JP2011200343A - Bed height control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the height of a bed from becoming too high when a patient operates the bed, and to allow a medical staff to raise the bed to such a height as convenient for work when the medical staff operates the bed.SOLUTION: A mat sensor 10 is set in the vicinity of the electric bed 1. The rise of a bed part is limited to a first height suitable for the patient to get off the electric bed 1 if the mat sensor 10 does not detect a person. The rise of the bed part is limited to a second height higher than the first height, convenient for the medical staff to perform work for the patient if the mat sensor 10 detects a person. With this structure, when a person is not present in the vicinity, it is determined that the operation is performed by the patient and the rise of the bed part is limited to the first height suitable for the foot of the patient to get on the electric bed. On the other hand, when a person is present in the vicinity, it is determined that the operation is possibly performed by the medical staff so that the bed part can be raised to the second height convenient for the medical staff to perform work.

Description

  The present invention relates to a bed height control system for electrically moving a floor portion of a medical or nursing care bed up and down.

  Some medical beds such as nurses and doctors reduce the burden when nursing or treatment is performed, and the burden when a caregiver performs nursing care work In order to make it easier for patients and care recipients (hereinafter collectively referred to as patients) to get off the bed, there is an electric bed that can electrically move the floor of the bed up and down. . Here, the operation for moving the floor portion of the electric bed up and down may be performed not only by a medical worker or a caregiver (hereinafter collectively referred to as a medical worker) but also by the patient himself.

  By the way, if the floor portion of the bed is kept low, even if the patient falls from the bed, a large impact is not applied to the patient's body. Therefore, when the patient is on the bed, it is preferable to keep the bed floor portion low. However, when a patient with weak legs gets off the bed, there is a problem that if the floor portion of the bed is low, it becomes difficult for the patient to stand up and get off the bed. In addition, when a health care worker carries out nursing, the patient is in a low position, and there is a problem that if the health care worker is standing, a burden is placed on the legs of the health care worker.

  For this reason, when the patient gets out of the bed or when a medical worker performs nursing, an operation of raising the floor portion of the bed may be performed. However, if the patient performs an operation to raise the floor of the bed, if the floor of the bed is too high, the patient will not get on the floor when the patient gets off the bed, and the patient gets off the bed. There was a problem that it would be difficult. As a technique for solving such problems, the height of the fixed position of the bed floor portion is stored, and the fixed position provided separately from the switch operated to move the bed floor portion up and down A device that adjusts the height of the floor portion of the bed to a stored fixed position when the switch is pressed is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-325590 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1 described above, a switch operated to move the bed floor portion up and down separately from the low position switch for adjusting the height of the bed floor portion to a fixed position. Therefore, when the patient performs an operation to raise the bed floor using this switch, if the bed floor is raised too much beyond the stored position, the patient There was a problem that when I got off the foot, my feet would not get on the floor.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and when the patient adjusts the height of the bed floor portion, the bed floor portion is prevented from becoming too high, When a medical worker adjusts the height of the floor part of a bed, it aims at making it possible to raise the floor part of a bed to the height which a medical worker can work easily.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the present invention, a sensor for detecting a person in the vicinity of a bed that can electrically move the floor portion up and down is provided, and when the sensor does not detect a person, Limit the rise of the floor to a first height suitable for the patient to get out of the bed, and if the sensor detects a person, it will be higher than the first height and close to the bed The rise in the height of the floor portion is limited to a second height at which a standing medical worker can easily work on the patient.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, when a person is not detected in the vicinity of the bed, it is determined that the operation of the vertical movement of the floor portion of the bed has been performed by the patient. The elevation of the bed floor is limited to a first height that allows the patient's feet to reach the floor. Therefore, the floor portion of the bed can be prevented from becoming too high for the patient. On the other hand, when a person is detected in the vicinity of the bed, it is determined that there is a high possibility that the operation of the vertical movement of the floor portion of the bed has been performed by the medical staff. The floor of the bed can be raised to a height of two. Here, the first height is the height at which the feet of the patient sitting on the bed will get to the floor, and the second height is the caregiver who stands near the bed for nursing and treatment of the patient Since the height is easy to provide care, the second height is higher than the first height.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the bed height control system by this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of arrangement | positioning of each apparatus of the bed height control system by this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a bed height control system according to the present embodiment. Moreover, FIG. 2 is a figure which shows the example of installation of each apparatus of the bed height control system by this embodiment. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an electric bed, which is installed in a hospital room and used by a patient. Here, the electric bed 1 includes a control unit 2, a drive unit 3, an operation unit 4, a storage unit 5, and an interface 6. A mat sensor 10 is installed on the floor in the vicinity of the electric bed 1 and is electrically connected to the electric bed 1. Here, the mat sensor 10 detects a load on the mat and outputs a detection signal.

  The control unit 2 controls each component of the electric bed 1 as will be described later, and is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like. The drive unit 3 moves the floor portion of the electric bed 1 up and down by a motor or the like. Here, since the base portion of the electric bed 1 and the floor portion of the electric bed 1 are connected by a movable arm or the like, the upper limit position and the lower limit position of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 are determined depending on the length of the arm. Will exist. That is, when the arm is fully extended, the floor portion of the electric bed 1 reaches the upper limit position, and when the arm is fully contracted, the floor portion of the electric bed 1 reaches the lower limit position.

  The operation unit 4 is installed near a patient's head on the floor portion of the electric bed 1 and is operated by a patient or a medical worker. When an operation for raising the floor portion of the electric bed 1 is performed by the operation unit 4, the control unit 2 controls the drive unit 3 to raise the floor portion of the electric bed 1. On the other hand, when an operation for lowering the floor portion of the electric bed 1 is performed by the operation unit 4, the control unit 2 controls the drive unit 3 to lower the floor portion of the electric bed 1.

  The storage unit 5 is configured by a storage device such as a memory, and stores information indicating the height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1. Here, the storage unit 5 includes first height information indicating a first height at which the foot of a patient who is about to get off the electric bed 1 reaches the floor, and a medical worker is a patient on the electric bed 1. The second height information indicating the second height at which it is easy to perform tasks such as nursing, treatment, and nursing care is stored. In addition, the first height information and the second height information directly indicate the height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 (for example, the first height information is 40 cm and the second height is 60 cm), a height detection unit (not shown) for detecting the height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 is required. Note that the first height information and the second height information may be values determined by the driving state of the floor portion of the electric bed 1. In this case, values corresponding to the first height information and the second height information can be determined by the number of rotations and the rotation direction of the motor of the drive unit 3.

  The interface 6 is for communicating by connecting the electric bed 1 and the mat sensor 10, and receives the detection signal output from the mat sensor 10.

  In the bed height control system configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 2A, when the patient tries to raise the floor portion of the electric bed 1 by operating the operation unit 4, the control unit 2 The first height information is acquired with reference to the storage unit 5. The control unit 2 restricts driving of the driving unit 3 based on the acquired first height information. That is, even if the patient continues the operation of raising the floor portion of the electric bed 1 by operating the operation unit 4, the control is performed when the height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 becomes the first height. The unit 2 stops the operation of the driving unit 3. As described above, when the height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 is the first height, the patient's foot trying to get off the electric bed 1 reaches the floor, so that the patient can easily move the electric bed 1. Can go down.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2B, when a medical worker steps on the mat sensor 10 while the patient is sleeping on the electric bed 1, the mat sensor 10 outputs a detection signal. When the interface 6 of the electric bed 1 inputs the detection signal, the control unit 2 refers to the storage unit 5 and acquires the second height information. The control part 2 restrict | limits the drive of the drive part 3 based on the acquired 2nd height information. That is, when the medical worker operates the operation unit 4 and continues the operation of raising the floor portion of the electric bed 1, the height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 becomes the second height. The control unit 2 stops the operation of the drive unit 3. Thus, when the height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 is the second height, since the patient is present near the hand of the standing medical worker, the medical worker This makes it easy to perform tasks such as nursing, treatment, and care for the patient.

  Thus, when the mat sensor 10 does not detect the load, the height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 is limited to the first height, and when the mat sensor 10 detects the load. The height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 is limited to the second height.

  Here, in the case of one shot in which the detection signal output from the mat sensor 10 outputs a signal only for a certain period (for example, several seconds), the control unit 2 sets the height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 to the first level. The operation limited to the second height is continued for a predetermined time (a time required for nursing, treatment, care, etc., for example, 30 minutes). In this case, it is necessary to provide a timer (not shown) in the electric bed 1 and measure a predetermined time by the timer.

  In addition, when the above-mentioned predetermined time has passed with the height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 exceeding the first height, the control unit 2 controls the driving unit 3 to control the electric bed. The height of the floor portion of 1 may be automatically returned to the first height.

  On the other hand, when the medical worker is stepping on the mat of the mat sensor 10, when the mat sensor 10 continues to output the detection signal, the control unit 2 sets the height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 to the second level. The operation of limiting the height is continued only while the interface 6 is inputting the detection signal. When the interface 6 stops inputting a detection signal when the height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 exceeds the first height, the control unit 2 controls the drive unit 3 to The floor portion of the bed 1 may be automatically returned to the first height.

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the mat sensor 10 that detects a load by a person is installed in the vicinity of the electric bed 1 that can electrically move the floor portion up and down. Even when the operation of raising the floor portion of the electric bed 1 by the operation unit 4 is continued when the load is not detected, the control unit 2 does not have the first height suitable for the patient to get off the electric bed 1. By doing so, the rise in the height of the floor portion is limited. On the other hand, even when the operation of raising the floor portion of the electric bed 1 is continued by the control unit 4 when the mat sensor 10 detects a load, the control unit 2 is higher than the first height, The increase in the height of the floor portion is limited to a second height at which a medical worker standing in the vicinity of the bed 1 can easily work on the patient.

  As a result, when no person is detected in the vicinity of the electric bed 1, it is determined that the operation unit 4 has been operated by the patient, so that the foot of the patient who is about to get off the electric bed 1 reaches the floor. The rise in the height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 is restricted to the first height. Therefore, the floor portion of the electric bed 1 can be prevented from becoming too high for the patient. On the other hand, when a person is detected in the vicinity of the electric bed 1, it is determined that there is a high possibility that the operation unit 4 has been operated by a medical worker. Thus, the floor portion of the electric bed 1 can be raised.

  In addition, in embodiment mentioned above, when the mat sensor 10 detects a load, although the height of the floor part of the electric bed 1 is restrict | limited to the 2nd height, it is not limited to this. That is, when the mat sensor 10 detects a load, the height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 may be increased to the upper limit position. In this case, the upper limit position of the height of the floor portion of the electric bed 1 is equal to the second height described above. In this case, the storage unit 5 does not need to store the second height information.

  Moreover, in embodiment mentioned above, although the mat sensor 10 is used in order to detect the person of the vicinity of the electric bed 1, it is not limited to this. For example, instead of the mat sensor 10, another sensor such as an infrared sensor may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the control unit 2 and the storage unit 5 are built in the electric bed 1 and the mat sensor 10 is connected to the electric bed 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 2 and the storage unit 5 may be incorporated in a control device (not shown) installed in a nurse station and the mat sensor 10 may be connected to the control device. Thereby, the several electric bed 1 installed in each hospital room can be collectively controlled by the control apparatus installed in the nurse station.

  In addition, the said embodiment is only what showed the example in implementation in implementing this invention, and, as a result, the technical scope of this invention should not be interpreted limitedly. In other words, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit or main features thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electric bed 2 Control part 3 Drive part 4 Operation part 5 Memory | storage part 6 Interface 10 Mat sensor

Claims (1)

An electric bed comprising a floor part for carrying a patient, a drive part for moving the floor part up and down, and an operation part operated to adjust the height of the floor part;
A sensor for detecting a person in the vicinity of the electric bed and outputting a detection signal;
When the interface is connected to the sensor and the detection signal is input and when it is determined that the interface does not input the detection signal, the operation unit is operated and the operation of raising the floor portion is continued. The driving unit is limited to a first height suitable for the patient to get out of the electric bed, and the operation unit is operated when the interface determines that the detection signal is input. Even if the operation of raising the floor portion is continued, the driving is performed at a second height that is higher than the first height and is easy for a medical worker standing in the vicinity of the electric bed to work on the patient. A control unit having a control unit that restricts driving of the unit;
A bed height control system characterized by comprising:

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