JP2016092659A - Cover for medical monitor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cover for a monitor which protects a housing from damage (scratches, dents, cracks etc.) and blots.SOLUTION: A fixing member 21 is fixed so as to closely contact with a medical monitor 10. A protection member 22 is connected with a connection part provided in the fixing member 21. The protection member 22 has a portion protruding in a direction away from the medical monitor 10. It is desirable that the protection member 22 has a shape imitating a part of an animal (for example, an ear), an entire body of an animal, or an animation character etc.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a medical monitor cover.

  A medical monitor that measures blood pressure, body temperature, and the like has a configuration that prevents internal damage and internal defects by a strong housing. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an apparatus having a disinfectable casing. However, the usage state of the medical monitor differs depending on the hospital or patient. For this reason, scratches, cracks, dents and the like may be formed on the housing of the medical monitor.

European Patent Application No. 2180773

  When a scratch or the like is formed on the housing of the medical monitor, it is difficult to repair the portion. Further, when repairing a scratch or the like, there is a problem that a financial burden on a user who requests repair is large.

  The place where the medical monitor is used is a medical site such as a hospital. Devices used in medical settings need to be hygienic (ie, clean). However, depending on the state of use, the surface of the medical monitor may be contaminated with a patient's body fluid or blood. Therefore, the medical staff had to clean the medical monitor appropriately.

  Thus, there is an increasing need to protect the housing of the medical monitor from trauma (scratches, dents, cracks, etc.) and dirt.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a monitor cover that can protect a housing from damage (scratches, dents, cracks, etc.) and dirt.

One aspect of the medical monitor cover according to the present invention is:
One or more fixing members fixed in close contact with the medical monitor;
A protective member connected to a connecting portion provided on the fixing member, and having a convex portion in a direction away from the medical monitor;
It is provided.

  As described above, the protective member has a convex portion in a direction away from the medical monitor. Since no chemicals or the like can be placed on the convex portions, it is possible to eliminate causes such as dirt. Furthermore, by attaching a medical monitor cover to the medical monitor, the medical monitor can be prevented from being contaminated or damaged.

  The present invention can provide a monitor cover that can protect the housing from external damage (scratches, dents, cracks, etc.) and dirt.

It is the schematic which shows the external appearance of the medical monitor to which the cover for medical monitors concerning Embodiment 1 is attached. It is a figure which shows the attachment concept of the cover 20 for medical monitors attached to the medical monitor 10 concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a connection method between a fixing member 21 and a protection member 22 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a connection method between a fixing member 21 and a protection member 22 according to the first embodiment. FIG. It is a figure which shows the variation of the protection member 22 concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the variation of the protection member 22 concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the variation of the protection member 22 concerning Embodiment 1. FIG. It is the schematic which shows the external appearance of the medical monitor to which the cover for medical monitors concerning Embodiment 1 is attached. It is the schematic which shows the external appearance of the medical monitor to which the cover for medical monitors concerning Embodiment 1 is attached.

<Embodiment 1>
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an appearance of a medical monitor 10 to which a medical monitor cover 20 according to the present embodiment is attached. The medical monitor 10 has a general liquid crystal display as shown in the figure, and various waveforms (respiration waveform, blood pressure waveform, etc.) and measured values (SpO2 value, body temperature, etc.) are displayed on the display. The medical monitor 10 is connected to a subject (patient) via various cables (not shown) and acquires values of parameters.

  The medical monitor 10 includes a display surface 11 on which various waveforms and measurement values are displayed, and a housing frame 12 provided around the display surface 11. In the following description, the long direction of the liquid crystal display is the X axis, the short direction is the Y axis, and the depth direction is the Z axis. Although the use of the medical monitor 10 is not particularly limited, it is assumed that the medical monitor 10 is mainly used in pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, neonatal specific intensive care unit), and the like.

  FIG. 2 is a view showing a concept of attaching the medical monitor cover 20 attached to the medical monitor 10. The medical monitor cover 20 includes a fixing member 21 and a protection member 22. The fixing member 21 is fixed to the housing frame 12 so as to cover a part of the housing frame 12 of the medical monitor 10. In other words, the fixing member 21 is a member that has a portion that is in close contact with the medical monitor 10 and is fixed to the medical monitor 10. The fixing member 21 is formed of a material having flexibility and elasticity such as synthetic rubber, soft vinyl chloride, elastomer and the like. The fixing member 21 may be configured such that these members (synthetic rubber, soft vinyl chloride, elastomer, etc.) are covered with a cushioning member.

  When a medical worker attaches the fixing member 21 to the housing frame 12, the medical worker extends the fixing member 21 by manually pulling the fixing member 21, and closes the fixing member 21 to the housing frame 12 by releasing the hand pull. .

  The fixing member 21 may be made of any other material as long as it can be fixed in close contact with the housing frame 12 of the medical monitor 10. For example, the material of the fixing member 21 may be silicon.

  The protection member 22 is a member that is connected to the fixing member 21 and has a portion that protrudes in a direction away from the medical monitor 10. A method of fixing the fixing member 21 and the protection member 22 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 2, the protection member 22 has a shape imitating a mouse ear, and is configured to be convex in the + Y direction and the + X direction. The protection member 22 generally has a shape imitating a part (or all) of an animal, animation character, or the like that an infant or the like has a good impression.

  The protective member 22 includes a stretched metal rod (so-called wire) or the like in order to maintain a certain shape (for example, a shape imitating a mouse ear) even after being attached to the fixing member 21. The metal rod is preferably made of a material that can be bent when a force is applied so that no harm is caused even if the hand or body of an infant or child collides. The protective member 22 is configured by covering the metal rod with a bag body (a bag body 222 to be described later) filled with a cushioning member (for example, natural feather or low-resilience urethane foam chip). Note that the bag body including the above-described cushioning member has a shape imitating an animal, an animation character, or the like by being colored, or by stitching together a plurality of colored cloths.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a medical monitor cover 20 simulating an animal or the like is attached to the medical monitor 10. As a result, it is possible to reduce stress inherently felt by infants, children, their families, and the like from the hospital atmosphere. Moreover, the atmosphere of the child ward, the obstetrics and gynecology ward, NICU, etc. where the said medical monitor 10 is used can be made bright.

  Next, an example of a connection method between the fixing member 21 and the protection member 22 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged conceptual diagram in the vicinity of the upper right corner (four corners in the + X direction and the + Y direction) of the medical monitor 10. A guide rail receiver 211 extending in the X-axis direction is provided on the upper portion of the fixing member 21. The guide rail receiver 211 is an aspect of a connection portion used for connection with the protection member 22.

  The guide rail receiver 211 has one or more convex portions 212. The convex portion 212 is provided so as to extend in the longitudinal direction (X-axis direction) of the display surface 11 of the medical monitor 10. The convex portion 212 is provided so as to correspond to the concave portion 223 of the protection member 22.

  The protection member 22 includes a guide rail 221 fitted to a guide rail receiver 211 provided on the fixing member 21 and a bag body 222 provided on the guide rail 221. The guide rail 221 has a concave portion 223 having a shape corresponding to the convex portion 212 provided on the guide rail receiver 211. In the example of FIG. 3, since the guide rail receiver 211 is provided with the three convex portions 212, the guide rail 221 is provided with three concave portions 223 (partially not shown). The medical staff removes the protective member 22 from the fixing member 21 by sliding the protective member 22 in the X-axis direction in a state where the concave portion 223 and the convex portion 212 are engaged with each other.

  In the example of FIG. 3, the projection 212 is described as being on the guide rail receiver 211 side, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. That is, the guide rail receiver 211 may have one or more concave portions, and one or more convex portions may be provided on the guide rail 221 side. Further, a concave portion and a convex portion may be provided on the guide rail receiver 211 side. In this case, the guide rail 221 has a convex portion and a concave portion corresponding to the guide rail receiver 211. That is, any shape may be used as long as the guide rail receiver 211 has an uneven shape extending in the X-axis direction and the guide rail 221 has an extended uneven shape corresponding to the uneven shape.

  Next, another example of the connection method between the fixing member 21 and the protection member 22 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4A is an enlarged conceptual diagram in the vicinity of the upper right corner (four corners in the + X direction and the + Y direction) of the medical monitor 10. A locking hole 213 is provided on the fixing member 21. This locking hole 213 acts as a connection portion for fixing the protection member 22 to the fixing member 21.

  The fixing member 21 has a locking hole 213 on the surface. The leading end of the protection member 22 is inserted into the locking hole 213. The locking hole 213 is a non-through hole. The form of the locking hole 213 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4B is a view showing a Y-(-Y) cross section in a state where the protection member 22 is inserted into the fixing member 21. The locking hole 213 has an opening 2131 and a cavity 2132. The opening 2131 has a width (length in the X-axis direction) that is narrower than the width (length in the X-axis direction) of the cavity 2132. In order to narrow the width of the opening 2131, a pair of convex portions 2133 are provided. The front end portion 224 of the protection member 22 is inserted into the hollow portion 2132. The protection member 22 is supported by a convex portion 2133 that constitutes the opening 2131 of the locking hole 213. The protective member 22 is provided with an arm 225 having a diameter smaller than that of the distal end portion 224. The pair of convex portions 2133 constituting the opening 2131 supports the arm 225 from both sides, so that the protective member 22 is in a direction opposite to the formation direction of the hollow portion 2132 (−Y direction in this example) (+ Y direction in this example). It is fixed to stand upright. The arm 225 is preferably made of a strong material (for example, a rigid metal, a synthetic rubber having a Young's modulus equal to or greater than a certain value) in order to be firmly fixed to the opening 2131.

  In addition, although the cross-sectional shape of the cavity part 2132 was described as substantially square, it is not necessarily restricted to this, A substantially circular shape etc. may be sufficient.

  In FIG. 4A, only one locking hole 213 is shown because it is an enlarged view, but it goes without saying that a plurality of locking holes 213 may be provided in the fixing member 21. The medical worker may determine the attachment hole 213 according to the shape of the protection member 22 to be attached (for example, the type of animal).

  The connection form between the fixing member 21 and the protection member 22 is not limited to that shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and may be connected via a hook-and-loop fastener, and both are connected using a button or the like. There may be. That is, any form may be used as long as a connection portion is provided on the fixing member 21 and the protection member 22 is fixed to the medical monitor 10 by connecting to the protection member 22 via the connection portion.

  In the configuration of FIG. 3, the configuration in which the protective member 22 having the bag body 222 imitating the ear of a rabbit is fixed (connected) to the fixing member 21, but other shapes (for example, the shape of a cat's ear) are described. It is also possible to fix (connect) the protection member 22 having the bag body 222 to the fixing member 21. A medical worker may connect the protective member 22 having the most preferable bag body 222 to the fixing member 21 in consideration of the sex, age, preference, etc. of the patient who uses the medical monitor 10.

  Variations of the protection member 22 will be described. 5 to 7 are schematic views showing variations of the protection member 22. FIG. 5A shows a configuration in which a protective member 22 simulating a rabbit ear is connected near the upper edge of the medical monitor 10. The display surface 11 of the medical monitor 10 has a horizontally long and substantially rectangular shape. Therefore, when viewed from the front, the medical monitor 10 looks like a rabbit face as shown in FIG.

  Similarly, FIG. 5B shows a configuration in which a protective member 22 simulating a mouse ear is connected near the upper edge of the medical monitor 10. Therefore, when viewed from the front, the medical monitor 10 looks like a mouse's face as shown in FIG. Note that a screen saver adapted to the shape of the protective member 22 may be operated depending on the setting of the medical monitor 10. For example, a medical worker sets a screen saver that matches the shape of the protection member 22. Accordingly, when the medical monitor 10 is in the sleep mode, a screen saver that matches the shape of the protective member 22 operates. For example, when the protective member 22 has a shape imitating a mouse ear, a mouse face may be projected as a screen saver.

  FIG. 6A shows a configuration in which a protective member 22 simulating a cat's ear is connected near the upper edge of the medical monitor 10 and a protective member 22 simulating a cat's tail is connected near the side surface. Therefore, when viewed from the front, the medical monitor 10 looks like a cat as shown in FIG. The protective member 22 simulating the tail is preferably made of a material having rigidity enough to withstand a load of about several hundred grams. In other words, the protection member 22 disposed on the side surface of the medical monitor 10 is preferably configured by a member having higher rigidity than the protection member 22 disposed on the upper surface of the medical monitor 10. A medical worker may hook and fix a lightweight medical instrument such as a stethoscope or a cord of the medical monitor 10 on the protective member 22 (tail). A hook 226 may be provided on the protection member 22 simulating a tail. The hook 226 may be fixed by hooking a lightweight medical instrument such as a stethoscope or a cord of the medical monitor 10.

  FIG. 6B shows a configuration in which a protective member 22 simulating the head of a chick is connected near the upper edge of the medical monitor 10. For this reason, when viewed from the front, the medical monitor 10 looks like a chick as shown in FIG. 6B.

  FIG. 7A shows a configuration in which a protective member 22 simulating the whole body of a dog is connected near the upper edge of the medical monitor 10. For this reason, when viewed from the front, as shown in FIG. 7A, the dog appears to be on the medical monitor 10.

  Here, it is preferable that the portion corresponding to the dog's limb constitutes the holding portion 227 (227-1, 227-3). The clamping unit 227 has a pair of a clamping unit 227-1 corresponding to the left hand and a clamping unit 227-2 (not shown) corresponding to the right foot. The pair of sandwiching portions 227 are configured to be openable and closable. The clamping unit 227-1 is biased so as to be closed from the −Z direction to the + Z direction. The clamping unit 227-2 (not shown) is biased so as to be closed from the + Z direction to the -Z direction. Therefore, any configuration may be used as long as an elastic member or the like that biases elasticity in the direction in which the medical monitor 10 is sandwiched is formed inside the protection member 22.

  Similarly, a clamping part 227-3 corresponding to the left leg of the dog and a clamping part 227-4 (not shown) corresponding to the right leg form a pair. The clamping part 227-3 is biased so as to be closed from the −Z direction to the + Z direction. The clamping part 227-4 (not shown) is urged so as to be closed from the + Z direction to the -Z direction.

  In this manner, the holding member 227 fixes the protective member 22 to the medical monitor 10 so as to sandwich the medical monitor 10 from the −Z direction and the + Z direction. Therefore, the protection member 22 is fixed to the medical monitor 10 by the clamping portion 227 in addition to the connection portion of the fixing member 21. Thereby, the protection member 22 can be fixed to the medical monitor 10 more firmly.

  Next, a modification of the fixing member 21 will be described with reference to FIG. The fixing member 21 has a shape that is engaged with the four corners of the medical monitor 10. As illustrated, the fixing member 21 includes four members (21-1 to 21-4). For example, the fixing members 21-1 to 21-4 have a groove (not shown) on the surface in contact with the medical monitor 10, and the groove substantially corresponds to the width of the medical monitor 10 in the Z-axis direction. The fixing members 21-1 to 21-4 are fixed to the medical monitor 10 by fitting the groove portions to the four corners of the housing frame 12 of the medical monitor 10. The protection member 22 should just be fixed to the fixing members 21-1 and 21-2 similarly to the above-mentioned method (FIG. 3, FIG. 4 etc.).

  Next, effects of the medical monitor cover 20 according to the present embodiment will be described. The medical monitor cover 20 includes a fixing member 21 that is attached and fixed to the medical monitor 10, and a protective member 22 that is connected to the fixing member 21 and has a convex portion in a direction away from the medical monitor 10. For example, in the example of FIGS. 5 to 7, the protection member 22 has a portion (for example, the tip of a rabbit or mouse ear) that protrudes upward (+ Y direction) from the vicinity of the upper edge of the medical monitor 10. It is not possible to place chemicals or materials used in the medical field on this convex part, and the cause of dirt or the like can be eliminated. Further, since the surface of the protection member 22 is constituted by the bag body 222, it can absorb moisture and protect the medical monitor 10 from scratches and dirt.

  In particular, the shape of the protective member 22 shown in FIG. 6B is a shape that covers all of the upper edge of the medical monitor 10 and is convex upward (+ Y direction). In this shape, the protection member 22 can comprehensively protect the upper portion of the medical monitor 10 (avoid from placing dirt, scratches, moisture, chemicals, etc.).

  The fixing member 21 and the protection member 22 are detachable. Therefore, when the protective member 22 becomes dirty, it can be easily removed and washed / washed. Therefore, the medical monitor 10 can be kept clean. The protective member 22 has a shape simulating an animal ear or the like. Therefore, it can be changed according to the preference of an infant or the like who uses the medical monitor 10. As a result, the stress felt by the infant or the like from the hospital atmosphere can be alleviated.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the protection member 22 may have a pair of sandwiching portions 227. The clamping unit 227 is configured to fix the protective member 22 to the medical monitor 10 so as to sandwich the medical monitor 10 from both sides (in the example of FIG. 7A, + Z direction and −Z direction). In other words, the protection member 22 is configured to be supported by the holding portion 227 in addition to the support by the fixing member 21. Thereby, the protection member 22 can be fixed to the medical monitor 10 more firmly.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, it is preferable that the connecting portion of the fixing member 21 (the portion to be connected to the protective member 22) is constituted by a guide rail receiver 211. Since the guide rail receiver 211 and the guide rail 221 have corresponding concavo-convex shapes, the protective member 22 can be accurately fixed to the fixing member 21 (and thus the medical monitor 10). In other words, even if pressure in the Z-axis direction is applied to the protection member 22, it can be avoided that the protection member 22 is removed from the medical monitor 10. The attachment / detachment of the protection member 22 can be realized only by parallel movement (movement in the X-axis direction in the example of FIG. 3). This greatly reduces the labor of attaching and detaching.

  As mentioned above, the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments already described, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. It goes without saying that it is possible.

  In addition, although the effect that the kind of animals etc. can be replaced | exchanged easily will lose | eliminate, the structure that the fixing member 21 and the protection member 22 are sewn and connected is also possible. That is, even if the fixing member 21 and the protection member 22 are integrated, the medical monitor 10 can be prevented from being damaged or soiled.

  In the above description, the medical monitor 10 mainly used in a stationary manner in a hospital room or the like has been described, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, the medical monitor 10 may be a medical transmitter having a wireless function. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an outline when the medical monitor cover 20 is attached to the transmitter-type medical monitor 10. As shown in the drawing, the fixing member 21 is attached so as to be in close contact with the outer frame of the portable medical monitor 10. A protective member 22 simulating sheep's ears and head is attached to the medical monitor 10 (transmitter). Thereby, it can avoid that a chemical | medical solution etc. adhere with respect to the medical monitor 10 main body. Moreover, since it comes to have a cute appearance, it will lead to the infant etc. handling the medical monitor 10 carefully, and will lead to normal operation | movement and long life of the medical monitor 10.

  Although hatching is omitted in a part of the above-mentioned drawings, this is for confirming the external appearance of the medical monitor 10 and the medical monitor cover 20 more. Therefore, the presence or absence of hatching does not affect the interpretation of the scope of rights.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Medical monitor 11 Display screen 12 Case frame 20 Medical monitor cover 21 Fixing member 211 Guide rail receptacle 212 Convex part 213 Locking hole 2131 Opening part 2132 Convex part 22 Protective member 221 Guide rail 222 Bag body 223 Concave part 224 Tip Part 225 arm 226 hook 227 clamping part

Claims (7)

One or more fixing members fixed in close contact with the medical monitor;
A protective member connected to a connecting portion provided on the fixing member, and having a convex portion in a direction away from the medical monitor;
A cover for a medical monitor.   The medical monitor cover according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member and the protection member are configured to be detachable. The connecting portion provided in the fixing member is a guide rail receiver having an uneven shape that extends,
The protective member has a guide rail having a shape corresponding to the uneven shape of the guide rail receiver.
The medical monitor cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover is a medical monitor.   4. The medical monitor cover according to claim 1, wherein the protection member is formed so as to cover the entire upper edge of the medical monitor. 5.   5. The medical monitor cover according to claim 1, wherein the protection member has a pair of clamping portions that clamp the medical monitor from both sides.   The medical monitor cover according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the fixing member is fixed so as to fit into four corners of the medical monitor. The medical monitor cover according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the protective member has a form simulating an animal ear or an entire animal body.