Observation system of giving an injection of ringer's solution

• US 20070293827A1
• Filed: 12/12/2005
• Published: 12/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samwon Fa Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samwon Fa Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Mi-Kyung
• Application Number:
  US11/301,335
• Publication Number:
  US 20070293827A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/246
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/18 with alarm
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/28 Clamping means for squeezing flexible tubes, e.g. roller clamps tube strippers A61M1/83
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16845 by weight
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16881 Regulating valves on-off valves, e.g. clamps A61M39/28

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a system for monitoring the injection of Ringer'"'"'s solution. The monitoring system of the present invention includes a status detection device for measuring the weight of Ringer'"'"'s solution, converting the weight information of the Ringer'"'"'s solution into a data signal, and transmitting the data signal. A first line interface device receives the data signal from the status detection device, performs data conversion with respect to the data signal to allow identifier information required to identify the status detection device to be included in the data signal, and outputs the converted data to the communication line. A second line interface device receives the data signal through the communication line, and outputs the data signal to a remote monitoring device. The remote monitoring device decodes the data signal and outputs weight data of the Ringer'"'"'s solution according to the identifier information.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring an injection of Ringer'"'"'s solution, comprising:

a status detection device for measuring a weight of Ringer'"'"'s solution, converting weight information of the Ringer'"'"'s solution into a data signal, and transmitting the data signal;

a first line interface device for receiving the data signal transmitted from the status detection device, performing data conversion with respect to the data signal to allow identifier information required to identify the status detection device to be included in the data signal, and outputting the converted data signal to a communication line;

a second line interface device for receiving the data signal input from the first line interface device through the communication line, and outputting the data signal to a remote monitoring device connected thereto; and

the remote monitoring device for decoding the data signal output from the second line interface device and outputting weight data of the Ringer'"'"'s solution according to the identifier information.

2. The Ringer'"'"'s solution injection monitoring system according to claim 1, wherein the status detection device comprises:

a load cell to which a Ringer'"'"'s solution holder allowing the Ringer'"'"'s solution to be hung thereon is attached, the load cell outputting an electrical signal having the weight information of the Ringer'"'"'s solution;

a control unit for arithmetically processing the electrical signal output from the load cell and calculating the weight of the Ringer'"'"'s solution; and

a first local area communication unit for transmitting the weight information of the Ringer'"'"'s solution output from the control unit to the first line interface device.

5. The Ringer'"'"'s solution injection monitoring system according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the first line interface device comprises:

a first local area communication unit for performing data communication with the status detection device;

a first line interface unit connected to the communication line so as to perform data communication with the second line interface device located at a remote place through the communication line;

an input unit for receiving the identifier information required to identify the status detection device;

a storage unit for storing the identifier information input from the input unit;

a display unit for displaying the identifier information; and

a control unit for performing data conversion with respect to the data signal input from the first local area communication unit to allow the identifier information to be included in the data signal, and for outputting the converted data signal to the first line interface unit.

6. The Ringer'"'"'s solution injection monitoring system according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the second line interface device comprises:

a second line interface unit connected to the communication line to perform data communication with the first line interface device through the communication line; and

a second local area communication unit for performing local area data communication with the remote monitoring device.

7. The Ringer'"'"'s solution injection monitoring system according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the remote monitoring device comprises:

a second local area communication unit for performing local area data communication with the second line interface device;

a control unit for extracting identifier information of the status detection device and weight information of Ringer'"'"'s solution from data received from the second local area communication unit, and outputting the identifier information and weight information; and

a display unit for displaying the weight information of the Ringer'"'"'s solution output from the control unit according to an identifier.

8. The Ringer'"'"'s solution injection monitoring system according to claim 1 or 3, wherein the status detection device further comprises a switch for blocking the injection of the Ringer'"'"'s solution.

9. The Ringer'"'"'s solution injection monitoring system according to claim 2, wherein the status detection device comprises:

an input unit for receiving identifier information to identify the status detection device;

a storage unit for storing the identifier information input from the input unit; and

a display unit for displaying the identifier information, wherein the control unit performs data conversion with respect to the Ringer'"'"'s solution weight information signal input from the load cell so as to allow the identifier information to be included in the Ringer'"'"'s solution weight information signal, and outputs the converted signal to the first local area communication unit.

10. The Ringer'"'"'s solution injection monitoring system according to claim 2 or 5, wherein the first line interface unit is implemented with any one of a power line modem module, a leased line modem module, a telephone line modem module for a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), and a telephone line modem module for an intercom line.

11. The Ringer'"'"'s solution injection monitoring system according to claim 2 or 5, wherein the first local area communication unit is implemented with any one of a wired data communication interface for wired communication, and a wireless data communication interface for wireless communication.

12. The Ringer'"'"'s solution injection monitoring system according to claim 5, wherein the identifier is comprised of one or more of floor number of a hospital, hospital room number, bed number and patient'"'"'s name.

13. The Ringer'"'"'s solution injection monitoring system according to claim 5, wherein the storage unit for storing the identifier information is a memory card.

14. The Ringer'"'"'s solution injection monitoring system according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the second local area communication unit is implemented with any one of a wired data communication interface for wired communication, and a wireless data communication interface for wireless communication.

15. The Ringer'"'"'s solution injection monitoring system according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the second line interface unit is implemented with any one of a power line modem module, a leased line modem module, a telephone line modem module for a PSTN, and a telephone line modem module for an intercom line.

16. The Ringer'"'"'s solution injection monitoring system according to claim 7, wherein the remote monitoring device has management areas, classified according to a floor number, hospital room number, the patents name or bed number and designated thereby, and displays only the weight data of corresponding Ringer'"'"'s solution belonging to a designated management area using the identifier information of the data input through the communication line.

17. The Ringer'"'"'s solution injection monitoring system according to claim 11, wherein the first local area communication unit is an infrared transmission/reception unit.

3. A system for monitoring an injection of Ringer'"'"'s solution, comprising:

a status detection device fitted over a chamber of the Ringer'"'"'s solution to determine whether the Ringer'"'"'s solution dropping from the chamber is injected and/or to detect an injection rate thereof, converting detected values into a data signal, and transmitting the data signal;

a first line interface device for receiving the data signal transmitted from the status detection device, performing data conversion with respect to the data signal to allow identifier information required to identify the status detection device to be included in the data signal, and outputting the converted data signal to a communication line;

a second line interface device for receiving the data signal input from the first line interface device through the communication line, and outputting the data signal to a remote monitoring device connected thereto; and

the remote monitoring device for decoding the data signal output from the second line interface device and outputting weight data of the Ringer'"'"'s solution according to the identifier information.

4. The Ringer'"'"'s solution injection monitoring system according to claim 3, wherein the status detection device comprises:

a ring-shaped chamber fitting unit fitted over the chamber of the Ringer'"'"'s solution so as to measure an injection rate or injection degree of the Ringer'"'"'s solution dropping from the chamber,

an infrared Light Emitting Diode (LED) installed on an inner circumference of the chamber fitting unit to emit an infrared ray;

a phototransistor installed on the inner circumference of the chamber fitting unit to be opposite to the infrared LED so as to detect the infrared ray emitted from the infrared LED; and

a power line for supplying power to both the infrared LED and the phototransistor and transmitting a signal generated from the phototransistor.