JP2011125634A - Biological information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain display of patient information which does not become hindrance of display of biological information without applying time and effort. <P>SOLUTION: A display part 150 individually arranges the biological information on a plurality of patients in a plurality of display zones 152 obtained by dividing a display area of a display screen 151 and simultaneously displays them on one screen. A printing part 160 individually arranges the patient information on the plurality of patients in a plurality of printing zones 163 obtained by dividing a predetermined printing area of a printing sheet 161 and prints them on the printing sheet 161. The printing part 160 arranges the patient information in the printing zones 163 according to arrangement of the biological information in the display zones 152. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a biological information processing apparatus.

  The central monitor device is generally a biological information processing device installed in a nurse station in a medical institution. This device receives each patient's biological information (eg, ECG, blood pressure, arterial oxygen saturation, etc.) from the bedside monitor device installed at the bedside of each patient in an intensive care unit or hospital room. It can be displayed on a screen (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The central monitor device can simultaneously display the biological information received from each bedside monitor device on a single screen in order to simultaneously monitor the condition of a plurality of patients located away from the nurse station such as an intensive care unit. The display mode can be changed according to the number of patients to be displayed simultaneously. FIG. 1 shows a 6-bed 2-waveform display mode as an example. In this mode, two waveforms can be displayed for each patient in six (for six persons) display areas obtained by dividing the display area of one screen.

  In the example of FIG. 1, patient information such as the patient's name is displayed in the waveform display area of each patient so that it can be determined at a glance which patient the biometric information being displayed belongs to.

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  However, as described above, the method of displaying patient information in the waveform display area of each patient overlaps the waveform and characters, which may prevent the characters from reading the waveform. Absent.

  In practice, a simple patient information display tape is prepared by writing patient information with a pen on an adhesive tape cut into a strip, and the patient information display tape is attached around the screen using a dedicated patient nameplate. In many cases, a manual method of attaching to a frame is employed. In this method, the waveform and the character do not overlap. Further, even if a patient moves in a room or bed, it can be dealt with only by changing the position of the tape.

  However, in the above-described manual method, patient information handwritten on the tape may be thinned or erased. Or the adhesiveness of a tape may fall and the replacement | exchange to a new tape may be needed. In such a case, it becomes necessary to rewrite the patient information on the tape. In the first place, each time a patient enters or exits, handwriting of patient information is required. Therefore, there is a problem that it is troublesome for medical staff.

  The present invention has been made in view of such points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a biological information processing apparatus capable of realizing display of patient information that does not hinder the display of biological information without taking time and effort. .

  The biological information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a display unit that individually arranges biological information about a plurality of patients in a plurality of display areas obtained by dividing a display area of the display screen, and displays the information on one screen at the same time. And printing means for individually placing the patient information in a plurality of printing areas obtained by dividing a predetermined printing area of the sheet and printing the sheet information on the sheet, the printing means for arranging biological information in the display area. In response, patient information is placed in the print area.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the display of the patient information which does not become a hindrance of the display of biometric information is realizable without taking time.

The figure for demonstrating the conventional patient information display method The block diagram which shows the structure of the central monitor apparatus which concerns on one embodiment of this invention The figure for demonstrating the preparation method and usage method of the patient information display sheet which concern on one embodiment of this invention Illustration for explaining an example of using a patient nameplate Illustration to explain how to use patient nameplate The figure which shows the 1st example of the printing format of the patient information display sheet which concerns on one embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the 2nd example of the printing format of the patient information display sheet which concerns on one embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the 3rd example of the printing format of the patient information display sheet which concerns on one embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the 4th example of the printing format of the patient information display sheet which concerns on one embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the 5th example of the printing format of the patient information display sheet which concerns on one embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the 6th example of the printing format of the patient information display sheet which concerns on one embodiment of this invention

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a central monitor device as a biological information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The central monitor device 100 illustrated in FIG. 2 includes a connector unit 110, a wireless reception unit 120, an information input unit 130, a control unit 140, a display unit 150, a printing unit 160, a storage unit 170, and an audio output unit 180.

  The connector unit 110 is a connection unit such as a cable that enables communication with external devices such as various types of biological information measuring devices and other biological information processing devices (for example, a bedside monitor device installed on the bedside). It has a connector that can be inserted and removed. The connector unit 110 can include at least one of a network connector (for example, a LAN connection connector), a serial connector, a USB connector, and a connection connector dedicated to various external devices. The connector unit 110 receives patient biometric information from an external device connected via a connection means. The received biological information is supplied to the control unit 140. Thereby, the central monitor apparatus 100 can acquire the biological information about the patient from the external device in real time.

  The wireless reception unit 120 includes an antenna and a wireless signal processing circuit that enable wireless communication with an external device (for example, a telemeter device) that can transmit biological information wirelessly. The wireless reception unit 120 receives the patient's biological information transmitted from the external device via the wireless communication channel. The received biological information is supplied to the control unit 140. Thereby, the central monitor apparatus 100 can acquire the biological information about each patient from an external device in real time even wirelessly.

  The information input unit 130 has a function of receiving input of patient information. The information input unit 130 is an operation means such as a keyboard and a mouse for a user (for example, a nurse) to manually input patient information, or a card reader that reads patient information recorded on a magnetic card. The information input unit 130 supplies the received patient information to the control unit 140. Thereby, the central monitor apparatus 100 can acquire patient information.

  The control unit 140 includes a storage medium that stores a program for controlling the operation of each unit in the central monitor device 100, and an arithmetic processing unit that executes the program.

  For example, the control unit 140 stores the patient information of each patient supplied from the information input unit 130 in the storage unit 170 and manages the patient information. The patient information to be managed mainly includes the patient identification number, name, gender, and age, as well as the name or number of the room, floor, or ward. Additionally, a wireless communication channel number can be included. Further, it may include caricature icon information based on the sex and age of the patient. In addition, the names of doctors and nurses in charge of the patient can be included.

  In addition, the control unit 140 performs control for causing the display unit 150 to display biometric information about each patient sequentially supplied from the connector unit 110 and the wireless reception unit 120 in real time. In this case, the control unit 140 generates an image signal from the biological information so that the biological information about a plurality of patients is arranged according to a display mode specified in advance (for example, a 6-bed 2-waveform display mode). The generated image signal is supplied to the display unit 150. In addition, the display of biometric information includes the display by at least one among a waveform and a number.

  In addition, the control unit 140 manages the biological information by storing the biological information about each patient sequentially supplied from the connector unit 110 and the wireless receiving unit 120 in the storage unit 170 in association with the patient information.

  Further, the control unit 140 determines whether there is an abnormality in the patient condition by performing analysis such as threshold determination on the biological information of each patient sequentially supplied from the connector unit 110 and the wireless reception unit 120. . If an abnormality has occurred, the image signal is processed to notify the user of the occurrence of abnormality through the screen, or an alarm sound is output from the audio output unit 180 to notify the user of the occurrence of abnormality through sound. .

  Further, when the user performs a predetermined operation, the control unit 140 reads out the biological information about the specific patient stored in the storage unit 170, generates an image signal from the biological information, and generates the generated image signal. Can also be supplied to the display unit 150.

  In addition, when the user performs a predetermined operation, the control unit 140 performs control for producing a patient information display sheet by printing patient information stored in the storage unit 170 on a printing sheet. The patient information display sheet selects a print format corresponding to a display mode designated in advance, and generates a print signal from the patient information so that the patient information is arranged according to the selected print format. The generated print signal is supplied to the print unit 160. A method for producing the patient information display sheet and a method for using the same will be described in detail later.

  The display unit 150 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, for example, and displays biological information on the screen based on image signals sequentially supplied from the control unit 140.

  The printing unit 160 is a printer of an arbitrary type such as a thermal type, an ink jet type, or an electrophotographic type, and prints patient information on a printing sheet based on a printing signal supplied from the control unit 140. The printing unit 160 can also print biometric information designated according to a predetermined operation.

  The storage unit 170 is a storage device such as a semiconductor memory device or a hard disk, for example, and stores various types of information supplied from the control unit 140.

  The audio output unit 180 is a speaker and outputs an alarm sound or the like.

  The central monitor device 100 having the above configuration may adopt an integrated configuration in which all the functional units are accommodated in one housing, or the display unit 150 or the printing unit 160 may be separated from the other functional units. You may employ | adopt the stand-alone structure accommodated in the housing | casing and connected through the connection means.

  Next, a method for producing and using a patient information display sheet according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method for producing and using a patient information display sheet by the central monitor 100 having an integrated configuration.

  On the display screen 151 of the display unit 150, biological information about a plurality of patients is arranged and displayed on one screen for simultaneous monitoring. In the example shown in FIG. 3, almost the entire display screen 151 is a display area. The display area is divided into display areas 152 according to a display mode designated in advance according to the number of patients to be monitored and the like, and each display area is assigned for displaying biological information about each patient. The display area 152 includes a waveform display unit 153 and a number display unit 154. In the waveform display unit 153, biological information is expressed by a waveform, and in the number display unit 154, biological information is expressed by a number. In the example shown in FIG. 3, since the 16-bed 1 waveform mode is designated in advance, 16 display areas 152 are formed by dividing the display area, and biological information for up to 16 people can be displayed simultaneously. it can.

  A printing sheet 161 preliminarily placed in a paper magazine (not shown) in the main body of the central monitoring apparatus 100 is fed in the central monitoring apparatus 100 when a user instructs printing of patient information by a predetermined operation. It is supplied to the printing unit 160 by a mechanism (not shown). Then, the printing unit 160 prints patient information about the patient to be monitored on the printing sheet 161 according to a printing format corresponding to a display mode designated in advance. When the printing sheet 161 on which the patient information is printed is cut out, the production of the patient information display sheet 162 is completed.

  The printing sheet 161 is a very long sheet having a width of several centimeters, and can be cut to an arbitrary length. In addition, since the printing sheet 161 has a printing area almost entirely, patient information can be printed on the printing sheet 161 in an arbitrary format.

  In the example shown in FIG. 3, the print format is adapted to the vertical arrangement of the display area 152. Specifically, on the display screen 151, the display area 152 for 16 persons is divided into two columns, and the display area 152 for 8 persons is arranged in a column in each column. Correspondingly, the print format is divided into eight print areas 163 that are approximately the same length as the vertical size of the display screen 151 so that patient information for at least eight persons can be printed in a column. It is a format.

  The produced patient information display sheet 162 can be attached to the left and right of the display screen 151 on a frame 155 surrounding the display screen 151 of the display unit 150. Since the vertical size of each print area 163 matches the vertical size of the display area by the print format according to the vertical arrangement of the display area, the patient information of a patient and its The patient's biological information can be arranged side by side. Then, it is possible to determine at a glance which patient each biometric information belongs to.

  Although FIG. 3 shows a usage method in which the patient information display sheet 162 is directly attached to the frame 155, other methods are also possible. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, a patient nameplate compartment 156 and a patient nameplate 157 may be used to attach the patient information sheet to the frame 155 of the display unit 150. In the case of the method using these, as shown in FIG. 5, a patient nameplate case 156 is fixed in advance to the left and right portions of the frame 155 of the display unit 150, and a patient information display sheet 162 is attached to the patient nameplate 157. Then, the patient name plate 157 is inserted into the patient name plate case 156. Thereby, the effect similar to the case shown in FIG. 3 is realizable.

  As the print format of the patient information display sheet 162, various formats can be adopted according to the display mode of the biological information. 6 to 11 are diagrams each showing a print format that can be adopted when the display area is in a display mode in which columns are arranged in a column.

  In the first example shown in FIG. 6, in the patient information display sheet 162, a print area 164 having a length substantially the same as the vertical size of the display screen is divided into four (four persons) print areas 163. In the printing area 163 for one patient, patient information about one patient includes patient room number, patient caricature icon, radio communication channel number of the telemeter device used by the patient, and the patient name in Chinese characters. Katakana notation is printed.

  The print format shown in FIG. 6 is automatically selected by the control unit 140 (FIG. 2) when the biometric information is displayed in the display mode in which four display areas are arranged in tandem, or the user performs a predetermined operation. The control unit 140 is selected via

  In the second example shown in FIG. 7, the print area 164 of the patient information display sheet 162 is divided into three (three persons) print areas 163. In the printing area 163 for one patient, patient information about one patient includes patient room number, patient caricature icon, radio communication channel number of the telemeter device used by the patient, and the patient name in Chinese characters. Katakana notation is printed.

  In the print format shown in FIG. 7, when biometric information is displayed in a display mode in which three display areas are arranged in tandem, the control unit 140 (FIG. 2) automatically selects or the user performs a predetermined operation. The control unit 140 is selected via

  In the third example shown in FIG. 8, the print area 164 of the patient information display sheet 162 is divided into two (for two persons) print areas 163. And in the printing area 163 for one person, the patient information about one patient is printed. Specifically, the patient's room number, the caricature icon of the patient, the radio communication channel number of the telemeter device used by the patient, the kanji and katakana notation of the patient name, and the name of the doctor or nurse in charge are included.

  The print format shown in FIG. 8 is selected automatically by the control unit 140 (FIG. 2) when the biological information is displayed in a display mode in which two display areas are arranged in a column, or a user performs a predetermined operation. The control unit 140 is selected via

  In the fourth example shown in FIG. 9, the print area 164 of the patient information display sheet 162 is divided into eight (eight persons) print areas 163. In the printing area 163 for one person, the patient's room number, floor number or ward name, patient's caricature icon, and patient's surname are printed as patient information for one patient.

  In the print format shown in FIG. 9, when the biological information is displayed in a display mode in which eight display areas are arranged in a column, the control unit 140 (FIG. 2) automatically selects or the user performs a predetermined operation. The control unit 140 is selected via

  In the fifth example shown in FIG. 10, the print area 164 of the patient information display sheet 162 is divided into six (for six persons) print areas 163. In the print area 163 for one patient, the patient's room number, the patient's caricature icon, and the patient's surname are printed as patient information about one patient.

  In the print format shown in FIG. 10, when biometric information is displayed in a display mode in which six display areas are arranged in tandem, the control unit 140 (FIG. 2) automatically selects or the user performs a predetermined operation. The control unit 140 is selected via

  In the sixth example shown in FIG. 11, the print area 164 of the patient information display sheet 162 is divided into six (for six persons) print areas 163. In the printing area 163 for one person, the patient's room number, floor number or ward name, patient's caricature icon, and patient's surname are printed as patient information for one patient.

  In the print format of FIG. 11, when biometric information is displayed in a display mode in which six display areas are arranged in tandem, the control unit 140 (FIG. 2) automatically selects or the user performs a predetermined operation. Via the control unit 140.

  The patient information display sheet of FIG. 11 is basically the same in print format as the patient information display sheet of FIG. 10, but differs in that it is made from a foldable printing sheet. That is, in the patient information display sheet of FIG. 11, perforations 165 (broken line portions in the figure) are formed on the patient information display sheet 162 at regular intervals. In this case, since each printing area 163 is formed so as to avoid perforations, it is possible to avoid characters printed as patient information from overlapping the perforations.

  As can be seen from the six examples described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 11, in the central monitor device 100, the control unit 140 (FIG. 2) responds to the arrangement of the biological information in the display area in the designated display mode. The arrangement of patient information in the print area can be variably set. Furthermore, the contents of the patient information to be printed in the print area can be variably set according to the determined arrangement of the patient information in the print area.

  That is, when the size of each display area is enlarged or reduced in accordance with the change of the display mode, the control unit 140 can enlarge or reduce the size of each print area accordingly. In addition, when the number of display areas arranged in a line is increased or decreased with the change of the display mode, the control unit 140 increases or decreases the number of print areas in a predetermined length accordingly. Can do. Thereby, the patient information display sheet corresponding to arbitrary display modes can be produced.

  Further, when the size of each display area is enlarged or reduced, the control unit 140 can increase or decrease the content of patient information printed in each print area accordingly. For example, the contents of the patient information can be increased when the size of each display area is increased, and the contents of the patient information can be decreased when the size of each display area is reduced. Thereby, patient information can be shown by the character of the size which is easy to see for any display mode.

  Even when the content of patient information is reduced by reducing the print area, the patient information to be printed always includes at least the patient's last name, and preferably always includes the room number. Thereby, the patient himself / herself can be specified even with a small amount of information. When the contents of the patient information can be added by expanding the print area, supplementary information such as a wireless communication channel number is added according to the expansion width. Thereby, the patient information display sheet which shows patient information in detail can be produced, without a user taking an effort.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the patient information display sheet is produced by arranging the patient information in the print area and placing it on the print sheet in accordance with the arrangement of the biological information in the display area. For this reason, unlike the conventional patient information display tape, no troublesome handwriting work is required. Therefore, the display of patient information that does not hinder the display of biological information can be realized without taking time and effort.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. The above embodiment is merely an example, and various modifications can be made.

  For example, in this embodiment, patient information is printed when biometric information is displayed on the display screen, but patient information can be printed even when biometric information is not displayed on the display screen.

  Further, for example, in the present embodiment, all patient information arranged in tandem is printed at the same time, but patient information can also be printed individually.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Central monitor apparatus 110 Connector part 120 Radio | wireless receiving part 130 Information input part 140 Control part 150 Display part 151 Display screen 152 Display area 153 Waveform display part 154 Numeric display part 155 Frame 156 Patient nameplate insertion 157 Patient nameplate 160 Printing part 161 Printing Sheet 162 Patient information display sheet 163 Print area 164 Print area 165 Perforation 170 Storage section 180 Audio output section

Claims (6)

Display means for displaying biometric information about a plurality of patients individually in a plurality of display areas obtained by dividing the display area of the display screen and simultaneously displaying on one screen;
Printing means for placing patient information on a plurality of patients individually on a plurality of print areas obtained by dividing a predetermined print area of the sheet and printing on the sheet;
The biometric information processing apparatus, wherein the printing unit arranges patient information in the print area in accordance with the arrangement of the biometric information in the display area. Control means for controlling the placement of biological information in the display area and the placement of patient information in the print area;
The biological information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit enlarges or reduces the size of each print area in accordance with the enlargement or reduction of the size of each display area. Control means for controlling the placement of biological information in the display area and the placement of patient information in the print area;
The biological information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit increases or decreases the number of print areas in accordance with an increase or decrease in the number of display areas. Control means for controlling the placement of biological information in the display area and the placement of patient information in the print area;
The biological information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit changes the content of patient information to be printed on a sheet in accordance with the size of each print area.   The biological information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the control unit prints at least a patient's name as patient information.   The said control means further prints the number or name of a hospital room or a ward, the name of a doctor or nurse in charge, the number of a wireless communication channel, or a portrait icon according to the size of each printing area. Biological information processing device.

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