JP2020086964A - Monitoring system, information terminal, and monitoring program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a monitoring system, an information terminal, and a monitoring program capable of monitoring states of a plurality of medical pumps at low costs.SOLUTION: A monitoring system 10 comprises: a plurality of medical pumps 100; and a plurality of information terminals 200. The medical pump comprises: a pump detection unit for detecting the state of the medical pump; a pump storage unit for storing identification information of the medical pump; and a pump communication unit for transmitting the identification information of the medical pump stored by the pump storage unit and the state of the medical pump detected by the pump detection unit via wireless communication. The information terminal comprises: a terminal communication unit for communicating with the medical pump via wireless communication; and a terminal display unit for displaying the identification information of the medical pump and the state of the medical pump received from the medical pump via the terminal communication unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a surveillance system, an information terminal and a surveillance program.

In medical facilities such as hospitals, medical pumps such as infusion pumps and syringe pumps are used to administer drugs into the body of patients. Healthcare professionals need to know the flow rate of the drug delivered by the medical pump, the delivery time, the dose, etc. so that the flow rate of the drug delivered by the medical pump does not exceed a specified range or the drug does not run short. Was monitoring the condition of his medical pump. However, because it is difficult for medical staff to always wait beside each medical pump to check the status of the medical pump, a monitoring system for monitoring the status of multiple medical pumps is being considered. ..

For example, in Patent Document 1 below, information indicating the states of a plurality of medical devices is centralized on a monitoring server, and centralized management is performed by transmitting the centralized data to a terminal such as a nurse station or a CE room of a medical facility. A surveillance system is disclosed.

JP, 2018-124913, A

However, a high cost is required to introduce a monitoring system capable of centrally controlling the condition of the medical pump. Furthermore, there are many cases in which a dedicated engineer is required for central management, which increases personnel costs.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a monitoring system, an information terminal, and a monitoring program that can monitor the states of a plurality of medical pumps at low cost.

A monitoring system according to the present invention that achieves the above object includes a plurality of medical pumps for delivering a drug solution to a patient and a plurality of information terminals that can be carried by a medical staff. The medical pump is a pump detection unit that detects a state of the medical pump, a pump storage unit that stores identification information of the medical pump, and identification information of the medical pump stored in the pump storage unit. And a pump communication unit that transmits the state of the medical pump detected by the pump detection unit via wireless communication. The information terminal includes a terminal communication unit that communicates with the medical pump via wireless communication, identification information of the medical pump received from the medical pump via the terminal communication unit, and a state of the medical pump. And a terminal display section for displaying.

An information terminal according to the present invention that achieves the above object is an information terminal connected to a plurality of medical pumps for delivering a drug solution to a patient via wireless communication. A terminal communication unit that communicates with the medical pump via wireless communication, and a terminal display unit that displays the identification information of the medical pump and the state of the medical pump received from the medical pump via the terminal communication unit. And have.

A monitoring program according to the present invention that achieves the above object is a monitoring program executed by an information terminal connected via wireless communication with a plurality of medical pumps that deliver a drug solution to a patient. The monitoring program receives the identification information of the medical pump and the state of the medical pump from the medical pump, and displaying the identification information of the medical pump and the state of the medical pump, Is executed by the information terminal.

According to the present invention, it is possible to exchange information relating to a plurality of medical pumps between the medical pump and the information terminal without using a server or human hands. As a result, medical personnel can monitor the status of multiple medical pumps at low cost.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the monitoring system which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram of the medical pump concerning an embodiment. It is a block diagram of the information terminal concerning an embodiment. It is a schematic diagram of an information terminal concerning an embodiment. It is a sequence chart which shows the procedure of a process of a surveillance system. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the terminal display part of an information terminal in the process of step S106 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the terminal display part of an information terminal in the process of step S106 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the terminal display part of an information terminal in the process of step S106 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the terminal display part of an information terminal in the process of step S107 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the terminal display part of an information terminal in the process of step S110 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the terminal display part of an information terminal in the process of step S111 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the terminal display part of an information terminal, when a medical worker confirms the state of a medical pump. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen displayed on the terminal display part of an information terminal, when a medical worker confirms the state of a medical pump. 9 is a sequence chart showing a procedure of processing of the monitoring system according to Modification 1. 9 is a sequence chart showing a procedure of processing of a monitoring system according to Modification 2.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the following description does not limit the technical scope or the meaning of terms used in the claims. Further, the dimensional ratios in the drawings are exaggerated for convenience of description, and may differ from the actual ratios.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a monitoring system 10 according to the embodiment. The monitoring system 10 includes a plurality of medical pumps 100 that deliver a drug solution to a patient and a plurality of information terminals 200 that can be carried by a medical staff H. The monitoring system 10 is a system for a medical staff to monitor a plurality of medical pumps 100 in a medical facility.

In the present specification, the term “medical facility” is not limited to hospitals, clinics, nursing care facilities, etc., as long as it is a place where medical treatment is performed on a regular basis, and includes general households where home medical treatment is performed. I shall. The “medical personnel” includes, for example, nurses, doctors, clinical engineers, medical facility managers, risk managers, and the like.

[Medical pump 100]
The medical pump 100 is, for example, a pump such as a syringe pump or an infusion pump for delivering a drug to a patient. Although a syringe pump is illustrated as the medical pump 100 in FIG. 1, an infusion pump may be used, or a syringe pump and an infusion pump may be used in combination.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the medical pump 100. The medical pump 100 includes a pump drive unit 110, a pump detection unit 120, a pump CPU 130, a pump identification unit 140, a pump communication unit 150, a pump storage unit 160, a pump operation reception unit 170, a pump display unit 180, and a pump notification unit 190. Prepare The components of the medical pump 100 are communicably connected to each other via a bus for exchanging signals.

(Pump drive unit 110)
When the medical pump 100 is an infusion pump, for example, the pump drive unit 110 drives a plurality of fingers, and the plurality of fingers sequentially push the infusion tube to deliver the drug in the infusion tube. The infusion tube is connected to an infusion bag containing a drug. When the medical pump 100 is a syringe pump, the pump drive unit 110 drives the syringe in which the drug is enclosed and pushes the pusher of the syringe to deliver the drug.

(Pump detection unit 120)
The pump detection unit 120 includes various sensors that detect the state of the medical pump 100. Here, the "state of the medical pump 100" includes, for example, a liquid feeding state of the pump driving unit 110 (for example, liquid feeding time, distinction between liquid feeding and stopping), a drug name to be fed, a flow rate, It includes planned dose, administered dose (cumulative dose), remaining drug dose, etc.

(Pump CPU 130)
The pump CPU 130 is composed of a CPU that controls various components described above and performs various arithmetic processes according to various programs stored in the pump storage unit 160.

The pump CPU 130 executes the monitoring program stored in the pump storage unit 160 to determine whether the medical worker H needs to respond to the medical pump 100 based on the detection data of the pump detection unit 120. It functions as a "pump determination unit" for determining. Hereinafter, the pump CPU 130 is also referred to as a pump determination unit 130.

Here, the case where the medical staff H needs to respond to the medical pump 100 is, for example, when the delivery of the medicine to the patient is completed or when the state of the medical pump 100 is abnormal. Etc. In addition, the case where the state of the medical pump 100 is abnormal means that the medical pump 100 detects an abnormality in the biometric information of the patient in addition to a defect such as a failure or an obstacle that has occurred in the medical pump 100. Shall also be included.

(Pump specifying unit 140)
When the pump determination unit 130 determines that the medical worker H needs to deal with the specific medical pump 100, the pump determination unit 140 determines the specific medical pump 100 from the plurality of information terminals 200. The information terminal 200 carried by the medical worker H in charge is specified.

(Pump communication unit 150)
The pump communication unit 150 includes an interface for communicating with the information terminal 200 via wireless communication. As the wireless communication, for example, a wireless communication system having a communication function such as Wifi (registered trademark) or Bluetooth (registered trademark) or other non-contact type wireless communication can be adopted. The pump communication unit 150 may be configured to be able to communicate with other medical devices or terminals in the medical facility by connecting to the network in the medical facility configured by a wireless LAN, for example. When the pump determination unit 130 determines that the medical worker H needs to deal with the medical pump 100, the pump communication unit 150 transmits a warning signal and information about the medical pump 100 to the information terminal 200. .. Here, the “information relating to the medical pump 100 ”means identification information of the medical pump 100 stored in the pump storage unit 160, patient information, the state of the medical pump 100 detected by the pump detection unit 120, and medical information. It includes the status of correspondence to the pump 100. The information received via the terminal communication unit 230 is stored in the terminal storage unit 220.

(Pump storage unit 160)
The pump storage unit 160 is a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores various programs and various data in advance, a RAM (Random Access Memory) that temporarily stores the programs and various data as a work area, and a hard disk that stores various programs and various data. And so on. The pump storage unit 160 stores, as various data, identification information of the medical pump 100, drug information regarding various drugs administered from the medical pump 100, patient information, and the like. The drug information includes, for example, a flow rate when the drug is administered, a dose, a risk degree when the administration is interrupted, and the like.

(Pump operation acceptance unit 170)
The pump operation receiving unit 170 includes, for example, operation buttons, a touch sensor, a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard, and the like, and receives various operations of the medical staff H. The pump operation receiving unit 170 has a function of receiving an operation of switching the power on/off, a function of receiving an operation for starting the operation of the medical pump 100, a function of receiving an operation of switching the display of the pump display unit 180, and various types of operations. It includes a function for accepting operations to change settings. The medical staff H receives information on the patient, information of the information terminal 200 carried by the medical staff H who is in charge of the medical pump 100, setting contents of the operation of the pump drive unit 110, and the pump via the pump operation reception unit 170. Various information regarding the medical pump 100 and the patient, such as display contents of the display unit 180 and selection of option information displayed on the pump display unit 180, can be input.

(Pump display section 180)
The pump display unit 180 includes a display panel such as an LCD (liquid crystal display) or an organic EL display, and displays information regarding the medical pump 100. The pump display unit 180 displays, for example, patient information, the state of the medical pump 100, information on various options, information on operation settings of the pump drive unit 110, and the like.

The pump operation receiving unit 170 and the pump display unit 180 may form a touch panel by superimposing a touch sensor as the pump operation receiving unit 170 on a display surface as the pump display unit 180.

(Pump notification unit 190)
When the pump determination unit 130 determines that the medical pump 100 needs to be dealt with, the pump notification unit 190 generates, for example, sound, light, or vibration as a warning signal. The pump notification unit 190 includes, for example, a speaker, a light emitting diode, a vibrator, and the like. As a result, the medical worker H or the attendant of the patient who is near the medical pump 100 receives the sound, light, vibration, etc. from the pump notification unit 190 as a warning signal to confirm or nurse the medical pump 100. The operation of pushing the call can be performed promptly.

The pump notification unit 190 can notify the warning signal to a person who is near the medical pump 100, but cannot notify promptly when the medical staff H, the patient's attendant, etc. are not nearby. As a result, the medical pump 100 may be left without noticing that the warning signal is generated, and the medical pump 100 may be powered off. Further, when a plurality of medical pumps 100 are used side by side, it is difficult to recognize from which medical pump 100 the warning signal is generated. According to the monitoring system 10 according to the present embodiment, by coordinating the medical pump 100 with the information terminal 200, it is possible to reliably and efficiently respond to the medical pump 100 handled by the medical staff H when it is necessary to handle the medical pump 100. It becomes possible to solve the above problems. The details of the information terminal 200 will be described later.

[Information terminal 200]
As shown in FIG. 1, the information terminal 200 is a wearable terminal that the medical worker H can wear. The information terminal 200 of this embodiment is a bracelet type that can be worn on the arm of the medical staff H. By making the information terminal 200 into a bracelet type, even if the medical worker H wears the information terminal 200, it does not interfere with the work. Moreover, the pockets and the like of the clothes of the medical staff H are already occupied by other inspection equipment, communication equipment and the like, and there is often no extra space. Therefore, by using the wearable terminal to which the information terminal 200 can be attached, the medical staff H can easily carry the information terminal 200.

The information terminal 200 is not limited to a wearable terminal, and may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal that can be carried by a medical staff. In this case, the information terminal 200 can be realized by utilizing a general-purpose terminal such as a smartphone that the medical staff originally has. As a result, since it is not necessary for the medical staff to carry a new terminal as the information terminal 200, the burden on the medical staff carrying the information terminal 200 can be reduced.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the information terminal 200. As shown in FIG. 3, the information terminal 200 includes a terminal CPU 210, a terminal storage unit 220, a terminal communication unit 230, a terminal display unit 240, a terminal operation reception unit 250, and a terminal notification unit 260. The components of the information terminal 200 are communicably connected to each other via a bus for exchanging signals.

(Terminal CPU 210)
The terminal CPU 210 includes a CPU that controls various components of the information terminal 200 and performs various arithmetic processes according to various programs stored in the terminal storage unit 220.

(Terminal storage unit 220)
The terminal storage unit 220 includes a ROM that stores various programs and various data in advance, a RAM that temporarily stores the programs and various data as a work area, and a hard disk that stores various programs and various data. The terminal storage unit 220 stores information about the medical pump 100, etc., which is handled by a medical staff wearing the information terminal 200 equipped with the terminal storage unit 220.

(Terminal communication unit 230)
The terminal communication unit 230 includes an interface for communicating with the pump communication unit 150 of the medical pump 100 via wireless communication. The terminal communication unit 230 receives information about the medical pump 100, a warning signal, and the like from the pump communication unit 150.

(Terminal display 240)
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the information terminal 200. As shown in FIG. 4, the terminal display unit 240 includes a display panel such as an LCD (liquid crystal display) or an organic EL display, and displays information about the medical pump 100 received by the terminal communication unit 230.

(Terminal operation reception unit 250)
The terminal operation reception unit 250 includes operation buttons, a touch sensor, and the like, and receives various operations of the medical staff H. The medical staff H can input information about the medical pump 100 in charge of the medical staff H and various information about the patient via the terminal operation reception unit 250. The information input via the terminal operation reception unit 250 is stored in the terminal storage unit 220. The terminal display unit 240 and the terminal operation receiving unit 250 may form a touch panel by superimposing a touch sensor serving as the terminal operation receiving unit 250 on a display surface serving as the terminal display unit 240.

(Terminal notification unit 260)
The terminal notification unit 260 notifies the warning signal received by the terminal communication unit 230 from the medical pump 100 when the pump determination unit 130 of the medical pump 100 determines that the medical staff H needs to be dealt with. The terminal notification unit 260 gives notification by, for example, generating sound, light, vibration, or the like as a notification signal. The terminal notification unit 260 is composed of, for example, a speaker, a light emitting diode, a vibrator, and the like. Accordingly, when the pump determination unit 130 determines that the state of the medical pump 100 is abnormal, the medical staff receives a sound, light, vibration, or the like from the terminal notification unit 260 as a notification signal to display the terminal. The confirmation of the section 240 is promptly performed, and it is possible to prevent the information displayed on the terminal display section 240 from being overlooked.

The medical staff can install the application on the information terminal 200. The application is a monitoring program corresponding to each configuration of the medical pump 100, each configuration of the information terminal 200, and the like. The terminal CPU 210 of the information terminal 200 executes an application and controls each component of the information terminal 200. In this way, the medical staff can enable the function by purchasing the necessary function as an application and installing it in the information terminal 200. As a result, the information terminal 200 is configured to be able to selectively expand its function by software in response to the needs of new medical personnel in the future. Therefore, it is not necessary to newly develop the information terminal 200 that is hardware according to the needs of the medical staff, and the development cost can be kept low. Further, since it is not necessary for the medical staff to purchase a new terminal, it is possible to reduce the cost burden on the medical staff.

<Processing procedure of the monitoring system 10>
Next, processing performed by the entire monitoring system 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a sequence chart showing a processing procedure of the monitoring system. 6 to 11 are diagrams showing examples of display screens displayed on the terminal display unit 240 of the information terminal 200.

The processing of the monitoring system 10 in the present embodiment is controlled so that the medical staff in charge can handle the medical pump 100 surely and efficiently when the medical pump 100 needs to be handled. The processing of the medical pump 100 shown in the sequence chart of FIG. 5 is stored as a monitoring program in the pump storage unit 160 of the medical pump 100, and the pump CPU (pump determination unit) 130 controls each unit. Executed by. Similarly, the process of the information terminal 200 is stored as a monitoring program in the terminal storage unit 220 of the information terminal 200, and is executed by the terminal CPU 210 controlling each unit.

[Treatment on the medical pump 100 side]
(Step S101)
First, the pump detection unit 120 of the medical pump 100 detects the state of the medical pump 100.

(Step S102)
Next, the pump determination unit 130 of the medical pump 100 determines, based on the detection data of the pump detection unit 120, whether or not the medical worker needs to deal with the medical pump 100. When the pump determination unit 130 determines that the medical personnel need not deal with the medical pump 100, the process returns to step S101 (NO). When the pump determination unit 130 determines that the medical worker needs to deal with the medical pump 100, the process proceeds to step S103 (YES).

(Step S103)
The pump identifying unit 140 of the medical pump 100 uses the specific medical pumps from the plurality of information terminals 200 when the pump determining unit 130 determines that the medical staff needs to deal with the specific medical pump 100. The information terminal 200 carried by the medical worker A in charge of 100 is specified. The information of the information terminal 200 carried by the medical worker A in charge of the medical pump 100 is input in advance via the pump operation reception unit 170 and stored in the pump storage unit 160. The pump identifying unit 140 identifies the information terminal 200 carried by the medical staff A in charge based on the information stored in the pump storage unit 160.

(Step S104)
The pump communication unit 150 of the medical pump 100 transmits a warning signal and information regarding the medical pump 100 to the information terminal 200 carried by the medical worker A identified by the pump identifying unit 140.

[Process on Information Terminal 200 Side]
(Step S105)
The terminal notification unit 260 of the information terminal 200 notifies the warning signal received by the terminal communication unit 230 from the medical pump 100.

(Step S106)
The terminal display unit 240 displays information about the medical pump 100 received from the pump communication unit 150. 6 to 8 are diagrams showing an example of a display screen displayed on the terminal display unit 240 of the information terminal 200 in the process of step S106.

In the example shown in FIG. 6, the terminal display unit 240 displays the identification information of the medical pump 100 with the identification number D1 and the state of the medical pump 100 with the icon D2. By displaying the identification number D1, the medical worker A can recognize the medical pump 100 specified by the identification number D1 from the plurality of medical pumps 100 that he/she is in charge of. Further, by displaying the state of the medical pump 100 with the icon D2, the medical worker A can visually grasp the information as compared with the case where it is displayed with characters, so that the state of the medical pump 100 can be quickly changed. Can be recognized. The same icon D2 may be displayed on the pump display unit 180 of the medical pump 100. By displaying the identification information of the medical pump 100 and the state of the medical pump 100 on the terminal display unit 240, the medical worker A needs to deal with the medical pump 100 even if the medical worker A is away from the medical pump 100. Can be recognized and the state of the medical pump 100 can be known.

In the example shown in FIG. 7, the terminal display unit 240 displays the identification number D1 of the medical pump 100 and the patient name D3. Even when the pump determination unit 130 determines that the medical staff needs to take action, the pump detection unit 120 may not be able to immediately detect the state of the medical pump 100 such as what kind of abnormality has occurred. In such a case, the medical worker A can determine the urgency of the treatment by knowing the patient name D3 who uses the medical pump 100 that requires the treatment.

In the example shown in FIG. 8, the terminal display unit 240 displays the identification number D1 and the patient name D3 of the medical pump 100, as in FIG. The terminal display unit 240 displays the degree of urgency by displaying the identification number D1 of the medical pump 100 in a color different from the normal display shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. Thereby, for example, when the patient using the medical pump 100 with the identification number D1 is a critically ill patient, it can be shown that the urgency is high. A medical staff can previously input information on a patient such as a critically ill patient through the pump operation reception unit 170 and store the information in the pump storage unit 160. The medical staff can determine the priority of the response based on the display of the urgency. The method of displaying the degree of urgency is not limited to the method of changing the color, and for example, the sound, light, vibration, etc. generated from the terminal notification unit 260 may be changed and displayed.

(Step S107)
With reference to FIG. 5, the terminal operation reception unit 250 receives, from the medical staff A, an input as to whether or not the medical staff A can handle the treatment of the medical pump 100.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the terminal display unit 240 of the information terminal 200 in the process of step S107. In the example illustrated in FIG. 9, the terminal display unit 240 displays the identification number D1 of the medical pump 100, a display of “not supported” as the support status D4, and a support availability option D5. The correspondence situation D4 may be intermittently displayed at a predetermined time interval from the display in the process of step S106. In this case, the medical staff A can preset the time interval for displaying the handling status D4 via the terminal operation reception unit 250. The setting content is stored in the terminal storage unit 220.

(Step S108)
With reference to FIG. 5, when the medical staff A selects possible, after the medical staff A responds, the process proceeds to step S111 (YES). When the medical staff A selects "not compatible", the process proceeds to step S109 (NO).

It should be noted that when there is no input from the medical worker A after a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes) or there is no input from the medical worker A even though the response status D4 is displayed a predetermined number of times (for example, 5 times) In this case, it may be assumed that the medical staff A has selected the incompatibility, and the process may proceed to step S109 (NO).

(Step S109)
The terminal communication unit 230 of the information terminal 200 carried by the medical staff A notifies other information terminals 200 of help information requesting support. The terminal communication unit 230 may select a plurality from the information terminals 200 carried by the medical staff in charge of the vicinity of the medical pump 100 that needs to be supported and notify the help information, or all of the medical terminals in the medical facility. The information terminal 200 may be notified of the help information. By notifying the help information, the medical staff A can notify other medical staff that he/she cannot deal with the problem. The process of notifying the help information may be executed via the pump communication unit 150 of the medical pump 100.

(Step S110)
The terminal display unit 240 of the information terminal 200 carried by the medical staff B different from the medical staff A displays information and help information of the medical pump 100 that the medical staff A has selected to be incompatible. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the terminal display unit of the information terminal 200 in the process of step S110. In the example illustrated in FIG. 10, the terminal display unit 240 displays help information D6 together with the identification number D1 of the medical pump 100 and the option D5 of availability. As a result, the medical staff B can recognize that the person in charge of the medical pump 100 having the identification number D1 cannot deal with the medical pump 100, and therefore needs to deal with it. In addition, the medical staff B can select the supportability from the supportability option D5 via the terminal operation reception unit 250 as in step S107.

(Step S111)
With reference to FIG. 5, when the medical staff A selects possible, the terminal operation reception unit 250 receives an input from the medical staff A to the effect that the handling is completed. As a result, the support status D4 of the medical pump 100 is changed from non-support to support completion. The correspondence status D4 may be changed from the information terminal 200, or the medical pump 100 may be notified of the completion of the correspondence by the medical pump 100.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen displayed on the terminal display unit 240 of the information terminal 200 in the process of step S111. In the example illustrated in FIG. 11, the terminal display unit 240 displays “Completion of correspondence” as the correspondence situation D4 together with the identification number D1 of the medical pump 100.

Although the procedure of the processing of the monitoring system 10 has been described above with reference to FIG. 5, the processing in the above-described embodiment may include steps other than the steps of the sequence chart shown in FIG. 5, or the above steps. May not include some of the above.

For example, the medical staff can confirm the state of the medical pump 100 which he/she is in charge of, via the information terminal 200, even when the warning signal is not received from the medical pump 100. 12A and 12B are diagrams showing an example of a display screen displayed on the terminal display unit 240 of the information terminal 200 when the medical staff confirms the state of the medical pump 100. For example, as shown in FIG. 12A, the terminal display unit 240 displays a list D7 of identification numbers of the plurality of medical pumps 100 that the medical staff are in charge of. When the medical worker selects the identification number of the medical pump 100 to be confirmed from the list D7 of the identification numbers of the plurality of medical pumps 100, the details of the state of the medical pump 100 are displayed on the terminal display unit 240 as shown in FIG. 12B. Information D8 is displayed. The detailed information D8 of the state of the medical pump 100 includes, for example, a planned dose, a dose (accumulated amount), a scheduled time for administration, a remaining time for administration, and the like. With this, the medical staff can know when the administration of the liquid medicine is completed from the terminal display unit 240, so that the business plan, the next action, and the future schedule can be determined according to the state of the medical pump 100 at that time. I can decide.

(Effect)
As described above, the monitoring system 10 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of medical pumps 100 that deliver a drug solution to a patient and a plurality of information terminals 200 that can be carried by a medical staff. The medical pump 100 includes a pump detection unit 120 that detects a state of the medical pump 100, a pump storage unit 160 that stores identification information of the medical pump 100, and a medical pump 100 that is stored in the pump storage unit 160. A pump communication unit 150 that transmits the identification information and the state of the medical pump 100 detected by the pump detection unit 120 via wireless communication. The information terminal 200 includes a terminal communication unit 230 that communicates with the medical pump 100 via wireless communication, and identification information of the medical pump 100 received from the medical pump 100 via the terminal communication unit 230 and the medical pump 100. The terminal display unit 240 for displaying the state of

The information terminal 200 according to the present embodiment is an information terminal 200 that is connected to a plurality of medical pumps 100 that deliver a drug solution to a patient via wireless communication. The terminal communication unit 230 that communicates with the medical pump 100 via wireless communication, and the identification information of the medical pump 100 and the state of the medical pump 100 received from the medical pump 100 via the terminal communication unit 230 are displayed. It has a display unit.

The monitoring program according to the present embodiment is a monitoring program executed by the information terminal 200 connected via wireless communication with a plurality of medical pumps 100 that deliver a drug solution to a patient. The monitoring program receives the identification information of the medical pump 100 and the state of the medical pump 100 from the medical pump 100, and displays the identification information of the medical pump 100 and the state of the medical pump 100, Is executed by the information terminal 200.

According to the monitoring system 10, the information terminal 200, and the monitoring program as described above, information relating to a plurality of medical pumps 100 can be exchanged between the medical pump 100 and the information terminal 200 without intervention of a server or manpower. You can Therefore, it is not necessary to introduce a high-priced system such as a central management system or a nurse call system. Further, since it is not necessary to hire a dedicated staff for central management, it is possible to reduce labor costs. As a result, the medical staff can monitor the status of the plurality of medical pumps 100 at low cost.

In addition, the medical pump 100 further includes a pump determination unit 130 that determines whether or not the medical worker needs to deal with the medical pump 100 based on the detection data of the pump detection unit 120. With this, the medical pump 100 determines whether or not the medical worker needs to deal with the medical worker. Therefore, the medical worker does not need to make a determination, and the work load on the medical worker can be reduced.

In addition, the pump communication unit 150 of the medical pump 100 transmits a warning signal to the information terminal 200 when the pump determination unit 130 determines that the medical pump needs to be handled by a medical staff. The information terminal 200 further includes a terminal notification unit 260 that notifies the warning signal received from the medical pump 100. With this, the medical staff can quickly recognize that it is necessary to deal with the problem even if the medical worker is away from the medical pump 100 and deal with the problem. Further, since the medical staff only has to deal with the medical care when necessary, the work load of the medical staff can be reduced.

Further, when the pump determining unit 130 determines that the medical care worker needs to deal with the medical pump 100, the medical pump 100 receives medical care from the plurality of information terminals 200. The person further has a pump specifying unit 140 that specifies the information terminal 200 carried by the person. As a result, the medical pump 100 can promptly notify the person in charge of the medical pump 100 that needs attention.

The information terminal 200 is a bracelet type that can be worn on the arm of a medical staff. As a result, even if the medical staff wears the information terminal 200, it does not interfere with the work. Further, by making the information terminal 200 a wearable terminal, a medical staff can easily carry the information terminal 200.

[Modification 1]
FIG. 13 is a sequence chart showing a processing procedure of the monitoring system according to the first modification. In the above-described embodiment, the medical pump 100 includes the pump identifying unit 140 that identifies the information terminal 200 of the person in charge. However, in the first modification, the medical pump 100 does not include the pump identifying unit 140, and the information terminal 200 does not include the pump identifying unit 140. It has a function of determining whether 200 is in charge of the medical pump 100.

With reference to FIG. 13, a processing procedure of the monitoring system according to the first modification will be described. Note that the processes of steps S101 and S102 are the same as those of the above-described embodiment shown in FIG.

(Step S201)
When the pump determination unit 130 of the medical pump 100 determines that the medical worker needs to deal with the medical pump 100 (step S102, YES), the pump communication unit 150 of the medical pump 100 uses a plurality of pieces of information. A warning signal and information about the medical pump 100 are transmitted to the terminal 200.

(Step S202)
The information terminal 200 determines, based on the information received from the medical pump 100, whether the owner (medical worker carrying the information terminal 200) is the person in charge of the medical pump 100 related to the warning signal. When the owner is not the person in charge of the medical pump 100 related to the warning signal, the process proceeds to step S203 (NO). When the owner is in charge of the medical pump 100 related to the warning signal, the information terminal 200 executes the processes of steps S105 to S111 shown in FIG. 5 of the above-described embodiment (YES).

(Step S203)
When the owner is not the person in charge of the medical pump 100 related to the warning signal, the information terminal 200 notifies the medical pump 100 that it is not in charge.

As shown in this modification, since the information terminal 200 has a function of determining whether or not the medical pump 100 is in charge, the function of the medical pump 100 can be simplified.

[Modification 2]
FIG. 14 is a sequence chart showing a processing procedure of the monitoring system according to the second modification. In the above-described embodiment, the medical pump 100 includes the pump determining unit 130 and the pump identifying unit 140 that determine whether or not the medical worker needs to deal with the medical pump 100. The information terminal 200 has a function of determining whether or not a medical staff needs to deal with the medical pump 100, and a function of determining whether or not the information terminal 200 is in charge of the medical pump 100.

With reference to FIG. 14, a processing procedure of the monitoring system according to the second modification will be described. The processing of step S101 is the same as that of the above-described embodiment shown in FIG.

(Step S301)
The medical pump 100 transmits the detection data of the pump detection unit 120 to the plurality of information terminals 200.

(Step S302)
The information terminal 200 determines, based on the information received from the medical pump 100, whether the owner (medical worker carrying the information terminal 200) is the person in charge of the medical pump 100 related to the detection data. If the owner is not the person in charge of the medical pump 100 related to the detection data, the process proceeds to step S303 (NO). When the owner is in charge of the medical pump 100 related to the detection data, the information terminal 200 proceeds to the process of step S304 (YES).

(Step S303)
When the owner is not the person in charge of the medical pump 100 related to the detection data, the information terminal 200 notifies the medical pump 100 that it is not in charge.

(Step S304)
When the owner is in charge of the medical pump 100 related to the detection data, the information terminal 200 determines whether or not the medical worker needs to deal with the medical pump 100 based on the detection data of the pump detection unit 120. To judge. When the information terminal 200 determines that the medical personnel need not deal with the medical pump 100, the process returns to step S101 (NO). When the pump determination unit 130 determines that the medical worker needs to deal with the medical pump 100, the processes of steps S105 to S111 shown in FIG. 5 of the above-described embodiment are executed (YES).

As shown in this modification, the information terminal 200 has a function of determining whether or not the medical staff needs to deal with the medical pump 100 and a function of identifying the medical pump 100 of the person in charge. The function of the medical pump 100 can be simplified.

The monitoring system, the information terminal, and the monitoring program have been described above through the embodiments and the modifications, but the present invention is not limited to the configurations described in the embodiments and the modifications, and based on the description of the claims. It can be changed appropriately.

For example, the configuration of the medical pump is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications, and can be variously modified. For example, the medical pump may carry an RFID tag. The RFID tag stores the identification information of the medical pump and transmits the stored identification information to the information terminal. The RFID tag may be either a passive type that operates by using radio waves from a reader as an energy source to transmit information or an active type that transmits information by its own power, but it is preferably an active type. When the RFID tag is the active type, the RFID tag can directly transmit the identification information of the medical pump to the information terminal without using the pump communication unit.

Further, the configuration of the information terminal is not limited to the above-described embodiment and modified examples, and can be variously modified. For example, the information terminal is not limited to the bracelet type, but may be a wearable terminal such as a spectacle type, a ring type, a pendant type or the like.

Further, the processing in the above-described embodiment and modification may include steps other than the steps of the sequence charts shown in FIGS. 5, 13, and 14, or may not include some of the above steps. Good. Further, the order of steps is not limited to the above embodiment and modification. Furthermore, each step may be combined with other steps to be executed as one step, may be included in other steps and executed, or may be divided into a plurality of steps and executed.

Further, the monitoring program may be provided by a medical pump such as a USB memory or a DVD-ROM or a recording medium readable by an information terminal, or may be provided online via a network such as the Internet. .. In this case, the monitoring program recorded in the recording medium readable by the medical pump or the information terminal is transferred and stored in the pump storage unit of the medical pump or the terminal storage unit of the information terminal. Further, the monitoring program may be provided as independent application software, or may be incorporated as a function into software of the medical pump or the information terminal.

10 monitoring system,
100 medical pumps,
110 pump drive,
120 pump detector,
130 pump CPU (pump determination unit),
140 Pump specific part,
150 pump communication section,
160 pump memory,
170 Pump operation reception part,
180 pump display,
190 Pump notification unit,
200 information terminals,
210 terminal CPU,
220 terminal storage unit,
230 terminal communication unit,
240 terminal display,
250 terminal operation reception unit,
260 terminal notification unit,
300 medical pump.

Claims (7)

A plurality of medical pumps for delivering medical liquid to the patient,
A plurality of information terminals that medical staff can carry,
Have
The medical pump is
A pump detection unit for detecting the state of the medical pump,
A pump storage unit that stores identification information of the medical pump;
A pump communication unit that transmits the identification information of the medical pump stored in the pump storage unit and the state of the medical pump detected by the pump detection unit via wireless communication,
The information terminal,
A terminal communication unit that communicates with the medical pump via wireless communication,
A monitoring system, comprising: a terminal display unit that displays the identification information of the medical pump and the state of the medical pump received from the medical pump via the terminal communication unit. The medical pump according to claim 1, further comprising a pump determination unit that determines whether or not a medical staff needs to deal with the medical pump based on the detection data of the pump detection unit. Monitoring system. The pump communication unit of the medical pump transmits a warning signal to the information terminal when the pump determination unit determines that a medical worker needs to respond to the medical pump.
The monitoring system according to claim 2, wherein the information terminal further includes a terminal notification unit that notifies the warning signal received from the medical pump. The medical pump, when the pump determination unit determines that the medical worker needs to respond to the medical pump, the medical worker in charge of the medical pump from the plurality of information terminals The monitoring system according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a pump specifying unit that specifies the information terminal to be carried. The monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information terminal is a bracelet type that can be worn on a medical worker's arm. An information terminal connected via wireless communication with a plurality of medical pumps for delivering a drug solution to a patient,
A terminal communication unit that communicates with the medical pump via wireless communication,
An information terminal, comprising: a terminal display unit that displays the identification information of the medical pump and the state of the medical pump received from the medical pump via the terminal communication unit. A monitoring program executed by an information terminal connected via wireless communication with a plurality of medical pumps for delivering a medicinal solution to a patient,
Receiving identification information of the medical pump and the status of the medical pump from the medical pump,
Displaying the identification information of the medical pump and the state of the medical pump;
A monitoring program that causes the information terminal to execute.