KR20200077855A - Movement tracking system of mobile type ringer pole - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a mobile fluid capable of improving the safety of patients, preventing accidents, managing health promotion behaviors, and improving the efficiency of nursing work by tracking the inpatient and the pole itself who are administering fluids through measurement of cumulative travel distance including real-time location. It relates to a mobile pole tracking system.

Description

Movement tracking system of mobile type ringer pole}

The present invention relates to a pole for a mobile sap hanger, in detail, to prevent a patient's safety accident, management of health promotion behavior by tracking the inpatient and the pole itself who are administering the sap through measurement of the cumulative travel distance including real-time location and It relates to a mobile tracking system for a movable sap hanger that can improve the efficiency of nursing work.

In general, most inpatients in hospitals use intravenous injections that supply fluids by injection into a patient's blood vessel as a means to inject necessary nutrients or drugs. Such an infusion solution is placed on a cradle at a position higher than that of a person's heart so that the infusion can be naturally injected into the blood vessel through the injection tube using potential energy.

The device for hanging the sap pack to a certain height is called a pole in the field, and in the case of a patient who cannot be operated, a method of fixing the bed or a wheelchair or the ceiling is also used. However, as it is often necessary to move for the purpose of treatment, a portable pole that can be moved together with the patient is used.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a conventional movable sap hanger pole, and is installed to extend to the side so that it can stand on its own horizontal floor, and the leg portion 101 is formed with a wheel 102 to assist movement on the lower side, and It is formed vertically in the center of the leg portion 101, but is configured to include a support 103 that can be height-adjusted and a hanger 104 that is installed on the upper end of the support 103 to suspend the sap pack.

Since these poles must be moved together when the patient moves for various reasons as mentioned above, it can be said to be an important item for patients who can move by themselves and especially those who need gait exercise for the purpose of treatment after a specific surgery.

On the other hand, the management of goods in the hospital, which is the work of nurses in shifts, is an important task performed for each shift, and among them, it takes a lot of time to check movable fixtures such as poles and wheelchairs. In addition, a problem has been pointed out that it is not easy to find a patient on the move, if necessary, to check the patient's momentum, and to determine the location of the patient while on the move.

Particularly in line with the tendency to avoid difficult work in recent years, while the number of nurses is decreasing and serious shortages occur in front-line hospitals, spending time on checking the quantity and location of fixtures such as poles makes it appropriate for human resources to do more important work. It can be said that it cannot be used properly.

Japanese Registered Patent No. 5559810 (2014.06.13) Japanese Patent Publication No. Hei 5-233988 (1993.09.10)

The present invention was created to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to objectively measure the location and exercise amount of an inpatient who is injecting fluid through measurement of the cumulative travel distance including the real-time position of a pole. It is to provide a mobile tracking system for a movable sap hanger that can promptly check and prevent loss of the pole when a patient's safety accident occurs.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a movement tracking system for a movable sap hanger with wheels, comprising: a movement tracking module unit installed on a pole and having a wireless communication first communication unit; A plurality of relay units installed in a tracking zone and having a second communication unit communicating with the first communication unit; Installed in the management area, the third communication unit communicating with the first communication unit and the second communication unit and the movement tracking module unit communicating with the second communication unit collect information, including current location and movement distance for each identification code. A monitoring unit having a distance calculating unit for calculating tracking information and an output unit for outputting the tracking information; It is characterized by consisting of.

At this time, the movement tracking module unit is in contact with the lower surface of the pole, and a first caster-type counter that rotates in response to the movement direction, and calculates movement information including the movement distance, direction, and speed through the number of revolutions of the counter. It is preferable that the distance measuring unit further comprises a distance measuring unit that is transmitted through the communication unit, and that the distance calculating unit is configured to calculate the tracking information by reflecting the received movement information.

In addition, it is preferable that the monitoring unit further includes an exercise management unit that analyzes the tracking information to calculate the amount of exercise for each identification code and outputs it through the output unit.

In addition, the posture measurement module unit is installed on the pole, measures the inertia and inclination, and transmits the abnormality information when the measured value exceeds the set value; It is preferable that the monitoring unit further includes a notification unit that outputs the corresponding identification code and location through the output unit when receiving abnormal information.

In addition, the relay unit further includes a distance prediction unit that calculates an expected distance range value through signal strength according to an operation of exchanging a reference signal with the first communication unit and sends it to the third communication unit, and the distance calculation unit receives It is desirable to calculate the tracking information by reflecting the estimated range value.

Since the patient's movement path can be grasped in real time through the present invention, when a patient call is required for various purposes, efficient nursing performance through shortening of time and quick identification and response when a safety accident occurs can be made.

In addition, it is possible to establish a systematic nursing and treatment plan for health promotion by measuring the amount of exercise of an objective patient through the measurement of walking distance, and to prevent the loss and theft of poles, reduce the work of checking the fixtures to efficiently operate nursing personnel. have.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a conventional mobile sap hanger,
2 is a conceptual diagram of the present invention,
3 is an external view according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration and connection relationship according to an embodiment of the present invention,
5 is an exemplary view showing a monitoring state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the structure of the movement tracking system for the movable sap hanger pole of the present invention will be described in detail.

Figure 2 is a conceptual diagram of the present invention, the present invention is a sap hanger pole 100, the wheel 102 is formed on the lower portion of the mobile pole 100 that can be dragged and carried in the hospital to track the position and movement Provide a system that can.

To this end, it can be easily applied to any movable pole, and a detailed description of the pole structure is omitted in order to prevent the purpose of the invention from being blurred as the aforementioned pole can be applied.

Figure 3 is an external view according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration and connection relationship according to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is basically a pole (100), including the main movement tracking module The unit 110, a relay unit 200, and a monitoring unit 300 are provided.

The movement tracking module unit 110 is installed on the pole 100 to transmit the position and status of the pole, the first communication unit 111, the counter 112, the distance measuring unit 113, A detailed configuration of the posture measurement module unit 114 is provided.

The first communication unit 111 is a wireless communication module with an identification code, and various known short-range wireless communication methods having low power characteristics may be applied. In general, a number of poles provided in a hospital include affixing and serial numbers through paint markers for smooth equipment management. In the present invention, by replacing this, an identification code is given to the first communication unit 111 provided in each pole 100 to efficiently track and manage the pole.

The relay unit 200 is installed in the tracking area to detect the pole 100, and includes a detailed configuration of the second communication unit 210 and the distance prediction unit 220. At this time, the tracking area is an area where the pole position can be tracked, and the pre-hospital area including the inside and outside of the hospital building can be set as the tracking area, usually from the basic ward.

The second communication unit 210 is composed of the same communication module as the first communication unit 111, and mutual communication is performed. In particular, the first communication unit 210 is provided when entering the pole 100 within the communication range of the second communication unit 210. Through communication with the communication unit 111, it is recognized that the corresponding pole 100 is within the communication range.

The relay unit 200 is installed in a plurality with a set distance within the tracking area to reflect the propagation range of the applied communication means, and is configured to enable smooth detection of the pole 100 at any place in the tracking area. . At this time, in consideration of the radio wave arrival distance of each relay unit 200, a more accurate positioning of the pole can be made by basically overlapping the radio range with a nearby relay unit, but as described later, the movement tracking module unit ( Since the counter 112 is provided at 110, smooth positioning can be achieved even if the installation interval of the relay unit 200 is increased.

In addition, between each relay unit 200, that is, the second communication unit 210 is also configured so that mutual communication can be made, the result of detecting the pole 100 in a specific relay unit 200 will be described later through communication between adjacent relay units. Can be delivered to the monitoring unit 300.

At this time, it is possible to measure the approximate distance to the pole 100 through the distance prediction unit 220, specifically, the expected distance range value through signal strength according to the operation of exchanging a reference signal with the first communication unit 111 Is calculated and transmitted to the third communication unit 310. That is, when the distance is close, the signal strength is strong and the distance increases, the approximate distance by sending and receiving a reference signal for measuring the distance between the second communication unit 210 and the first communication unit 111 using the point that the signal strength decreases. Prediction can be made.

In addition, in the operation of transmitting and receiving a reference signal for measuring a distance between the second communication unit 210 and the first communication unit 111, it is possible to estimate the approximate distance of the distance through a time difference due to the transmission of the reference signal and the transfer of the corresponding signal. It can be done.

The monitoring unit 300 is installed in a management zone to track and monitor the position and movement of the pole 100, a third communication unit 310, a distance calculation unit 320, and a movement management unit 330 Wow, the output unit 340, the notification unit 350, and the storage unit 350 has a detailed configuration. In this case, the management area may be a nurse room that basically manages patients and equipment in a ward unit, and may be located in the central control room as needed.

The third communication unit 310 is composed of the same communication module as the first communication unit 111 and the second communication unit 210 to perform mutual communication, and detects the pole 100 from the relay unit 200 or The received signal may be transmitted or the adjacent pole 100 may be directly detected.

The distance calculating unit 320 collects information of the mobile tracking module unit 110 that has been communicated through the second communication unit 210, but calculates tracking information including the current location and moving distance for each identification code.

To this end, information on the installation distance between the plurality of relay units 200 is basically stored in the storage unit 350, and reflects the installation location information of the relay unit that detects it as the pole 100 moves within the zone. A rough calculation of the position and distance can be made.

As described above, if the communication range of the relay unit 200 is partially overlapped and the pole can communicate simultaneously with the two relay units 200 over the communication range, more accurate location, movement distance, and path calculation can be made. You can.

In addition, as the distance predicting unit 220 is provided in the relay unit 200, the distance calculating unit 320 may calculate tracking information by reflecting the received estimated range range value.

The output unit 340 is configured to correspond to a display, and outputs the tracking information on a screen, so that the location of the pole, the travel distance, and the path can be checked.

5 is an exemplary view showing a monitoring state according to an embodiment of the present invention, basically for this purpose, the storage unit 350 is provided with structural information for positioning, such as a plan view of a tracking area, such plan or structure information It outputs the travel path and distance, as well as the position of the pole detected on the image.

By dividing the installation location and the propagation range of the relay part 200 into virtual zones, the poles are output by outputting the approximate extent of movement through which zones, including the current location of which poles are located in which zones. Or you can check the patient's location, distance traveled, and route.

The exercise management unit 330 analyzes the tracking information calculated by the distance calculating unit 320 to calculate the amount of exercise for each identification code and outputs it through the output unit 340. It helps to grasp the necessary patient's exercise amount and to establish a systematic nursing and treatment plan for health promotion.

Although only the above-described configuration can manage the position and movement of the poles to some extent, basically, as the tracking area is widened, the number of relay units 200 to be installed increases and the accuracy of location tracking is increased as mentioned above. In order to overlap the propagation range of the relay unit 200, a larger number of relay units 200 are required.

Since this is done by increasing the cost and complexity of the equipment, in the present invention, a counter and a distance measuring unit 113 capable of calculating a separate moving distance, direction, and speed can be installed in the moving tracking module unit 110.

The counter 112 is in a caster-type configuration that contacts the lower surface of the pole and rotates in response to the movement direction. As shown in the attached drawing, the counter 112 is in contact with the ground so that direction and rotation can be freely made. , Measurement of rotation speed and rotation direction according to pole movement is made.

The distance measurement unit 113 is configured to calculate movement information including the movement distance, direction, and speed through the number of revolutions of the counter 112, and transmits the calculated movement information through the first communication unit 111 The transmitted mobile information is relayed through the relay unit 200 or directly transmitted to the third communication unit 310.

In response to this, the distance calculating unit 320 calculates the tracking information by reflecting the received movement information, so that it is possible to check the movement distance and path of the pole smoothly even if the relay units are relatively far or there is no overlap of the radio range. It can be done.

The posture measurement module unit 114 is a configuration installed on the pole 100 to detect the fall of a patient or pole, such as a staircase or a ramp, measures inertia and inclination, and transmits abnormal information when a measured value exceeds a set value. Is done. The self-measurement module unit 114 is installed on the support of the pole to detect gearing, but may be implemented through selection or combination of an acceleration sensor, a tilt sensor, an inertial sensor, and an IMU sensor.

In response to this, the monitoring unit 300 generates an abnormal information from the posture measurement module unit 114, and upon receiving it, the monitoring unit 300 outputs the identification code and location of the corresponding pole through the output unit 340. Equipped with, so that management personnel, such as nurses, can immediately check the situation so that action can be taken.

The rights of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments described above, but are defined by the claims, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications and adaptations within the scope of the claims. It is self-evident.

100: pole 101: leg
102: wheel 103: support
104: hanger 110: movement tracking module unit
111: first communication unit 112: counter
113: distance measurement unit 114: posture measurement module unit
200: relay unit 210: second communication unit
220: distance prediction unit 300: monitoring unit
310: third communication unit 320: distance calculation unit
330: exercise management unit 340: output unit
350: notification unit 360: storage unit

Claims (5)

In the movement tracking system of the pole (100) for the movable sap hanger wheel 102 is formed,
A mobile tracking module unit 110 installed on the pole 100 and having a wireless communication first communication unit 111 to which an identification code is assigned;
A plurality of relay units 200 installed in a tracking area and having a second communication unit 210 communicating with the first communication unit 111;
It is installed in the management area, the first communication unit 111 and the second communication unit 210 and the third communication unit 310, and the communication through the second communication unit 210, the mobile tracking module unit 110 communication is made ), but the monitoring unit 300 having a distance calculating unit 320 for calculating the tracking information including the current location and the moving distance for each identification code, and an output unit 340 for outputting the tracking information; A mobile tracking system for a movable sap hanger, characterized in that consisting of.
According to claim 1,
The movement tracking module unit 110,
The first communication unit calculates movement information including a movement distance, a direction and a speed through a caster-type counter 112 that is in contact with the ground below the pole and rotates corresponding to the movement direction, and the number of revolutions of the counter 112 Further comprising a distance measuring unit 113 for transmitting through (111),
The distance calculating unit 320 is configured to calculate the tracking information by reflecting the received movement information, a mobile tracking system for a movable sap hook.
According to claim 1,
The monitoring unit 300 analyzes the tracking information to calculate the movement amount for each identification code and outputs the movement management unit 330 through the output unit 340, further comprising: a movement tracking for a movable sap hanger system.
According to claim 1,
The posture measurement module unit 114 installed on the pole 100, measures inertia and inclination, and transmits abnormal information when a measured value exceeds a set value; Further comprising,
The monitoring unit 300 further includes a notification unit 350 for outputting the identification code and location through the output unit when receiving abnormal information, the mobile tracking system for a movable sap hook.
According to claim 1,
The relay unit 200,
Further comprising a distance prediction unit 220 for calculating the expected distance range value through the signal strength in accordance with the operation of exchanging a reference signal with the first communication unit 111 and sending it to the third communication unit,
The distance calculation unit 320 is a mobile tracking system for a movable sap hanger, characterized in that for calculating the tracking information by reflecting the received expected distance range value.

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