JP2009259057A - Integrated device of warning system for hospital - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an integrated device of a warning system for a hospital, equipped with the modules and functions of an area warning device and a main warning device in combination. <P>SOLUTION: The integrated device 4 of the warning system for the hospital which includes the modules and functions of the area warning device and the main warning device in combination, adjusts an output/input module, on the basis of an allocating demand inside the hospital, and separately uses the area warning function and the main warning function or simultaneously performs the two functions in one integrated device 4. When an external memory card 47a is connected, a program inside the integrated device 4 is updated as needed, so that time and cost to be required for updating can be largely reduced. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an alarm device, and more particularly to an alarm device used inside a hospital.

  In recent years, all the technologies and equipment related to medical care have been remarkably improved and advanced, the cure rate of various diseases has been increased, and the average lifespan has been extended. However, because good medical technology needs to be supported by sophisticated and stable equipment, those engaged in the technology are committed to improving and inventing medical equipment.

  Currently, a predetermined number of hospital rooms are arranged in a hospital that satisfies a predetermined standard, and a patient who needs surgery, a patient who needs long-term observation or a patient whose behavior is hindered, etc. are hospitalized and treated and observed. Each hospital places particular emphasis on the environment of the hospital room in order to ensure the health of these hospitalized patients and the doctors and nurses who take care of these patients and to enhance the therapeutic effect. For example, there is a need for an environment where the patient room can be monitored and controlled at all times, such as whether the content of oxygen, nitrogen, etc. in the patient room is a reference value, and whether the patient in the room is a necessary environmental condition. The patient's interests are protected and the safety of life is guaranteed.

In view of the above-described object, an alarm device used in the hospital has been devised in the prior art. FIG. 1 shows an area alarm device (Area alarm) 10 according to the prior art, and FIG. 2 shows a main alarm device (Master alarm) 20 according to the prior art. The area alarm device 10 is mainly used in a hospital room, and one area alarm device 10 is arranged in one hospital room, and whether various conditions in the hospital room meet the needs of the patient through the sensor 102 of the area alarm device 10. Is detected. For example, it is detected whether the content of gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and nitrous oxide in the room air, or the temperature, humidity and pressure in the room are suitable for the patient.
Further, the area alarm device 10 can inspect whether the pressure of the gas source described above is stable or abnormal. The area alarm device 10 arranged in each hospital room is connected to a central main alarm device 20. The main alarm device 20 matches and updates the room data transmitted from the area alarm device 10 as needed. On the display 202 of the main alarm device 20, simple data of each room such as normal and abnormal is displayed. Further, the external host 3 can be connected to the main alarm device 20 for further arrangement. As described above, the person who performs the monitoring control can perform the thorough monitoring control of each hospital room through the computer 3.

However, the above-mentioned alarm device equipment has a problem in flexibility of arrangement, and since the above-mentioned area alarm device 10 and main alarm device 20 are two different devices, the arrangement is fixed when arranged in the hospital room of each hospital. It is necessary to purchase after letting.
For example, if there are 50 hospital rooms in a hospital, it is necessary to purchase 50 area alarm devices 10 and then purchase the main alarm device 20 based on the monitoring control status to perform further matching and monitoring control. Replacing devices or reducing or increasing devices in hospitals and hospital rooms is very inconvenient and increases the cost of replacement. Further, the two devices described above are not humanized. For example, the two devices are embedded systems, and necessary programs are written in the processors in the two devices at the time of manufacture. Therefore, when updating the internal program of the two devices, it is necessary to remove the circuit board of the two devices and update the program, so that not only the removal and installation takes time, but also the cost for it is required. Become.
JP 05-135292 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-205834 JP 2002-281167 A

The first object of the present invention is to integrate the modules and functions of the area alarm device and the main alarm device in the same device and install the device in a hospital room to provide an area alarm device used for environmental detection. Not only can be installed in the monitoring control room, it can also be used as a main alarm device for alignment, and the functions of the area alarm device and the main alarm device can be performed separately or simultaneously by the connection through the transmission path. It is to provide an integrated device of a hospital alarm system that can do.
The second object of the present invention is to directly update or modify the program of the apparatus by arranging a memory card module on the apparatus and connecting an external memory card in which an execution program is stored, or a memory card. Can be used to copy the data recorded inside the device to an external host, and in the prior art, the internal circuit board has to be removed at the time of update, which can solve the time-consuming and cost-consuming problems The object is to provide a system integration device.
A third object of the present invention is to integrate the modules and functions of the area alarm device and the main alarm device into the same device, adjust the input / output module based on the arrangement demand inside the hospital, and the area alarm function and the main alarm. For hospitals that can perform functions separately or execute two functions with consent in one device, and can update the program inside the device at any time by connecting an external memory card It is to provide an integrated device of an alarm system.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned object, the invention of claim 1 detects the data of each condition of the installed environment that is electrically connected to the control unit and returns the detected data to the control unit. A sensor module used for the control, a control unit that is electrically connected to the control unit, is an input module of the integrated device, is connected to the first external device, and sends commands and data transmitted by the first external device to the control unit Switch module used to transmit to the control unit, electrically connected to the control unit, connected to the second external device, and used to transmit commands and data transmitted by the control unit to the second external device The relay module is electrically connected to the control unit, is connected to an external memory card, and the data stored in the control unit is passed through the memory card. The memory card module is used for direct output to the outside or the program stored in the memory card is directly updated to the control unit. The memory card module is electrically connected to the control unit. And a display module for receiving and displaying the analysis result of the data transmitted by the control unit.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an integrated apparatus for a hospital alarm system according to the first aspect, wherein the control unit is at least 32 bits and a CPU having an embedded OS is incorporated.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the sensor module is a gas sensor module, and is used for detecting each gas data of the installation environment and returning the detected data to the control unit. Is an integrated device for hospital alarm systems.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the integrated apparatus for a hospital alarm system according to claim 1, wherein the first external device and the second external device are the same external device.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the integrated device for a hospital alarm system according to claim 1, wherein the first external device and the second external device are integrated devices.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the switch module and the relay module are provided with a non-voltage contact, and are connected to a plurality of external devices by a connection method using the non-voltage contact. It is an integrated device of the system.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the integrated apparatus for a hospital alarm system according to claim 1, wherein the switch module and the relay module are connected to a plurality of external devices by an RS-485 board.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the hospital warning system integration device according to claim 1, wherein the memory card module is an SD card module.

  The invention of claim 9 further includes an interface port module electrically connected to the control unit, and the interface port module is connected to an external host for directly acquiring data stored in the apparatus from the host. The integrated apparatus for a hospital alarm system according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is used.

  The invention of claim 10 is the hospital alarm system integration apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the interface port module is connected to an external host through an RS-232 port.

  The invention of claim 11 is the hospital alarm system integration apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the interface port module is connected to an external host through a wireless LAN card.

  According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an integrated apparatus for a hospital alarm system according to the first aspect, wherein the display module is an organic EL.

  A thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the hospital warning system integration apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the display module is an LED.

  The invention according to claim 14 is the hospital warning system integration device according to claim 1, wherein the display module is an LCD.

  According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an integrated apparatus for a hospital alarm system according to the first aspect, wherein the control unit further includes a web server module.

  According to the present invention, there is provided an integrated apparatus for a hospital alarm system that simultaneously has the modules and functions of an area alarm device and a main alarm device, and the input / output module is adjusted based on the arrangement demand inside the hospital. , The area alarm function and the main alarm function can be used separately, or two functions can be executed at the same time in one integrated device. The program can be updated at any time, and the time and cost required for the update can be greatly reduced.

Embodiments showing the objects, features, and effects of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the structure of the embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen from the figure, the present invention is an integrated apparatus 4 mainly composed of a control unit 41 having an embedded OS and a plurality of modules. Since the control unit 41 is electrically connected and integrated with each module, the functions of the area alarm device 10 and the master alarm device 20 according to the prior art can be simultaneously provided in one device. . Since the integrated device 4 of the present invention combines the modules and functions of the area alarm device 10 and the main alarm device 20 according to the prior art at the same time, the control unit 41 needs to be a highly functional CPU, and a 32-bit or higher CPU. Is preferred, but not limited thereto.

  The plurality of modules includes a sensor module 42, a display module 43, a switch module 44, a relay module 45, and a web server module 41a.

1. The sensor module 42 can be used for detecting each data of the installed environment. For example, the oxygen content, nitrogen content, nitrous oxide content, temperature, humidity, gas concentration, etc. are detected and transmitted to the control unit 41 and analyzed to determine whether or not the standard is met.

2. The display module (display unit) 43 is an LED, an organic EL, an LCD, or the like. Data detected by the sensor module 42 is transmitted to the control unit 41. After the analysis, the control unit 41 can easily return to a plurality of signals, transmit to the display module 43, and display a warning signal. For example, normality or abnormality is displayed by blinking the lamp, or normality, danger, or abnormality is displayed by three different types of lamps.

3. The switch module 44 can be used for connection to an external expansion device 5 having various switching functions such as a vacuum suction device (Vacuum) or an air compressor (Air compressor). Further, for example, a first integrated device 4b having a second integrated device 4b that performs an area alarm device function by the switch module 44 of the second integrated device 4b when it is used to perform the function of the main alarm device. The alarm signal recorded by the first integrated device 4a can be received by connecting to the integrated device 4a.

4). The relay module 45 is used for connection with other devices or circuit boards, and outputs alarm signals to other alarm systems or devices. For example, when the first integrated device 4a is used to execute the function of the area alarm device, it is connected to the second integrated device 4b that executes the function of the main alarm device by the relay module 45, The alarm signal detected by the sensor module 42 on the first integrated device 4a is transmitted to the second integrated device 4b, whereby unified matching and monitoring control are performed.

5. The web server module 41 a is an embedded web server and is built in the control unit 41. The web server module 41a is updated through, for example, an external memory card (which will be described in detail later), and all computers connected to the network can display a monitoring control screen.
The above description shows a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the present invention.

  The integrated device 4 according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes an interface port module 46, and the user connects to the external host 3 in a wired or wireless manner, thereby further monitoring and controlling the safety of the hospital room. be able to. In this embodiment, the wired system is an RS-232 port, and the wireless system can be a wireless LAN card, but is not limited thereto. For example, the interface port module 46 can be an interface port module that supports a TCP / IP communication protocol, and can be connected to a far-end personal computer. The far-end personal computer is a web server module in the control unit 41. The monitor control screen can be displayed by connecting to 41a.

Further, in consideration of the volume of the integrated device 4, the display module 43 arranged in the integrated device 4 cannot use a display module having a large area, and the number thereof cannot be excessive. Therefore, the data that can be displayed can indicate whether the environment in the hospital room is normal or abnormal, but detailed data cannot be displayed.
Therefore, the person who performs the monitoring control connects to the integrated device 4 by the wired or wireless system through the external host 3, and further analyzes and monitors the various engagement data in the integrated device 4 through the monitoring control software on the host 3. Can be performed.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a connection state of the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, it has a first integrated device 4a that is a plurality of area alarm devices and a second integrated device 4b that is a main alarm device. The first integrated device 4a is arranged in a hospital room and used as an area alarm device. The second integrated device 4b is disposed in the monitoring control room and used as a main alarm device. The sensor module 42 of the first integrated device 4a is used to detect the environmental condition of the place where the first integrated device 4a is disposed, and the detected data is returned to the first integrated device 4a. The first integrated device 4a is connected via a switch module 44 to another external expansion device 5 such as a vacuum suction device or an air compression device (not shown). In this embodiment, the switch module 44 is connected to the external expansion device 5 by a connection method using a non-voltage contact (Dry contact), but is not limited thereto. The data detected by the expansion device 5 is transmitted to the control unit 41 inside the first integration device 4a. After the analysis, the control unit 41 transmits these data to the display module 43 and displays them externally through the LED, organic EL or LCD of the display module 43.

The first integrated device 4a is connected to the switch module 44 of the second integrated device 4b by a relay module 45 (see FIGS. 3 to 6), and is an extension facility of the second integrated device 4b. This is provided to the second integration device 4b.
In the present embodiment, the first integration device 4a is connected to the second integration device 4b by an RS-485 board, but is not limited thereto. The first integrated device 4a is an area alarm device installed in a hospital room. The second integrated device 4b is a central main alarm device and has a display module 43b. Since the second integrated device 4b has a plurality of switch modules 44, it can be connected to a plurality of area alarm devices, which can be installed in each hospital room. The first integrated device 4a having an area alarm function is used to receive data from each room. Next, simple data of each room is displayed one by one through the display module 43 on the second integrated device 4b. For example, in this embodiment, the first integrated device 4a in each hospital room corresponds to the LED signal light on the display module 43a, the green LED signal light indicates normality, and the red LED signal light indicates abnormality, Not limited.
The relay module 45 of the second integrated device 4b can be connected to other external devices such as an alarm system or an automatic notification system (not shown). Can be further diversified to increase the safety in the hospital. The embodiments of the present invention are arranged according to the needs of each hospital and are not limited.

Importantly, the integrated device 4 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be used separately for the area alarm device and the main alarm device, or can simultaneously execute the two functions.
As shown in FIG. 5, when it is necessary to monitor and control the environment in five hospital rooms with five area alarm devices, it is necessary to connect one more main alarm device, but only five alarm devices can be purchased. A set of five devices can be used as an area alarm device and a main alarm device. That is, the third integrated device 4c in the present embodiment detects the environmental conditions in which the third integrated device 4c is installed by the sensor module 42, displays the condition on the first display module 43a, and displays each data of the patient room. Can be displayed. Next, the switch module 45 receives data transmitted from four devices installed in four different hospital rooms, and transmits data of all five hospital rooms to the control unit 41 on the third integrated device 4c for processing. The data of each room can be displayed on the second display unit 43b.

The above three types of usage methods of the embodiment of the present invention (area alarm device, main alarm device and area alarm device + main alarm device) can clarify the function division by updating the internal program. it can. In addition to the originally set program, the user can update the program in the integrated device 4 himself.
As shown in FIG. 6, a memory card module 47 is installed in the embodiment of the present invention. The memory card module 47 is preferably an SD card module. When the user or the administrator changes the program in the integrated device 4 to execute other functions, or when updating to a new version, the external memory card 47a is connected to the external host 3 and the software to be updated is stored in the memory. After the data is stored in the card 47a, the memory card 47a is connected to the memory card module 47 on the integration device 4, and for example, a program update operation such as updating the web server module 41a can be performed. Thus, since it is not necessary to remove and update a part of the circuit board in the integration device 4 in order to update the program of the integration device 4, the time and cost required for the update can be greatly reduced.

  The above detailed description shows preferred embodiments of the present invention, and does not limit the scope of the claims of the present invention. All modifications of the equivalent effects based on the gist of the present invention are all described in the present invention. It is included in the scope of claims.

It is a block diagram which shows the area alarm apparatus by a prior art. It is a block diagram which shows the main alarm device by a prior art. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the use condition of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the other use condition of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the other Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

4 integration device 4a first integration device 4b second integration device 4c third integration device 41 control unit 41a web server module 42 sensor module 43, 43a, 43b display module 44 switch module 45 relay module 46 interface port module 47 memory Card module 47a Memory card 5 Expansion device

Claims (15)

A control unit;
A sensor module that is electrically connected to the control unit, detects data of each condition of the installed environment, and is used to return the detected data to the control unit;
It is electrically connected to the control unit, is an input module of an integrated device, is connected to a first external device, and is used to transmit commands and data transmitted by the first external device to the control unit. A switch module
A relay module electrically connected to the control unit, connected to a second external device, and used to transmit commands and data transmitted by the control unit to the second external device;
The control unit is electrically connected to the external memory card, and the data stored in the control unit is directly output to the outside through the memory card, or the control is performed by a program stored in the memory card. A memory card module used to update the program directly to the unit, and
An integrated apparatus for a hospital alarm system, comprising: a display module electrically connected to the control unit and receiving and displaying an analysis result of data transmitted by the control unit.   2. The hospital warning system integration apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is at least 32 bits and includes a CPU having an embedded OS.   The hospital alarm system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor module is a gas sensor module, and is used for detecting each gas data of an installation environment and returning the detected data to the control unit. Integrated device.   2. The hospital warning system integration device according to claim 1, wherein the first external device and the second external device are the same external device.   The integrated device for a hospital alarm system according to claim 1, wherein the first external device and the second external device are the integrated device.   2. The hospital warning system integration device according to claim 1, wherein the switch module and the relay module are provided with a non-voltage contact and connected to the plurality of external devices by a connection method using the non-voltage contact. .   The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the switch module and the relay module are connected to the plurality of external devices by an RS-485 board.   2. The hospital warning system integration apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the memory card module is an SD card module.   Furthermore, an interface port module electrically connected to the control unit is provided, and the interface port module is connected to an external host and is used to directly acquire data stored in the device from the host. The hospital warning system integration device according to claim 1.   The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the interface port module is connected to the external host through an RS-232 port.   The hospital alarm system integration apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the interface port module is connected to the external host through a wireless LAN card.   2. The hospital warning system integration apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display module is an organic EL.   2. The hospital warning system integration apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display module is an LED.   2. The hospital warning system integration apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display module is an LCD.   2. The hospital warning system integration apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit further includes a web server module.

Images