VITAL SIGNS MEASURING APPARATUS, VITAL SIGNS DISPLAYING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20160113593A1
• Filed: 10/20/2015
• Published: 04/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nihon Kohden Corporation
• Inventors: Tanaka, Takayuki, Ishinabe, Yuko
• Granted Patent: US 10,092,248 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14542 for measuring blood gases A61B5/14551 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

A vital signs measuring apparatus includes: a measuring section which is configured to measure vital signs of a subject; a receiving section which is configured to receive vital signs of the subject transmitted from a source measuring apparatus; a displaying section which is configured to display at least one of the vital signs measured by the measuring section, and the vital signs received by the receiving section; and a controlling section which is configured to produce a display screen that is to be displayed on the displaying section, the controlling section which is configured to change a display effect of vital signs on the display screen, based on whether the vital signs are received by the receiving section or not.

Claims

1. A vital signs measuring apparatus comprising:

a measuring section which is configured to measure vital signs of a subject;

a receiving section which is configured to receive vital signs of the subject transmitted from a source measuring apparatus;

a displaying section which is configured to display at least one of the vital signs measured by the measuring section, and the vital signs received by the receiving section; and

a controlling section which is configured to produce a display screen that is to be displayed on the displaying section,

the controlling section which is configured to change a display effect of vital signs on the display screen, based on whether the vital signs are received by the receiving section or not.

2. The vital signs measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the controlling section is configured to change a background color of a waveform or a measurement value of vital signs, based on whether the vital signs are received by the receiving section or not.

3. The vital signs measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the receiving section is configured to receive, from the source measuring apparatus, the vital signs, and attribute data indicating an attribute of the source measuring apparatus, and,

based on whether vital signs are received by the receiving section or not, and contents of the attribute data, the controlling section is configured to change a display effect of the vital signs on the display screen.

4. The vital signs measuring apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the attribute data contain information of at least one of a use of the source measuring apparatus, an ID of the source measuring apparatus, and a type of the source measuring apparatus.

5. The vital signs measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the measuring section is disposed in a data acquiring unit that is attachable to and detachable from a case on which the displaying section is disposed.

6. A vital signs measuring apparatus comprising:

a measuring section which is configured to measure vital signs of a subject;

a receiving section which is configured to receive, from a source measuring apparatus, vital signs of the subject, and attribute data indicating an attribute of the source measuring apparatus;

a displaying section which is configured to display at least one of the vital signs measured by the measuring section, and the vital signs received by the receiving section; and

a controlling section which is configured to produce a display screen that is to be displayed on the displaying section,

the controlling section which is configured to change a display effect of vital signs on the display screen, based on contents of the attribute data.

7. A vital signs measuring apparatus comprising:

a measuring section which is configured to measure vital signs of a subject;

a sensor which is configured to detect a degree of vibration generated in the vital signs measuring apparatus;

a displaying section which is configured to display the vital signs measured by the measuring section; and

a controlling section which is configured to produce a display screen that is to be displayed on the displaying section,

the controlling section which is configured to change a display effect of vital signs on the display screen, based on the degree of vibration detected by the sensor.

8. The vital signs measuring apparatus according to claim 7, wherein

the controlling section is configured to change a density of a background color of a display area for a waveform indicating the vital signs, based on the degree of vibration detected by the sensor.

9. A vital signs displaying method comprising:

measuring vital signs of a subject;

receiving vital signs of the subject transmitted from a source measuring apparatus;

displaying at least one of the measured vital signs, and the received vital signs; and

producing a display screen that is to be displayed, and changing a display effect of vital signs on the display screen based on whether the vital signs are the received vital signs or not.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program causing a computer to execute the method according to claim 9.