TWM624521U - Drip monitoring system - Google Patents

Abstract

The drip monitoring system includes a weight measuring device to measure the current weight of the drip bag, and a drip speed sensor installed on a side wall of the drip tube coupled to the drip bag to sense the drip speed of the drip. The processing device determines the specification of the drip tube and reads the drip speed sensed by the drip speed sensor to determine whether or not the drip speed is within a set range. When the processing device determines that the drip speed is not within a set range, the processing device controls the alarm device to generate an alarm message.

Description

drip monitoring system

The novel system relates to a drip monitoring system, especially a drip monitoring system that can monitor the drip speed.

Most of the medical infusion is a gravity drip, that is, the drip bag or drip bottle is hung on a fixed shelf, so that the drip is dripped into the blood due to natural gravity. However, the current drip process is to use manual monitoring to determine whether a new drip needs to be replaced or whether the drip speed is abnormal. However, such a monitoring method increases the burden on medical staff and cannot accurately monitor the drip rate.

Therefore, how to design a new drip monitoring system to solve the above problems is an urgent problem to be solved in this industry.

An embodiment of the present application provides a drip monitoring system, which at least includes: a processing element; a weighing device coupled to the processing element for measuring the current weight of the drip bag; a drip speed sensor installed on a On the side wall of the drip tube, the drip tube is coupled to the drip bag for sensing the drip speed of the drip tube and transmits the drip speed to the processing element; and an alarm element is coupled to the processing element for An alarm message is generated according to the control of the processing element; wherein, the processing element determines the specification of the drip tube, and reads the dripping speed sensed by the dripping speed sensor, so as to determine the dripping tube specification and the dripping speed. Whether the dripping speed is within a set speed range, when the processing element determines that the dripping speed is not within the set speed range, the processing element controls the alarm element to generate an alarm message.

In some embodiments, when the dripping speed is within the set speed range, after an interval, the processing element reads the current weight of the drip bag measured by the weighing device again.

In some embodiments, the dropper gauge is 60 drops per milliliter or 15 drops per milliliter.

In some embodiments, the drip speed sensor is a photoelectric sensor or an infrared sensor.

In some embodiments, the drip monitoring system further includes a communication element and a storage element, and a handheld device accesses a medical message in the storage element through the communication element.

In some embodiments, the medical information includes hospital bed number, patient information, patient medication notes, medication notes, medication type, dropper, medication drip rate range and limit information.

In some embodiments, the communication element is a near field communication element.

In some embodiments, the drip monitoring system further includes a display element for displaying the medical information and the drip rate.

In some embodiments, the processing element further records a weight change of the drip bag measured by the weighing device within a unit time, so as to calculate the drip rate per unit time according to the weight change.

In some embodiments, the processing element determines whether the dripping speed of the unit time is within the set speed range value according to the dripping speed of the unit time.

Therefore, according to the technical content of this case, the dripping speed is calculated by a dripping speed sensor or by monitoring the weight change of the drip bag per unit time, and it is determined whether the dripping speed is within the set speed range. When the speed is within the range, an alarm message will be generated and the medical staff will be notified. Therefore, this case can greatly reduce the need for manual monitoring by medical staff.

The following will clearly illustrate the spirit of this case with drawings and detailed descriptions. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field who understands the embodiments of this case can make changes and modifications by using the techniques taught in this case, which does not deviate from the principles of this case. spirit and scope.

The language used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and is not intended to be limiting. The singular forms such as "a", "the", "the", "this" and "the", as used herein, also include the plural forms.

As used herein, "coupling" or "connection" may refer to two or more elements or devices in direct physical contact with each other, or in indirect physical contact with each other, and may also refer to two or more elements or devices with each other action or action.

The terms "comprising", "including", "having", "containing", etc. used in this document are all open-ended terms, meaning including but not limited to.

As used herein, "and/or" includes any and all combinations of the stated things.

Regarding the terms (terms) used in this article, unless otherwise specified, they usually have the ordinary meaning of each term used in this field, in the content of this case and in the special content. Certain terms used to describe the present case are discussed below or elsewhere in this specification to provide those skilled in the art with additional guidance in the description of the present case.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a drip monitoring system capable of monitoring drip rate according to an embodiment. The drip monitoring system 100 includes: a weighing device 102 , a storage element 104 , an alarm element 106 , a processing element 108 , a communication element 110 and a display element 114 . The processing element 108 is electrically coupled to the weighing device 102 , the storage element 104 , the alarm element 106 , the display element 114 and the communication element 110 . In one embodiment, the drip monitoring system 100 can be connected to the medical care platform or the handheld device of the medical staff through the communication element 110, so as to transmit the real-time monitoring value of the drip monitoring system 100 to the medical care platform or the handheld device of the medical staff, The handheld devices of medical staff can be small portable electronic devices such as tablet computers, smart phones, palmtop computers, and personal digital assistants.

The processing element 108 may be a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU) or other programmable microprocessors or the like. The storage element 104 may include various types of storage units, such as, but not limited to, registers, flash memory, or combinations thereof, and configured to store data. In one embodiment, the storage element 104 stores an application 1041 . The processing element 108 accesses the storage element 104 to execute the application program 1041 for application processing. In one embodiment, the storage element 104 stores a piece of medical information, including information such as bed number, patient information, patient medication notes, medication notes, medication types, dropper, and medication dripping speed range and restrictions. In one embodiment, the medical staff can write the medical information into the storage element 104 by, for example, NFC transmission, or obtain the medical information from the storage element 104 through the handheld device. In one embodiment, the medical information can also be directly displayed on the display element 114 . The alarm element 106 generates an alarm message according to the control of the processing element 108 , or informs the medical staff to deal with it through the communication element 110 . In one embodiment, the weighing device 102 , the storage element 104 , the alarm element 106 , the processing element 108 and the communication element 110 may be collectively disposed in a housing.

In another embodiment, the drip monitoring system 100 of the present case optionally includes a drip speed sensor 112 for sensing the drip speed. The drip speed sensor 112 can transmit the sensing signal through wired (physical line connection) or wireless (NFC, wifi, bluetooth, Zigbee, ultra-wideband), so as to transmit to the processing element 108 via the communication element 110 . In another embodiment, the present application further includes a remote server 200 for remotely monitoring whether the dripping speed is within the set speed range. Accordingly, the dripping speed sensor 112 can transmit the sensed signal to the remote server 200 via the communication element 110 through wired or wireless means for remote monitoring, and notify the relevant personnel when the dripping speed is abnormal. to be processed.

Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of the implementation of the drip monitoring system according to another embodiment of the present case. In one embodiment, the weighing device 102 is used to measure the weight of the drip bag 120 , and in other embodiments, it can also be a drip bottle. In one embodiment, the weighing device 102 has a hook 1021 for mounting the drip bag 120 . An infusion tube 130 is coupled below the drip bag 120 for receiving the drip solution input from the drip bag 120 . The drip solution in the infusion tube 130 will drip into the drip tube 150 in the form of the drip 140 , and then pass through the infusion tube 160 is infused into the patient. In one embodiment, the drip speed sensor 112 is disposed on the side wall of the drip tube 150 , and the drip 140 dripped into the drip tube 150 passes through the sensing range of the drip speed sensor 112 and is sensed by the drip speed sensor 112 When detected, the dripping speed sensor 112 transmits the sensed signal to the processing element 108 through the communication element 110 through a wired or wireless manner. In one embodiment, the drip speed sensor 112 is a photoelectric sensor or an infrared sensor.

When the drip 140 passes through the sensing range of the drip speed sensor 112, the sensing signal received by a receiving end of the drip speed sensor 112 will be attenuated, and when the strength of the sensing signal is lower than a predetermined threshold , the processing element 108 determines that a droplet has passed. Accordingly, the processing element 108 can calculate the dripping speed of the dripping liquid by recording the number of times the dripping liquid is sensed per unit time according to the sensing signal sent from the dripping speed sensor 112 . In addition, the specifications of the drip tube 150 are respectively 60 drops per ml, expressed as 60gtt (number of drops)/cc (ml), and 15 drops per ml, expressed as 15gtt/cc. The processing element 108 can calculate the total drip output in a unit of time according to the drip speed and the drip tube 150 specifications, for example, the total drip output in milliliters (ml/hr) in one hour, so as to determine whether the total drip output is within the range of the nurse. Or in the setting range of the doctor's order, according to this, it is determined whether the dripping speed is within a set speed range. In one embodiment, when the dripping speed of the drip is higher or lower than a set speed range value, the processing element 108 determines that the drip speed of the drip 140 is not within the set speed range value, and controls the alarm element 106 to generate sound, flashing light or a combination thereof alarm message, or notify the medical staff to deal with it through the communication element 110 . In another embodiment, when the drip 140 is not detected to pass the drip speed sensor 112 for a set period of time, the processing element 108 determines that the drip bag 120 is exhausted or the drip speed stops, and controls the The alarm element 106 generates an alarm message of sound, flashing light or a combination thereof, or informs the medical staff to deal with it through the communication element 110 . In one embodiment, the processing element 108 may display the calculated dripping speed of the drip on the display element 114, so that the medical staff can check whether the dripping speed of the drip is within the set speed range. In another embodiment, if the drip monitoring system 100 does not include the drip speed sensor 112 , the drip speed can be calculated according to the weight change of the drip bag per unit time measured by the weighing device 102 . In this way, the medical staff can switch to select the appropriate dripping speed per unit volume (cc) according to the requirements of the drip tube 150 specifications.

Figure 3 shows a flow chart of a method for monitoring the drip rate according to an embodiment of the present application. Please refer to Figures 1 and 3 when referring to the drawings. The drip rate monitoring method 300 can be applied to the drip monitoring system 100 in FIG. 1 , and is executed by the processing element 108 after retrieving the application program 1041 in the storage element 104 . The drip rate monitoring method 300 includes the following steps.

In step 301, the current carrying weight is measured. In one embodiment, the processing unit 108 controls the weighing device 102 to measure the weight of the mounted drip bag. In step 302, it is determined whether the drip monitoring system has a drip speed sensor. If the drip monitoring system 100 does not include the drip speed sensor 112 , step 303 is executed to record the weight change of the drip bag measured by the weighing device per unit time. In one embodiment, the processing element 108 reads the weight of the drip bag measured by the weighing device to record the weight change within a unit time. And in step 304, the dripping speed of the drip is calculated according to the weight change of the drip bag.

If the drip monitoring system 100 includes the drip speed sensor 112, step 305 is executed, and the processing element determines the specification of the drip tube 150 used. In one embodiment, the size of the dropper 150 may be 60 drops per milliliter or 15 drops per milliliter. And in step 306, the dripping speed sensed by the dripping speed sensor is read. In one embodiment, the processing element 108 calculates the dripping speed of the dripping solution according to the sensing signal sent from the dripping speed sensor 112 and records the number of times the dripping solution is sensed per unit time.

In step 307, it is determined whether the dripping speed is within a set speed range. In one embodiment, the processing element 108 determines whether the dripping speed under the corresponding specification is within a set speed range value according to the specification of the drip tube 150 and the dripping speed of the dripping solution. In one embodiment, the processing element 108 calculates the total drip output per unit time, such as the total drip output milliliters (ml/hr), according to the drip speed and the drip tube 150 specifications, to determine the total drip output volume Whether it is within the range set by the nurse or doctor's order to determine whether the dripping speed is within a set speed range. When the droplet speed is higher or lower than the set speed range value, an alarm message is issued in step 308 . In one embodiment, the processing element 108 determines that the dripping speed of the drip 140 is not within the set speed range, and controls the alarming element 106 to generate an alarm message of sound, flashing light or a combination thereof, and notify the medical staff in step 309 . In one embodiment, the medical staff can be notified of the treatment through the communication element 110 . On the contrary, when the droplet speed is within the set speed range, in step 310, after an interval time, the processing element reads the load-bearing weight measured by the weighing device again.

Based on the above, in this case, the drip speed is calculated by a drip speed sensor or by monitoring the weight change of the drip bag per unit time, and it is judged whether the drip speed is within the set speed range. If it is not within the set speed range. When inside, corresponding alarm information occurs, and the medical staff is notified. Therefore, this case can greatly reduce the need for manual monitoring by medical staff.

Although this case is disclosed above with examples, it is not intended to limit this case. Anyone who is familiar with this technique can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of this case. Therefore, the protection scope of this case should be regarded as attached hereto. The one defined in the scope of the patent application shall prevail.

100: drip monitoring system 102: Weighing device 104: Storage element 106: Alarm element 108: Processing elements 110: Communication Components 112: drip speed sensor 114: Display Components 120: drip bag 130: Infusion tube 140: Bit by bit 150: Dropper 160: Infusion tube 200: Remote server 1021: Hook 1041: Apps 300: Drop-by-drop monitoring method 301-310: Steps

The accompanying drawings herein are incorporated into the specification and constitute a part of the specification, these drawings illustrate the embodiments consistent with the present invention, and together with the description, serve to explain the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a drip monitoring system capable of monitoring drip rate according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the implementation of the drip monitoring system according to another embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a method for monitoring dripping speed according to an embodiment of the present application.

100: drip monitoring system

102: Weighing device

104: Storage element

106: Alarm element

108: Processing elements

110: Communication Components

112: drip speed sensor

114: Display Components

1041: Apps

Claims (9)

A drip monitoring system comprising at least: a processing element; A weighing device is coupled to the processing element for measuring the current weight of the drip bag; a dripping speed sensor mounted on the sidewall of the dripping tube, the dripping tube is coupled to the dripping bag, and used for sensing the dripping speed of dripping into the dripping tube and transmitting the dripping speed to the processing element; and An alarm element is coupled to the processing element for generating an alarm message according to the control of the processing element; Wherein, the processing element determines the specification of the drip tube, and reads the drip speed sensed by the drip speed sensor, so as to calculate the total drip output volume per unit time according to the drip tube specification and the drip speed, To judge whether the drip speed is within a set speed range value according to the total output of the drip, Wherein, when the processing element determines that the dripping speed is not within the set speed range, the processing element controls the alarm element to generate an alarm message. The drip monitoring system as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the drip speed is within the set speed range, after an interval time, the processing element reads the current value of the drip bag measured by the weighing device again. The weight of the dripping speed sensor and the dripping speed sensed by the dripping speed sensor, re-determine whether the dripping speed is within the set speed range value. The drip monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the drip speed sensor is a photoelectric sensor or an infrared sensor. The drip monitoring system of claim 1 further comprises a communication element and a storage element, through which a handheld device accesses a medical message in the storage element. The drip monitoring system of claim 4, wherein the medical information includes hospital bed number, patient information, patient medication notes, medication notes, medication type, dropper, medication drip rate range and limit information. The drip monitoring system of claim 4, wherein the communication element is a near field communication element. The drip monitoring system as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a display element for displaying the medical information and the drip rate. The drip monitoring system of claim 1, wherein the processing element further records a weight change of the drip bag measured by the weighing device within a unit time, so as to calculate the drip rate per unit time according to the weight change. The drip monitoring system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the processing element determines whether the drip speed per unit time is within the set speed range value according to the drip speed per unit time.

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