance of the ultrasonic suction device of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an appearance of the information writing / reading device of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of the ultrasonic suction device of FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information writing / reading device of FIG. 3, FIG. 7 is a first flowchart for explaining the operation of this embodiment, and FIG. 8 is an explanation of the operation of this embodiment. It is a 2nd flowchart performed. As shown in FIG. 1, an endoscopic surgical operation system 1, which is an endoscope system according to the present embodiment, which is arranged in an operating room, displays an endoscopic image on an endoscope trolley 2. Monitor 3, an endoscope imaging device 4, an endoscope light source device 5, a high-frequency ablation device 6, which is a treatment device for treatment, and an ultrasonic suction device 7, which is also a treatment device for treatment. It is configured. Further, a patient 13 is sleeping on a bed 14,
The abdominal cavity of the patient 13 is inflated by an insufflation device (not shown). In addition, a plurality of trocars (not shown)
3 in the abdominal cavity. The imaging device 4 includes a CCD
Is mounted, and a rigid endoscope 10 is mounted on the camera head 8. The rigid endoscope 10 is connected to a patient 13 via a trocar (not shown).
The surgical site in the abdominal cavity of the patient 13 is projected on the monitor 3 by inserting the patient into the abdominal cavity. The light source device 5 supplies observation light to the rigid endoscope 10 via the light guide 9. An operator performs an operation using various treatment tools of a treatment device, which will be described later, while viewing the endoscope image projected on the monitor 3. The high-frequency ablation device 6 is connected to an active electrode 11 as a treatment tool and a P plate 15, and the P plate 15 is attached to the back of the patient 13 or the like. Further, a handpiece 12 as a treatment tool is connected to the ultrasonic suction device 7. The surgeon inserts the active electrode 11 or the handpiece 12 into the abdominal cavity of the patient 13 through a trocar (not shown) like the rigid endoscope 10, and performs a procedure such as incision or coagulation of a surgical site by high frequency or ultrasonic waves. The high-frequency ablation device 6 and the ultrasonic suction device 7 are connected to the imaging device 4 by a communication cable (not shown). In addition, an antenna 20a of a wireless communication unit 20, which will be described later, is provided on a front panel of the ultrasonic output device 7. As shown in FIG. 2, the handpiece 12
The ultrasonic aspirator 7 is connected to the ultrasonic aspirator 7 via a cable 19, and an ultrasonic vibrator (not shown) is incorporated in the handpiece 12. An ultrasonic vibrator generates ultrasonic vibration. Various probes 17 are mechanically connected to the ultrasonic transducer (not shown) by, for example, screwing, and the generated ultrasonic vibration is transmitted from the distal end of the probe 17 to a surgical site. A sheath 16 is connected to the handpiece 12 so as to cover the probe 17.
Tissue can be aspirated and the probe can be cooled. FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which maintenance of medical equipment is performed. Service person 21 writes information /
The reader 22 (for example, PDA: personal digital assistant) is brought closer to the antenna 20 a of the wireless communication unit 20 installed in the ultrasonic suction device 7, and the control program of the ultrasonic suction device 7 is upgraded or the ultrasonic suction device 7 is upgraded. Collect management information from. As shown in FIG. 4, the version of the control program of the ultrasonic suction device 7 is upgraded by the information writing button 2 of the information writing / reading device 22.
3 is executed, and collection of management information from the ultrasonic suction device 7 is executed by pressing the information read button 24. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the ultrasonic suction device 7. In the ultrasonic suction device 7, a CPU 25 for performing overall control, a ROM 26 in which software for operating the CPU 25 is written, a RAM 27 used for a work area, an I / O 28 as an input / output interface, an information writing / reading device The wireless communication unit 20 including the antenna 20 that communicates with the communication device 22 is connected to each other via a bus 34. The I / O 28 includes an output control circuit 2
9, a communication control circuit 30 for performing communication with an external device and a panel switch 31 for performing output value setting are connected.
Further, an output time calculation circuit 32 and a failure detection circuit 33 are connected to the CPU 25. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the information writing / reading device 22. The information writing button 23 and the information reading button 24 are connected to the signal processing unit 37,
7 obtains information on pressing the information writing button 23 and the information reading button 24. The signal processing unit 37 is connected to the information writing / reading element 36 connected to the antenna 35. In addition to this, a PDA function (not shown) is used for writing information /
It is mounted on the reader 22. (Operation) The CPU 25 is connected to the ROM 26
, And controls devices such as the output control circuit 29 inside the ultrasonic suction device 7. The output setting data of the ultrasonic suction device 7 set by the panel switch 31 is stored in the RAM 27 via the I / 028, and the CPU 40
The output control circuit 29 is controlled based on the output setting data stored in the control unit 7 so that the ultrasonic output control and the suction speed control of the ultrasonic suction device 7 are realized. In this embodiment, the software version of the ultrasonic suction device 7 is upgraded using wireless communication. The contents of the version upgrade enable communication control with an external device (not shown). The information writing / reading element 36 of the information writing / reading device 22 used by the service person 21 for upgrading the device can control communication with an external device as an additional function of the ultrasonic suction device 7 in advance. A program for performing the operation is stored. FIG. 7 shows a first flowchart for explaining the operation of this embodiment. First, step S1
The information writing / reading device 22 is connected to the antenna 2 of the wireless communication unit 20 installed on the front panel of the ultrasonic suction device 7.
0a, and presses the information writing button 23 of the information writing / reading device 22. Next, in step S 2, the signal processing unit 37 receives a signal from the information writing / reading element 36 and controls the communication control stored in the information writing / reading element 36 from the antenna 35 in response to the pressing of the information writing button 23. A control signal is sent to the information writing / reading element 36 to transmit, and the antenna 35 of the information writing / reading device 22 wirelessly transmits information to the antenna 20a of the wireless communication unit 20. Then, in step S3, the ultrasonic suction device 7
When the new control program is received from the information writing / reading device 22, the antenna 20a of the wireless communication unit 20 rewrites the program in the ROM 26 to the received program (with the communication control function added) in step S4. The serviceman 21 turns on or restarts the power supply of the ultrasonic suction device in step S5 to confirm that the version update has been completed without any problem, and checks in step S6 whether communication with the external device has been completed. I do. If the communication has been established in step S7, the version-up operation has been completed in step S8. If not, the operation returns to step S1 to perform the operation again using the information writing / reading device 22. . Further, in the present embodiment, the ultrasonic output time information, which is the equipment information of the ultrasonic suction device 7, and the failure content / location information are obtained by using wireless communication. Device management is performed at the service center based on the obtained device information. The output time calculation circuit 32 shown in FIG. 6 measures the total time during which ultrasonic output is performed, and the measured ultrasonic output time is stored in the RAM 27 as ultrasonic output time data.
Written to. Further, the failure detection circuit 33 detects a failure (for example, the LED is not lit) during use of the ultrasonic suction device 7 and writes the failure to the RAM 27 as failure content / location data. The RAM according to the embodiment of the present invention
27 has a non-volatile portion, and even if the power is turned off, the RA
The data of M27 is retained. FIG. 8 shows a second flowchart for explaining the operation of this embodiment. First, step S1
In step 1, the information writing / reading device 22 is brought close to the antenna 20a of the wireless communication unit 20 installed on the front panel of the ultrasonic suction device 7, and the information reading / receiving button 24 of the information writing / reading device 22 is pressed. In response to the pressing of the information reading and receiving button 24, the signal processing unit 37 causes the antenna 35 to move toward the antenna 20 a of the wireless communication unit 20, and
The antenna 20a reads out the current ultrasonic total output time information and the failure content / location information from the RAM 27 and wirelessly transmits the information to the antenna 35. Subsequently, in step S12, the wireless communication unit 2
0 antenna 20a reads out the total ultrasonic output time information and the failure content / location information from the RAM 27, and executes step S13.
Transmits the total ultrasonic output time information and the failure content / location information to the antenna 35. Next, in step S14, the ultrasonic total output time information and the failure content / location information are received by the antenna 35, and the received content is stored in the information writing / reading element 36 in step S15, and the management information acquisition is completed in step S16. . As described above, in this embodiment, a new control program can be written to the ultrasonic suction device without connecting a connection device such as a recording medium. Further, management information can be collected without connecting a connection device such as a recording medium to the ultrasonic suction device. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden of upgrading the software such as a serviceman or acquiring management information, and to shorten the time required for equipment maintenance. Note that, instead of the antenna 20a of the radio communication unit 20, an RF-ID (Radio Frequency-
IDentification). RF
When the software is upgraded or management information is acquired by using the -ID, the power switch of the ultrasonic suction device 7 may be ON or OFF. Here, the RF-ID (Radio Fre
(Quality-IDentification) is a method in which a predetermined pattern corresponding to stored information is formed on a medium (including a label, a cylinder, a card, a box, a coin, and a stick) without contacting a portion where a predetermined pattern is not formed. It has a non-contact data carrier that transmits and receives radio wave information in a state. The non-contact data carrier has an antenna that transmits and receives radio waves, and an electromagnetic antenna that receives radio wave information from the outside with an antenna (other than this electromagnetic induction method). , Electromagnetic coupling method,
Information communication means for obtaining necessary power and information by means of an electrostatic coupling method and a microwave method and transmitting processing results, and information in which radio wave information and specific information received by the information communication means are stored in a readable manner. It has a control means for performing processing to the outside based on the information received by the storage means and the information communication means and the specific information stored in the information storage means. The antenna 20a of the radio communication unit 20 in the ultrasonic suction device 7 and the information writing / reading device 22
In place of the antenna 35, an infrared light transmitting and receiving device is provided in each of the ultrasonic suction device 7 and the information writing / reading device 22, and the software is upgraded or management information is acquired by transmitting and receiving infrared light. You may. [Supplementary Note] (Supplementary Note 1) In a medical system having a medical device having a function means of a predetermined function used for medical treatment and a control device capable of controlling the medical device, the medical device is provided in the control device. An information processing unit capable of executing a control process on the functional unit of the medical device; and a rewritable program provided in the control device, the control device storing a control processing program for performing the control process on the information processing unit. A first storage unit, a communication unit that performs communication for rewriting a control processing program stored in the first storage unit, a first antenna connected to the communication unit, and a first antenna. A second antenna capable of transmitting and receiving signals; and a second storage means connected to the second antenna and storing a control processing program for rewriting. Medical system to be. (Additional Item 2) An information writing / reading element for writing software upgrade information of the endoscope system to the endoscope system and reading device management information from the endoscope system, and the information writing device A maintenance system for medical equipment, comprising: a non-contact tag for exchanging information with a reading element. (Additional Item 3) The medical device maintenance system according to Additional Item 2, wherein the information writing / reading element is provided in a PDA. (Appendix 4) The information writing / reading element and the non-contact type tag are RF-ID (Radio Frequency).
3. The maintenance system for a medical device according to claim 2, wherein the system is a y-IDentification. As described above, according to the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to reduce the burden of upgrading software or acquiring management information.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of an endoscopic surgical operation system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration of a handpiece in FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a form for performing maintenance of the ultrasonic suction apparatus of FIG. 1 [FIG. 4] A view showing an external appearance of the information writing / reading device of FIG. 3 [FIG. 5] A block showing a configuration of the ultrasonic suction apparatus of FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information writing / reading device of FIG. 3; FIG. 7 is a first flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment; FIG. 8 is a first flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment; 2. Flowchart of 2 [Description of Symbols] 1 ... Endoscopic surgery system 2 ... Endoscope trolley 3 ... Monitor 4 ... Imaging device 5 ... Light source device 6 ... High frequency ablation device 7 ... Ultrasonic suction device 8 ... Camera head 9 light guide 10 rigid endoscope 11 active electrode 1 ... Handpiece 15 ... P plate 20 ... Wireless communication unit 20a, 35 ... Antenna 22 ... Information writing / reading device 23 ... Information writing button 24 ... Information reading button 25 ... CPU 26 ... ROM 27 ... RAM 28 ... I / O 29 ... Output control circuit 30 ... Communication control circuit 31 ... Panel switch 32 ... Output time calculation circuit 33 ... Fault detection circuit 34 ... Bus 36 ... Information write / read element 37 ... Signal processing unit

   ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page    (72) Inventor Keiji Handa             2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Ori             Inside of Opus Optical Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshiyuki Furukawa             2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Ori             Inside of Opus Optical Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shinya Masuda             2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Ori             Inside of Opus Optical Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Keiji Shioda             2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Ori             Inside of Opus Optical Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takeaki Nakamura             2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Ori             Inside of Opus Optical Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 4C061 AA24 BB02 CC06 DD01 HH60                       JJ19                 5B076 AC03 BB06 EA18 EB01

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A medical system having a medical device having a function unit having a predetermined function used for a medical practice, and a control device capable of controlling the medical device, wherein the medical device is provided in the control device. An information processing unit capable of executing a control process on a functional unit of the medical device; and a rewritable program provided in the control device, the control device storing a control processing program for performing the control process on the information processing unit. A first storage unit, a communication unit that performs communication for rewriting a control processing program stored in the first storage unit, and a first wireless unit that is connected to the communication unit and transmits and receives information wirelessly. Information transmitting / receiving means, and a second wireless transmitting / receiving means for the first wireless information transmitting / receiving means
A medical information system comprising: a wireless information transmitting / receiving means; and a second storage means connected to the second wireless information transmitting / receiving means and storing a control processing program for rewriting.