JP2009251992A - Medical support system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical support system, especially a home care patient support system, that receives disaster prevention and meteorological information issued from an institution for managing or transmitting disaster prevention and meteorological information, such as a meteorological agency, and transmits the disaster prevention and meteorological information to medical apparatus installed in a region where a disaster is predicted to occur. <P>SOLUTION: The medical support system has the medical apparatus and communication terminals connected to the medical apparatus to exchange information via a network, and a server that has a database for storing information about the medical apparatus and the users thereof and exchanges information with the communication terminals. The server has the function of receiving disaster prevention and meteorological information, the operation function of, when the disaster prevention and meteorological information is received, creating a disaster possibility list from target region information in the disaster prevention and meteorological information and the information on the location of the medical apparatus, and the function of sending the disaster prevention and meteorological information to the communication terminals matching the list. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an emergency support system for a home oxygen therapy patient in an oxygen concentrator provided with a communication means for transmitting a driving state, analyzing the contents of disaster prevention weather information, and notifying a patient who uses the device in a target area It relates to a system that supports disaster countermeasures.

  In recent years, the number of patients suffering from respiratory organ diseases such as asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis has been increasing. One of the most effective treatment methods is oxygen inhalation therapy. Such oxygen inhalation therapy is to allow a patient to inhale oxygen gas or oxygen-enriched air. Oxygen concentrators, liquid oxygen, oxygen gas cylinders, etc. are known as the supply source, but medical oxygen concentrators are mainly used for home oxygen therapy because of convenience during use and ease of maintenance. Yes.

  This medical oxygen concentrator is widely used in homes as well as hospitals. Unlike in-hospital use, home oxygen therapy is not used under the supervision of a doctor or nurse, so the state of the device cannot be grasped, and appropriate measures should be taken according to the situation in an emergency. Is difficult. Therefore, there is a possibility that the patient's life may be at risk due to the stoppage of power supply due to the occurrence of a disaster or the inability to use the oxygen concentrator due to equipment failure. Therefore, the oxygen concentrator is provided with detection means and communication means for detecting abnormal operation, for example, the installation information and operating state of the oxygen concentrator are collectively managed by the management center, and the abnormal operation state is notified from the oxygen concentrator. Has been devised, an emergency support system has been devised that arranges delivery of an emergency oxygen cylinder (Patent Document 1). In addition, the operation state from the oxygen concentrator is detected at a predetermined time at the management center, and when a disaster occurs, the coincidence of the disaster occurrence position and the abnormal state detection signal from the oxygen concentrator is confirmed, and relief from related organizations. A home oxygen therapy patient relief system characterized by taking measures has also been devised (Patent Document 2).

  However, in the case of the emergency relief system of Patent Document 1, the oxygen concentrator actually detects an abnormal operation of the oxygen concentrator, and then a signal is generated. Further, in Patent Document 2, the state of the oxygen concentrator is detected every predetermined time, and the patient is relieved in comparison with the disaster occurrence state. The special features of these patient relief systems are all based on the assumption that the actual damage will be detected after the disaster occurs, and the purpose is to keep the extent of the damage as small as possible before the disaster occurs. is not. Further, since a signal related to the occurrence of a disaster is only transmitted from the oxygen concentrator to the server, no signal is transmitted from the server to the oxygen concentrator. Therefore, disaster prevention weather information, whose accuracy and transmission speed of information content has improved remarkably in recent years, has not been fully utilized for home medical patient relief in the event of a disaster, and remains a good workaround. It is a fact.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-360697 JP 2003-122855 A

  The present invention receives disaster prevention weather information issued from an organization that manages or transmits disaster prevention weather information, such as the Japan Meteorological Agency, and transmits the disaster prevention weather information to the medical device installed in the area targeted for disaster occurrence prediction. It is to provide a medical support system, particularly a home therapy patient support system.

  The present invention includes a medical device and a communication terminal connected to the medical device for transmitting and receiving information through a network, and a database for storing information on the medical device and a person using the medical device. In a medical support system having a server for transmitting and receiving information, the server has a function of receiving disaster prevention weather information, and when receiving the disaster prevention weather information, target area information of the disaster prevention weather information and the location of the medical device Provided is a medical support system having a calculation function for creating a disaster possibility list based on information and a function for transmitting disaster prevention weather information to the communication terminal means corresponding to the list.

  In addition, when such a medical device is a medical device used by a home therapy patient and the server receives disaster prevention weather information issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency, a list of patients located in the area targeted for the disaster prevention weather information is created. The present invention has a function of transmitting disaster prevention weather information to the communication terminal corresponding to the patient list, and particularly provides a home oxygen therapy support system using an oxygen concentrator.

  In addition, when the server receives the disaster prevention weather information, it has a function of analyzing the information content including the type of disaster prevention weather information and the risk rank, and based on the type and rank, attention information or The server and the communication terminal have the function of transmitting alarm information, and unless the server receives the release information of the disaster prevention weather information after transmitting the disaster prevention weather information to the communication terminal, the server and the communication terminal Having a function of always continuously communicating between two communication terminals, and when the server receives cancellation information of the disaster prevention weather information or change information of the risk rank to a predetermined value or less, the communication terminal Having a function of canceling the continuous communication between the server and the server, and determining that the patient using the communication terminal has suffered a disaster when disconnection of communication between the server and the communication terminal is detected. , Characterized in that it has the ability to create a disaster-affected patient list, to provide a medical support system.

  The medical device used in the medical support system is a medical oxygen concentrator that preferentially adsorbs nitrogen and supplies concentrated oxygen. When the communication terminal receives the disaster prevention weather information, Having a means for prompting a change in use from the oxygen concentrator to the oxygen cylinder, the oxygen concentrator having a function of detecting a communication state between the server and the communication means, and constantly communicating. When it is detected that the oxygen concentration device has been released, it starts a self-diagnosis program built in the oxygen concentrator to determine whether the machine is operating normally or abnormally. A medical support system and an oxygen concentrator having a self-diagnosis function for comparing and analyzing a stand-by state, a function of judging normal operation / abnormal operation of the oxygen concentrator and transmitting the result to the server Provide a position.

  And a function for detecting a communication state between a communication means connected to the device and a server having a database for storing device information, and that the constant communication between the communication means and the server has been canceled. If detected, a self-diagnosis program built in the device to determine whether the machine operation status is normal or abnormal is started, and self-diagnosis is performed to compare and analyze the machine operation status before and after the start of continuous communication. Provided is a device having a function, having a function of judging normal operation / abnormal operation of the apparatus and transmitting the result to the server.

  By using the medical support system of the present invention, patients with medical equipment that may be damaged based on disaster prevention weather information issued by organizations that manage or transmit disaster prevention weather information such as the Japan Meteorological Agency, especially home oxygen therapy at home Therefore, it is possible to alert a patient with an oxygen concentrator who is performing a precaution in accordance with an assumed disaster event in advance, and it is possible to reduce damage to the patient under a disaster occurrence situation. In addition, it is possible to grasp the machine operation status under the announcement of disaster prevention weather information with this server, which can contribute to the early restoration of the disaster oxygen concentrator.

An embodiment of the home medical support system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a home medical support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the presence of areas 4 and 5 where home medical devices are installed is shown. Reference numerals 4a to 4c and 5a to 5c installed in the areas 4 and 5 indicate home medical devices having communication terminal means for transmitting and receiving information through the network. These medical devices can transmit and receive information to a database storing personal information of home therapy patients installed in two management centers via three communication networks. This communication means may be not only a general telephone line but also, for example, a mobile phone, a PHS radio communication system, a satellite line, or an Internet connection. In the database for storing the personal information of the home therapy patient of No. 2, information such as the machine number, operation time, patient name, and address of the medical device is centrally managed. A server for transmitting and receiving information is also installed in the management center 2.

  When disaster prevention weather information is issued in the 1 Japan Meteorological Agency, the management center 2 receives the disaster prevention weather information. The management center 2 analyzes the contents of the disaster prevention weather information and creates a patient list located in the area where the disaster is predicted. Thereafter, disaster prevention weather information is transmitted from the server of the management center 2 to the communication terminal means corresponding to the patient list via the communication network 3. In particular, when the medical device is a home oxygen concentrator, depending on the situation of the disaster, the patient may have serious symptoms due to the stop or failure of the home oxygen concentrator. Therefore, in the transmission of disaster prevention weather information to the oxygen concentrator, information prompting to change the use of the oxygen concentrator to the oxygen cylinder filled with oxygen is also transmitted.

  As a result of analyzing the disaster prevention weather information at the management center 2, it is also possible to send information such as cautions and warnings to the area according to a specific disaster event. For example, if earthquake information is transmitted to the entire area of 4 but the home medical device 4a is further susceptible to tsunami damage, the tsunami attack and evacuation to the hill from the management center 2 will also occur for the home medical device 4a It is also possible to send information that prompts. A similar analysis at the management center 2 can also call attention to a standstill due to a power failure caused by lightning, for example.

  While the disaster prevention weather information is issued, the management center 2 always communicates with the home medical device listed in the patient list based on the disaster prevention weather information via the communication network 3. As a result of analysis of the disaster weather information, a patient list of 5a to 5c is created when the five regions correspond, and the home medical devices 5a to 5c are monitored via the three communication networks. If there is a disconnected communication among the regular communication of 5a to 5c, it is determined that the communication is actually damaged, and a disaster list is created. For example, when the communication 5b is disconnected in the regular communication, 5b is added to the disaster list.

  When the rank of the notification level is changed during the disaster prevention weather information issuance, the constant communication via the home medical device and the communication network 3 is canceled. For example, when the tsunami warning is constantly communicated between 2 and 5c, and the tsunami warning is changed to a warning after that, the regular communication via 3 is canceled between 2 and 5c.

  The cancellation of the continuous communication is based on the reduced possibility of disaster, but it is necessary to check whether the home medical device is operating normally. In the oxygen concentrator 4c used under the home medical patient support system in FIG. 1, if the constant communication with 2 by the disaster prevention weather information is canceled, 4c determines that there was no influence of the disaster. Then, a self-diagnosis program for judging normal / abnormal of the machine operation state is started, the machine operation state before and after receiving the disaster prevention weather information is compared and analyzed, and the result is transmitted to the management center 2.

  As a result, when the oxygen concentrator detects that an abnormality is recognized and transmits it to the two management centers, 2 takes necessary measures for the treatment of the oxygen concentrator.

The embodiment example of the medical assistance system of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1: Japan Meteorological Agency 2: Management center and server 3: Communication network 4: Home medical device installation area 4a-4c: Home medical device equipped with communication terminal means for transmitting and receiving information 5: Home medical device installation area 5a-5c: Home medical device provided with communication terminal means for transmitting and receiving information

Claims (9)

  A medical device and a communication terminal connected to the medical device for transmitting and receiving information through a network, and a database storing information on the medical device and a person using the medical device, and transmitting and receiving information from the communication terminal In a medical support system having a server, the server has a function of receiving disaster prevention weather information, and when receiving the disaster prevention weather information, based on the target area information of the disaster prevention weather information and the location information of the medical device A medical support system having a calculation function for creating a disaster possibility list and a function for transmitting disaster prevention weather information to the communication terminal means corresponding to the list.   When the medical device is a medical device used by a home therapy patient and the server receives disaster prevention weather information issued from the Japan Meteorological Agency, a list of patients located in the area targeted for the disaster prevention weather information is created, The medical support system according to claim 1, wherein the medical support system has a function of transmitting disaster prevention weather information to the communication terminal corresponding to the patient list.   When the server receives the disaster prevention weather information, the server has an analysis function of information content including the type and risk rank of the disaster prevention weather information. Based on the type and rank, attention information or an alarm is given to the communication terminal. The medical support system according to claim 2, which has a function of transmitting information.   After the server transmits disaster prevention weather information to the communication terminal, the server and the communication terminal always communicate bidirectionally between the server and the communication terminal unless receiving the release information of the disaster prevention weather information. The medical support system according to claim 1, wherein the medical support system has a function of continuing.   The server has a function of canceling the continuous communication between the communication terminal means and the server when receiving the cancellation information of the disaster prevention weather information or the change information of the risk rank to a predetermined value or less. The medical support system according to claim 4.   When the server detects a disconnection of communication between the server and the communication terminal, the server determines that a patient using the communication terminal has suffered a disaster, and has a function of creating a disaster patient list The medical support system according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   The medical device is a medical oxygen concentrator that preferentially adsorbs nitrogen and supplies concentrated oxygen. When the communication terminal receives the disaster prevention weather information, an oxygen cylinder is sent from the oxygen concentrator to the user. The medical support system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising means for prompting a change in use.   The oxygen concentrator has a function of detecting the communication state between the server and the communication means, and when it is detected that the communication has been canceled at all times, the oxygen concentrator incorporates the machine base operation. Starts a self-diagnostic program to determine normality and abnormality of the state, and has a self-diagnosis function that compares and analyzes the machine operation state before and after the start of constant communication. Normal operation / abnormality of the oxygen concentrator The medical support system according to claim 7, wherein the medical support system has a function of determining driving and transmitting the result to the server.   A function for detecting a communication state between a communication means connected to a device and a server having a database for storing device information is detected, and it has been detected that the constant communication between the communication means and the server has been released. In this case, a self-diagnosis function is built in the device to start up a self-diagnosis program for judging whether the machine operation status is normal or abnormal, and to compare and analyze the machine operation status before and after the start of constant communication. An apparatus having a function of judging normal operation / abnormal operation of the apparatus and transmitting the result to the server.

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