JP2007319596A - Detector of getting-up sign - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect the getting-up of a patient lying on a bed in a sign stage. <P>SOLUTION: In one embodiment, this detector 1 of the getting-up sign of the patient is equipped with a plurality of the sensing target devices 3a-3f attached to the coverlet 10 laid on the human body on the bed 2, a plurality of the sensors 4a and 4b installed on the peripheral edge region of the bed 2 to sense whether the sensing target devices 3a-3f are present within predetermined ranges 13a and 13b and a sensing means 8 for sensing the getting-up of the human body on the basis of the sensing results of a plurality of the sensors 4a and 4b. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a rising sign detection device that detects a sign of a human body getting up in a bed.

  In the medical field, when a patient gets up from a bed, there is a risk that the patient falls or falls. Under such circumstances, an apparatus for detecting the rising of a patient in a bed has been developed. For example, as one of the rising detection devices, there is one that detects a rising by attaching a sensor (switch) to the upper surface of the handrail and detecting that the patient grasps the upper surface of the handrail (see Non-Patent Document 1).

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  However, the conventional rising detection device in which the sensor is attached only to the upper surface of the handrail cannot detect the rising operation that does not grasp the upper surface of the handrail. In addition, the detection timing may be delayed for a rising motion in which another portion that is not the upper surface of the handrail is gripped before the upper surface of the handrail. Moreover, it is preferable to detect the rising as soon as possible from the viewpoint of preventing falls, falls and the like.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a rising sign detection device that detects rising of a human body in a bed with high accuracy at a sign stage.

  A rising sign detection device according to a first example of the present invention includes a plurality of detected devices attached to a bedding hung on a human body on a bed and a peripheral region of the bed, and the detected devices are within a predetermined range. A plurality of sensors for detecting whether or not the human body is present, and detection means for detecting a sign of rising of the human body based on detection results of the plurality of sensors.

  The rising sign detection device according to the second example of the present invention is attached to a plurality of detected devices installed in the peripheral area of the bed and a bedding hung on the human body on the bed, and the detected devices are predetermined. A plurality of sensors that detect whether or not the object is within the range, and a detection unit that detects a rising sign of the human body based on detection results of the plurality of sensors.

  The rising sign detection device according to the third example of the present invention includes a plurality of sensors that are installed in the peripheral area of the bed and that can detect the distance to the bedding that is hung on the human body inside the peripheral area, and the plurality of sensors. And detecting means for detecting whether or not the detected distance to the bedding corresponds to a predetermined rising sign state and detecting a rising sign of the human body.

  The above first to third examples are expressed as devices. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the first to third examples may be expressed as a method for detecting a rising sign. The detection means in the first to third examples may be realized by a program read by a computer.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to detect the rising of the human body in the bed with a high degree of accuracy at the sign stage.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in the following each figure, the part which implement | achieves the same function attaches | subjects the same code | symbol, and abbreviate | omits description.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a rising sign detection device according to the present embodiment.

The rising sign detection device 1 detects a sign that a person sleeping in the bed 2 is about to get up.
The rising sign detection device 1 includes detected devices 3a to 3f, sensors 4a and 4b, and a control device 5. The control device 5 includes a sensor data acquisition unit 6, a storage unit 7, a detection unit 8, and a process execution unit 9. The number of detected devices 3a to 3f and the number of sensors 4a and 4b can be freely changed as long as they are plural.

  The detected devices 3 a to 3 f are attached to a bedding 10 (for example, a futon, a blanket, a sheet, a towel, etc.) that can be hung on a person sleeping on the bed 2. As the detected devices 3a to 3f, for example, wireless IC tags (RFID tags) can be used. The detected devices 3a to 3f are arranged on the bedding 10 in various forms such as a lattice shape, an array shape, and a line shape.

  The sensors 4 a and 4 b are installed in the peripheral area of the bed 2, create sensor data indicating the presence / absence of the detected device in the predetermined reaction ranges 13 a and 13 b, and give the sensor data to the control device 5. The sensors 4a and 4b may be located in the peripheral region of the bed 2 and may be installed in the bed 2 main body or other portions that are not the bed 2 main body. As the sensors 4a and 4b, for example, wireless IC tag readers (RFID tag readers) can be used.

For each of the sensors 4a and 4b, reaction ranges 13a and 13b that react to the detected devices 3a to 3f on the bed 2 are set. The reaction ranges 13a and 13b of the plurality of sensors 4a and 4b may overlap.
The individual sensors 4a and 4b have sensor data (indicating the reaction state of the sensors) indicating the detected devices existing in the reaction ranges 13a and 13b when the detected devices 3a to 3f exist in the own reaction ranges 13a and 13b. Data) to the control device 5.

In the present embodiment, the sensors 4 a and 4 b are attached in a state where the two-dimensional or three-dimensional position of the bedding 10 on the bed 2 can be determined.
In the present embodiment, the sensors 4a and 4b are installed at positions facing each other at the center of the long side when the bed 2 is viewed from above, but the positions can be changed as appropriate. For example, the same sensor may be installed on the short side, and the number of sensors may be increased. The number of installations and installation positions can be variously determined from the viewpoint of detecting a rising sign of a sleeping person.

The control device 5 acquires the presence or absence of reaction of the sensors 4a and 4b in real time, and specifies the state of the bedding 10 on the bed 2. The control apparatus 5 can acquire the reaction (presence / absence of reaction) of each of the detected devices 3a to 3f independently.
The control device 5 may be realized using logic processing, or may be realized by mounting a program for performing detection processing on a computer including a circuit that receives sensor data from the sensors 4a and 4b.

The sensor data acquisition unit 6 of the control device 5 acquires sensor data from the sensors 4a and 4b, and stores the sensor data in the storage unit 7 in a format that can be identified for each of the sensors 4a and 4b.
As shown in FIG. 2, the storage unit 7 specifies a data storage area 7a for storing sensor data acquired from each of the sensors 4a and 4b in a state where the sensors 4a and 4b can be identified, and a sensor used for detection of a rising sign A usage sensor storage area 7b for storing the usage sensor identification data 11 to be used, and a predictive pattern storage area 7c for storing a rising warning pattern 12 as a judgment criterion for the rising warning.

Note that sensor identification data such as a sensor name and a sensor number is used for sensor identification.
Each time the sensors 4a and 4b react, the data storage area 7a of the storage unit 7 is associated with sensor identification data of the sensor that has reacted, sensor data, and time data indicating the time that the sensor has reacted. Remembered. Thus, when time data and sensor data are stored in association with each other, sensor data may be stored for a certain length of time, and sensor data stored in the past may be deleted as time passes.

The usage sensor identification data 11 and the rising warning pattern 12 may be set manually or automatically, for example.
As an example in the case of manual setting, time change (temporal transition) of presence / absence of reaction of each sensor 4a, 4b in a state determined to be a rising symptom, multiplication on the bed 2 in a state determined to be a rising symptom Temporal change in the occupied area or ratio of the bedding 10, time change in the positional relationship between the sensors 4 q and 4 b and the detected devices 3 a to 3 f in a state determined as a rising sign, and the position of the bedding 10 determined as a rising sign Is defined as a rising sign pattern 12 and the defined rising sign pattern 12 is stored in the storage unit 7.

  As an example of the case where the setting is automatically performed, with respect to the actual rising sign by actually performing the rising operation, the presence or absence of the reaction of each sensor 4a, 4b, between each sensor 4a, 4b and the detected devices 3a-3f The distance, the occupied area or ratio of the bedding 10 on the bed 2, the positional relationship between the sensors 4a and 4b and the detected devices 3a to 3f, and the position of the bedding 10 are measured and obtained by this actual measurement. The rising sign pattern 12 representing the relationship between the obtained state and the time data is stored in the storage unit 7. Further, the sensor identification data of the sensors 4a and 4b used in the actual measurement is stored in the storage unit 7 as use sensor specifying data 11 for specifying the sensor used for detecting the rising sign.

The detection unit 8 reads the use sensor identification data 11, the rising sign pattern 12, sensor data, and time data associated with the sensor data stored in the storage unit 7.
Then, the detection unit 8 determines whether or not the time change of the state obtained from the sensor data measured by the sensors 4a and 4b specified by the use sensor specifying data 11 corresponds to the rising warning pattern 12, and the rising warning sign. When corresponding to the pattern 12, the process execution unit 9 is notified of the rising sign detection data indicating that the rising sign has been detected.

  For example, the detection unit 8 detects the radio waves of the sensors 4a and 4b based on the sensor data measured by the sensors 4a and 4b specified by the use sensor specifying data 11 and the time data associated with the sensor data. The intensity value is converted into a distance, the position of the bedding 10 is calculated, the time change of the presence / absence of the reaction of each sensor 4a, 4b, the time change of the distance between each sensor 4a, 4b and the detected device, the multiplication The time change of the position of the bedding 10, the time change of the positional relationship between each sensor 4 a, 4 b and the detected device, the time change of the occupied area or the ratio of the bedding 10 on the bed 2 are calculated, and this calculation result Is matched with the rising warning pattern 12, it is determined that it is a rising warning sign.

  As a more specific example, when the number of reactions of the detected device in any one of the sensors 4a and 4b is equal to or less than a threshold value, the occupied area or ratio of the bedding 10 on the bed 2 is When the distance is below the threshold, when the position of the bedding 10 is shifted to one area on the bed 2, when the distance from the peripheral area of the bed 2 to the bedding 10 is equal to or more than the threshold, When the distance between the sensor installed on the side and the bedding 10 is equal to or greater than a threshold value, a rising sign is detected.

The process execution unit 9 executes a process based on the detection result by the detection unit 8. For example, when the process execution unit 9 receives the rising sign detection data from the detection unit 8, the process execution unit 9 executes a predetermined process such as issuing a nurse call to an external device.
FIG. 3 is a top view for explaining an awakening sign.

  When a person wearing a bedclothing 10 such as a futon is going to get up in the bed 2, the person gets up after performing an operation such as turning the bedclothes 10 or bringing the bedclothes 10 to the end. Therefore, attention is paid to the fact that the occupied area or ratio of the bedding 10 on the bed 2 is reduced as a sign of getting up. For example, the sensors 4a and 4b and the devices to be detected 3a to 3f are attached to the bed 2 and the hanging bedding 10, and the occupied area or ratio of the hanging bedding 10 on the bed 2 is measured and used for detection of a rising sign.

FIG. 4 is a top view illustrating an example of a measurement relationship between the sensors 4a and 4b and the detected devices 3a to 3f in the present embodiment.
When the person is sleeping, the detected devices 3a to 3c belong to the reaction range 13a of the sensor 4a, and the detected devices 3d to 3f belong to the reaction range 13b of the sensor 4b.

For example, the bedding 10 is moved toward one sensor 4a, the detected devices 3a to 3f belong to the reaction range 13a of the sensor 4a, and the detected devices 3a to 3f do not belong to the reaction range 13b of the sensor 4b. If this happens, it is determined that this is a sign of getting up.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the rising sign detection apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.

In step S <b> 1, the storage unit 7 stores a rising sign pattern 12 and usage sensor specifying data 11.
In step S <b> 2, the sensors 4 a and 4 b send sensor data and sensor identification data indicating the presence / absence of the detected devices 3 a to 3 f in the own reaction range 13 a 13 b to the control device 5.

In step S3, the sensor data acquisition unit 6 stores the time data in the storage unit 7 in association with the sensor data and sensor identification data received from the sensors 4a and 4b.
In step S4, the detection unit 8 converts the value of the radio field intensity of each sensor 4a, 4b into a distance based on the relationship among the sensor data, sensor identification data, and time data stored in the storage unit 7 and multiplies them. The position of the bedding 10 is obtained, the time change of the presence or absence of the reaction of each sensor 4a, 4b, the time change of the distance between each sensor 4a, 4b and the detected devices 3a-3f, the time change of the position of the bedding 10; The time change of the positional relationship between each sensor 4a, 4b and the to-be-detected apparatus 3a-3f and the time change of the occupation area or ratio of the bedding 10 on the bed 2 are calculated | required.

  In step S5, the detection unit 8 changes the time of presence / absence of the reaction of the sensors 4a and 4b, the time change of the distance between the sensors 4a and 4b and the detected devices 3a to 3f, and the time of the position of the bedding 10 Whether the change, the time change of the positional relationship between the sensors 4a, 4b and the detected devices 3a to 3f, or the time change of the occupied area or the ratio of the sleeping bedding 10 on the bed 2 corresponds to the rising warning pattern 12 Judge whether or not.

If it is not determined that it corresponds to the rising sign pattern 12, the process returns to step S2.
If it is determined that it corresponds to the rising sign pattern 12, the process execution unit 9 executes a predetermined process in step S6.
In the present embodiment described above, it is possible to accurately detect a rising sign of a person wearing the bedding 10 on the bed 2.

Further, by detecting the sign of rising, it is possible to cope with the rising of the patient earlier than when detecting the rising itself, and it is possible to prevent an accident such as the patient falling or falling from the bed 2.
Moreover, in this Embodiment, the time change of the presence or absence of reaction of each sensor 4a, 4b, the time change of the distance between each sensor 4a, 4b and the to-be-detected apparatus 3a-3f, the time of the position of the bedding 10 Sleep on the bed 2 based on the change, the time change of the positional relationship between the sensors 4a and 4b and the detected devices 3a to 3f, the time change of the occupied area or ratio of the bedding 10 on the bed 2 You can also calculate the speed at which a person gets up.

  In the present embodiment, the sensors 4a and 4b are attached to the peripheral area of the bed 2, and the detected devices 3a to 3f are attached to the bedding 10, but conversely, the sensors are attached to the bedding 10. The attachment / detection device may be attached to the peripheral region of the bed 2.

  In the present embodiment, the value of the radio wave intensity of each sensor 4a, 4b is converted into a distance, the time change of the distance between each sensor 4a, 4b and the detected devices 3a-3f, the position of the bedding 10 Time change, time change of the positional relationship between the sensors 4a and 4b and the detected devices 3a to 3f, time change of the occupied area or ratio of the bedding 10 on the bed 2, and the like. However, the sensors 4a and 4b may be capable of directly measuring the distance to the bedding 10, or another sensor capable of measuring the distance from the peripheral area of the bed 2 to the bedding 10 may be used. Good. Further, a sensor that measures the position of the bedding indirectly or directly may be used.

That is, a plurality of types of sensors may be combined to detect a rising sign.
In the present embodiment, the time change of the presence or absence of the reaction of each sensor 4a, 4b, the time change of the distance between each sensor 4a, 4b and the detected devices 3a-3f, the time change of the position of the sleeping bedding 10, A combination of a plurality of judgment factors such as a temporal change in the positional relationship between the sensors 4a and 4b and the detected devices 3a to 3f and a temporal change in the occupied area or ratio of the bedding 10 on the bed 2 Although it is used for detection, the rising sign may be detected by any combination of these, or the rising sign may be detected by only one of a plurality of determination elements. Moreover, it is not time change, the presence or absence of reaction of each sensor 4a, 4b, the distance between each sensor 4a, 4b and the detected devices 3a-3f, the position of the bedding 10, each sensor 4a, 4b and the detected device The position relationship between 3a to 3f and the occupied area or ratio of the bedding 10 on the bed 2 may be simply used to detect rising.

(Second Embodiment)
In the present embodiment, a modification of the first embodiment will be described.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a rising sign detection device according to the present embodiment.
The rising sign detection device 14 according to the present embodiment includes photoelectric sensors 15a to 15q in place of the sensors 4a and 4b and the detected devices 3a to 3f in the first embodiment. In FIG. 6, only the transmission of sensor data from the photoelectric sensors 15 a and 15 b to the sensor data acquisition unit 6 is described for the sake of simplicity, but the photoelectric sensors 15 c to 15 q also transmit to the sensor data acquisition unit 6. Sensor data is transmitted.

The photoelectric sensors 15 a to 15 q are attached to the peripheral area of the bed 2. As the photoelectric sensors 15a to 15q, for example, an infrared sensor, a PSD sensor, or the like can be used.
The photoelectric sensors 15 a to 15 q measure the distance from the peripheral area of the bed 2 to the bedding 10, and send sensor data indicating the distance and sensor identification data to the control device 5.

Note that, using a photoelectric sensor having a specific detection distance, this photoelectric sensor may send sensor data indicating whether or not the bedding 10 is in the reaction range to the control device 5.
Based on the sensor data, the detection unit 8 of the control device 5 calculates determination elements for determining the rising sign described in the first embodiment, such as the position of the bedding 10.

The photoelectric sensors 15a to 15q are attached to the peripheral area of the bed 2 in various forms such as a lattice shape, an array shape, and a linear shape.
By using the photoelectric sensors 15 a to 15 q that detect specific colors, paints, and color differences, it is possible to prevent erroneous recognition between the human body and the bedding 10.

The control apparatus 5 can acquire the sensor data from each photoelectric sensor 15a-15q independently.
FIG. 7 is a top view showing the relationship between the photoelectric sensors 15a to 15q and the bedding 10 in the present embodiment.
For example, when the distance from any one of the photoelectric sensors to the bedding 10 exceeds a predetermined threshold, a sign of rising is detected.

  In the above embodiments, various modifications may be made as long as the same function can be realized.

1 is a block diagram showing an example of a rising sign detection device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows an example of a memory | storage part. The top view for demonstrating a rising sign. The top view which shows an example of the measurement relationship between the sensor in 1st Embodiment, and a to-be-detected apparatus. The flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the rising sign detection apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. The block diagram which shows an example of the rising sign detection apparatus which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The top view which shows the relationship between the photoelectric sensor in 2nd Embodiment, and a bedding.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,14 ... Rise detection apparatus, 2 ... Bed, 3a-3f ... Detected apparatus, 4a-4b ... Sensor, 5 ... Control apparatus, 6 ... Sensor data acquisition part, 7 ... Memory | storage part, 8 ... Detection part, 9 ... Processing execution part, 10 ... Bedding, 11 ... Use sensor specific data, 12 ... Wake-up sign pattern, 13a, 13b ... Reaction range, 15a to 15q ... Photoelectric sensor

Claims (9)

A plurality of detected devices attached to a bedding to be hung on a human body on a bed;
A plurality of sensors that are installed in a peripheral area of the bed and detect whether the detected device is within a predetermined range;
A rising sign detection device comprising detection means for detecting a rising sign of the human body based on detection results of the plurality of sensors. A plurality of detected devices installed in the peripheral area of the bed;
A plurality of sensors that are attached to a bedding that is hung on a human body on the bed and that detect whether the detected device is within a predetermined range; and
A rising sign detection device comprising detection means for detecting a rising sign of the human body based on detection results of the plurality of sensors. In the rising sign detection device according to claim 1 or 2,
The plurality of detected devices are wireless IC tags,
The rising sign detection device, wherein the plurality of sensors are wireless IC tag readers. The rising sign detection device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The detecting means determines whether or not a state of presence or absence of reaction of the detected device in the plurality of sensors corresponds to a predetermined rising sign state, and detects the rising sign of the human body. A warning sign detection device. A plurality of sensors installed in the peripheral area of the bed and capable of detecting the distance to the bedding hung on the human body inside the peripheral area;
Wake sign detection comprising: detecting means for detecting whether or not the state of the distance to the bedding detected by the plurality of sensors corresponds to a predetermined rise sign state and detecting the rise sign of the human body apparatus. In the rising sign detection device according to claim 5,
The detection means determines whether or not a relationship between the positions of the plurality of sensors and the distance from the plurality of sensors to the bedding corresponds to a predetermined rising sign state, and detects the rising sign of the human body. A waking sign detection device characterized by that. In the rising sign detection device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and claim 5,
The detection means obtains an occupied area or a ratio of the bedding on the bed from detection results of the plurality of sensors, and determines whether the occupied area or the ratio corresponds to a predetermined rising sign state. And a rising sign detection device for detecting the rising sign of the human body. In the rising sign detection device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and claim 5,
The detecting means estimates the position of the bedding based on detection results from the plurality of sensors, determines whether the position of the bedding falls within a predetermined rising sign state, and the rising sign of the human body. A waking sign detection device characterized by detecting an alarm. The rising sign detection device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The detection means determines whether a time change of a state calculated based on a detection result by the sensor corresponds to a rising sign pattern indicating a predetermined rising state, and detects the rising sign of the human body. Characteristic rising sign detection device.

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