TW201504997A - Warning device and wireless distance measuring warning module for patient before getting up and off the bed - Google Patents

Abstract

A warning device and wireless distance measuring warning module for a patient before getting up and off the bed is applicable to a hospital bed. The warning device before the patient gets off the bed comprises a mounting base for mounting the warning device to the hospital bed, and a wireless distance measuring warning module installed on the mounting base. The wireless distance measuring warning module detects the distance between the hospital bed and the patient, and sends a warning signal when the distance is smaller than a preset distance. Through the design of the wireless distance measuring warning module sending a distance measuring warning, and the installing base detachably being mounted on the hospital bed, a warning signal will be sent to effectively avoid the patient from slipping when attempting to get up and off the bed without permission, while increasing the utilization of warning device for patient before getting up and off the bed and reducing material cost of hospitals.

Description

The patient gets out of bed and the warning device and wireless ranging warning mode group

The invention relates to a warning device, in particular to a warning device and a wireless ranging warning module which can be installed on a hospital bed and can issue a warning message before the patient gets out of bed.

The fall of the patient after getting out of bed is the most difficult problem to be solved in the safety of the inpatient, which not only causes the patient to be injured, but also causes medical disputes due to unclear responsibility. For some patients with vulnerable falls, although medical staff or their families pay attention to their walking and walking conditions, and modern beds usually have guardrails to protect patients from rolling down or walking up and down the bed, patients often stay at night or other medical staff. Or when the family can not pay attention to get out of bed, causing secondary injuries caused by falls.

In view of this, although some operators try to install the bed-away monitoring device on the hospital bed, they should send a warning message to remind the family or medical staff before the patient gets out of bed, but the current bed-away monitoring device is directly installed and fixed on the left and right side of the bed. On the bed frame, it is limited to the use of the bed, and it cannot be disassembled and disassembled in other beds, which is likely to cause waste of resources. In addition, the current bed-away monitoring device is installed at the bedside and determines whether the patient has done by detecting whether the detection signal emitted toward the bedside is blocked or blocked. Out of bed, but when the patient has blocked or reflected the detection signal at the bedside, it usually means that the patient's lower body has crossed the edge of the bed and has almost completed the bed-out action, so the warning time of this warning mode has been Too close to the time when the patient is about to leave the bed. When a warning is issued, there is often a situation in which the medical staff or the family members of the patient do not respond urgently, and the current bed-away monitoring design is easily mistaken by the quilt that extends across the edge of the bed. Touching and giving a false alarm still has room for improvement.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a warning device that facilitates disassembly and assembly on a hospital bed and that alerts the patient when the patient gets out of bed.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a wireless ranging warning module that can be used to detect a patient's getting out of bed.

Therefore, the patient of the present invention gets up and goes to the bed before warning device, which is suitable for being installed in a hospital bed, and is used for detecting the getting out of bed of a patient on the hospital bed, and the warning device of the patient before getting out of bed includes: a detachably mounted mounting seat fixed to the hospital bed, and a wireless ranging warning module mounted on the mounting seat, the wireless ranging warning module can be used to get the patient out of bed The path detects the distance between the patient and the patient, and sends a warning message when the distance is less than a certain distance.

Therefore, the wireless ranging warning module of the present invention is suitable for being installed in a hospital bed, and is used for detecting the getting out of bed of the patient of the hospital bed. The wireless ranging warning module comprises: a transmitting range measuring signal and A ranging unit that receives the reflected ranging signal and outputs a ranging data, and can be driven a warning unit for alerting a message, and a micro processing unit for controlling the ranging unit, and the micro processing unit can calculate the distance between the distance measuring unit and the patient according to the ranging data, and calculate When the spacing is less than the specific distance, the warning unit is driven to issue the warning message.

The effect of the invention: through the measurement of the wireless ranging warning module The design of the distance and the detachable installation of the mount on the bed can send a warning message when the patient gets out of bed, which can effectively prevent the patient who is not suitable for getting out of bed from falling out of bed and falling down. In this case, the utilization rate of the warning device before the patient gets out of bed can be greatly improved, and the cost of preparing the medical institution is relatively reduced.

3‧‧‧ Mounting

31‧‧‧Support rod

311‧‧‧Extension

312‧‧‧

32‧‧‧Sets

33‧‧‧Transfer

34‧‧‧Clamping parts

4‧‧‧Wireless Ranging Alert Module

41‧‧‧Shell

42‧‧‧Ranging unit

421‧‧‧Range signal transmitter

422‧‧‧Ranging signal receiver

43‧‧‧Microprocessing unit

44‧‧‧ Input unit

45‧‧‧Display unit

46‧‧‧Data storage unit

47‧‧‧Warning unit

48‧‧‧Wireless communication unit

700‧‧‧Electronic devices

800‧‧ ‧ beds

801‧‧‧ bed body

802‧‧‧ guardrail

803‧‧‧ railings

900‧‧‧ Patients

Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a functional block diagram of the preferred embodiment; Figure 3 is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment mounted on a hospital bed; and Figure 4 is a preferred embodiment of the preferred embodiment Side view after use on the bed.

Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3, a preferred embodiment of the patient's pre-bed warning device is suitable for installation on a hospital bed 800, but It is used to monitor whether the patient 900 has gotten out of bed, and can immediately send a warning message when the patient 900 gets out of bed, and informs an electronic device 700 that is used by the medical staff or the patient's family to make the The electronic device 700 issues a warning message. The hospital bed 800 has a bed body 801 for the patient 900 lying on, and two guard rails 802 attached to the left and right sides of the bed body 801, respectively.

The patient’s warning device before getting out of bed contains a detachable device The mounting seat 3 fixed to the guard rail 802 of the hospital bed 800 is mounted, and a wireless distance ranging warning module 4 is disposed on the mounting base 3 and pivotally adjustable relative to the mounting base 3.

The mount 3 includes an upper and lower extension and is fixed at the top end thereof a support rod 31 of the wireless ranging warning module 4, a connecting member 32 fixed to the supporting rod 31 and protruding radially outward from the supporting rod 31, and a screwing member is vertically and screwed through the connecting member 32. The adjusting member 33 and a sheet-shaped clip member 34 fixed to the bottom end of the adjusting member 33 and located below the connecting member 32. The support rod 31 has an extending portion 311 extending downward from the wireless ranging warning module 4, and a clamping portion extending horizontally from the bottom end of the extending portion 311 and facing away from the clamping member 34. 312, the set of connectors 32 are fixed to the extension 311. The adjusting member 33 can be rotated relative to the set of connecting members 32 to be moved up and down relative to the set of connecting members 32, thereby driving the clamping member 34 to be displaced up and down relative to the clamping portion 312, thereby enabling the clamping portion 312 and The clips 34 are oppositely clamped to the guard rail 802, and the wireless ranging warning module 4 is mounted on the hospital bed 800.

In this embodiment, the clamping member 34 and the clamping portion 312 The opposing side faces are designed to have a curved shape in accordance with the outer shape of the guard rail 802. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be changed to other shapes according to the shape of the member of the hospital bed 800 to be fixed.

The wireless ranging warning module 4 includes a mounting and fixing to the extension a housing 41 at the top of the extension 311, a distance measuring unit 42 exposed to the housing 41, an input unit 44 and a display unit 45, and a micro processing unit 43 and a lens unit 41 respectively mounted in the housing 41 The data storage unit 46, an alert unit 47 and a wireless communication unit 48.

The distance measuring unit 42 includes an exposed surface exposed to the housing 41 One of the surface ranging signal transmitter 421 and a ranging signal receiver 422. The ranging signal transmitter 421 can transmit a ranging signal to a detecting direction, and the ranging signal receiver 422 can receive the ranging signal reflected by the patient 900 and correspondingly output the ranging data. In this embodiment, the ranging signal transmitted by the ranging unit 42 is an ultrasonic wave, but may be an optical signal when implemented.

The micro processing unit 43 is connected to the ranging unit 42 by a signal. And controlling the ranging operation of the ranging unit 42 and receiving the analysis of the ranging data, and calculating the distance between the ranging unit 42 and the patient 900 reflecting the ranging signal, and further comparing It is determined whether the spacing is less than a specific distance built in, and when the spacing is less than the specific distance, the distance between the patient and the patient 900 reflecting the ranging signal is too small, and a warning signal is output correspondingly.

The input unit 44 is mounted on the surface of the housing 41, And being connected to the signal of the micro processing unit 43 for inputting and setting an actuation parameter of the micro processing unit 43, for example, calculating the spacing required by the ranging data. The parameter is used to compare the specific distance for generating the warning signal, and the parameter for controlling the operation of the ranging unit 42. In this embodiment, the input unit 44 is composed of a plurality of control keys, but in practice, it may be a physical keyboard, or a virtual touch keyboard integrated in the display unit 45, or a combination of the above types. .

The display unit 45 is connected to the micro processing unit 43 by a signal. It can be used to display the action message of the micro processing unit 43, the parameters input by the input unit 44, and the like.

The data storage unit 46 is connected to the micro processing unit by a signal The data of the ranging data of the ranging unit 42 , the pitch calculated by the micro processing unit 43 , and the parameter input by the input unit 44 are input.

The alert unit 47 is connected to the micro processing unit 43 by a signal. And can be driven by the warning signal of the micro processing unit 43 to issue a warning message. In this embodiment, the warning message is a warning sound. At this time, the warning unit 47 is mounted and exposed on the surface of the casing 41. However, when implemented, the warning message can also be a warning light, or a combination of a warning sound and a warning sound.

The wireless communication unit 48 is connected to the micro processing unit by a signal. 43 and can communicate wirelessly with the electronic device 700 for data transmission. The wireless processing unit 43 can wirelessly transmit the distance measurement data received by the wireless communication unit 48, the calculated distance information, and the warning signal to the electronic device 700, thereby conveniently holding the electronic device 700. The patient is aware of the current bed rest condition of the patient 900, or is informed that the patient 900 has gotten out of bed, so that the user immediately comes to stop the patient 900 from getting out of bed.

As shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4, the patient 900 of the present invention gets out of bed When the front warning device is to be installed in the hospital bed 800, the wireless distance detecting module 4 can stably detect the patient 900 in a specific direction by mounting the mounting seat 3 to the guardrail 802 of the hospital bed 800. There is an action of getting out of bed, in this embodiment, detecting in the left-right direction of the hospital bed. When the mounting seat 3 is installed, the clamping portion 312 of the support rod 31 of the mounting seat 3 and the clamping member 34 are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the railing 803 of a guard rail 802, and the wireless ranging is performed. The distance measuring direction of the ranging unit 42 of the warning module 4 is directed toward the patient 900 of the hospital bed 800, such as the upper and lower sides of the railing 803, and then driven by screwing the adjusting member 33. The clamping member 34 is relatively displaced against the clamping portion 312, and is clamped to the railing 803 in cooperation with the clamping portion 312, and the mounting seat 3 is installed.

After the installation of the mount 3 is completed, it can be further based on the site. In the space environment, the relevant parameter setting is performed through the input unit 44, and after the setting is completed, the detection of the patient 900 getting out of bed can be started.

The distance measurement is performed when the patient 900 gets out of bed and detects the movement The ranging signal transmitter 421 of the unit 42 continuously transmits a ranging signal toward its ranging direction, for example, toward a specific height above the bed body 801 where the patient 900 is lying, when the ranging signal receiver 422 receives the received signal. When the distance measurement signal is reflected, a ranging data is sent, indicating that the patient 900 may have gotten up and is ready to get out of bed. The micro processing unit 43 calculates the distance between the ranging unit 42 and the patient 900 according to the ranging data, and generates a warning correspondingly when the spacing is smaller than a set length. The signal signal, in turn, drives the alert unit 47 to issue the alert message, such as a warning sound, or a warning sound and a warning light. At the same time, the micro-processing unit 43 wirelessly transmits the warning signal and the information of the interval to the electronic device 700 held by a patient 900, such as a mobile phone, via the wireless communication unit 48, so that the electronic device 700 A warning message is also generated to promptly notify the family or medical staff to quickly go to the treatment, to avoid the fall of the patient who is inconvenienced to get out of bed 900, and to effectively achieve the effect of early warning before getting out of bed.

In this embodiment, the structural design of the mounting seat 3 is convenient. The patient 900 gets out of bed and removes the warning device before going out of bed. After being used on a hospital bed 800, it can be disassembled and reused on other beds 800, which can greatly improve the use of the warning device before the patient gets out of bed. Rate, and can significantly reduce the cost of preparation for medical institutions. However, when implemented, the mount 3 is detachably mounted to the guard rail 802 of the hospital bed 800 in a variety of structural types, such as a clamp type, or a structural type that can be installed in other components of the hospital bed 800. Therefore, the implementation is not limited to the above structural design and installation position.

In summary, the design of the wireless ranging warning module 4 is adopted. And the design of the mounting seat 3 detachably mounted on the hospital bed 800, when the patient 900 appears to get out of bed, a warning message is sent to inform the family or the medical staff to come to the scene for treatment, which can effectively avoid unsuitable The patient who got out of bed 900 fell out of bed and fell. In addition, the mounting seat 3 is detachably mounted on the design of the hospital bed 800, and can also be conveniently installed on other hospital beds 800, which can greatly improve the warning of the patient 900 getting out of bed. The utilization rate of the device is relatively low, and the cost of preparing the medical institution is relatively reduced. Therefore, the object of the present invention can be achieved.

However, the above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the present invention in the scope of the invention and the scope of the patent specification are still within the scope of the invention.

3‧‧‧ Mounting

31‧‧‧Support rod

311‧‧‧Extension

312‧‧‧

32‧‧‧Sets

33‧‧‧Transfer

34‧‧‧Clamping parts

4‧‧‧Wireless Ranging Alert Module

41‧‧‧Shell

42‧‧‧Ranging unit

421‧‧‧Range signal transmitter

422‧‧‧Ranging signal receiver

44‧‧‧ Input unit

45‧‧‧Display unit

47‧‧‧Warning unit

802‧‧‧ guardrail

803‧‧‧ railings

Claims (12)

A warning device for a patient to get out of bed, suitable for being installed in a hospital bed, and for detecting a patient getting out of bed on the bed, comprising: a mounting seat for detachably mounting and fixing The bed and a wireless ranging warning module are installed in the mounting seat, and the patient can be taken to the bed to detect the distance between the patient and the patient, and the distance is less than a specific distance. , issued a warning message. The patient of claim 1, wherein the wireless ranging warning module comprises a ranging unit capable of transmitting a ranging signal and receiving the reflected ranging signal to output a ranging data. a micro processing unit for controlling the distance measuring unit and calculating a distance between the distance measuring unit and the patient according to the ranging data, and a warning unit for issuing the warning message, and the micro processing unit When the calculated distance is less than the specific distance, the warning unit is driven to issue the warning message. The patient of claim 2, wherein the distance measuring signal is an ultrasonic signal, and the ranging unit comprises a ranging signal transmitter for transmitting the ranging signal, and A distance measuring signal receiver for sensing the reflected ranging signal and correspondingly outputting the ranging data. The patient of claim 2 or 3, wherein the wireless ranging warning module further comprises a parameter for setting the micro processing unit to control the ranging unit and analyzing and calculating the spacing. An input unit, a display unit for displaying the input parameter of the input unit and the action message of the micro processing unit, and a parameter for storing the parameter set by the micro processing unit and calculating the distance between the distance and the ranging data Storage order yuan. The patient as claimed in claim 3 is provided with a warning device before getting out of bed, wherein the warning message is a warning sound and/or a warning light. The device of claim 2 or 3, wherein the patient is provided with a pre-bed warning device, configured to wirelessly communicate with an electronic device, wherein the wireless ranging warning module further includes a wireless communication unit connected to the micro processing unit. The micro processing unit can wirelessly transmit the measured pitch to the electronic device via the wireless communication unit. The patient of claim 1, wherein the patient is provided with a pre-bed warning device, wherein the mount includes a support rod fixed to the wireless ranging warning module at a top end thereof, and a protruding protrusion protruding outward from the support rod a member, a vertically extending member extending through the set of the connecting member, and a clamping member fixed to the bottom end of the adjusting member and located under the connecting member, the supporting rod having a wireless ranging An extension portion of the warning module extending downward, and a clamping portion extending horizontally from the bottom end of the extension portion to face the upper and lower portions of the clamping member, the adjusting member can be rotated relative to the set of members to drive the The clamping member is vertically displaced relative to the clamping portion, and the clamping member is driven to be clamped to the bed opposite to the clamping portion. A wireless ranging warning module, which is suitable for being installed in a hospital bed, and for detecting a patient getting out of bed of the hospital bed, comprising: a ranging unit capable of transmitting a ranging signal and receiving a reflected distance measurement And outputting a ranging data; a warning unit can be driven to send a warning message; and a micro processing unit for controlling the ranging unit, and according to the The ranging data calculates the distance between the ranging unit and the patient, and drives the warning unit to issue the warning message when the calculated distance is less than a specific distance. The wireless ranging warning module of claim 8, wherein the ranging signal is an ultrasonic signal, the ranging unit includes a ranging signal transmitter for transmitting the ranging signal, and a sense sensor The measured distance measuring signal is measured and corresponding to the ranging signal receiver that outputs the ranging data. The wireless ranging warning module of claim 8 or 9, wherein the wireless ranging warning module further comprises an input unit for setting the micro processing unit to control the ranging unit and analyzing and calculating the parameter of the spacing. a display unit for displaying the input parameter of the input unit and the actuation message of the micro processing unit, and a data storage unit for storing the parameter set by the micro processing unit and calculating the distance between the distance and the ranging data . The wireless ranging warning module of claim 8, wherein the warning message is an alert sound and/or a warning light. The wireless ranging warning module of claim 8 or 9 is adapted to wirelessly communicate with an electronic device, wherein the wireless ranging warning module further includes a wireless communication unit connected to the micro processing unit. The micro processing unit can wirelessly transmit the measured pitch to the electronic device via the wireless communication unit.