KR20200125871A - Notification System for patient - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a patient status notification system, which enables to check a patient′s health status in real time or periodically through communication between a wearable device worn by a patient, a care device worn by a guardian, and a monitoring module provided in a hospital or sanatorium. According to the present invention, it is possible to accurately determine the health status of the elderly living alone based on the movement of the wearable device, that is, whether the patient moves, and promptly notify an institution such as a guardian or the hospital when there is an abnormality.

Description

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The present invention relates to a patient status notification system. Specifically, the present invention provides a patient status notification that enables real-time or regular confirmation of the patient's health status through communication between a wearable device worn by a patient, a care device worn by a guardian, and a monitoring module provided in a hospital or nursing home. It's about the system.

With the entry of the super-aging era, the number of elderly living alone is increasing as the number of elderly people increases rapidly. The biggest problem for the elderly living alone is health problems, and a system is needed to notify the family of the elderly who live alone in need of confirmation or management of an emergency.

As a prior document related to this, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2014-0136721 discloses a management system for the elderly living alone that acquires a health status information signal from clothing for the elderly living alone, transmits it to an intermediate control device, and contacts the central control center and emergency center. .

Another Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2016-0101508 compares data transmitted from the wearable device with medical records or set values, so that the wearer's health status can be quickly checked, and the guardian or the central control center can monitor it in real time. An emergency management system for the elderly living alone is being launched.

Another Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2011-0053815 manages the elderly living alone by installing an acceleration sensor and a biometric sensor on a wrist-type terminal for managing the elderly living alone so that the central control center can monitor changes in status and vital signs. Disclosed is a wrist-type terminal and a method for the same.

However, none of these prior literatures refer to patients who can check patient health status in real time or on a regular basis through communication between wearable devices worn by patients, care devices worn by guardians, and monitoring modules equipped in hospitals or nursing homes. It does not initiate a status notification system. In addition, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2011-0053815 installs an acceleration sensor to monitor the movement of the elderly living alone, but the acceleration sensor is mainly installed in automobiles, so there is no change in the measured value when walking at a constant speed, stopping or resting. There is.

Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a patient status notification system capable of promptly notifying a person in charge of a caregiver, hospital, or nursing home when there is no motion or movement for a predetermined period of time, mainly for elderly patients living alone. do.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a patient status notification system including the elderly living alone, wherein the system includes a wearable device worn by a patient, a care device worn by a patient's guardian, and a monitoring module provided by a hospital or nursing home. Including, the wearable device is a small device worn on the patient's wrist or neck, and the care device is a mobile phone with an application dedicated to checking patient status, between the wearable device and the care device, between the wearable device and the monitoring module, and care It provides a patient status notification system in which a network capable of transmitting and receiving between a device and a monitoring module is established.

The wearable device includes a motion detection sensor that detects a motion of a patient, the motion detection sensor includes a tilt sensor and a vibration sensor, the tilt sensor measures an inclination angle at which the wearable device is inclined with respect to a baseline, and the vibration sensor It is possible to measure whether the wearable device shakes or vibrates.

The wearable device may further include a pulse sensor and a blood pressure sensor, and may determine an abnormal state of a patient using a measured value of a motion detection sensor, and the detected value of the pulse and blood pressure sensor may be used as auxiliary data.

The care device includes a control unit, and the control unit compares the data of the tilt sensor measured before a predetermined time with the data transmitted from the current wearable device, and the vibration value exceeds a reference value based on the absolute value transmitted from the wearable device. If it is determined as normal and all are below the reference value, it can be determined as abnormal.

The care device further includes a display unit, the display unit includes an operation state display unit and a health index display unit, the operation state display unit displays the determination of the “normal” or “abnormal” state determined by the control unit, and the health index display unit displays at least a pulse And blood pressure information can be displayed.

According to the present invention, when a patient, including the elderly living alone, does not move or move for a predetermined period of time due to a physical abnormality, the abnormal condition can be quickly notified to a person in charge such as a guardian, hospital, or nursing home, thereby exhibiting the effect of taking emergency measures. do.

According to the present invention, it is possible to accurately determine the abnormal state of the elderly living alone by using biometric information such as pulse rate and body temperature as an aid, as well as abnormality in the operation state.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a patient status notification system of the present invention;
2 is a configuration diagram of a wearable device of the present invention;
3 is a configuration diagram of a care device of the present invention;
4 is a diagram showing the entire network of the monitoring module of the present invention;
5 is a diagram showing an example of information displayed on the display unit of the care device of the present invention; And
6 is a diagram showing an example of information displayed on the display unit of the monitoring module of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily implement the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. The same reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a patient status notification system 1 of the present invention. “Patient” mainly refers to the elderly living alone who are judged to have abnormal health, but should be broadly interpreted as referring to all persons with disabilities, such as persons with disabilities including severe disabilities. The patient notification system (1) includes a wearable device 4 worn by a patient, a care device 4 worn by a patient's guardian, and a monitoring module 6 provided in a hospital or nursing home. The wearable device 4 is preferably a small accessory or device such as a watch or necklace worn on a wrist or neck, for example, a part that can easily detect the movement or movement of the patient and does not cause discomfort to the patient. Alternatively, the wearable device 4 may be a cloth, a band, or a garment made of a special material fiber worn over the body. The care device 4 can develop and use a mobile phone with an application for checking patient status, or a unique device exclusively dedicated to the patient notification system 1. The monitoring module 6 can be installed in any place such as a hospital or nursing home, as well as social welfare facilities or public institutions, if it is a facility that intensively manages the condition of the elderly living alone, and functions as a central control center.

In the present invention, wireless communication that transmits and receives between the wearable device 2 and the care device 4, between the wearable device 2 and the monitoring module 6, and between the care device 4 and the monitoring module 6 Therefore, the patient status notification system 1 consists of a network system that checks and monitors the patient status in real time.

2 is a configuration diagram of the wearable device 2 of the present invention. The wearable device 2 includes a motion detection sensor 22 for detecting a motion of a patient.

The motion detection sensor 22 includes a tilt sensor and a vibration sensor. The tilt sensor measures an inclination angle at which the wearable device 2 is inclined with respect to a reference line. The vibration sensor measures whether the wearable device 2 shakes or vibrates. When the patient's neck or wrist is moving and active, the measured values of the tilt sensor and the vibration sensor change, and even if the body part moves finely, the combination of the two sensors can determine whether the patient is in motion or whether the patient is active. The pulse sensor 24 and the blood pressure sensor 26 are added as biometric sensors. The biometric sensor is not limited thereto, and may include, for example, a body temperature sensor. However, a feature of the present invention lies in determining the abnormal state of the patient using the measured value of the motion detection sensor 22, and the detection value of the biometric sensor is used as auxiliary data.

The tilt and vibration data and biometric data received by the motion detection sensor 22 are transmitted to the care device 4 and the monitoring module 6 through the input/output unit 28.

The transmission speaker 30 is for transmitting the patient's voice to the care device 4 or the monitoring module 6 and is installed in preparation for an emergency emergency condition. The receiving speaker 32 is installed for the caregiver of the care device 4 or the medical staff of the monitoring module 6 to transmit voice to the patient. The transmitting and receiving speakers 30 and 32 are for performing a telephone function in case of an emergency.

3 is a configuration diagram of the care device 4 of the present invention. The control unit 40 of the care device 2 determines whether the patient is abnormal based on the data of the motion detection sensor 22 of the wearable device 2. Specifically, the controller 40 compares the data of the inclination sensor measured before a predetermined time with the currently received data, and the vibration value is based on the absolute value, and if all exceed the reference value, it is determined as normal, and if all are less than the reference value, it is abnormal. Judging by For example, if the slope data measured 10 minutes ago changes by more than 10 degrees or the vibration value exceeds a predetermined reference value, it is determined that the patient is in a normal state of activity. Conversely, if the slope data measured 10 minutes ago does not change by more than 10 degrees and the vibration value is also less than a predetermined reference value, it is determined as an abnormal state.

The result of the determination by the control unit 40 and the biometric data information transmitted through the input/output unit 46 are transmitted to the display unit 44 and displayed to be used as auxiliary data.

5 shows an example of information displayed on the display unit 44. The display unit 44 includes an operation state display unit 44a and a health index display unit 44b. The determination result of the “normal” or “abnormal” state is displayed on the operation state display unit 44a, and pulse and blood pressure information is displayed on the health index display unit 44b. The guardian may accurately determine whether the patient is abnormal by mainly considering the determination result of the operation state display unit 44a and the health index data as an auxiliary. When meaningful biometric information is not displayed in the health index data, it may be determined that the patient does not wear the wearable device 2 or releases the wearable device 2. In addition, the guardian may determine whether there is an abnormality by considering the current time information and taking into account, for example, a bedtime such as sleep.

The transmitting speaker 42 is for transmitting the voice of the guardian to the wearable device 2 or the monitoring module 6, and the receiving speaker 44 is installed to listen to the voice from the wearable device 2 or the monitoring module 6 do.

Since the interior of the monitoring module 6 of the present invention takes a configuration similar to that of FIG. 3, a detailed description will be omitted. 4 shows the entire network of the monitoring module 6 of the present invention. As shown, in a hospital or nursing home, a monitoring module (6) as a central control center provides a plurality of guardians to each wearable device (2,...,2) to simultaneously monitor the status of several elderly patients living alone. It is connected to each of the care devices 4,...4 against. On the display portion of the monitoring module 6, a list as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed, for example. The patient number is displayed in the list. Motion, pulse, and blood pressure are displayed as “◎” in case of normal activity, “○” in sleep or sleeping, and “△” in case of abnormality. In the parental communication category, if communication is currently available, “○” is displayed as “X” if it is not possible. If there is an abnormality based on the motion and body information of the patient, the administrator may contact the patient of the wearable device 2 or the guardian of the care devices 4, ... 4 as described above to take necessary measures.

(1): Patient status notification system (2): Wearable device (4): Care device (6): Monitoring module

Claims (5)

As a patient status notification system including the elderly living alone, the system includes a wearable device worn by the patient, a care device worn by the patient's guardian, and a monitoring module provided by a hospital or nursing home, and the wearable device is the patient's wrist It is a small device worn on the neck or neck, and the care device is a mobile phone with an application dedicated to checking patient status, and a network that enables transmission and reception between the wearable device and the care device, the wearable device and the monitoring module, and the care device and the monitoring module. Is built, patient status notification system. The method of claim 1,
The wearable device includes a motion detection sensor that detects a motion of a patient, the motion detection sensor includes a tilt sensor and a vibration sensor, the tilt sensor measures an inclination angle at which the wearable device is inclined with respect to a baseline, and the vibration sensor Patient status notification system that measures whether wearable devices shake or vibrate. The method of claim 2,
The wearable device further includes a pulse sensor and a blood pressure sensor, the abnormal state of the patient is determined by a measurement value of the motion detection sensor, and the detected value of the pulse and blood pressure sensor is used as auxiliary data. The method of claim 3,
The care device includes a control unit, and the control unit compares the data of the tilt sensor measured before a predetermined time with the data transmitted from the current wearable device, and the vibration value exceeds a reference value based on the absolute value transmitted from the wearable device. A patient status notification system that judges as normal and judges as abnormal if all are below the reference value. The method of claim 4,
The care device further includes a display unit, the display unit includes an operation state display unit and a health index display unit, the operation state display unit displays the determination of the “normal” or “abnormal” state determined by the control unit, and the health index display unit displays at least a pulse And a patient status notification system to display blood pressure information.

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