KR20130140459A - Location system of monitoring needle position for removal needle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a positioning system for needle removal capable of preventing medical accidents caused by not-fully removing needles during acupuncture, because the system of the present invention check the location of needle used in treatment and whether the needles are removed or not after acupuncture treatment. The positioning system for needle removal of the present invention comprises a sensing unit sensing the position of needle and an alarm unit outputting and providing the sensed needle and the location information of the needle to the outside.

Description

LOCATION SYSTEM OF MONITORING NEEDLE POSITION FOR REMOVAL NEEDLE}

The present invention relates to a system for checking the position and removal of the needle after the needle is performed, in particular, after the acupuncture of Oriental medicine, the position tracking system for the needle that can prevent leading to an accident because the needle is not completely made It is about.

In general, Oriental Medicine, which is called Oriental Medicine, is a medicine that has been handed down over thousands of years but has not been able to benefit from science relatively as compared with Western medicine. And the oriental medicine treatment in Oriental medicine is performed by the oriental doctor after grasping the condition of the patient through photographic method and then acupuncture or moxibustion. The photographic method is to grasp the state of the patient by watching, listening to, asking, and tapping.

Such acupuncture or moxibustion is being performed for the purpose of treatment and for the purpose of maintenance according to the health condition of the patient.

In addition, various studies are being conducted to further scientifically treat such herbal treatments, and as a method of scientificing oriental medical treatments, such methods as skin impedance measurement, pulse wave measurement, and skin temperature measurement are applied to a diagnosis method.

 In addition, bedding, moxibustion and hot water medicine are used as the above-mentioned medical treatment methods of oriental medicine, and bedding or moxibustion is used as one of the skin stimulation methods for treating diseases by operating various stimulation methods on certain parts of the body surface In recent years, in addition to the conventional stimulation method, various new therapies have been developed and used in clinical practice.

However, in the case of acupuncture or moxibustion, it is a fact that various problems arise due to the method of stimulating the patient directly by touching the body surface. Among them, in the case of acupuncture, the size of the acupuncture needle is small and thin, and a large number of acupuncture points are often settled simultaneously for treatment. These medical accidents are one of the medical accidents that anyone in the oriental hospital can agree with.

In this way, all of the needles stuck to the body of the patient after being soaked in the body by the treatment means are not recovered during the footsteps but left in the patient's body, This can threaten the patient's life. In addition, this causes a large civil lawsuit, which causes the medical institutions to incur damages.

Therefore, it is required to provide a device that can effectively prevent the occurrence of such medical accidents.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the problems as described above, it is possible to check the location and removal of the acupuncture for acupuncture after saliva is a medical treatment that is not completely produced during the acupuncture of acupuncture The purpose is to provide a location tracking system for the prevention of accidents.

Another object of the present invention is to display the position of the needle directly acupuncture by acupuncture on the screen can accurately confirm the treatment of acupuncture in the area corresponding to the site of the patient's body required for treatment can perform a more effective and stable treatment It is to provide a location tracking system for the hands.

Positioning system for the needle to the needle according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a system for tracking and recovering the position of the needle to recover the needle to the patient, the sensing unit for detecting the position of the needle and needle And a notification unit which receives the detected needle and position information of the needle from the detection unit and outputs the external information.

In embodiments of the present invention, the sensing unit is characterized in that composed of a flexible (flexible) material.

In embodiments of the present invention, the position of the needle is detected by matching the sense portion for detecting the needle at a predetermined position, the position information of the predetermined designated portion and the position information of the needle detected in the sense portion The position detection unit, the needle detection unit for calculating the number of needles detected by the sense unit, the position information of the needles detected by the position detection unit and the number of needles calculated by the needle detection unit are transmitted to the notification unit through a wired or wireless network. It is configured to include a communication unit.

In the embodiments of the present invention, the sense unit may be configured in one plate form, or a plurality of plates in at least one form of hemispherical form, sphere form.

In embodiments of the present invention, the sense unit may be made of a metal detection sensor for detecting a metal component of the needle. In addition, when one side of the needle is made of a magnetic material, the sense unit may be composed of a magnetic field sensor for sensing the material having the magnetic of the needle. In addition, when a fluorescent material or a light emitting material is formed on one side of the needle, the sense unit may be configured as a camera or an optical sensor for detecting the fluorescent material or the light emitting material. In addition, when at least one of a barcode and a short range wireless communication means is mounted on one side of the needle, the sense unit may include at least one of a scanner for scanning the barcode and a receiver for communicating with the short range wireless communication means. .

In embodiments of the present invention, when a unique ID is assigned to the needle, the detection unit may identify an ID classification unit for identifying and distinguishing the needle by a unique ID, and the database may be classified by the distinguished unique ID. It further comprises a storage for storing.

In embodiments of the present invention, the bed further includes a bed that provides a space for the patient to be treated through the treatment of the needle, the sensing unit is formed on one surface of the bed in contact with the body of the patient. On the contrary, when the patient is lying on the bed, the sensing unit may be positioned between the patient and the bed, or positioned above the patient by being positioned at a predetermined height from the upper surface of the bed.

In this case, the sensing unit may further include an auxiliary sense unit formed at a position perpendicular to the position where the sense unit is formed to sense the needle.

In embodiments of the present invention, the notification unit includes a status plate for displaying the number of needles and position information received through the sensing unit.

In embodiments of the present invention, the notification unit includes a first status plate displaying the number of needles received through the sensing unit, and a second status plate displaying position information of the needles received through the sensing unit.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the notification unit may include a speaker for providing at least one information of the number of needles and the location information received through the detection unit as sound, and checking and changing the information received from the detection unit. And an input unit for inputting a control signal from an external source for setting the screen displayed on the status board and controlling the speaker.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the notification unit may further include a highlighting unit for displaying at least one of the color, thickness, and display method of the needle displayed on the status board for each unique ID assigned to the needle by the unique ID of the needle. Can be.

In embodiments of the present invention, the notification unit may be configured as a portable terminal that is connected to the detection unit by wire or wireless.

In embodiments of the present invention, the recovery unit further comprises a recovery unit for providing a space for accommodating the saliva collected from the patient is finished, the recovery unit recovery number for detecting the number information of the saliva collected In addition, the number information of the collected saliva is provided to the notification unit.

Position tracking system for the needle according to the present invention as described above to be able to more accurately and effectively check the position and removal of the small and thin needles, effectively preventing medical accidents caused by not completely done the needle It can work.

In addition, the location tracking system for footing according to the present invention can prevent the carelessness caused by the needle to the patient as well as the oriental medicine, thereby eliminating the worry of foot careless care after the acupuncture treatment.

In addition, the position of the needle directly acupunctured by the needle procedure can be displayed on the screen so that the needle procedure can be accurately identified in the area corresponding to the part of the patient's body surface required for treatment. Effective and stable treatment is effective.

1 is a view for explaining a position tracking system for the needle in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram for describing in detail the structure of the detector illustrated in FIG. 1.
3 is a block diagram for explaining in detail the structure of the notification unit shown in FIG.
4A and 4B are conceptual views illustrating the structure of the needle shown in FIG. 1.
5a to 5c are schematic views showing a first embodiment of the structure of the position tracking system for the needle according to the present invention
6a and 6b are schematic views showing a second embodiment of the structure of the position tracking system for the needle in accordance with the present invention
7a to 7c are configuration diagrams showing a third embodiment of the position tracking system structure for the needle according to the present invention;
8 is a configuration diagram for further explaining the recovery unit of the position tracking system for tacking according to the present invention;

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of the position tracking system for tacking according to the present invention will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various forms, provided that the embodiments of the present invention are complete and the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. It is provided to inform you. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, various equivalents It should be understood that water and variations may be present.

1 is a view for explaining a location tracking system for the needle according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a structure of the sensing unit shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a structure of the notification unit shown in Figure 1, Figures 4a and 4b Conceptual diagrams to explain the structure of the needle.

Referring to FIG. 1, the position tracking system for footing includes a sensing unit 100 for detecting a position of a needle and a needle, and a notification unit for receiving the detected position of the needle and the needle from the sensing unit and providing it to the outside. It consists of 200.

At this time, the detection unit 100 is limited to scan range so that the scanning range is too wide so as not to detect the saliva of the same treatment table next to the side, it is made of a flexible (flexible) material that can be folded or stored desirable.

Referring to FIG. 2, the sensing unit 100 includes a sense unit 110 for detecting a needle at a predetermined position, a position information of the previously specified sense unit 110, and a needle detected at the sense unit 110. The position detection unit 120 for detecting the position of the needle by matching the position information, the needle detection unit 130 for calculating the number of needles detected by the sense unit 110, and the needle detected by the position detection unit 120. The communication unit 140 transmits the location information and the number of needles calculated by the needle detector 130 to the notification unit 200 through a wired or wireless network.

In this case, the sensing unit 110 may be configured in one plate form, or may be configured in plural in at least one form of a plate form, a hemisphere form, and a sphere form. As such, the sense unit 110 is a means for detecting the needle, its shape, size or number will be understood that various embodiments are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

The sensing unit 110 configured as described above may be configured as a metal detection sensor to detect a metal material of the needle or a metal component included in a part of the needle. This is one embodiment that can be implemented without attaching a separate device to the needle.

As another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4A, one side 320 of the needle 300 is configured to have magnetism, and the sense unit 110 is configured of a magnetic field sensor that senses a magnetic field of the magnet. Can be implemented to detect In this case, a part of the needle 300 (the handle 310) may be manufactured to have a direct magnetism, or a material having the magnetism may be mounted on one side of the needle 300 to be used.

As another embodiment, when a fluorescent material or a light emitting material is mounted on one side 320 of the needle 300, the sensing unit 110 is a camera or an optical sensor for detecting the light emitted from the fluorescent material or the light emitting material By configuring, it can be implemented to detect the needle 300.

As another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4B, when at least one of a barcode or a short range wireless communication unit is mounted on one side 320 of the needle 300, the sensing unit 110 detects this. By configuring the scanner or the receiver, it may be implemented to detect the needle 300.

As such, the method of detecting the saliva through the sensing unit 110 may be implemented by applying various known embodiments for detecting a specific object at a short distance, and various other embodiments are possible.

Referring to FIG. 3, the notification unit 200 may include a first status plate 210 displaying the number of needles received through the communication unit 140 in the detection unit 100, and the communication unit 140 in the detection unit 100. The second status plate 220 for displaying the position information of the needle received through the speaker 230 to generate a warning sound by sound if at least one of the information received through the communication unit 140 in the sensing unit 100 ), Checking and changing information received from the sensing unit 100, setting (change in size, color, information, etc.) of the screen displayed on the first and second status plates 210 and 220, and the speaker 230. The input unit 240 for inputting a control signal from the outside for the control of the volume (volume, type of sound, etc.). For reference, when a control signal is input from the input unit 240, the control signal is generated by the control unit 240 and transmitted to the corresponding module.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 4b, by using a sensor, a bar code or a short-range wireless communication means, etc. provided on one side 320 of the needle 300, by specifying the needle 300 as a unique ID detection unit 100 You can register at). To this end, the detection unit 100 additionally includes an ID classification unit (not shown) for identifying and distinguishing by the unique ID of the needle 300 and a storage unit (not shown) for storing and storing the database for each unique ID. Also, the notification unit 200 may include a highlighting unit for displaying at least one of the color, thickness, and display method of the needle displayed on the status board for each unique ID given to the needle 300 by the unique ID of the needle 300 ( Not shown).

In this case, when a plurality of oriental medicine doctors perform acupuncture, the notification unit 200 may specify the color or thickness of the needle displayed for the needles set by the individual doctors, and display or store them in a separate storage unit. This can be used as an educational material for oriental medicine or as a data confirming responsibility for side effects of acupuncture.

The structure of the position tracking system for footing according to the present invention configured as described above is possible in various embodiments, and will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals as those described in the drawings refer to the same members performing the same functions.

First Embodiment

5a to 5c is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the position tracking system structure for the needle according to the present invention.

5a to 5c, the position tracking system for the needle is in the case of the sensing unit 100 for detecting the position of the needle and the needle, the sensing unit 110 for detecting the needle at a fixed position, which is stored in advance The position detection unit 120 to detect the position of the needle by matching the position information of the sense unit 110 with the needle detected by the sense unit 110, and the needle to calculate the number of needles sensed by the sense unit 110 Communication unit 140 for transmitting the detection unit 130, the position information of the needle detected by the position detection unit 120 and the number of needles calculated by the needle detection unit 130 to the notification unit 200 via a wired or wireless network and The sensor unit 110 is located at the front side, and includes a bed unit 150 that can put the body of the patient to be treated through acupuncture. In this case, when the patient is lying on the bed 150, the sense unit 110 may be located between the patient and the bed 150, or may be positioned above the bed 150 and a certain height. have.

On the other hand, as described above, the sense unit 110 may be configured in the form of a plurality of plates, as shown in Figures 5a to 5c, in the form of a single plate or at least two or more plates or It may also be configured in the form of a sphere.

As such, when the sensing unit 100 is configured in the form of a bed, the notification unit 200 connected to the sensing unit 100 in a wired or wireless manner may be configured as shown in FIG. 5A. One side is supported by a support, or as shown in Figure 5b, is supported and positioned through a support independent from the sensing unit 100. Alternatively, as illustrated in FIG. 5C, the portable terminal may be configured as a portable terminal that is implemented by wire or wirelessly and is not supported by a support.

Second Embodiment

6A and 6B are configuration diagrams illustrating a second embodiment of a location tracking system structure for the needle according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6A, a sensing unit including the sense unit 110, the position detection unit 120, the needle detection unit 130, the communication unit 140, and the bed unit 150 illustrated in FIGS. 5A to 5C is illustrated. In addition to the 100, the side portion of the bed 150 is positioned so as to be perpendicularly fixed to the sense unit 110, and further comprises an auxiliary sense unit 160 for detecting the saliva, there is a difference in configuration .

That is, when the patient is lying on the bed 150, it is difficult to detect the exact position of the needle due to the planar detection when it is located on the lower or upper part of the patient's body to detect the position of the needle directly acupuncture by the needle operation. This may occur. In other words, the human body has a three-dimensional shape, but in the case of the sensing unit 100 that detects a needle that is located on one side, the two-dimensional sensing is performed, so that even when the body is indirectly positioned at different positions. There is a problem that can be detected as being direct.

Therefore, by additionally configuring the auxiliary sense unit 160 which is positioned to be fixed perpendicularly to the sense unit 110 to sense the needle, the two-dimensional needle can be detected three-dimensionally to more accurately position the needle. It can be detected.

Referring to FIG. 6B, the sensor 100 further includes an auxiliary sense unit formed at a vertical position on the basis of the position where the detector 100 is formed to sense the needle, and the first auxiliary sense unit for sensing the needle in the first direction ( 160 and a second auxiliary sense unit 170 for sensing the needle in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

Accurate position information of the needles sensed by the first auxiliary sense unit 160 and the second auxiliary sense unit 170 for detecting the needles in different directions, for example, perpendicular to each other, may be obtained. This is based on the principle of detecting position information by acquiring the x and y coordinate information of the needle.

Third Embodiment

7a to 7c is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the position tracking system structure for the needle according to the present invention.

The position tracking system for the needle shown in FIGS. 7A to 7C constitutes a portable position tracking system.

That is, the positioning system for the needles shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C and 6 is suitable for the case where the treatment of the needle for treatment is performed on a large part of the patient's body surface, but because of the large volume of the device, Not only is it difficult to use in oriental hospitals, there is a problem that has to use a large volume location tracking system even if the surgical site of the needle is small. In addition, there is a problem that the oriental medical clinic or patient for acupuncture treatment must perform the herbal treatment in the bed 150 of the sensing unit 100.

As such, in the case of the location tracking system for the hands shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C and 6, in order to solve the problem of generating a space constraint, as shown in FIGS. 7A to 7B, the hand of a small portable type A location tracking system is implemented.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the location tracking system for the needle tip has a structure in which the detector 100 having a small size that is portable and the notification unit 200 are positioned to be vertically fixed to the center of the detector 100. It is composed.

As such, as the sensor 100 and the notification unit 200 are vertically fixed and configured, when the oriental medicine doctor directly positions the detector 100 at the surgical site of the needle, the needle 100 of the needle 100 The sensing unit 200, which is fixed to the sensing unit 100 vertically, detects the position and outputs the detected saliva and the position information of the saliva to the outside.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7B, the position tracking system for the needle is a sensing unit 100 having a small size that is portable and located on one side of the sensing unit 100 to configure a hinge 400 between the sensing unit. It consists of a notification unit 200 that can be folded into 100.

As such, the sensing unit 100 and the notification unit 200 are configured to be foldable so as to be in contact with each other by forming a hinge therebetween, and thus, there is an advantage of convenient carrying and storage. Therefore, in the case of using the location tracking system for tacking the sensor 100 and the notification unit 200 are used at a predetermined angle to each other, and when the use is complete, the detection unit 100 and the notification unit 200 to each other Fold in contact and store and carry.

In addition, in the case of the position tracking system for the needle having the configuration of FIG. 7B, similarly, the sensing unit 100 and the notification unit 200 are opened at a predetermined angle to the oriental medicine doctor to directly position the sensing unit 100 at the acupuncture site. In this case, the sensing unit 100 detects the position of the needle and the needle, and the notification unit 200 fixed perpendicularly to the sensing unit 100 outputs and provides the detected position information of the needle and the needle to the outside. .

7C illustrates an embodiment in which the size of the detector 100 is smaller than the size of the notification unit 200. The size of the detection unit 100 and the size of the notification unit 200 may be the same, or any One may be small.

8 is a configuration diagram for further explaining the recovery unit of the position tracking system for tacking according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the location tracking system for the needle according to the present invention may further include a recovery unit 180 that provides a space for accommodating the saliva 300 recovered from the patient who has finished the acupuncture. For example, the recovery unit 180 may be configured as a kind of barrel that provides a space for collecting and storing the collected needle 300.

The recovery unit 180 may be configured separately from the sensing unit 100 and the notification unit 200, or may be integrated with the notification unit 200.

The recovery unit 180 includes a recovery detector 182 for detecting the number information of the collected needle 300. The number detecting unit 182 may be configured to have the same function as the detecting unit 100. Meanwhile, the recovery unit 180 provides the notification unit 200 with the number information of the collected saliva 300 detected by the recovery detection unit 182.

On the other hand, the recovery detector 182 may be formed on one surface of the inner surface of the recovery unit, or more accurately detect the number information of the needle 300 is formed on the plurality of surfaces to be recovered.

The notification unit 200 to modify or update the needle information displayed through the first status plate 210 and the second status plate 220 based on the number of collected saliva information received from the recovery unit 180. can do.

In embodiments of the present invention, the system further includes a recovery unit 180 for acquiring the information on the number of saliva collected, it is possible to further reduce the possibility of the occurrence of a medical accident that does not occur with the needle .

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

100: detection unit 110: sense unit
120: position detection unit 130: needle detection unit
140: communication unit 150: bed
160: auxiliary sense unit 180: recovery unit
182: recovery detection unit 200: notification unit
210: first status plate 220: second status plate
230: speaker 240: control unit
250: input unit 300: needle

Claims (18)

A system for tracking and retrieving the position of a needle to retrieve a needle that has been performed on a patient,
A detector for detecting a needle and its position,
And a notification unit for receiving the sensed needle and position information of the needle from the sensing unit and providing it to the outside. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the sensing unit is a position tracking system for the needle, characterized in that consisting of a flexible (flexible) material. The method of claim 1, wherein the detection unit
Sense part which detects saliva in position appointed beforehand,
A position detector which detects the position of the needle by matching the position information of the pre-designated sense unit with the position information of the needle detected by the sense unit;
A needle detector for calculating the number of needles sensed by the sense unit;
And a communication unit for transmitting the position information of the needle detected by the position detection unit and the number of needles calculated by the needle detection unit to a notification unit through a wired or wireless network. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the sensing unit is composed of a single plate form, or a plurality of plate form, hemispherical form, sphere shape, characterized in that a plurality of feet in the form of a sphere. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the sense unit is a position tracking system for the foot, characterized in that the metal sensor for sensing the metal component of the needle. The method of claim 3,
When one side of the needle is made of a magnetic material,
Wherein the sense unit is a position tracking system for the needle, characterized in that consisting of a magnetic field sensor for sensing the material having the magnetic of the needle. The method of claim 3,
In the case where a fluorescent material or a light emitting material is formed on one side of the needle,
Wherein the sense unit is a location tracking system for the needle, characterized in that consisting of a camera or an optical sensor for detecting the fluorescent material or the light emitting material. The method of claim 3,
When at least one of a bar code and a short range wireless communication means is mounted on one side of the needle,
And said sensing unit comprises at least one of a scanner for scanning said barcode and a receiving unit for communicating with said short-range wireless communication means. The method of claim 3,
If a unique identification is given to the needle,
The sensing unit
ID classification unit for identifying and distinguishing the needle by the unique ID,
And a storage unit for storing the database by storing the distinguished unique IDs. The method of claim 3,
Further comprising a bed that provides a space for the patient to lie down to be treated through the treatment of the needle,
Wherein the sensing unit is a location tracking system for the feet, characterized in that formed on one surface of the bed portion in contact with the body of the patient. The method of claim 3,
Further comprising a bed that provides a space for the patient to lie down to be treated through the treatment of the needle,
The sensing unit is located between the patient and the bed when the patient is lying on the bed, or located at a certain height from the upper surface of the bed portion is located above the patient position tracking system for the foot. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 11,
Positioning system for the feet according to claim 1, characterized in that it is formed in a vertical position with respect to the position where the sense portion is formed further comprises an auxiliary sense unit for sensing the needle. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the notification unit location tracking system for a foot, characterized in that it comprises a status plate for displaying the number of needles and position information received through the sensing unit. The method of claim 13, wherein the notification unit
A first status plate displaying the number of needles received through the sensing unit;
And a second status plate displaying position information of the needle received through the sensing unit. The method of claim 13, wherein the notification unit
A speaker for providing at least one piece of information of the number of needles and location information received through the sensing unit as sound;
And an input unit for inputting a control signal from the outside for checking and changing information received from the sensing unit, setting a screen displayed on the status board, and controlling a speaker. The method of claim 13,
The notification unit may further include a highlighting unit configured to display at least one of the color, thickness, and display method of the needle displayed on the status board for each unique ID assigned to the needle by the unique ID of the needle. Location tracking system. The method according to claim 1,
The notification unit is a location tracking system for the footing, characterized in that consisting of a portable terminal that is connected to the sensor wired or wirelessly portable. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a recovery unit for providing a space for accommodating the saliva recovered from the patient acupuncture is complete,
The recovery unit
And a retrieval detection unit for detecting the retrieval needle count information, and providing the retrieval unit with the retrieval needle count information.

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