KR20210002183A - An apparatus for wound management and operations thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a device for managing a wound and an operating method thereof. The device of the present invention comprises: an image obtaining unit for obtaining an image of a color patch and a wound; an input unit for receiving patient information including the gender and age of a patient and wound information including the wounded part, cause of the wound, and the time when the wound occurred; and a control unit for deriving the wound area and area of the color patch from the image, comparing at least two different colors included in the area of the color patch with the color of the area of the wound to obtain a color analysis result, obtaining the size of the wound on the basis of two lines in the area of the color patch and indicating a unit length in a direction orthogonal to each other, searching for the most similar image among wound images pre-stored in a memory on the basis of the patient information, the wound information, the color analysis result, and the size of the wound, and obtaining treatment information corresponding to the most similar image, and outputting the obtained treatment information.

Description

[An apparatus for wound management and operations thereof]

The present disclosure relates to a device for wound management and a method of operating the device for wound management.

According to the cause, wounds are classified into cut-and-spear, jaw-chang, hal-chang, acne, fissure, and stiff-headed spear. It is divided into 創) phantom spears (瓣狀創). In addition, due to the relationship with the body cavity, it is divided into celiac and non-infectious spears, and infected spears and non-infected spears with or without infection. Symptoms associated with wounds include pain, bleeding, and dysfunction. In case of injury, the living body reacts soon and tries to recover the injury quickly (refer to Doosan Encyclopedia).

The healing process differs depending on the general condition or wound of the living body, but it is usually healed according to the following process. ① Degeneration and death of injured cells, ② migration of cells from surrounding tissues, leakage of tissue fluid, and ③ precipitation of fibrin and formation of granulation tissue.

In order to heal a wound quickly, a treatment method according to the wound must be applied. However, due to the lack of knowledge about wound healing, the wound healing is delayed or scars are sometimes left. For example, iodine tincture or mercurochrome called red medicine is commonly used for wound healing. Iodine tincture or mercurochrome is an antibacterial agent that kills germs. However, although these drugs have a bactericidal effect, they actually interfere with the epithelial cells or fibroblasts of the regeneration process in the process of healing wounds and slow the healing process. Therefore, there is a need for a device that provides information on a correct treatment method according to a wound.

An apparatus for wound management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an image acquisition unit for acquiring a color patch and an image of a wound, information about the patient including the patient's gender and age, and the wound site, the cause of the wound, and the wounded An input unit that receives information on a wound including time, and derives the wound area and the color patch area from the image, and compares at least two different colors included in the color patch area and the color of the wound area , Acquiring the color analysis result, acquiring the size of the wound based on two lines included in the area of the color patch and representing unit lengths in a direction perpendicular to each other, information on the patient, information on the wound, and color analysis results And a control unit that searches for the most similar image among the wound images previously stored in the memory based on the size of the wound, obtains treatment information corresponding to the most similar image, and outputs the obtained treatment information, wherein the treatment information is , At least two or more images representing the change of the wound over time and a treatment method corresponding to the most similar image.

The control unit of the apparatus for wound management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first number of pixels in a wound area having the same color as a first color included in the color patch area and a number of pixels included in the wound area. The ratio of the number is obtained as a result of the first color analysis, and the ratio of the second number of pixels in the wound area having the same color as the second color included in the color patch area to the number of pixels included in the wound area It is acquired as a second color analysis result, and the ratio of the first number and the second number is acquired as a third color analysis result, and at least one of the first color analysis result, the second color analysis result, and the third color analysis result and the most It is characterized in that an image having a similar color analysis result is selected as the most similar image.

The control unit of the apparatus for wound management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a total number of pixels included in the wound area minus a third number of pixels in the wound area having colors not included in the color patch, and A ratio of the first number is obtained as a result of the first color analysis, and a ratio of the number obtained by subtracting the third number from the total number of pixels included in the wound area and the second number is obtained as a result of the second color analysis. do.

The control unit of the apparatus for wound management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure determines whether or not a visit is necessary based on treatment information, obtains hospital information, and outputs the obtained hospital information, and the input unit Receiving reservation information related to hospital reservation from the user, the control unit transmits information about the patient and reservation information to the hospital server, the control unit receives a reservation confirmation signal from the hospital server, and the reservation information is the patient's scheduled visit time and patient Includes at least one of information on the preferred medical personnel, and the hospital information includes information on the hospital that provided the most similar image, and the hospital information includes the contact information of the hospital, the location of the hospital, the distance between the hospital and the patient, and the hospital. At least one of the following: transportation, operating hours of the hospital, information of medical personnel belonging to the hospital, the date of opening of the hospital, the number of times the hospital is re-used, the rating of the hospital, the number of waiting people in the hospital, parking spaces near the hospital, and the hospital facilities. It characterized in that it includes one more.

A method of operating an apparatus for wound management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes the steps of acquiring a color patch and an image of a wound, information about the patient including the patient's gender and age, and the wound site, the cause of the wound, and the wound. Receiving information on the wound including the time of injury, deriving the wound area and the color patch area from the image, comparing at least two different colors included in the color patch area and the color of the wound area Thus, acquiring the color analysis result, acquiring the size of the wound based on two lines included in the area of the color patch and representing unit lengths in a direction perpendicular to each other, information about the patient, information about the wound, Based on the color analysis result and the size of the wound, searching for the most similar image among wound images previously stored in the memory, acquiring treatment information corresponding to the most similar image, and outputting the obtained treatment information Including, the treatment information is characterized by including at least two or more images representing the change of the wound over time and a treatment method corresponding to the most similar image.

Acquiring the color analysis result of the operating method of the apparatus for wound management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first number of pixels in the wound area having the same color as the first color included in the color patch area. Obtaining a ratio of the number of pixels included in the wound area to and as a result of the first color analysis, and the second number of pixels in the wound area having the same color as the second color included in the color patch area Acquiring the ratio of the number of pixels included in the region as a second color analysis result, obtaining the ratio of the first number and the second number as a third color analysis result, and the first color analysis result, the second color And selecting an image having a color analysis result most similar to at least one of the analysis result and the third color analysis result as the most similar image.

The step of obtaining the first color analysis result of the method of operating the apparatus for wound management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a wound having a color not included in the color patch in the total number of pixels included in the wound area. Comprising the step of obtaining a ratio of the first number and the number of subtracting the third number of pixels in the area as a first color analysis result, and obtaining the second color analysis result comprises: the total number of pixels included in the wound area And obtaining a ratio of the number minus the third number from the number and the second number as a result of the second color analysis.

A method of operating an apparatus for wound management according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes determining whether a visit is necessary based on treatment information, obtaining hospital information when a visit is required, and outputting the obtained hospital information. Step, receiving reservation information related to the hospital reservation from the user, transmitting information and reservation information about the patient to the hospital server, and receiving a reservation confirmation signal from the hospital server, the reservation information is the patient The hospital information includes at least one of information on the planned visit time and the patient's preferred medical personnel, and the hospital information includes information on the hospital that provided the most similar image, and the hospital information includes the contact information of the hospital, the location of the hospital, and the hospital department. The distance of the patient, transportation to the hospital, operating hours of the hospital, information of the medical personnel belonging to the hospital, the opening date of the hospital, the number of times the hospital is re-used, the rating of the hospital, the number of waiting people in the hospital, parking spaces and hospitals near the hospital It characterized in that it further comprises at least one of the description of the facility.

In addition, a program for implementing the method of operating the apparatus for wound management as described above may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.

1 is a view showing a wound management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the wound management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a diagram illustrating a color patch according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is a diagram illustrating a color patch according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is a view showing a method of moving the wound management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Advantages and features of the disclosed embodiments, and a method of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in a variety of different forms, and only these embodiments make the present disclosure complete, and those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. It is provided only to fully inform the person of the scope of the invention.

The terms used in the present specification will be briefly described, and the disclosed embodiments will be described in detail.

The terms used in the present specification have selected general terms that are currently widely used as possible while considering functions in the present disclosure, but this may vary according to the intention or precedent of a technician engaged in a related field, the emergence of new technologies, and the like. In addition, in certain cases, there are terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning of the terms will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the contents of the present disclosure, not the name of a simple term.

In this specification, expressions in the singular include plural expressions, unless the context clearly specifies that they are singular. In addition, plural expressions include expressions in the singular unless explicitly specified as plural in context.

When a part of the specification is said to "include" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included rather than excluding other components unless otherwise stated.

In addition, the term "unit" used in the specification refers to a software or hardware component, and "unit" performs certain roles. However, "unit" is not meant to be limited to software or hardware. The “unit” may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium or may be configured to reproduce one or more processors. Thus, as an example, "unit" refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, properties, procedures, Includes subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, database, data structures, tables, arrays and variables. The functions provided within the components and "units" may be combined into a smaller number of components and "units" or may be further separated into additional components and "units".

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the "unit" may be implemented with a processor and a memory. The term “processor” is to be interpreted broadly to include general purpose processors, central processing units (CPUs), microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs), controllers, microcontrollers, state machines, and the like. In some circumstances, a “processor” may refer to an application specific semiconductor (ASIC), programmable logic device (PLD), field programmable gate array (FPGA), and the like. The term “processor” refers to a combination of processing devices, such as, for example, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a combination of a plurality of microprocessors, a combination of one or more microprocessors in combination with a DSP core, or any other such configuration. You can also refer to it.

The term "memory" should be interpreted broadly to include any electronic component capable of storing electronic information. The term memory refers to random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erase-programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrical May refer to various types of processor-readable media such as erasable PROM (EEPROM), flash memory, magnetic or optical data storage, registers, and the like. The memory is said to be in electronic communication with the processor if it can read information from and/or write information to the memory. The memory integrated in the processor is in electronic communication with the processor.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art may easily implement the embodiments. In addition, in the drawings, parts not related to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present disclosure.

1 is a view showing a wound management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The wound management apparatus 100 may include an image acquisition unit 110, a control unit 130, an input unit 120, and a memory 140.

The image acquisition unit 110 may represent an image sensor. The image acquisition unit 110 may convert light received through the lens into image data that is a digital signal. Image data may be stored in the memory 140.

The controller 130 may be a component that controls the operation of the wound management device 100. The control unit 130 may be a processor. The control unit 130 may analyze image data by the image acquisition unit 110.

The input unit 120 is a device for a user to input into the wound management device 100. For example, the input unit 120 may include at least one of a keyboard, a mouse, a touch screen, a digital pen, and a trackball.

The memory 140 is a component for storing various types of data. In addition, the memory 140 may store a command for the control unit 130 to operate.

The wound management device 100 may further include a communication unit. The communication unit may be a component for communicating with an external device. The wound management device 100 may receive various data from an external device through a communication unit. For example, the database of the wound management apparatus 100 may be configured in the memory 140, but may be configured in an external device. The wound management apparatus 100 may store data in a database of an external device through a communication unit or may receive data from the database.

The wound management device 100 may include an output unit. The output unit may output various information as sound or light based on a signal from the controller 130. The output unit may be at least one of a speaker and a display device. Hereinafter, the wound management apparatus 100 will be described in more detail together with FIG. 2.

2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the wound management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The image acquisition unit 110 of the wound management apparatus 100 may perform an operation 210 of acquiring a color patch and an image of a wound. The wound management apparatus 100 may display an image of a wound on the display unit through the image acquisition unit 110. The wound management apparatus 100 may output a message to shoot an image so that the image of the wound comes to a specific area of the display unit using the output unit. The specific area may be the center of the display included in the wound management apparatus 100. Also, the specific area may be an area selected by the user on the touch display of the wound management device 100. A user may take an image of a wound including a color patch while placing the wound on a specific area of the screen using the wound management device 100.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 3 to describe a color patch.

3 is a diagram illustrating a color patch according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The color patch 300 may include a plurality of figures painted in different colors. The wound management apparatus 100 may determine a plurality of different colors 310 to be included in the color patch 300 based on the type of the wound. For example, the wound management apparatus 100 may determine different colors to be included in the color patch 300 according to whether the wound is an image or a cut.

In addition, the wound management apparatus 100 may determine different colors to be included in the color patch 300 based on the color of the patient's skin. The wound management apparatus 100 may acquire an image of a patient's skin without a wound around the wound based on the image acquisition unit 110. In addition, the wound management apparatus 100 may determine colors to be included in the color patch 300 based on an image of the skin of a patient without a wound.

The wound management device 100 may allow the color patch to include colors mainly appearing in the wound. In FIG. 3, 12 colors are presented, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The color patch 300 may include less than 12 or more than 12 colors.

In addition, the wound management apparatus 100 may allow the color patch 300 to include a main color that appears in the wound healing process. For example, the color patch 300 may include at least one of representative colors of blood, representative colors of pus, representative colors of scab, and representative colors of blisters.

The wound management apparatus 100 may output information related to the color patch 300 to the display unit. The wound management apparatus 100 may acquire an image of a wound of a patient including the color patch 300 by using the image acquisition unit 110. The wound management apparatus 100 may adjust the saturation or brightness of the image including the color patch 300 according to the amount of light and the type of light around the patient. The wound management apparatus 100 may adjust the white balance of the image according to the amount of light and the type of light around the patient.

The user may print the color patch 300 provided by the wound management device 100. The user may place the color patch 300 next to the wound and take an image of the wound and the color patch using the image acquisition unit 110 of the wound management apparatus 100. The wound management apparatus 100 may acquire image data including the wound and the color patch 300.

The color patch 300 may include a symbol that can be recognized by the wound management device 100. The symbol may be a predetermined figure. Although not described in FIG. 3, the symbol may include a barcode or a QR code. The wound management device 100 may input information about a patient or information about a wound into the wound management device 100. The wound management apparatus 100 may determine a symbol based on information on a patient or information on a wound. Later, the wound management apparatus 100 or an external device may acquire information about a patient or information about a wound based on a symbol.

Referring to FIG. 3, the color patch 300 may include a symbol composed of a dot 333 and lines 331 and 332. The control unit 130 of the wound management apparatus 100 may determine the area of the color patch in the image based on the symbol. For example, the controller 130 may recognize a point 333 included in the image of the color patch 300 as a reference point. The lengths of the lines 331 and 332 included in the color patch 300 may be a predetermined length. The controller 130 may acquire the size of the color patch or the size of the wound based on the length of the lines 331 and 332. Specifically, the controller 130 may obtain the horizontal length of the color patch 300 by multiplying k times the length of the horizontal line 331. In addition, the controller 130 may obtain the vertical length of the color patch 300 by multiplying the length of the vertical line 332 by m. The controller 130 may acquire the area of the color patch in the image based on the horizontal length and the vertical length of the reference point 333 and the color patch 300.

In addition, the control unit 130 of the wound management apparatus 100 may acquire an area of the color patch 300 based on a plurality of squares having different colors included in the color patch 300. The control unit 130 may include a rectangle 311 having a first color. The controller 130 may include a square 312 having a second color. The controller 130 may determine the area of the color patch 300 based on the upper left vertex of the rectangle 311 and the lower right vertex of the rectangle 312. Since the control unit 130 can determine the area of the color patch 300 without a symbol made of dots or lines, the color patch 300 may not include a symbol made of dots or lines. Since the wound management apparatus 100 does not need to perform a procedure for recognizing a point or a line, the treatment efficiency can be improved. Also, since the user may not print symbols made of dots or lines, resources can be efficiently utilized.

In the above, a configuration in which the wound management apparatus 100 acquires an image using the image acquisition unit 110 has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The wound management device 100 may acquire an image from an external device using a communication unit. The wound management apparatus 100 may receive an image of a wound together with the color patch 300 from an external device by wire or wirelessly. The wound management apparatus 100 may acquire information about a patient or information about a wound based on the symbol of the color patch 300 included in the image.

The input unit 120 of the wound management apparatus 100 may receive information on a patient including the patient's gender and age from the user. In addition, the input unit 120 of the wound management apparatus 100 may perform a step 220 of receiving information on a wound including a wound area, a cause of the wound, and a time when the wound was injured. As described above, a symbol of the color patch 300 may be determined based on the information on the patient and the information on the wound. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the wound management apparatus 100 may acquire information about a patient or information about a wound based on the symbol of the color patch 300.

The information on the wound site included in the wound information may include at least one of the patient's forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and cheeks. The cause of the wound may include at least one of a burn, a cut, a laceration, or a bite. Also, the cause of the wound may include detailed causes. For example, when the cause of the wound is a burn, the detailed cause may include at least one of hot water, flame, electricity, contact, chemical, vapor, or friction. Detailed causes may include more and more detailed classifications. In addition, the wound management apparatus 100 may display statistical data on information about a wound on the display unit. Users can easily identify the wounds that they need to be careful about by checking statistical data on the cause of the wound.

Referring back to FIG. 2, the controller 130 of the wound management apparatus 100 may perform a step 230 of deriving a wound area from an image. The controller 130 may determine whether to be included in the wound area from a specific area in the acquired image. The specific area may be the same as the specific area when an image of the wound is acquired in step 210.

The wound management apparatus 100 may derive a wound area based on a difference between the normal skin and the damaged skin shown in the image. An image of normal skin may include a uniform texture and pattern. However, the wounded area may not have a uniform texture and pattern.

The control unit 130 of the wound management apparatus 100 may perform a step of deriving a region of a color patch from an image. The wound management apparatus 100 may derive a color patch area based on a plurality of colors arranged at regular intervals. The wound management apparatus 100 may derive an area of the color patch based on a symbol composed of dots or lines representing the area of the color patch. The wound management apparatus 100 may derive a color patch area based on a texture, shape, or color of a color patch different from that of the skin.

The wound management apparatus 100 may perform a step 240 of obtaining a color analysis result by comparing at least two different colors included in the area of the color patch and the colors of the area of the wound. The wound management apparatus 100 may represent the color analysis result as a ratio of the number of pixels of different colors included in the wound area.

More specifically, the control unit of the wound management apparatus 100 determines the ratio of the a-th number of pixels in the wound area and the number of pixels in the wound area having the same color as the color A included in the color patch area. x Can be obtained as a result of color analysis. Where a and x can be natural numbers. In addition, the control unit of the wound management apparatus 100 sets the a-th number of pixels in the wound area having the same color as the color A included in the color patch area and the same color as the color B included in the color patch area. The ratio of the b-th number of pixels in the wound area may be obtained as a result of the y-th color analysis. Here, a, b, and y may be natural numbers.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit 130 of the wound management apparatus 100 includes a first number of pixels in the wound area and the wound area having the same color as the first color included in the color patch area. The ratio of the total number of pixels included may be obtained as a result of the first color analysis. In addition, the control unit 130 of the wound management apparatus 100 may determine the second number of pixels in the wound area having the same color as the second color included in the color patch area and the total number of pixels included in the wound area. The ratio can be obtained as a result of the second color analysis. In addition, the control unit 130 of the wound management apparatus 100 may obtain a ratio of the first number and the second number as a result of the third color analysis. The wound management apparatus 100 may display the first color analysis result, the second color analysis result, or the third color analysis result by mistake.

The wound management apparatus 100 may output a first color analysis result, a second color analysis result, and a third color analysis result to an output unit. For convenience of explanation, the description has been made based on two colors, such as a first color and a second color, but the wound management apparatus 100 may derive a color analysis result based on three or more colors.

According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit 130 of the wound management apparatus 100 may include a third number of pixels in the wound area having a color not included in the color patch from the total number of pixels included in the wound area. The ratio of the number minus the first number and the first number may be obtained as the first color analysis result. Here, the first number may mean the number of pixels in the wound area having the same color as the first color included in the color patch area.

In addition, the control unit 130 of the wound management apparatus 100 may obtain a ratio of the number obtained by subtracting the third number from the total number of pixels included in the wound area and the second number as the second color analysis result. Here, the second number may mean the number of pixels in the wound area having the same color as the second color included in the color patch area.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit 130 of the wound management apparatus 100 provides information on a plurality of locations of pixels in the wound area having the same color as the color A included in the color patch area. It can be obtained as an analysis result. Alternatively, the controller 130 may obtain information on a shape formed by pixels in the wound area having the same color as the color A included in the color patch area as an analysis result.

The control unit 130 of the wound management apparatus 100 may perform the step 250 of acquiring the size of the wound based on two lines included in the color patch 300 and representing unit lengths in a direction perpendicular to each other. .

Referring back to FIG. 3, the line 331 and the line 332 may be orthogonal to each other. Also, the line 331 may represent a unit length in the horizontal direction. Also, the line 332 may represent a unit length in the vertical direction.

The user may take an image of a wound while the wound management device 100 is not parallel to the wound area. That is, the user may take an image of the wound while the wound management device 100 is inclined with the wound area. In this case, the image of the wound may be reduced in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction than the actual wound. In addition, line 331 or line 332 will also appear reduced. Accordingly, the control unit 130 increases the length of the line 331 or line 332 in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction in order to restore the reduced length of the line 331 or line 332 by the original unit length. I can.

More specifically, the controller 130 may increase the image in the horizontal or vertical direction so that the short line of the line 331 or the line 332 is the same as the long line of the line 331 or the line 332.

The controller 130 may estimate the actual size of the wound based on the preset length of the line. For example, when the predetermined lengths of the lines 331 and 332 are each 1 cm, the control unit 130 may estimate the length of the wound by comparing the length of the lines 331 and 332 of the image with the length of the wound. Also, the controller 130 may estimate the width of the wound based on the lengths of the lines 331 and 332 of the images.

3 illustrates that the lines 331 and 332 are located on the lower left side of the color patch 300, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The lines may be located on the left, top left, top, top right, right, bottom right, or bottom of the color patch.

In addition, although FIG. 3 shows only two lines 331 and 332 that are orthogonal to each other in the color patch 300, the present invention is not limited thereto. The two orthogonal lines may be located at at least two of the lower left, left, upper left, upper, upper right, right, lower right, or lower. The wound management apparatus 100 may accurately determine the distortion of the image according to the position as the lines are located in various places. Therefore, the wound management device 100 can accurately determine the size of the wound.

Also, when squares painted in different colors have a predetermined size, a plurality of lines may not be necessary. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a diagram illustrating a color patch according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

A plurality of squares 411 and 412 of different colors included in the color patch 400 may be located at a predetermined position and may have a predetermined size. The wound tube device 100 may recognize a plurality of squares having different colors. The wound management apparatus 100 may select one of a plurality of squares. For example, the wound management apparatus 100 may select a rectangle of upper left, lower left, upper right, or lower right. Each square may have a predetermined horizontal length and a vertical length.

A rectangle having a specific color may be positioned at a predetermined position on the color patch. The wound management device 100 may recognize the color of a square. For example, the wound management apparatus 100 may recognize the color of the square 411. The wound management apparatus 100 may determine that the rectangle 411 is a rectangle positioned at the upper left side based on the recognized color. In addition, the wound management apparatus 100 may determine a preset horizontal length and a vertical length of the square 411 based on the recognized color.

The controller 130 may correct the image based on the horizontal length and the vertical length of the square 411. The image may be increased so that the shorter of the horizontal length or the vertical length of the square 411 is the same as the longer one. For example, when the horizontal length of the square 411 in the image is shorter than the vertical length, the controller 130 may increase the image so that the horizontal length of the square 411 is equal to the vertical length.

The controller 130 may estimate the size of the wound based on the size of the predetermined rectangle. For example, the horizontal length and the vertical length of the square 411 may be 1 cm, respectively. The controller 130 may determine the actual length or area of the wound by comparing the length of one side of the square 411 and the length of the wound in the image.

The controller 130 may correct an image using at least two squares. The controller 130 may linearly correct the image based on the distance between at least two squares or between one square and the wound. For example, the control unit 130 may use a first rectangle 411 and a second rectangle 412. The controller 130 may determine one of a horizontal length and a vertical length of the square 411 and a horizontal length and a vertical length of the square 412 in the image as a reference side. The reference side may be the longest side, the shortest side, or the side of a specific position. The controller 130 may increase or decrease the image so that the length of the reference side and the length of the other side are the same.

For example, if the horizontal length of the square 411 located on the upper left side of the color patch 400 is the reference side, the controller 130 may increase the horizontal length of the square 412 located on the lower right side of the color patch 400. The image of the area of the square 412 can be increased. Assuming that the distance 420 of the rectangle 411 and the rectangle 412 is a, the distance 440 of the wound located in the rectangle 412 and the region 430 is b, and the rectangle 412 is k times, The wound located in the region 430 may be k*(a+b)/a times. Since the description of the length of the vertical is the same, a duplicate description will be omitted.

Referring back to FIG. 2, the control unit 130 searches for the most similar image among the wound images previously stored in the database based on the patient information, the wound information, the color analysis result, and the size of the wound ( 260) can be performed.

The database may be stored in the memory 140 of the wound management apparatus 100, but is not limited thereto. The control unit 130 may transmit and receive data to and from a remote database through a communication unit.

The controller 130 may determine the similarity of the current patient and the patient's patient information, information about the wound, color analysis results, and the size of the wound recorded in the database. In addition, the control unit 130 may allocate a weight to each degree of similarity. The controller 130 may determine a final similarity based on the similarity and weight. The controller 130 may acquire a wound image of a patient recorded in a database having the highest similarity.

The controller 130 may select an image having a color analysis result most similar to at least one of the first color analysis result, the second color analysis result, and the third color analysis result as the most similar image.

The controller 130 may determine a similarity between the current patient's wound and the color analysis result of the patient's wound recorded in the database. The controller 130 may determine a similarity by comparing the first color analysis result, the second color distribution result, or the third color analysis result as described above. The first color analysis result to the third color analysis result may have priority. For example, when the current patient's wound and the third color analysis result of a plurality of patients recorded in the database match, the controller 1300 may further compare the first color analysis result and the second color analysis result. Reference numeral 130 may acquire an image of the patient's wound recorded in the database most similar to the current patient's wound.

In addition to the first color analysis result to the third color analysis result, the controller 130 may compare a pattern or shape of one color in the image. For example, when the first color forms a donut shape and the second color forms a pattern positioned in a circular shape in the center of the first color donut, the controller 130 is an image of the patient's wound stored in the database. Among them, an image having a similar pattern may be obtained.

The controller 130 may perform an operation 270 of obtaining treatment information corresponding to the most similar image. The controller 130 may acquire an image of a patient's wound recorded in a database most similar to the current patient's wound. The database may store not only the image of the patient's wound, but also treatment information corresponding to the image of the patient's wound. Treatment information can represent a record of the wound's healing process.

The treatment information may include at least two or more images representing changes in the wound over time, or at least one of a treatment method corresponding to an image most similar to the current patient's wound. In addition, the treatment information may include at least one of information on a wound treatment method, an image taken during a wound treatment process, a hospital treated, a doctor treated, medicines used for treatment, and tools used for treatment.

The controller 130 may perform an operation 280 of outputting the obtained treatment information. The obtained treatment information may be output from the output unit. The user may know how to treat a wound or whether a visit is required based on the obtained treatment information.

5 is a view showing a method of moving the wound management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The controller 130 may perform an operation 511 of determining whether a visit is necessary based on the treatment information. When the size of the acquired wound is greater than or equal to the threshold value, the controller 130 may determine that a visit is necessary. The size of the wound acquired can mean the size of the wound. Also, the size of the acquired wound may mean the diameter and maximum length of the wound.

As described above, the controller 130 may obtain an image most similar to the image of the current patient's wound from the database. In the database, the most similar image and treatment information corresponding to the most similar image may be stored together. The treatment information stored in the database may include a method of treating an existing patient's wound and a course of treatment. The controller 130 may determine whether a visit is essential among treatment methods included in the treatment information. For example, the controller 130 may determine that a visit is necessary if the essential drug used in the treatment method is a drug requiring a prescription. In addition, the control unit 130 may determine that a visit is required when surgery is included in the treatment method. The controller 130 may output that a visit is required through an output unit. In addition, the control unit 130 may also output the reason why the visit is necessary through the output unit. The user can easily know the necessity of the visit and the reason for the need of the visit based on the contents displayed on the output unit.

When it is determined that a visit is necessary, the controller 130 may obtain hospital information.

Specifically, when a visit is required, the controller 130 may perform a step 512 of requesting hospital information from the server 500. The server 500 may include a processor and a memory. The server 500 may store a database including information on hospitals and treatment information.

The server 500 may perform the step 513 of transmitting hospital information to the wound management device 100. The wound management apparatus 100 may perform an operation 514 of outputting hospital information through an output unit.

The wound management device 100 may acquire hospital information stored in the memory of the wound management device 100. In addition, the wound management device 100 may output the acquired hospital information through an output unit. In this case, the wound management device 100 may not need the server 500 for hospital information.

The hospital information may include information on a hospital that has provided an image most similar to the image of the current patient's wound obtained by the controller 130. In addition, the hospital information may include at least one of the time taken for the wound treatment by the hospital providing the most similar image, the amount charged for the wound treatment, or the number of times the patient requested the visit.

Patients can get information about the hospital that treated the wound most similar to their own. The more information the hospital provides about the treatment of the wound, the higher the likelihood that the hospital will be exposed to services. Through this, service providers can induce hospitals to autonomously provide treatment information for marketing.

Hospital information includes the contact information of the hospital, the location of the hospital, the distance between the hospital and the patient, the transportation to the hospital, the operating hours of the hospital, the information of the medical personnel belonging to the hospital, the opening date of the hospital, the number of times the hospital is reused, and the rating of the hospital. , It may include at least one of the current waiting number of the hospital, a parking space near the hospital, and a description of the hospital facility.

The user can easily know information about the hospital for wound treatment. In addition, patients can easily find out which hospitals have experience in treating their wounds. In addition, patients can easily find out which hospital healed their wounds the fastest. In addition, patients can easily find out which hospital has treated their wounds at the lowest cost. In addition, the patient can easily know the hospital that healed the wound with fewer visits.

The controller 130 may perform an operation 521 of receiving reservation information related to a hospital reservation from a user through the input unit 120. The reservation information may include at least one of a hospital to which the patient is scheduled to visit, and the reservation information may include at least one of information on a patient's scheduled visit time and a medical person preferred by the patient.

The controller 130 may perform a step 522 of transmitting information on a patient and reservation information to a hospital server. The server 500 may perform a step 523 of determining whether a reservation is possible. When it is determined that reservation is possible, the server 500 may perform a step 524 of transmitting a reservation confirmation signal to the wound management apparatus 100.

The wound management apparatus 100 may search for insurance subscription contents of a patient. In addition, when the patient's insurance is related to the patient's wound, the wound management apparatus 100 may provide the patient with the wound related insurance. Patients can reduce the costs associated with treatment based on their insurance. When the patient does not have insurance related to the patient's wound, the wound management apparatus 100 may propose insurance related to the wound.

The wound management apparatus 100 may display statistics related to a wound on the display unit based on medical information stored in the database. The wound management apparatus 100 may store statistical data for each area and factor of an image. Also, the image management apparatus 100 may store monthly image statistics. The image management apparatus 100 may display statistical data on the display unit based on a user's request.

For example, the database of the wound management device 100 includes hot-water burns, flame burns, electric burns, contact burns, low temperature burns, chemical burns, vapor burns, friction burns, and each patient's age, sex, occupation, residence, or month. It may contain the number of cases of sunburn and inhalation burns. The wound management apparatus 100 may check the transition of the cause of the image based on the user's input. The user can easily see the trend of the cause of the burn and know how to watch out for burns.

The user can easily know the cause of the wound that should be noted on a monthly basis based on the information provided by the wound management device 100. Therefore, the user can be careful not to injure.

The wound management device 100 may increase the insurance subscription rate by presenting insurance related to the wound along with the main cause of the wound.

In addition, according to the wound management apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the user can roughly determine the condition of the patient without visiting a medical person, so convenience is increased, and the patient spends excessive cost on wound treatment. Can be prevented.

In addition, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, since the medical practitioner makes a diagnosis with reference to the wound management apparatus 100, the accuracy of wound diagnosis may be improved.

In addition, since the wound management apparatus 100 of the present disclosure determines a wound based on the same criterion, the possibility of receiving a different judgment depending on the medical person may be reduced. For example, in the case of a second degree burn, insurance coverage may vary depending on whether it is superficial or deep, and there is a possibility that different medical personnel may make different judgments. Therefore, there are cases in which insurance companies and patients quarrel over perception of heart or superficiality. However, since the wound management apparatus 100 of the present disclosure is determined based on the same criteria, disputes between the insurance company and the patient may be reduced.

So far, we have looked at the center of various embodiments. Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to understand that the present invention can be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered from an illustrative point of view rather than a limiting point of view. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the present invention.

Meanwhile, the above-described embodiments of the present invention can be written as a program that can be executed in a computer, and can be implemented in a general-purpose digital computer that operates the program using a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes a storage medium such as a magnetic storage medium (eg, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, etc.), and an optical reading medium (eg, CD-ROM, DVD, etc.).

Claims (8)

An image acquisition unit that acquires images of color patches and wounds;
An input unit for receiving information on a patient including the patient's gender and age and information on a wound including a wound site, a cause of the wound, and a time when the wound was injured; And
Derive the wound area and the color patch area from the image,
Comparing at least two different colors included in the region of the color patch and the color of the region of the wound to obtain a color analysis result,
Acquiring the size of the wound based on two lines included in the area of the color patch and representing unit lengths in a direction perpendicular to each other,
Searching for the most similar image among the wound images previously stored in the memory based on the patient information, the wound information, the color analysis result, and the size of the wound,
Obtaining treatment information corresponding to the most similar image,
Including a control unit for outputting the obtained treatment information,
The treatment information includes at least two or more images representing changes of the wound over time and a treatment method corresponding to the most similar image.
The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
A ratio of the first number of pixels in the wound area having the same color as the first color included in the color patch area and the number of pixels included in the wound area is obtained as a first color analysis result,
A ratio of the second number of pixels in the wound area having the same color as the second color included in the color patch area and the number of pixels included in the wound area is obtained as a second color analysis result,
Obtaining the ratio of the first number and the second number as a result of a third color analysis,
And selecting an image having a color analysis result most similar to at least one of the first color analysis result, the second color analysis result, and the third color analysis result as the most similar image.
The method of claim 2,
The control unit,
A ratio of the first number and the number obtained by subtracting the third number of pixels in the wound area having a color not included in the color patch from the total number of pixels included in the wound area is obtained as a result of the first color analysis and,
A method of operating a wound management apparatus, comprising acquiring a ratio of a number obtained by subtracting the third number from the total number of pixels included in the wound area and the second number as a result of a second color analysis.
The method of claim 3,
The control unit determines whether or not a visit is required based on the treatment information, and if a visit is required, obtains hospital information, and outputs the obtained hospital information,
The input unit receives reservation information related to a hospital reservation from a user,
The control unit transmits information and reservation information on the patient to the hospital server,
The control unit receives a reservation confirmation signal from the hospital server,
The reservation information includes at least one of information on a patient's scheduled visit time and a medical person preferred by the patient,
The hospital information includes information on the hospital that provided the most similar image,
The hospital information includes the contact information of the hospital, the location of the hospital, the distance between the hospital and the patient, transportation to the hospital, the operating hours of the hospital, information of the medical personnel belonging to the hospital, the date of opening of the hospital, the number of times the hospital is reused, the hospital Wound management device, characterized in that it further comprises at least one of a rating of, the current waiting number of the hospital, a parking space near the hospital and a description of the hospital facility.
Obtaining an image of a color patch and a wound;
Receiving information about the patient including the sex and age of the patient and information about the wound including the wound site, the cause of the wound, and the time of the injury;
Deriving a wound area and a color patch area from the image;
Comparing at least two different colors included in the area of the color patch and the color of the area of the wound to obtain a color analysis result;
Acquiring the size of the wound based on two lines included in the area of the color patch and representing unit lengths in a direction perpendicular to each other;
Searching for a most similar image among wound images previously stored in a memory based on the patient information, the wound information, the color analysis result, and the size of the wound;
Obtaining treatment information corresponding to the most similar image; And
Including the step of outputting the obtained treatment information,
The treatment information includes at least two or more images representing changes in the wound over time and a treatment method corresponding to the most similar image.
The method of claim 5,
The step of obtaining the color analysis result,
Obtaining a ratio of a first number of pixels in the wound area having the same color as the first color included in the color patch area and the number of pixels included in the wound area as a first color analysis result;
Acquiring a ratio of a second number of pixels in the wound area and the number of pixels in the wound area having the same color as the second color included in the color patch area as a result of a second color analysis;
Obtaining a ratio of the first number and the second number as a third color analysis result; And
And selecting an image having a color analysis result most similar to at least one of the first color analysis result, the second color analysis result, and the third color analysis result as the most similar image. How the device works.
The method of claim 6,
Obtaining the first color analysis result,
A ratio of the first number and the number obtained by subtracting the third number of pixels in the wound area having a color not included in the color patch from the total number of pixels included in the wound area is obtained as a result of the first color analysis Including the step of,
Obtaining the second color analysis result,
And acquiring a ratio of a number obtained by subtracting the third number from the total number of pixels included in the wound area and the second number as a result of a second color analysis.
The method of claim 7,
Determining whether a visit is necessary based on the treatment information;
Obtaining hospital information when a visit is required;
Outputting the obtained hospital information;
Receiving reservation information related to a hospital reservation from a user;
Transmitting information on the patient and reservation information to a hospital server; And
Further comprising the step of receiving a reservation confirmation signal from the hospital server,
The reservation information includes at least one of information on a patient's scheduled visit time and a medical person preferred by the patient
The hospital information includes information on the hospital that provided the most similar image,
The hospital information includes the contact information of the hospital, the location of the hospital, the distance between the hospital and the patient, the transportation to the hospital, the operating hours of the hospital, the information of the medical personnel belonging to the hospital, the date of opening of the hospital, the number of times the hospital is reused, the hospital The operating method of the wound management device, characterized in that it further comprises at least one of a rating of, a current waiting number of the hospital, a parking space near the hospital, and a description of the hospital facility.

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