JP2011161113A - Medical care apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical care apparatus which can improve operability of a medical care device and a computer to improve the medical-care efficiency, while reducing the risk of an operational error. <P>SOLUTION: The medical care apparatus 1, which comprises: the medical care device such as a medical-care chair 4 or an instrument 20; a plurality of interfaces; and the computer 9 which can be controlled by the interfaces, includes a touch screen 85 for displaying the operation contents through the interfaces and a display device 91. Two or more interfaces out of the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and a pointing stick 86, as the plurality of interfaces are combined to be operated for controlling the medical-care chair 4, the instrument 20 or the computer 9. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medical medical device used when performing medical care such as dental medical care, for example. More specifically, the medical medical device includes a plurality of operation means, and an operation error can be prevented by operating a medical device, a computer, or the like with these operation means. The present invention relates to a medical treatment apparatus.

For example, a medical medical device used for medical treatment such as dental medical treatment includes a medical device such as a chair or an instrument, and a computer that manages and processes electronic medical records, X-ray images, and the like.
In this specification, medical care is a concept including examination, diagnosis, and treatment.

  However, since it is necessary to operate a medical device and a computer while examining a patient in such a medical medical device, the operability is important for an operator who operates the medical device and the computer. For example, if the operability of the medical device is poor when the medical device is operated while diagnosing, the operation takes time, and the diagnosis is interrupted for a long time. This causes the patient to wait and places a burden on both the operator and the patient. In addition, when operating a medical device while diagnosing, if the operability of the medical device is poor, there is a risk of erroneous operation. As described above, the operability of the medical medical device is related to the safety in medical treatment.

  For example, the dental medical device described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed to include a touch pad as an operation means (interface). It is said that the operability of the medical device by the operator can be improved by the interface constituted by this touch pad.

  In addition, as described above, recent medical medical devices are equipped with a computer for electronically managing electronic medical records, prescriptions of medicines, etc., and an operator who treats a patient has both a medical device and a computer. Need to operate. Therefore, operating the operation of the medical device and the operation of the computer using separate interfaces makes the operability of the medical medical device poor for the operator. Therefore, Patent Document 2 proposes a configuration in which a computer and a medical device can be switched and operated on a touch panel for operating the medical device. Thereby, it is said that the operativity of the medical medical device by a medical device and a computer can be improved.

  Patent Document 3 proposes operating a medical device as a different interface from the touch panel using a foot controller operated with a foot. As a result, it is said that, for an operator who has many medical treatments using his / her hands, the operation can be performed without taking his hands off from a medical instrument such as an instrument, so that the operability is improved.

  Furthermore, in the current situation where the amount of operations and complicated operations associated with the complexity of medical equipment and computers tend to increase, further efficiency in medical treatment is eagerly desired from the viewpoint of reducing patient burden due to longer medical hours. Has been. Therefore, for example, it is considered that the operability of the medical medical device can be improved by providing a plurality of touch panels (touch screens) and foot controllers for improving the operability as proposed in the above patent document as interfaces. be able to.

  However, as described above, since the operation of the medical device and the computer is complicated, there is a possibility that the risk of an erroneous operation may increase simply by providing a plurality of interfaces and improving the efficiency.

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  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a medical medical device capable of reducing the risk of erroneous operation while improving medical efficiency by improving the operability of medical equipment and computers.

  The present invention provides a medical medical device including a medical device, a plurality of operation units, and a computer that can be controlled based on an operation by the operation unit, wherein at least one of the medical device and the computer includes the operation unit. Display means for displaying the operation contents of the means, one of the plurality of operation means being a foot controller, based on an operation in which two or more operation means of the foot controller and other operation means are combined. The medical device is controlled.

  The above-mentioned medical equipment is driven by the vibration of a medical chair that can be lifted and tilted by the operator's operation, or a handpiece that is driven by air pressure or a motor, an air scaler that is driven by air pressure, or an ultrasonic transducer An ultrasonic scaler, a laser handpiece connected to a therapeutic laser generator, and an instrument such as a laser irradiation chip connected to the tip of the laser handpiece.

  One of the operation means is a foot controller, and the other operation means may be a user interface capable of input operation such as a touch screen (touch panel), a pointing stick, a keyboard, or a mouse.

  The computer includes a control device including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, an operation device that is an input device such as a mouse and a keyboard, a display that includes a liquid crystal screen, a storage device such as a hard disk, and various storage media such as a DVD-RAM. A storage medium reading device or a storage medium reading / writing device, and a computer including a transmission / reception device configured by a communication device such as a LAN board connectable to a network. The display means can be composed of a display composed of the liquid crystal screen or the like.

  The operation content can be an operation control target among the medical device and the computer, a selection operation for selecting a function in the operation control target, or a movable / stop operation of the selected device or function.

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the risk of erroneous operation while improving the operability of a medical medical device provided with a medical device and a computer.
Specifically, by providing a plurality of operation means including a foot controller, the medical device can be operated by the operation means according to the situation, so that the operability of the medical medical device can be improved.

  Further, among the plurality of operation means, in order to control a medical device or a computer based on an operation in which two or more operation means of the foot controller and other operation means are combined, that is, a multi-operation, for example, one operation means It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a malfunction due to an erroneous operation such that the medical device or the computer is activated by an unexpected contact with the operation means when the medical device or the computer is controlled based on the operation only by the operation.

  Further, for example, a combination of hand operation means such as a touch screen (touch panel), pointing stick, keyboard, etc. and operation means using a foot operation input such as a foot controller, and the operation operation of the hand and the foot are linked. Therefore, it is possible to operate with one action, so that convenience is further improved. In addition, since a touch operation by hand and an operation input by foot are input in two stages, an erroneous operation can be prevented because each operation input content is confirmed and the next operation input is made.

  In addition, since the surgeon can operate the medical device and the computer with the operating means in the medical medical device without moving in the medical environment, the operator operates the medical device and the computer with different operating means. Convenience improves compared with.

  Further, since the operation content can be displayed by the display means provided in at least one of the medical equipment and the computer, it is possible to perform medical care without moving the operator's line of sight as much as possible.

  In addition, the display unit that is provided in at least one of the medical device and the computer and displays the operation content by the operation unit can determine whether the operation target by the operation unit is the medical device or the computer, Since medical care can be performed, the possibility of erroneous operation can be reduced.

  As an aspect of the present invention, a function limiting unit that limits a function operated by one operating unit among the plurality of operating units can be provided.

For a function operated by the above-mentioned one operation means, limiting the function in another operation means means that, for example, when a function selection operation is performed by one operation means, the function selection operation cannot be performed by the other operation means. The other operation means is to perform a determination operation or a resolution operation for the function selection operated by one operation means.
According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation due to an overlapping operation by a plurality of operation means.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, it is possible to adopt a configuration that allows simultaneous operation by combining the plurality of operation means when controlling the medical device and the computer.
According to the present invention, it is possible to increase the types of operations in which a plurality of operation means are combined without sacrificing safety, and it is possible to improve the operability of the medical medical device. Specifically, for example, functions that are not used in daily operation control such as emergency stop of driving in a medical device or a computer or maintenance operation such as a so-called serviceman mode, etc. are not simultaneously performed in operation operations during normal medical treatment. By setting to be operable based on the operation, it is possible to prevent functions that are not used for daily medical care from being unexpectedly operated due to erroneous operation during medical treatment, and it is possible to perform medical treatment more safely using medical equipment and computers. it can.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, a control changeover switch for switching a control target to be controlled by an operation by the operation means to the medical device and the computer can be provided.
Thereby, by switching the operation object by the operation means with the control changeover switch, for example, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation such as operating the medical device with the intention of operating the computer.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, a detachable and substantially transparent disposable sheet covering the operation means can be provided.
The substantially transparent disposable sheet can be a transparent or translucent disposable sheet or a disposable sheet in which a part (touch screen or touch panel part) is transparent and the rest is opaque.

Thus, even when the operation means is an operation means such as a touch screen (touch panel), a pointing stick, or a push switch for performing an operation by a contact operation, the disposable seat can be replaced each time the patient changes. By touching the operation means, the problem of hygiene that bacteria are transmitted to the patient can be solved, and infection control can be easily realized.
In addition, for example, by configuring the disposable sheet with a resin that can be autoclaved, sterilization can be easily performed, the hygiene problem can be solved, and the convenience of use can be improved. To do.

As another aspect of the present invention, the other operation means may be configured with a touch screen and may include a slide touch input receiving means for receiving a slide touch input.
The touch screen may be a pressure-sensitive touch screen that senses changes in pressure and an electrostatic touch screen that senses electrical signals due to static electricity.
According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent erroneous operation input due to unexpected contact with the touch screen.

Further, as another aspect of the present invention, the other operation means can be configured by a touch screen, and can be provided with a multi-contact input means for receiving an input by two or more touches.
According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent erroneous operation input due to unexpected contact with the touch screen.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the touch screen can be provided with a pressure detecting means for detecting a pressing force at the time of contact.
According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent erroneous operation input due to unexpected contact with the touch screen. Further, since the pressing force at the time of contact is detected, the surgeon can easily recognize the operation and prevent an erroneous operation.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, an operable switch that enables the operation of the touch screen can be provided.
According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent erroneous operation input due to unexpected contact with the touch screen.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, an operation invalidation switch for invalidating an operation on the touch screen can be provided.
According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent erroneous operation input due to unexpected contact with the touch screen.

  Further, as an aspect of the present invention, any one of the operation means includes a wireless communication unit, and the medical device is configured by a wireless medical device, and the wireless communication unit can communicate with the wireless medical device. .

  According to the present invention, a wireless medical device having higher medical operability than a medical device connected to a medical medical device by a hose or a cable can be operated by an operating means of the medical medical device capable of preventing an unexpected erroneous operation. Therefore, the operability for the operator can be improved while providing safety.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a medical medical device capable of reducing the risk of erroneous operation while improving the medical efficiency by improving the operability of medical devices and computers.

The perspective view which shows the structure of a medical device. The perspective view of a multi-operation type medical device. The partially expanded explanatory view about a tray operation part. The expansion perspective view about a foot controller. Explanatory drawing about the display of a display apparatus. The block diagram of a multi-operation system. The flowchart about multi-operation. Explanatory explanatory drawing about an operation part display apparatus. The block diagram of the multi-operation system of another form.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 shows a perspective view of the configuration of the medical device 1, FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the multi-operation medical device 6, and FIG. 3 shows a partially enlarged explanatory view of the tray operating unit 83. 4 shows an enlarged perspective view of the foot controller 5, FIG. 5 shows an explanatory diagram of display on the display device 91, FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of the multi-operation system 10, and FIG. 7 shows a multi-operation system. FIG. 8 is an enlarged explanatory view of the touch screen 85. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the medical device 1 includes a basin unit 3, an assistant hanger 2 connected to the basin unit 3 through a hanger arm 2 c, a medical chair 4, and a medical base 41 serving as a base for the medical chair 4. And a foot controller 5, a multi-operation type medical device 6 and a computer 9 (FIG. 6) connected to the medical base 41.

  The assistant hanger 2 is a unit in which a saliva ejector 2a and a vacuum syringe 2b for sucking saliva and cooling water, and a three-way syringe for discharging air and water are removably stored. The Saraje ejector 2a, the vacuum syringe 2b, and the three-way syringe housed in the assistant hanger 2 are used by a dental practitioner or assistant, and are used for cleaning or suctioning the oral cavity.

The hanger arm 2 c is an arm that supports the assistant hanger 2. This hanger arm 2c can be expanded and contracted and bent and moved vertically and horizontally, so that the height and position of the assistant hanger 2 can be changed as appropriate.
The basin unit 3 includes a nozzle 3b that discharges water for gargle, a cup placement portion 3c that places a cup, and a basin 3a that receives water after gargle.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the medical chair 4 is supported by a medical base 41 and is a dental medical table that tilts the back sheet 4 b and raises and lowers the medical chair 4 by an operator's operation. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the medical base 41 includes a lifting drive means 42 by hydraulic pressure and the like and a CPU 44 that is a control device, and the medical chair 4 is controlled by the CPU 44. 42 is configured to be driven up and down.

Moreover, the seat surface part of the medical chair 4 is comprised by the headrest 4a, the back sheet | seat 4b, and the seat surface sheet | seat 4c. The back seat 4b is attached to the seat seat 4c so as to be raised and lowered, and is tilted under the control of the CPU 44 by the tilt driving means 43 (FIG. 6) such as a hydraulic cylinder. The headrest 4a is attached to the back sheet 4b so as to be fixed or adjustable in distance and angle. Operations such as tilting, raising and lowering, and distance / angle adjustment are performed manually or by an operator operating the foot controller 5 or the multi-operation medical device 6.
The medical base 41 is provided with a main power button 41a. When the main power button 41a is pushed by a foot operation or the like, the main power is turned on.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the foot controller 5 includes an operation switch 50 including operation buttons 50a to 50d, a selection operation key 50e, and a foot pedal 50f, a CPU 51 as a control device, a touch screen 85, and a pointing stick. 86 is a stepping operation unit that includes an operation detection unit 52 that detects an operation input by 86.

  The operation buttons 50a to 50d are operation buttons that allow the operator to set operation contents. The selection operation key 50e is an operation switch that can be pressed in four directions, front, rear, left, and right, and can perform a selection operation such as function selection. The foot pedal 50f is an operation switch that can detect the depression of the pedal and can detect the depression amount of the pedal.

  The foot controller 5 configured as described above is an interface that transmits an input signal to the multi-operation medical device 6 when the operation buttons 50a to 50d, the selection operation key 50e, and the foot pedal 50f are operated by the operator's foot. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the multi-operation medical device 6 includes a main body device 8, a display device 91 including a liquid crystal monitor, a plurality of instruments 20 (20 </ b> A to 20 </ b> E), and a holder 84 that holds the instruments 20. (84A to 84E).

  The main unit 8 includes a CPU 81 to be controlled, a drive unit 82 for driving an instrument 20 to be described later, a touch screen 85 having an operation detection unit 87 for detecting an operation input by another operation unit, and an operation detection unit. And a pointing stick 86 provided with 87 (FIG. 6) and a tray table 8a on the upper surface.

  The tray table 8a has a flat upper surface so that medicines, therapeutic instruments and the like can be placed thereon. A tray operation unit 83 is configured on the front surface of the tray table 8a, and a plurality of holders 84 (84A to 84E) are provided below the front surface of the tray table 8a. In the holder 84, the instruments 20 (20A to 20E) are stored one by one.

  The instrument 20 accommodated in the holder 84 is connected to one end of the connection tube 21 (21A to 21E), and the other end of the connection tube 21 is provided on the lower surface of the tray table 8a. 8 is connected to the driving means 82 (FIG. 6) through the connecting portion.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the tray operation unit 83 includes various operation buttons 8b on the right side and a touch screen 85 on the left side. Further, between the operation button 8 b and the touch screen 85, a pointing stick 86 and a changeover switch 88 that switches ON / OFF of touch operation input on the touch screen 85 are provided.

  The touch screen 85 is an interface composed of a pressure-sensitive touch screen that can be touch-operated. As shown in FIG. 3, as shown in FIG. 3, selection of the instrument 20 by the device selection icon 85 a and control target from the instrument 20. It is possible to display a screen on which a control target can be switched, such as a switching icon 85b for switching to the medical chair 4 or the computer 9. The touch screen 85 can input an operation by a touch operation when the changeover switch 88 is ON, but only displays the screen when the changeover switch 88 is OFF.

  The pointing stick 86 is an interface that is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and can be selected by moving a cursor or the like by sliding a fingertip or the like on the upper surface portion and inputting a decision or the like by pressing the upper surface portion.

  As described above, the tray operation unit 83 in which the operation buttons 8b, the touch screen 85, the pointing stick 86, and the changeover switch 88 are arranged is integrated with a transparent resin disposable sheet 89 attached from above as shown in FIG. Covered with

  The computer 9 includes a control device including a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM, an operation device that is an input device such as a mouse and a keyboard, a storage device such as a hard disk, a storage medium reader that reads various storage media such as a DVD-RAM, or A storage medium read / write device and a transmission / reception device configured by a communication device such as a LAN board connectable to a LAN line 110 described later are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the computer 9 is connected to the display device 91 without being arranged around the medical device 1 and is connected to the CPU 81 of the main body device 8 by the LAN line 110 (see FIG. 6). It only has to be connected to.

  In addition, the computer 9 stores electronic medical records and X-ray images managed for each patient in the storage device, and can display various types of information on a display device 91 described later under the control of the control device.

  The display device 91 is provided upright on the back side of the main device 8, and is connected to the computer 9 as shown in FIG. 6 and via the LAN line 110 connected to the computer 9. The CPU 81 is configured to display various screens based on the control of the control device of the computer 9.

  As shown in FIG. 6, among the medical devices 1, the medical chair 4, the foot controller 5, and the multi-operation medical device 6 to which each CPU (44, 51, 81) is connected by the CAN / BUS line 100, The multi-operation system 10 is configured by the computer 9 and the display device 91 connected to the CPU 81 of the main device 8 via the LAN line 110.

  By configuring the medical treatment apparatus 1 and the multi-operation system 10 in this way, as shown in FIG. 5, various information managed and processed by the computer 9, the medical chair 4, and the input screen 92 are displayed on the display screen 92 of the display device 91. The operation content which is the operation / setting information of the instrument 20 can be displayed.

  Specifically, the left screen 92a of the display screen 92 displays various information such as electronic medical records and X-ray images managed for each patient stored in the storage device of the computer 9 based on the control of the control device. Yes.

  On the right screen 92 b of the display screen 92, the operation contents such as operation / setting information of the medical chair 4 and the instrument 20 are controlled based on the control of the CPU 81 of the main device 8 connected via the LAN line 110. The operation screen can be displayed.

  An operation content screen for displaying the operation content of the instrument 20 is displayed on the right screen 92b in FIG. As described above, in the operation content screen of the instrument 20, the device icons 93 (93 a to 93 g) for the respective instruments 20 (20 </ b> A to 20 </ b> E) are arranged in a matrix, and the control target to be displayed is clearly displayed below the device icons 93. A control target indication button 94 (94a to 94c) is displayed. In FIG. 5, as shown by the device icon 93a and the control target explicit button 94a, the selected icon and the selected control target explicit button 94 are highlighted so that they can be visually confirmed.

  As described above, the multi-operation system 10 of the medical device 1 including the foot controller 5, which is a user interface capable of controlling the operation of the instrument 20, the medical chair 4, and the computer 9, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86 is appropriately selected. The user interface (5, 85, 86) is used to accept the selection operation of the control object or function of the instrument 20, the medical chair 4 or the computer 9, etc., and the selection is determined by the other user interface that has accepted the selection operation. And multi-operation of accepting a release operation.

  Furthermore, by simultaneously operating the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86, a function that is not performed in normal operation control such as an emergency stop of driving in a medical device or a maintenance operation such as a so-called serviceman mode is selected and executed. can do.

  The multi-operation will be described below with reference to FIG. 7 showing a flowchart for multi-operation. In the description of the multi-operation below, the instrument 20 to be controlled is selected from the three interfaces of the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86, and the instrument 20 using the touch screen 85 is selected. Is selected by the foot controller 5 to drive the selected instrument 20. A multi-operation process in which driving stop of the instrument 20 is selected by the foot controller 5 and driving stop of the instrument 20 is determined by the pointing stick 86 will be described.

  First, in the multi-operation process 10, in the multi-operation system 10, the changeover switch 88 is set to ON so that a touch operation on the touch screen 85 is possible (step s1). Here, if the changeover switch 88 is set to OFF (step s1: No), the touch screen 85 does not accept a touch operation. Accordingly, the touch screen 85 serves as a display unit that only displays the operation content, and serves as an interface through which only the pointing stick 86 and the foot controller 5 can be input.

  The changeover switch 88 is composed of a push button or the like, and is normally in an ON state in which a touch operation is possible, and is set in an OFF state (touch operation invalid state) in which a touch operation on the touch screen 85 is not accepted when pressed. You may comprise.

  The multi-operation system 10 in which the touch screen 85 is turned on waits for an operation input by any one of the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86 (step s2).

  Then, when the touch screen 85 receives a selection operation by the surgeon of the desired instrument 20 among the instruments 20 displayed on the touch screen 85 (step s3), the operation detection means 52 and the pointing stick 86 in the foot controller 5 are received. The operation detecting unit 87 detects a selection operation input by the touch screen 85 (step s4).

  The CPU 51 of the foot controller 5 that has detected the selection operation input from the touch screen 85 by the operation detection means 52 restricts the acceptance of the selection operation by the selection operation key 50e in the foot controller 5 (step s5). Similarly, the CPU 81 of the main device 8 that has detected the selection operation input by the touch screen 85 by the operation detection means 87 restricts the acceptance of the selection operation by the pointing stick 86 (step s5).

  In this state where the selection operation function of the foot controller 5 and the pointing stick 86 is limited, when the selection determination operation by the foot pedal 50f of the foot controller 5 is received (step s6: Yes), the multi-operation system 10 is selected. The drive control of the instrument 20 is started (step s7), and the drive state is displayed on the touch screen 85 and the display device 91 (step s8).

  On the other hand, when the operation switch 50 with the selection release function set is pressed among the operation switches 50 other than the foot pedal 50f in the foot controller 5 (step s6: No), the multi-operation system 10 includes the foot controller 5 and the touch screen. The process returns to step s2 where the input of an operation by either 85 or the pointing stick 86 is awaited.

  In this drive control state (step s7), when the operator simultaneously operates the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86 (step s9: Yes), the multi-operation system 10 includes the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85. And the driving of the instrument 20 is urgently stopped as previously set for the simultaneous operation of the pointing stick 86 (step s10), and this multi-operation process is terminated.

  Conversely, in this drive control state, the operator does not operate the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86 simultaneously (step s9: No), and the operation switch in which the drive stop selection function in the foot controller 5 is set. When the drive stop selection operation by the foot controller 5 is detected by the operation detection means 87 of the touch screen 85 or the pointing stick 86, the CPU 81 of the main body device 8 The drive stop selection operation function on the touch screen 85 and the pointing stick 86 is restricted (step s13).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the CPU 81 cancels the display of the touch screen 85 and the selection button for determining the operation selected from the stop button or the drive state screen (FIG. 8A) indicating the drive state. The screen is changed to a determination operation screen (FIG. 8B) that displays a selection release button to be locked (step s14).

  In this state, for example, when a determination operation of the pointing stick 86 such as pressing of the upper surface is performed (step s15: Yes), the CPU 81 controls the driving means 82 to stop driving the instrument 20 (step s15). s16), the multi-operation process is terminated.

  On the contrary, in the drive control state of the instrument 20, when the stop selection operation in step s11 is not performed (step s11: No), or when a selection release operation such as continuous upper pressing of the pointing stick 86 is performed, for example. (Step s15: No), it returns to Step s7, and drive control is continued until the drive stop selection operation from the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86 is performed.

  As described above, the medical device 1 including the multi-operation system 10 is controlled by the medical device such as the medical chair 4 and the instrument 20, the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86 as a plurality of interfaces. And a selection operation with the touch controller 85 and a selection determination operation with the foot controller 5 or a stop selection operation with the foot controller 5 and a selection determination operation with the pointing stick 86 as described above. As described above, by controlling the medical chair 4 and the instrument 20 based on an operation in which two or more interfaces among the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86 are combined, the medical device 1. While improving the operability can reduce the risk of incorrect operation.

  Specifically, since a plurality of interfaces such as the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86 are provided, the medical chair 4, the instrument 20, or the computer 9 can be operated by an interface according to the situation. The operability of 1 can be improved.

  In addition, in order to control the medical chair 4, the instrument 20, or the computer 9 based on an operation combining two or more interfaces among the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86, that is, a multi-operation, The medical chair 4 or the instrument 20 is caused by abrupt contact with the touch screen 85 that allows the touch operation when the medical chair 4 or the instrument 20 or the computer 9 is controlled based on the operation using only one interface. Or generation | occurrence | production of the malfunction based on misoperation that the computer 9 act | operates can be prevented.

  Furthermore, when an operation with an interface that can be input by hand, such as the touch screen 85 and the pointing stick 86, and an operation with a foot interface such as a foot controller is combined, the operation operation of the hand and foot is linked. Can be operated with a single action, further improving convenience.

  Further, since the operation input to the touch screen 85 and the pointing stick 86 by hand and the operation input to the foot controller 5 by foot are input in two stages, the contents of each operation input are confirmed and the next operation input is performed. Incorrect operation can be prevented.

  In addition, since the operation contents by the interface are displayed on the touch screen 85 of the main body device 8 or the display device 91 of the computer 9, the surgeon does not move in the medical environment, and the medical chair 4 and the instrument are used in the medical device 1. The machine 20 and the computer 9 can be operated with an interface. Therefore, the interface for the medical chair 4 and the instrument 20 and the interface for the computer 9 are separately provided, and the convenience is compared with the case where the medical chair 4 and the instrument 20 and the computer 9 are operated separately. Will improve.

  In addition, since the operation content by the interface can be displayed on the touch screen 85 of the main body device 8 and the display device 91 of the computer 9, medical care can be performed without moving the operator's line of sight as much as possible.

  In addition, since the operation content by the interface can be displayed on the touch screen 85 of the main body device 8 and the display device 91 of the computer 9, it is possible to determine whether the operation object by the interface is the medical chair 4, the instrument 20, or the computer 9. Since the operation and medical care can be performed while confirming the operation content, the possibility of erroneous operation can be reduced.

  Furthermore, among the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86, the selection operation on the touch stick 85 and the foot controller 5 is limited by detecting the selection operation on the touch screen 85. With respect to the operation at any one of the interfaces, the operation function at the other interface is limited, so that it is possible to prevent the risk of erroneous operations such as duplicate operations due to the provision of a plurality of interfaces.

  Further, by simultaneous operation combining the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86, normal operations such as a driving emergency stop and a maintenance operation such as a so-called serviceman mode in the medical chair 4, the instrument 20, or the computer 9 are performed. Functions that are not performed by control can be selected and executed. As described above, the number of types of operations in which the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86 are combined can be increased without sacrificing safety, so that the operability of the medical device 1 can be improved.

  Specifically, for example, functions that are not used in normal operation control such as emergency stop of driving in the medical chair 4, the instrument 20, or the computer 9 or maintenance operation such as a so-called serviceman mode, etc. By setting to be operable based on simultaneous operations that are not included in the operation operation, it is possible to prevent functions that are not used for daily medical care from being unexpectedly operated due to erroneous operations during medical treatment, and to make the medical chair 4 and Medical treatment can be performed using the instrument 20 or the computer 9.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 3, since a control target switching function is provided, such as the device selection icon 85a and the switching icon 85b on the touch screen 85, the operation target on the touch screen 85 is selected as the device selection icon 85a and the switching icon 85b. For example, erroneous operation such as operating the computer 9 with the intention of operating the instrument 20 can be prevented.

  Further, since the tray operation unit 83 is integrally and detachably covered with a transparent resin disposable sheet 89, the disposable sheet 89 can be attached to the patient even when the touch screen 85 or the pointing stick 86 is touched. By changing each time the change occurs, the hygienic problem that bacteria due to the touch operation on the touch screen 85 and the pointing stick 86 are transmitted to the patient can be solved, and infection control can be easily realized.

  Furthermore, if the disposable sheet 89 is made of an autoclavable resin or the like, the disposable sheet 89 can be easily sterilized, eliminating the problems of hygiene and being usable many times. Will improve.

  Further, since the switch 88 for switching ON / OFF of the touch operation input on the touch screen 85 is provided, an erroneous operation input due to an unexpected contact with the touch screen 85 can be prevented.

  As described above, the changeover switch 88 is configured by a push button or the like, and is normally in an ON state in which a touch operation can be performed, and in an OFF state in which the touch operation of the touch screen 85 is not accepted by being pressed (touch operation) (Invalid state) may be configured, and conversely, it is normally set to an OFF state (touch operation invalid state) in which a touch operation on the touch screen 85 is not accepted, and set to an ON state in which the touch operation can be performed when pressed. You may comprise.

  As described above, the medical device 1 configured by the multi-operation system 10 capable of multi-operation by having a plurality of interfaces (5, 85, 86) including the foot controller reduces the risk of erroneous operation while improving operability. can do.

In the above description, the touch screen 85 is a pressure-sensitive touch screen, but may be an electrostatic touch screen.
Further, even a pressure-sensitive touch screen similar to the touch screen 85 may be used, as shown in FIG. 9, a touch screen 85 ′ provided with a pressing pressure detecting means for detecting the pressing pressure. Thereby, it is possible to prevent an erroneous operation input due to an unexpected contact with the touch screen 85 ′. Further, since the pressing force is detected in the contact operation by the surgeon, the surgeon can easily recognize the operation, and an erroneous operation can be prevented.

  Further, in addition to the pressing pressure detecting means on the touch screen 85 ′ or instead of the pressing pressure detecting means, a slide touch input receiving means for receiving a sliding touch operation may be provided. It is possible to prevent erroneous operation input due to unexpected contact. Note that the touch screen 85 ′ provided with the slide touch input receiving means may be configured by either a pressure-sensitive type or an electrostatic type touch screen.

  Furthermore, in addition to the pressing pressure detecting means and the slide touch input receiving means on the touch screen 85 ', or instead of the pressing pressure detecting means and the slide touch input receiving means, an input by a touch operation at two or more points is received. Multiple contact input means may be provided, and in this case as well, erroneous operation input due to unexpected contact with the touch screen 85 ′ can be prevented. Note that the touch screen 85 ′ provided with the multi-contact input means may also be configured with either a pressure-sensitive or electrostatic touch screen.

In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The medical device of this invention corresponds to the medical chair 4 and the instrument 20,
Similarly,
The operation means corresponds to the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85 or the pointing stick 86,
The medical medical device corresponds to the medical device 1,
The function limiting means corresponds to the CPUs 51 and 81 that execute step s5 and step s13,
The simultaneous operation combining the operation means corresponds to three simultaneous operations of the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86, as described in step s9.
The display means corresponds to the touch screen 85 or the display device 91,
The control changeover switch corresponds to the changeover icon 85b shown on the touch screen 85,
The pressure detection means corresponds to the operation detection means 52, 87,
The operable switch and the operation invalid switch correspond to the changeover switch 88,
The present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, and many embodiments can be obtained.

  For example, the instrument 20 includes a wireless dental handpiece, and the main body device 8 includes wireless communication means so that the wireless dental handpiece is operated by the foot controller 5, the touch screen 85, and the pointing stick 86. Also good. By configuring in this way, it is possible to perform medical care while preventing an unexpected erroneous operation using a wireless dental handpiece having higher medical operability than the instrument 20 connected by a hose or a cable.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Medical device 4 ... Medical chair 5 ... Foot controller 9 ... Computer 20 ... Instrument 51, 81 ... CPU
52, 87 ... operation detecting means 85, 85 '... touch screen 85b ... switching icon 86 ... pointing stick 88 ... switching switch 89 ... disposable sheet 91 ... display device

Claims (11)

In a medical treatment apparatus comprising a medical device, a plurality of operation means, and a computer that can be controlled based on an operation by the operation means,
At least one of the medical device and the computer is provided with display means for displaying the operation content by the operation means,
One of the plurality of operation means is a foot controller, and the medical treatment apparatus controls the medical device based on an operation in which two or more operation means of the foot controller and another operation means are combined. The medical medical device according to claim 1, further comprising a function restricting unit that restricts the function operated by one operating unit among the plurality of operating units. The medical medical device according to claim 1, wherein when performing control of the medical device or the computer, the medical medical device is configured to allow simultaneous operation by combining the plurality of operation units. The medical medical device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a control changeover switch for switching a control target to be controlled by an operation by the operation means to the medical device and the computer. The medical diagnostic apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a disposable and substantially transparent disposable sheet that covers the operation means. The other operation means is constituted by a touch screen,
The medical treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a slide touch input receiving unit that receives a slide touch input. The other operation means is constituted by a touch screen,
The medical diagnosis apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a multi-contact input unit that receives input by two or more multi-contacts. The medical medical device according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the touch screen is provided with a pressing detection means for detecting a pressing force at the time of contact. The medical diagnostic apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 8, further comprising an operable switch that enables operation of the touch screen. The medical medical device according to any one of claims 6 to 9, further comprising an operation invalidation switch for invalidating an operation on the touch screen. A wireless communication means is provided in any of the operation means,
The medical device is composed of a wireless medical device,
The medical treatment apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the wireless communication unit communicates with the wireless medical device.

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