JP2007117435A - Biological information collecting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a biological information collecting apparatus applying reduced loads on a patient and is easy to use for an operator. <P>SOLUTION: The biological information collecting apparatus body 1 includes a setting status storing section 17 in which the information regarding the startup mode of the apparatus instructed by doctors or other persons. The body 1 is to be started up by a controller 15 in the stored mode in the setting storing section 17. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention collects various information on the patient or the patient's living body with various measuring devices while the patient and his / her family are at home, and uses the information for health management or transmits it to a hospital. The present invention relates to a biological information collecting apparatus that can perform remote medical care.

  Conventionally, by using various medical devices, various biological information of yourself or the patient's living body is collected and health management is performed using the biological information, or the biological information thus obtained is collected in hospitals, etc. A biological information collecting apparatus has been devised that realizes remote medical treatment by a doctor or the like by transmitting.

  By using such a device, it is possible for the patient side to bother to go to a hospital or the like to measure biological information such as body temperature and blood pressure, and to reduce the travel time, waiting time, etc. It is possible to reduce the burden on the vehicle and the restraint time. In addition, it is possible for the doctor or the like to extend the medical treatment time that can be spent on the medical treatment of one patient, so that the quality of medical treatment can be improved. That is, by using such a device, it is possible to realize improvement in convenience for both a patient and a doctor as compared with a conventional medical practice.

In addition, there are cases where a plurality of functions are added to the biometric information collection device in order to realize remote medical care that is inferior to hospitalized medical care. For example, a biometric information collection device equipped with a camera unit has been devised in order to convey biometric information such as a face color, a scratch condition, or a skin condition, which is difficult to express by numerical results, to a doctor (Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-34935 A

  However, in the case of a biological information collecting apparatus equipped with a camera unit or the like and having many functions as described above, the number of operations necessary to realize the target function naturally increases.

  As a technique for easily selecting a target function from a plurality of functions, there is generally a means for selecting a target function from a menu representing each function, but the menu is configured as the functions become more complex recently. The mode hierarchy is becoming increasingly complex and diverse.

  In the biological information collecting apparatus having such a configuration, when a patient or his / her family uses a device, the device or its family always changes to a preset mode (initial mode) when the device starts up. , There are problems such as neglecting measurement of patient's biological information that doctors need, or complicated transition to the measurement mode of the biological information, which is very unusable and time-consuming There is a problem that the burden given to the patient is large because there are many losses.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a biological information collecting apparatus that is less burdensome for the patient and that is easy to use for the user of the device.

  The biological information collection device of the present invention is a biological information collection device that selects a function for collecting biological information and processing the collected biological information by switching a plurality of modes, and is connected to a doctor-side device by a communication network. It is configured to include a setting receiving unit that receives setting information regarding the activation mode when connected.

  This configuration avoids device operations such as switching to a mode that requires the collection of biological information that the user must collect, reduces the burden on the patient, improves usability for the user, and reduces time. Loss can be reduced.

  Further, the biological information collecting apparatus of the present invention is configured to be able to receive a plurality of setting information related to the activation mode.

  With this configuration, even when the items that must be measured each time the user uses the device, it becomes possible to make the transition to the mode that the user has to perform unnecessary. Usability can be improved and time loss can be reduced.

  Furthermore, the biometric information collection device of the present invention is configured to sequentially shift a plurality of modes from activation.

  With this configuration, even when the patient needs to collect a plurality of pieces of biological information, etc., the device can automatically change to a mode for collecting biological information that the patient must perform. This makes it possible to improve usability, reduce time loss, and avoid forgetting measurement, thereby improving convenience for both patients and doctors.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a biological information collecting apparatus that selects a function for collecting biological information and processing the collected biological information by changing a plurality of modes, and is connected to a doctor-side device through a telephone line or the like. By providing a setting receiving unit that receives setting information related to the startup mode for the next and subsequent use, it is possible to reduce the burden on the patient, improve usability for the user, and reduce time loss. A biological information collecting device can be provided.

  Hereinafter, a biological information collecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  A biological information collecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the biological information collecting apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a rear view.

  1 and 2, the side surface of the biological information collecting apparatus main body 1 is electrically connected to a medical device 2 such as a thermometer or a sphygmomanometer for collecting various biological information and the like. A connection unit 3 that enables transmission and reception of biological information and the like with the medical device 2 is provided. In addition, the biological information collecting apparatus body 1 is provided with numbers, characters, and the like used for selecting various functions of the device, transmitting biological information, etc., and answering questions from doctors, etc. A switch portion 4 composed of switches for inputting is formed on the upper surface thereof. The display unit 5 is composed of an LCD or the like, and is fixed to the upper surface of the biological information collecting apparatus main body 1 by a resin frame 6 that supports the periphery thereof, and displays various types of biological information, data, and usage methods. Is for the purpose.

  Further, the biological information collecting apparatus main body 1 is electrically connected to a general public line such as a telephone line using a signal line or the like on the back surface thereof, and the biological information is sent to a doctor or the like working in a hospital or the like. A transmission / reception unit 7 for transmitting or receiving information, instructions, advice, etc. from the doctor or the like, and a power cord 8 connected to a commercial power source are configured. The communication network is not limited to a telephone line, and the Internet may be used.

  In FIG. 3, a sphygmomanometer 9 is shown as an example of the medical device 2. The sphygmomanometer 9 has a measurement button 10 on its main body and a transmission button 11 that transmits the measured biological information to the biological information collecting apparatus main body 1. Furthermore, a mounting unit 12 that is a portion attached to the patient's upper arm for measurement, and a transmission unit (not shown) that is electrically connected to the connection unit 3 of the biological information collecting apparatus body 1 and the lead wire 13. It has the composition which also has.

  Furthermore, FIG. 4 shows the operation of the biological information collecting apparatus using a block diagram. In FIG. 4, the control unit 15 is composed of a plurality of electronic components, and governs all operations of the biological information collecting apparatus body 1. The switch unit 4, the display unit 5, and the transmission / reception unit 7 are also included in the control unit 15. Controlled by part. The power supplied from the power cord 8 is converted into low voltage power by the power supply unit 16 and then supplied to the control unit 15 described above. Further, the setting storage unit 17 plays a role of storing an initial mode when the biological information collecting apparatus body 1 is activated. Here, when the setting storage unit 17 is connected to a device on the side of a doctor or the like using a telephone line or the like, the setting relating to the initial mode when the next biological information collecting apparatus main body 1 transmitted from the device is started. Is received and stored (the storage is updated).

  The operation and action of the biological information collecting apparatus configured as described above will be described below. First, a user such as a patient or his / her family selects an appropriate medical device 2 when attempting to measure various biological information of the patient. In this embodiment, a case where a blood pressure monitor 9 is used as the medical device 2 will be described. After preparing the sphygmomanometer 9, a user such as a patient or his / her family wears the mounting part 12 of the sphygmomanometer 9 on an appropriate part of the patient's upper arm. Then, the measurement button 10 is operated. Then, injection of air is started from the pump (not shown) in the sphygmomanometer 9 into the mounting portion 12, and the measurement is started by pressurizing the mounting portion 12. After a while, when the inside of the mounting portion 12 is pressurized to a predetermined pressure, the pump stops operating. Thereafter, the pressure in the mounting portion 12 is reduced by the action of a pressure reducing valve (not shown) built in the sphygmomanometer 9, whereby the control circuit (not shown) in the sphygmomanometer is caused by the pulsation of the patient. A minute pressure change in the mounting portion 12 is detected, and the maximum blood pressure, the minimum blood pressure, the pulse rate, and the like are measured. After the blood pressure measurement is completed, a user such as a patient or his / her family electrically connects the connection unit 3 of the biological information collecting apparatus main body 1 and the transmission unit (not shown) of the sphygmomanometer 9 using the lead wire 13. To do. Thereafter, when the user operates the transmission button 11 provided on the sphygmomanometer 9, biological information such as the highest blood pressure, the lowest blood pressure, and the pulse rate measured by the sphygmomanometer 9 is collected in the biological information collecting apparatus body 1. Depending on circumstances, the display unit 5 is configured to be displayed. The biometric information and the like collected in this way is sent from a transmission / reception unit 7 configured on the back of the biometric information collection device main body 1 through a general public line such as a telephone line by a user's predetermined operation of the switch unit 4. Thus, it is transmitted to a device such as a doctor who works at a hospital or the like, and a remote medical treatment by a doctor or the like is realized.

  In addition, patient biometric information required by doctors and the like is usually different from time to time. Therefore, the configuration information regarding the activation mode when the biological information collecting apparatus main body 1 is used next time from a device such as a doctor is transmitted to the biological information collecting apparatus main body 1 via the transmission / reception unit 7. The setting information is stored in the setting storage unit 17. When a user such as a patient or his / her family member completes collection of the patient's biometric information and the like and the power source of the biometric information collecting apparatus main body 1 is turned off, the control unit 15 is stored in the setting storage unit 17. It is configured to automatically start the device in that mode based on the setting information. Accordingly, it is possible to prompt the user of the patient or his / her family to use the device in a mode required by the doctor or the like, and to reliably collect the vital information of the patient who needs it. Furthermore, it is possible to reduce the complicated operation of the biological information collecting apparatus main body 1 and reduce the burden on the patient, thereby realizing a user-friendly biological information collecting apparatus.

  In the above description, the setting information stored in the setting storage unit 17 is set to one mode. However, for example, a plurality of setting information such as first setting information and second setting information can be stored. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to realize a configuration in which the device starts up in different activation modes for each day of the week, and a biological information collection device that can easily collect the required biological information. Alternatively, predetermined setting information may be selected from a plurality of setting information by inputting a password at the time of activation.

  Further, the configuration storage unit 17 is configured to be capable of storing a plurality of setting information in order, so that when a doctor or the like needs to measure a plurality of pieces of biological information, the measurement mode is set on the user side. This makes it possible to avoid the troublesome operation of having to move the device. The effect in that case is also the same as in the case of the above-described embodiment, the burden on the patient can be reduced, and an easy-to-use biological information collecting apparatus can be realized.

  As described above, the biological information collecting apparatus according to the present invention has the effects of reducing the burden on the patient, improving usability for the user, and reducing time loss. A living body that allows you to collect various information about yourself or your patient's living body using various measuring devices while you are living, and use that information for health management or transmit it to a hospital for remote medical treatment by a doctor It is very useful for information collecting devices.

The perspective view of the biometric information collection device in embodiment of this invention The rear view of the biological information collection device in an embodiment of the invention Reference diagram of an example of a medical device in an embodiment of the present invention The block diagram of the biological information collection apparatus in embodiment of this invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Biometric information collection device main body 3 Connection part 7 Transmission / reception part 15 Control part 17 Setting memory | storage part

Claims (3)

A biometric information collection device for selecting a function for collecting biometric information and processing the collected biometric information by switching between a plurality of modes, and setting related to a startup mode when connected to a doctor-side device via a communication network A biological information collecting apparatus including a setting receiving unit that receives information. The biological information collecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of setting information related to the activation mode can be received. The biological information collecting apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of modes are sequentially shifted from the start.

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