TWM579811U - Intravenous drip monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

An intravenous drip monitoring system is disclosed herein. The system includes a first server, a second server, a drip detecting device and an electronic device. The second server, the drip detecting device, and the electronic device are electrically connected to the first server. The second server is configured to receive a drip information transmitted from the first server. The drip detecting device is configured to detect a drip detecting information, and transmit the drip detecting information to the first server. Wherein, the electronic device is configured to transmit a control information to the first server, and first server is configured to transmit the control information to the drip detecting device.

Description

Spot monitoring system

The present invention relates to a monitoring technique, and in particular to a drip monitoring system.

Medical infusions are mostly gravity-type drip, that is, the liquid bag or liquid bottle is suspended on a fixed shelf, so that the liquid drops into the blood due to natural gravity. The setting of the drip needs to have different weights according to different medicines and different labels. Therefore, if the weight of the drip is to be monitored, it will need to be adjusted for different drip. At present, the monitoring method of the drip process still uses manual monitoring. When it is found that the end of the drip or the drip process is abnormal, it is necessary to manually press the alarm button or notify the caregiver to handle it.

Furthermore, in addition to professional medical personnel, it is difficult for a general patient or family to know the status of the drip (how much time is left, drip rate, etc.), so it is necessary to always pay attention to the situation of the patient or the inconvenience caused by the family. In the absence of effective monitoring methods, the workload of caregivers will also increase. Therefore, how to design a drip monitoring system to solve the above problems is an urgent problem to be solved in the industry.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a drip monitoring system, which mainly improves the conventional monitoring drip process by manual monitoring, and uses the drip detecting device to instantly sense the weight of the drip, and instantly transfer the weight of the drip to the cloud server. The patient, family or caregiver can know the status of the drip through the cloud server or further control the drip to achieve immediate monitoring and reduce the burden on the caregiver.

In order to achieve the above object, one aspect of the present invention provides a drip monitoring system including: a first server, a second server, a dot detecting device, and an electronic device. The second server, the dot detecting device and the electronic device are all communicatively connected to the first server. The second server is configured to receive the droplet information provided by the first server, the droplet detecting device is configured to detect the droplet monitoring information, and transmit the minute monitoring information to the first server, and the electronic device is configured to receive the first server to transmit Information. The first server is further configured to calculate a droplet flow rate according to the droplet monitoring information, the droplet information includes the droplet monitoring information and the droplet flow rate, and the electronic device is further configured to transmit the control information to the first server, and the first server transmits the control information. To the dot detection device.

The novel drip monitoring system mainly improves the previous monitoring drip process by manual monitoring, and uses the spot detecting device to instantly sense the weight of the drip, and instantly transfers the weight of the drip to the cloud server, the patient or the caregiver. The status of the drip can be known through the cloud server or the drip can be further controlled to achieve immediate monitoring of the drip and reduce the burden on the caregiver.

100‧‧‧Drip Monitoring System

110‧‧‧First server

120‧‧‧Second server

130‧‧‧ third server

140‧‧‧Drip detection device

150‧‧‧Electronic devices

141‧‧‧ processor

142‧‧‧ Weight sensing unit

143‧‧‧Communication Module

144‧‧‧Alarm module

145‧‧‧Power supply module

300‧‧‧Drip monitoring method

S310~S360‧‧‧Steps

1 is a schematic diagram of a drip monitoring system according to some embodiments of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a drip detecting device according to some embodiments of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is based on some of the present cases A flow chart of the drip monitoring method illustrated in the embodiment.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or illustrations for implementing different features of the present invention. The elements and configurations of the specific illustrations are used in the following discussion to simplify the disclosure. Any examples discussed are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope and meaning of the invention or its examples in any way. In addition, the present disclosure may repeatedly recite numerical symbols and/or letters in different examples, which are for simplicity and elaboration, and do not specify the relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations in the following discussion.

The terms used in the entire specification and the scope of the patent application, unless otherwise specified, generally have the ordinary meaning of each term used in the field, the content disclosed herein, and the particular content. Certain terms used to describe the disclosure are discussed below or elsewhere in this specification to provide additional guidance to those skilled in the art in the description of the disclosure.

"Coupling" or "connecting" as used herein may mean that two or more elements are in direct physical or electrical contact with each other or between each other. In connection with physical or electrical contact, "coupled" or "connected" may also mean that two or more elements operate or act in each other.

The use of the terms first, second, and third, etc., is used to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or blocks. However, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or blocks should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to identify a single element, component, region, layer, and/or block. Thus, a singular element, component, region, layer, and/or block may be referred to as a second element, component, region, layer and/or block, without departing from the spirit of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" encompasses any combination of one or more of the listed associated items. "and/or" as used in this document refers to any combination of any, all or at least one of the listed elements.

Please refer to Figure 1. 1 is a schematic illustration of a drip monitoring system 100, depicted in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1 , the drip monitoring system 100 includes a first server 110 , a second server 120 , a third server 130 , a droplet detecting device 140 , and an electronic device 150 . The first server 110 and the second server 110 respectively The server 120, the third server 130, the droplet detecting device 140, and the electronic device 150 are communicatively connected. The dot detection device 140 is configured to detect the drip monitoring information and transmit the drip monitoring information to the first server 110. The first server 110 transmits the drip information to the second server 120, the third server 130, and the electronic device 150. The third server 130 is configured to transmit monitoring information to the first server 110. The first server 110 is configured to calculate a droplet flow rate according to the droplet monitoring information, and the droplet information includes the droplet monitoring information and the droplet flow rate. The electronic device 150 is configured to transmit control information to the first server The server 110 transmits the control information to the droplet detecting device 140.

In this embodiment, the second server 120 can be implemented as a server inside the hospital, and the third server 130 can be implemented as a medical cloud server of another industry. The electronic device 150 can be implemented by a patient, a family member, or a medical staff. Smart phone, tablet or wearable device.

Please refer to Figure 2. 2 is a schematic diagram of a drip detecting device 140 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2 , the droplet detecting device 140 includes a processor 141 , a weight sensing unit 142 , a communication module 143 , an alarm module 144 , and a power supply module 145 . The processor 141 is electrically connected to the weight sensing unit 142, the communication module 143, the alarm module 144, and the power supply module 145. The power module 145 and the weight sensing unit 142, the communication module 143, and the alarm module 144 are electrically connected. connection. The weight sensing unit 142 is configured to detect the weight information of the drip and transmit the weight information to the processor 141. The communication module 143 is configured to receive the control information and the alarm value transmitted by the first server 110, and the alarm module 144 is configured to provide the warning signal. The power supply module 145 is configured to provide the processor 141, the weight sensing unit 142, and the communication module. 143 and the amount of power required by the alarm module 144. The processor 141 is configured to determine whether the weight information is less than or equal to the alarm value. If the determination is yes, the control alarm module 144 sends a warning signal, and the processor is further configured to enable or disable the alarm module 144 according to the control information.

In an embodiment, the processing unit 141 can be implemented as an integrated circuit such as a micro control unit, a microprocessor, or a digital signal processor. Processor), application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), logic circuit or the like or a combination of the above. The communication module 143 can be implemented as a global system for mobile communication (GSM), a personal handy-phone system (PHS), a long term evolution (LTE), and a global interoperable microwave storage. Worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX), wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth wireless technology, and the like. The alarm module 144 can be implemented as a device that can emit a warning sound or a flash such as a buzzer, a light-emitting element, or a combination thereof. The power supply module 145 can be implemented as a battery or power supply line.

The operation of the drip monitoring system 100 will be described in detail below with reference to Figs. 1 to 3. Please refer to Figure 3. FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of a drip monitoring method 300 in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosure. The drip monitoring method 300 can be applied to the drip monitoring system 100 of FIG. 1 and the drip detecting device 140 of FIG. The spot monitoring method 300 includes the following steps (it should be understood that the steps mentioned in the embodiment can be adjusted according to actual needs, except for the order in which the sequence is specifically stated, or even simultaneously or partially simultaneously ).

In step S310, the drip detection device 140 detects the drip monitoring information and transmits the drip monitoring information to the first server 110. In an embodiment, the weight sensing unit 142 in the drip detecting device 140 detects the weight information of the drip, and the processor 141 determines whether the weight information is less than or equal. In the alarm value, if the determination is no, the status of the drip detecting device 140 is monitored; if the determination is yes, the status of the drip detecting device 140 is switched to the alarm, and the processor 141 controls the alarm module 144 to issue The warning signal, the warning signal can be a prompt tone or a prompt light, and the disclosure is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, if the caregiver replaces the drip, the drip detecting device 140 automatically detects whether the drip weight is the same as the previous drip weight. If the same, it means that the drip of the replacement is the same as the previous one, and no additional setting is required. If the alarm value is different, it means that the replacement is not the same as the previous one. You need to re-enter the alarm value. In another embodiment, if the drops of different items are changed, the alarm value needs to be adjusted, and the caregiver can also reset the alarm value.

The processor 141 is configured to transmit the drip monitoring information to the first server 110 through the communication module 143. The drip monitoring information includes a dot detection device identification number, a dot detection device name, a dot detection device status, an alarm value, and Weight information and other information. The name of the drip detection device may be a name set by the user, such as a daddy of the dad, and the status of the drip detection device is the current state of the drip detection device, such as monitoring, alarming, pause, standby, and emptying. The weight information is the information sensed by the weight sensing unit 142, as described in the previous paragraph, and will not be described herein.

In step S320, the droplet flow rate is calculated based on the droplet monitoring information. In an embodiment, the first server 110 is further configured to calculate a droplet flow rate according to the drip monitoring information, and the drip monitoring information is included. For example, the first server 110 can calculate the flow rate (weight information/time) of the drip in a period of time, and the period of time can be 20 seconds or 30 seconds, and the disclosure is not limited thereto. to In another embodiment, the first server 110 is further configured to calculate the remaining time of the drip according to the weight information. For example, the first server 110 can calculate that the drip is still dripped for 50 minutes. As can be seen from the above, the droplet flow rate and the remaining time are information obtained through the calculation by the server 110. The droplet information includes the droplet monitoring information from the droplet detecting device 140, the droplet flow rate, and the remaining time.

The processor 141 is further configured to detect the power of the power supply module 145 and transmit the power information to the first server 110 through the communication module 143. For example, when the power supply module 145 is implemented as a battery, the processor 141 can detect the remaining power of the period, and transmit the power information together with the drip information to the first server 110, and the power information is used to remind the patient or The battery status of the caregiver drip detection device 140 allows the person concerned to replace the battery before the battery runs out.

In an embodiment, the first server 110 is further configured to record weight information for a period of time, and calculate a weight difference between the current weight information and the previous weight information to determine whether the weight difference is greater than a threshold value. For example, the initial weight of the drip is 500 grams, the weight is 480 grams when the droplet continues to flow for 3 minutes, and the weight is 10 grams when the flow continues for 5 minutes. At this time, the processor 141 detects that the weight change of the droplet is -470 grams, the weight change is greater than the threshold value, so the first server 110 determines that the condition at this time is a drip abnormal condition. The abnormal condition may be that the person pulls the drip detecting device 140 to cause the weight change to be too large, or the dropper may be blocked, resulting in no change in the weight of the drip during a period of time. If an abnormal condition occurs, the first server 110 can detect whether the abnormal condition continues to occur (the weight change continues to exceed or fall below the threshold), and if the abnormal condition is released, the first server 110 notifies the processor 141. The control alarm module 144 does not issue an alert signal, but if the abnormal condition is not released within a certain period of time, the first server 110 notifies the processor 141 to control the alarm module 144 to send a warning signal to remind the relevant person to detect the drip detection device. An abnormal condition occurred in 140.

In step S330 and step S340, the first server 110 transmits the drip information to the second server 120, the third server 130, and the electronic device 150, and the first server 110 receives the monitoring information transmitted by the third server 130. In an embodiment, after receiving the droplet information, the first server 110 transmits the droplet information to the second server 120, the third server 130, and the electronic device 150. The third server 130 also transmits monitoring information to the first server 110, and the monitoring information may be blood pressure information, heartbeat information, and body temperature information. For example, the first server 110 and the third server 130 can transmit information to each other, and the third server 130 can be a cloud server that collects information such as heartbeat, blood pressure or body temperature, and thus can be compared with the first servo. The device 110 exchanges data. In another embodiment, the first server 110 transmits the droplet information to the third server 130, and the third server 130 can perform subsequent operations by using the droplet information. For example, the droplet information can be provided to the third servo. User 130 served by the user. The second server 120 is a server inside the hospital. Due to the confidentiality of the patient's personal data, the second server 120 may not be able to transmit the message with the patient's personal information to the first server 110, and only receive from the server. The drip information of the first server 110.

In another embodiment, the first server 110 can transmit the power information to the electronic device 150 when transmitting the drip information to remind the patient or the caregiver of the current power of the battery of the drip detecting device 140.

In step S350 and step S360, the control information transmitted by the electronic device 150 is received, and the first server 110 transmits control information to the spot detecting device 140. In an embodiment, the electronic device 150 is configured to transmit control information to the first server 110. The first server 110 transmits control information to the dot detection device 140, and then the dot detection device 140 is configured to generate information according to the control information. The alarm module 144 can be disabled or disabled. For example, the first server 110 can open the authority to the caregiver, and the caregiver can use the electronic device 150 to transmit a control message to the first server 110, thereby controlling the drip detection device 140 to be enabled or disabled at a specific time. The alarm module 144 can thus control the plurality of drip detection devices 140 to reduce the burden on the caregiver to set the drip detection device 140.

In the above, for example, the caregiver can use the electronic device 150 to set the rest time from 0:00 to 6:00, and the alarm module 144 is maintained in the disabled state. Therefore, when the drip weight is less than or equal to the alarm value, the alarm module 144 does not A sound or light will be given to the caregiver, but the drip detection device 140 will still send a warning message to the electronic device 150 to remind the caregiver to view the drip.

In the above, the dot detection device 140 can have an identification barcode, and the electronic device 150 can view the droplet information and the power information according to the identification barcode. The identification bar code can be implemented as a one-dimensional bar code or a two-dimensional bar code, and the disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, the patient or the caregiver can directly use the electronic device 150 to scan the identification bar code and view the spot information and the power information of the spot detection device 140, so that the relevant personnel can more quickly know the current state of the drip (drip time, drip) Flow rate and current weight, etc.). The caregiver may have higher authority to modify the drip information of the drip detection device 140, such as modifying the alert value.

In the above, when the electronic device 150 has used the identification bar code to view the drip information and the power information, the first server 110 records the identification information of the electronic device 150 and the spot detection device identification number of the viewed spot detection device 140. A server 110 automatically transmits the droplet information and the power information of the droplet detecting device 140 to the electronic device 150, and does not need to rescan the identification barcode. For example, there are 3 patients in the caregiver who need to take care of them. The 3 patients are drip detection device A, drip detection device B and drip detection device C. When the caregiver's electronic device 150 scans After the identification bar code corresponding to the detecting device A, the spot detecting device B and the drip detecting device C, the electronic device 150 of the caregiver can automatically receive the spot detecting device A, the spot detecting device B and the spot detecting device C. Information and power information.

It can be seen from the above embodiments of the present invention that the main method for improving the monitoring of the drip process is to use manual monitoring, and use the drip detection device to instantly sense the weight of the drip, and instantly transfer the weight of the drip to the cloud server, patient or care. The cloud server can know the status of the drip or further control the drip, and can detect the abnormal condition to achieve immediate monitoring and reduce the burden on the caregiver and the caregiver.

In addition, the above examples include exemplary steps in sequence, but the steps are not necessarily performed in the order shown. Performing these steps in a different order is within the scope of the present disclosure. Such steps may be added, substituted, altered, and/or omitted as appropriate within the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can make various changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present case. The scope defined in the patent application is subject to change.

Claims (8)

A drip monitoring system includes: a first server; a second server communicatively coupled to the first server for receiving a little bit of information provided by the first server; a dot detecting device, and the a first server communication connection for detecting a little bit of monitoring information and transmitting the drip monitoring information to the first server; and an electronic device communicatively coupled to the first server for receiving the first servo The droplet information is transmitted by the first server, wherein the first server is configured to calculate a droplet flow rate according to the droplet monitoring information, the droplet information includes the droplet monitoring information and the droplet flow rate, and the first server is further configured to transmit a control Information to the drip detection device. The drip monitoring system of claim 1, further comprising: a third server, in communication with the first server, for receiving the information provided by the first server, and transmitting a monitoring information to the The first server; wherein the monitoring information includes a blood pressure information, a heartbeat information, and an integrated temperature information. The drip monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the drip detecting device further comprises: a processor; a weight sensing unit electrically connected to the processor for detecting a piece of weight information and transmitting the weight information to the processor; a communication module, and the processor Connected to receive the control information and an alarm value transmitted by the first server; an alarm module electrically connected to the processor for emitting a warning signal; and a power supply module, and the processor The weight sensing unit, the communication module, and the alarm module are electrically connected to provide power required by the processor, the weight sensing unit, the communication module, and the alarm module; wherein the processing The controller is configured to determine whether the weight information is less than or equal to the alarm value. If the determination is yes, the alarm module is controlled to issue the warning signal, and the processor is further configured to enable or disable the alarm module according to the control information. The drip monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the drip monitoring information to the first server through the communication module, where the drip monitoring information includes a bit of detecting device identification number, The name of the drip detection device, the status of the drop detection device, the alarm value, and the weight information. The drip monitoring system of claim 3, wherein the first server is further configured to record the weight information, and calculate a weight difference between the current weight information and the previous weight information to determine whether the weight difference is greater than one. Threshold value. The device of claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to detect a power of the power supply module and transmit a power information to the first server through the communication module. The drip monitoring system of claim 6, wherein the dot detecting device further comprises an identification bar code, and the electronic device is configured to view the drip information and the power information according to the identification bar code. The drip monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is further configured to transmit the control information to the drip detecting device through the first server.