KR20170100105A - Patient health condition detecting and management device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for detecting and managing a patient's health condition, including a patient identification unit for recognizing a patient, a health state detection unit for detecting a health state of the patient, a display unit for displaying information, a communication unit for performing communication with an external device, And a controller for receiving the basic information of the patient through the communication unit according to the recognition result of the patient through the patient identification unit and displaying the received existing information through the display unit.

Description

[0001] PATIENT HEALTH CONDITION DETECTING AND MANAGEMENT DEVICE [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for detecting and managing a health state of a patient, and more particularly, to a device for detecting and managing a state of health of a patient.

In general, the management of patients in hospitals is carried out through medical information systems such as electronical medical record (EMR), order communication system (OCS), and picture archiving communication system (PACS) It is common to manage the patient's health status by inputting it.

However, the information of such patients is usually written by physicians or nurses in a manual manner, and when recording information or inputting to the medical information system, erroneous information may be recorded due to mistakes, And so on.

On the other hand, hospitals often use portable blood glucose meters to measure blood glucose levels in hospitalized patients. However, the conventional blood glucose meter has a problem that it is inconvenient to use a large number of patients because it is necessary to use a correction device when the lot number is changed according to the change of the diagnostic strip.

On the other hand, the background art of the present invention is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0135019 (Feb.

An object of the present invention is to provide a device for detecting and managing a health state of a patient, which can detect a health state of a patient such as blood glucose and perform integrated management by transmitting the health state to a server or the like.

The apparatus for detecting and managing a patient's health state according to the present invention includes: a patient identification unit for recognizing a patient; A health state detector for detecting a health state of the patient; A display unit for displaying information; A communication unit for performing communication with an external device; And a controller for receiving the basic information of the patient through the communication unit according to the recognition result of the patient through the patient identification unit and displaying the received basic information through the display unit.

The apparatus for detecting and managing a patient's health condition according to the present invention may further include an input unit for receiving information.

In the present invention, the health state includes at least one of blood sugar, blood pressure, body temperature, body weight, oxygen saturation, and electrocardiogram of a patient.

In the present invention, the health state detecting unit includes a blood glucose measuring unit for measuring blood glucose of a patient.

In the present invention, the control unit stores a plurality of correction data corresponding to lot numbers of a plurality of diagnostic strips.

In the present invention, when the lot number of the inserted diagnostic strip is acquired, the control unit receives correction data corresponding to the obtained number from the external device through the communication unit.

In the present invention, when the lot number of the inserted diagnostic strip is acquired, the control unit acquires correction data corresponding to the obtained number from the storage device connected through the connection terminal.

In the present invention, the health state detecting unit includes a camera, and the control unit obtains blood pressure, body temperature, body weight, oxygen saturation, or electrocardiogram of the patient through processing of the image obtained through the camera.

In the present invention, the controller transmits the health state of the patient acquired through the health state detector to the external device through the communication unit.

In the present invention, the control unit encrypts data when transmitting data to the external device.

The apparatus for detecting and managing a patient's health state according to the present invention further includes a connection unit connected to a cradle, wherein when the cradle is connected to the cradle via the connection unit, the health state of the patient, And is transmitted by wire through a connection part.

In the present invention, the patient identification unit may include at least one of a barcode reader, an RFID reader, an NFC reader, and a biometric information sensor.

In the present invention, the basic information includes at least one of a patient's disease name, treatment method, medication information, attention item, and previous examination information.

The apparatus for detecting and managing a patient's health condition according to the present invention is further characterized by an environment information detection unit capable of obtaining environmental information including at least one of temperature, humidity, and air pressure.

The apparatus for detecting and managing a patient's health state according to the present invention recognizes a patient and displays basic information of the patient, detects the health state of the patient and transmits the detected health state to a medical information system or the like, The convenience of the management of the patient is improved.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a patient health state detection and management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an apparatus for detecting and managing a patient's health state according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
FIG. 3 is an exemplary view for explaining that a patient health state detection and management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a cradle.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a device for detecting and managing a patient's health state according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this process, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a patient health state detection and management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exemplary view showing a patient health state detection and management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a patient health state detection and management apparatus connected to a cradle according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, a patient health state detection and management apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described As follows.

1, the apparatus for detecting and managing a patient's health state according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 100, a patient identification unit 110, a blood glucose measurement unit 120, a camera 130, 140, a display unit 150, and an input unit 160.

The patient identifying section 110 can recognize the patient. For example, the patient identification unit 110 may recognize a patient including a barcode reader, an RFID or NFC reader, a biometric information sensor such as a fingerprint sensor, and the like. That is, the patient identification unit 110 recognizes the patient by recognizing the barcode, the RFID tag, the NFC tag attached to the patient or the bed, or recognizes the patient based on the information of the patient detected through the biometric information recognition sensor have.

Alternatively, the patient identification unit 110 may recognize the patient by recognizing the patient's name, identification number, bar code, etc. through the camera 130 and may identify the patient from the manager (e.g., nurse) (E.g., a name, an identification number, etc.).

Also, the control unit 100 may recognize not only the patient but also the administrator, so that only the authorized administrator can use the patient health state detection and management apparatus according to the present embodiment.

For example, the control unit 100 receives the password through the input unit 160 or identifies the administrator as well as the patient through the patient identification unit 110, so that only the authorized administrator can detect the patient health state according to the present embodiment And a management apparatus can be used. At this time, the password may be set in advance or may be transmitted from the external device such as a server through the communication unit 140.

The blood sugar measuring unit 120 can measure the blood glucose of the patient. For example, the blood glucose measuring unit 120 may measure blood glucose of the patient by analyzing the inserted diagnostic strip through the strip input unit 121 shown in FIG. However, since it is well known technology to measure blood glucose through the diagnostic strip, a detailed description will be omitted, and the blood glucose measuring unit 120 can measure the blood glucose of the patient through a known technique or an unknown technique .

The communication unit 140 can perform communication with an external device. As an external device, a server (for example, an electronic medical record (MR), an order communication system (OCS), a medical information system such as a picture archiving communication system (PACS) A storage device, a thermometer, a scale, an electrocardiogram, a blood pressure monitor, an oxygen saturation measuring device, and the like may also be external devices. For this communication, the communication unit 140 may exchange data with the server through communication such as Wi-Fi, for example, and may also perform Bluetooth or RF communication.

The display unit 150 may display information output by the patient health state detection and management apparatus according to the present embodiment under the control of the control unit 100. [ For example, as shown in FIG. 2, information can be displayed through the display 151 provided on the front part of the patient health state detection and management apparatus, and specifically, basic information, health status, environmental information , And trend data therefor can be displayed.

The input unit 160 may receive information from an administrator or operation of the patient health state detection and management apparatus. For example, the input unit 160 may include an input button 161 as shown in FIG. 2, or may receive information from a manager including a touch screen.

When the patient health state detection and management apparatus according to the present embodiment is mounted on the cradle (cradle 20), the connection unit 170 can be connected to the cradle and receive power or transmit / receive data. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the connection unit 170 may be in the form of a USB terminal or the like.

That is, the control unit 100 may perform synchronization with the server when the patient health state detection and management apparatus according to the present embodiment is connected to the cradle 20. [

The connection terminal 180 may connect a separate storage device to the patient health state detection and management apparatus according to the present embodiment. Such a storage device may store information of various sensors or inserted cartridges included in the patient health state detection and management apparatus according to the present embodiment. Specifically, it may include LOT information of the sensor, calibration information, manufacturing date, manufacturing information, component information, effective use date, sensor type, precautions, control information, usage method, sensor range, and other correction information.

That is, the control unit 100 may utilize the effective use date information of the cartridge and the like, and if the cartridge is used after the effective use date has been input, the control unit 100 may block the blood sugar detection from being performed.

Also, as described above, the control unit 100 may acquire data of the storage device through the communication unit 140. [

The control unit 100 may control the components of the patient health state detection and management apparatus according to the present embodiment.

Specifically, when the patient is identified through the patient identification unit 110, the control unit 100 receives the basic information of the patient from the server through the communication unit 140 and displays the received information through the display unit 150 . Here, the basic information may include a disease name, a treatment method, medication information, a note, and previous examination information.

Also, the controller 100 can detect the state of the patient through the blood sugar measuring unit 120 or the camera 130. FIG. Here, the patient's condition may include blood glucose, blood pressure, body temperature, body weight, oxygen saturation, electrocardiogram, etc. of the patient.

That is, the control unit 100 can detect the blood glucose of the patient through the blood glucose measuring unit 120. At this time, the control unit 100 may previously store correction data according to the lot number of the diagnostic strip input by the patient, or may acquire the correction data from the server through the communication unit 140, (120) can accurately detect the blood glucose of the patient.

In other words, in the case of blood glucose measurement through the diagnostic strip, since accurate blood glucose measurement can be performed by calculating blood glucose using the correction data matching the lot number of the diagnostic strip, the control unit 100 calculates correction data So that the blood glucose measurement can be accurately performed.

That is, when managing a large number of patients through a conventional blood sugar meter, the number of lots of the diagnosis strip of each patient may not be the same. Therefore, each time the lot number is changed, a correction device (calibration strip) should.

On the other hand, the patient health state detection and management apparatus according to the present embodiment may receive correction data corresponding to each lot number from a server or the like and store the correction data in advance so that the above-mentioned troublesome process can be avoided.

At this time, the control unit 100 recognizes the lot number of the diagnostic strip through the camera, or receives the lot number of the diagnostic strip through the input unit 160. Alternatively, the control unit 100 may display a list of lot numbers through the display unit 150, and may allow the administrator to select one of them.

Meanwhile, the control unit 100 may store the calibration data corresponding to each lot number in a manner of storing the data of the calibration strip inserted before the diagnosis of the patient.

The controller 100 recognizes the blood pressure, body temperature, body weight, oxygen saturation, electrocardiogram, and the like of the patient through the camera 130 by recognizing the numbers and the like displayed on a thermometer, a body scale, an electrocardiogram meter, a blood pressure monitor, Can be detected.

In addition, the control unit 100 may be connected to a clinical thermometer or the like through the communication unit 140 to acquire blood pressure, body temperature, body weight, oxygen saturation, electrocardiogram, etc. of the patient as described above.

The control unit 100 may transmit the detected health state of the patient to the server via the communication unit 140 or may transmit the health state of the patient to the server through the connection unit 170 when the patient is docked in the cradle.

The control unit 100 performs encryption using data such as Triple Data Encryption Standard (TDES), RSA, DSA, ECC, MD5, SHA1, 3DES, DES, AES, SEED, ARIA, MASK, . That is, since security of health state data of the patient is essential, the control unit 100 can support encryption of data.

In addition, the server can protect against DoS attacks, spoofing attacks, high-jerking attacks, sniffing, etc. using SSL / TLS, PGP, PEM, SET and VPN.

Meanwhile, the server can maintain the consistency of performance through management of the patient health state detection and management apparatus according to the present embodiment, and can perform remote control such as invalidating the information of the apparatus or making the measurement itself impossible when necessary.

In addition, the control unit 100 receives the document information corresponding to each patient from the server, displays the document information through the display unit 150, and transmits the document data input through the input unit 160 to the server.

In addition, an environmental information detecting unit (not shown), which may include a thermometer, a hygrometer, a barometer, and the like, can acquire environmental information such as temperature, humidity, and air pressure.

As described above, the patient health state detection and management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention recognizes the patient and displays basic information of the patient, detects the health state of the patient, and transmits it to the medical information system or the like, Thus, the convenience of the management of the patient can be improved.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. I will understand. Accordingly, the technical scope of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

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Claims (14)

A patient identification section for recognizing the patient;
A health state detector for detecting a health state of the patient;
A display unit for displaying information;
A communication unit for performing communication with an external device; And
And a control unit for receiving the basic information of the patient through the communication unit according to the recognition result of the patient through the patient identification unit and displaying the received basic information through the display unit.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an input unit for receiving information from the patient.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the health state includes at least one of blood glucose, blood pressure, body temperature, body weight, oxygen saturation, and electrocardiogram of the patient.
The method of claim 3,
And the health state detecting unit includes a blood sugar measuring unit for measuring blood sugar of the patient.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the control unit stores a plurality of correction data corresponding to a lot number of a plurality of diagnostic strips.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the control unit receives correction data corresponding to the obtained number when the lot number of the inserted diagnostic strip is acquired from the external device through the communication unit.
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the control unit obtains correction data corresponding to the acquired number from a storage device connected to the connection terminal when a lot number of the inserted diagnostic strip is acquired.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the health state detection unit includes a camera and the control unit obtains the blood pressure, body temperature, body weight, oxygen saturation, or electrocardiogram of the patient through processing of the image obtained through the camera, .
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit transmits the health state of the patient obtained through the health state detecting unit to the external device through the communication unit.
10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
Wherein the control unit encrypts data when transmitting data to the external device.
The method according to claim 1,
And a connection part connected to the cradle,
Wherein the control unit transmits the health state of the patient obtained through the health state detection unit via the connection unit by wire when the control unit is connected to the cradle through the connection unit.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the patient identification unit includes at least one of a barcode reader, an RFID reader, an NFC reader, and a biometric information sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the basic information includes at least one of a disease name, a treatment method, a medication information, a notice item, and a previous checkup information of the patient.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an environment information detection unit capable of obtaining environmental information including at least one of temperature, humidity, and air pressure.

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