JP2017000212A - Nurse call slave machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a patient to easily and reliably execute a call operation even when the patient holds a nurse call slave machine or even when the nurse call slave machine is placed on a bed.SOLUTION: A first magnet 4a is fitted to a first housing 2a such that a surface of the first housing 2a including a first call operation part 3a, facing a second housing 2b becomes an S pole, and a second magnet 4b is fitted to the second housing 2b such that a surface of the second housing 2b including a second call operation part 3b, facing the first housing 2a becomes an N pole. This configuration makes the respective housings 2a and 2b attachable/detachable and allows a patient to execute a call operation using any of the housings 2a and 2b, so that, when the patient uses a nurse call slave machine 1 held in hand, the patient can use it in a state of integrating the respective housings 2a and 2b together. Further, when the patient uses it placed on the bed, the patient separates the respective housings 2a and 2b, and places the first housing 2a on the right side of the bed, and the second housing 2b on the left side of the bed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call child device, and is particularly suitable for use in a nurse call child device configured such that a patient can call a nurse by operating a call operation unit provided on a housing. It is a thing.

  In general, a nurse call system is used in hospitals and care facilities. The nurse call system is used when a patient in a hospital needs nurse support, or when a caregiver in a care facility needs help from a caregiver (hereinafter simply referred to as a patient). Is a system that can call a nurse or a caregiver (hereinafter simply referred to as a nurse) by pressing a call button.

  Many nurse call systems are in the vicinity of beds in hospital rooms, nurse call slaves installed in toilets, bathrooms, etc., nurse call master units installed in nurse stations, and entrances to rooms such as hospital rooms and nursing rooms. It is configured to include an installed hallway light and a controller that performs control related to communication and data transmission / reception. In addition to the above-described configuration, a nurse call system including a portable terminal carried by a nurse (for example, a PHS (Personal Handy phone System) terminal) and a PBX (Private Branch Exchange) is also provided. Yes. Here, some nurse call slaves have a call operation unit such as a call button.

  By the way, the case of the nurse call child device having the calling operation unit may be placed on the bed so that the patient can operate it at any time. In such a case, there is known a nurse call cordless handset called a grip push button in which a call operation unit is provided at an end of a cylindrical casing so that the call operation unit does not face the bed. The nurse call handset called the grip push button is always held and used by the patient. In addition, by providing a call operation unit on the surface of the case of the nurse call slave unit, when the nurse call slave unit is placed on the bed, the call operation unit arranged on the surface faces upward, There is also known a nurse call slave device that makes it easy for a patient to operate a call operation unit (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-165376

  However, when the nurse call cord is placed on the bed, if the nurse call cord is placed on either the right side or the left side of the patient, the nurse call cord will be displayed in the patient's view when the patient is lying sideways. Since there is a case where the machine does not exist, there is a problem that the patient cannot easily operate the call operation unit.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and even when the patient is holding the nurse call cord or the nurse call cord is placed on the bed, An object is to enable a call operation to be performed easily and reliably.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the nurse call slave device of the present invention is configured such that the first casing provided with the first call operation unit and the second casing provided with the second call operation unit are opposed to each other. One of the S and N poles of the magnet is attached to one of the surfaces to be attached, and the other pole is attached to the other of the opposing surfaces.

  Further, according to another aspect of the present invention, either one of the hook side and the loop side of the hook-and-loop fastener is attached to one of the opposing surfaces, and the other side is attached to the other of the opposing surfaces.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, the first casing and the second casing can be attached and detached with a magnet or a hook-and-loop fastener, and the calling operation can be performed in any casing. In the case where the nurse call slave is used, the nurse call slave can be used in a state where the first casing and the second casing are integrated. When the nurse call slave unit is placed on the bed and used, the first casing and the second casing are separated, one casing is placed on the right side of the bed, and the other casing is placed. Can be used with the body on the left side of the bed. As a result, even when the patient is holding the nurse call cordless handset or when the nurse call cordless handset is placed on the bed, the patient can easily and reliably perform the calling operation.

It is a figure which shows the example of an external appearance of the nurse call subunit | mobile_unit by this embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the nurse call subunit | mobile_unit by this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the modification of the external appearance of the nurse call subunit | mobile_unit by this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the appearance of a nurse call slave device 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the nurse call slave device 1 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the nurse call handset 1 includes a first housing 2a, a first call operation unit 3a, a first magnet 4a, a first cord 5a, a first control unit 6a, a first Interface portion 7a, second housing 2b, second call operation portion 3b, second magnet 4b, second cord 5b, second control portion 6b, and second interface portion 7b. ing.

  The first housing 2a accommodates the first control unit 6a and the first interface unit 7a inside, and is mainly used on a bed. Alternatively, as will be described later, the first housing 2a is attached to a bed rail around the patient's head. The second casing 2b accommodates the second control unit 6b and the second interface unit 7b inside and is mainly used by being placed on a bed. Alternatively, as will be described later, the second housing 2b is attached to a bed rail around the patient's head.

  The first call operation unit 3a includes buttons and switches, and is operated when the patient calls the nurse. The second call operation unit 3b is also configured with buttons and switches, and is operated when the patient calls the nurse.

  The first magnet 4a is attached to the first housing. Here, the 1st magnet 4a is attached to the 1st housing | casing 2a so that the surface facing the 2nd housing | casing 2b may become a south pole. The second magnet 4b is attached to the second casing. Here, the 2nd magnet 4a is attached to the 2nd housing | casing 2b so that the surface facing the 1st housing | casing 2a may become N pole.

  In the present embodiment, the surface of the first magnet 4a attached to the first housing 2a is the S pole, and the surface of the second magnet 4b attached to the second housing 2b is the N pole. Although each magnet 4a, 4b is attached to each housing | casing 2a, 2b so that it may become, it is not limited to this. In other words, each housing is arranged such that the surface of the first magnet 4a attached to the first housing 2a is an N pole and the surface of the second magnet 4b attached to the second housing 2b is an S pole. The magnets 4a and 4b may be attached to the bodies 2a and 2b.

  Both the first cord 5a and the second cord 5b are electrically connected to a wall unit (not shown). In addition, when the nurse call cordless handset 1 of this embodiment is wireless, both the first cord 5a and the second cord 5b are unnecessary. In addition, a wireless transmitter is provided in one of the first housing 2a and the second housing 2b, a wireless receiver is provided in the other, and the housing provided with the wireless receiver and the wall unit are connected by a cord. By doing so, the first code 5a or the second code 5b can be made unnecessary.

  The first control unit 6a is configured by a microcomputer or the like, and generates a call signal when the switch is pressed by operating the first call operation unit 3a. The second control unit 6b is also configured by a microcomputer or the like, and generates a call signal when the switch is pressed by operating the second call operation unit 3b.

  The first interface unit 7a is connected to the first cord 5a, and outputs the call signal generated by the first control unit 6a to the wall unit via the first cord 5a. The second interface unit 7b is connected to the second cord 5b, and outputs the call signal generated by the second control unit 6b to the wall unit via the second cord 5b. Here, each call signal is output to a nurse call parent device (not shown) via the wall unit, and the nurse call parent device notifies the call.

  In the nurse call child device 1 configured as described above, when the patient uses the nurse call child device 1 while holding it, the first case 2a and the second case 2b are connected to the first magnet 4a and the second case 2b. The second magnet 4b is used integrally. On the other hand, when using the nurse call cordless handset 1 on the bed, the first casing 2a and the second casing 2b are separated, and the first casing 2a is placed on the right side on the bed. The second housing 2b is placed on the left side of the bed and used.

  The bed fence around the patient's head is made of a magnetic material such as iron so that the first casing 2a and the second casing 2b are attached to the bed fence by the magnets 4a and 4b. It is also possible. In this way, it is possible to prevent the nurse call slave device 1 from falling on the bed.

  As explained in detail above, in the nurse call slave device 1 of the present embodiment, the surface facing the second housing 2b of the first housing 2a provided with the first call operation unit 3a is the S pole. In this way, the first magnet 4a is attached to the first housing 2a, and the surface facing the first housing 2a of the second housing 2b provided with the second call operation unit 3b is an N pole. The second magnet 4b is attached to the second housing 2b.

  As a result, the first casing 2a and the second casing 2b can be attached and detached by the magnets 4a and 4b, and the calling operation can be performed in any of the casings 2a and 2b. When the handset 1 is gripped and used, the nurse call handset 1 can be used in a state where the first housing 2a and the second housing 2b are integrated. Further, when the nurse call handset 1 is used on a bed, the first casing 2a and the second casing 2b are separated, and the first casing 2a is placed on the right side on the bed. The second housing 2b can be placed on the left side of the bed and used. Therefore, even when the patient is holding the nurse call child device 1 or when the nurse call child device 1 is placed on the bed, the patient can easily and reliably perform the calling operation.

  In the nurse call slave 1 of the present embodiment described above, the first casing 2a and the second casing 2b are detachable by the magnets 4a and 4b, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, one of the hook side and the loop side of the hook-and-loop fastener is attached to one of the opposing surfaces of the first casing 2a and the second casing 2b of the nurse call slave unit 1, and the other side of the opposing surface You may make it attach the other side of a fastener. At this time, by providing a hook-and-loop fastener on the bed rail or the bed and attaching the hook-and-loop fastener to the hook-and-loop fastener provided on the first casing 2a and the second casing 2b, It can be prevented from falling.

  In the above-described embodiment, the first call operation unit 3a and the second call operation unit 3b are provided at the tip portions of the respective housings 2a and 2b. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the first call operation unit 3a is provided on the surface of the first housing 2a opposite to the side on which the first magnet 4a is provided. You may make it provide 3b in the surface on the opposite side to the side in which the 2nd magnet 4b of the 2nd housing | casing 2b was provided.

  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 Nurse call cordless handset 2a 1st housing | casing 2b 2nd housing | casing 3a 1st calling operation part 3b 2nd calling operation part 4a 1st magnet 4b 2nd magnet

Claims (2)

A nurse call including a first case having a first call operation unit for performing a call operation and a second case having a second call operation unit for performing a call operation A handset,
One of the S pole and N pole of the magnet is attached to one of the opposing surfaces of the first casing and the second casing, and the other pole of the magnet is attached to the other of the opposing faces. Nurse call cordless handset characterized by that. A nurse call including a first case having a first call operation unit for performing a call operation and a second case having a second call operation unit for performing a call operation A handset,
Either one of the hook side and the loop side of the hook-and-loop fastener is attached to one of the opposing faces of the first casing and the second casing, and the other side of the hook-and-loop fastener is attached to the other of the opposing faces. Nurse call cordless handset characterized by being attached.

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