JP4049550B2 - Apparatus and method for remote collection of medical data - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for remotely collecting measurement data when a medical measurement device is used by a patient at home.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When performing peritoneal dialysis, the inside of the peritoneum is filled with a dialysate having a concentration gradient with respect to the fluid of the patient's body itself via a catheter guided to the abdominal cavity through the abdominal wall of the patient. The patient's peritoneum functions as a semi-permeable membrane, and toxins and wastes in the patient's body move into the abdominal cavity. And the toxins and wastes in the abdominal cavity are discharged out of the body together with the drainage.
[0003]
Specifically, a dialysate bag, a drainage bag, an extension tube connected to a catheter, etc. are connected, the dialysate is injected into the abdominal cavity, and stored for a predetermined time (3 to 5 hours), followed by toxins and waste products. Discard the accumulated liquid in the drain bag. The dialysate is injected into the abdominal cavity of the patient through the tube, and the toxins and wastes are also discarded into the drainage bag through the tube.
[0004]
When it is necessary to perform such dialysis at home instead of the hospital for reasons such as the patient's lifestyle and social environment, the dialysis is performed based on a dialysis execution pattern based on a diagnosis by the doctor at the hospital. Measurement data such as the amount of water removal and weight change needs to be grasped by the hospital as medical data in order to be used for subsequent medical care.
[0005]
In such a case, a CAPD patient conventionally fills in a notebook with measurement data such as drainage volume, drainage volume, body weight, blood pressure, etc., and brings the notebook to the hospital side when going to the hospital. However, for these data, the staff of the hospital facility entered the database to create a data file.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in this method, the burden of input work by the staff of the hospital facility is large, and there is a possibility that human error such as an input error occurs. On the other hand, for APD patients, there are various methods for collecting data (water removal amount) already measured by a dialysis machine and other measurement data and transmitting them to a hospital through a communication line. It is conceivable to transmit data through a line. However, since the patient himself had to create transmission data, there was a problem that the work burden on the patient side would become excessive this time.
[0007]
In addition, since the patient's symptom, weight, and the like change day by day, it is desirable to change the target water removal amount, dialysis time, etc. at the previous dialysis flexibly according to the situation of the day. Therefore, it is preferable that the medical data is transmitted to the hospital every time the patient performs dialysis, and it is needless to say that the lighter work burden is desirable.
[0008]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a medical data remote collection device and method capable of transmitting medical data measured by a patient in peritoneal dialysis at home to the hospital with minimal operations for the patient. The purpose is to do.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, a medical data remote collection device according to the present invention includes a medical data measuring unit that measures a plurality of medical data including data related to peritoneal dialysis of a patient, and medical data measured by the medical data measuring unit. Is a medical data remote collection device composed of a medical data storage unit that stores one or more times and a medical data transmission unit that transmits medical data through a communication line, and is stored in the medical data storage unit A medical data transmission information storage unit that stores in advance communication information including environment setting information associated with at least a transmission destination and a transmission method, and a signal that specifies a timing for transmitting the medical data. The cellular phone has a signal that further includes a transmission timing confirmation signal receiving unit and that specifies timing for transmitting medical data. Originating a push of the button as a trigger, the transmission timing confirmation signal receiving unit, when receiving a signal designating a timing of transmitting the medical data, the communication information is extracted from the medical data transmission information storage unit, the medical data transmission The medical data is transmitted from the unit based on the communication information.
[0010]
With this configuration, when sending medical data measured by the patient to the hospital in peritoneal dialysis at home, the patient can send the required medical data to the hospital if only the transmission timing is specified, The burden of transmission work for the patient can be minimized, and reliable collection of medical data can be expected without interfering with medical practice.
Moreover, since a portable device close to the patient can be used as a trigger, input errors and transmission errors by the patient can be prevented, and medical data can be reliably transmitted to the hospital. In addition, since the patient presses the button, the patient does not need to transfer the measurement data and does not need to input it, so that accurate medical data can be transmitted to the hospital.
[0011]
The medical data remote collection apparatus according to the present invention further includes a medical data graphic processing unit that statistically processes the medical data and processes the data into graphed video display data, and specifies a timing for transmitting the medical data Is preferably transmitted at the same time. This is because statistical information of medical data can be confirmed visually and instantaneously, and appropriate medical treatment can be performed in real time.
[0013]
In addition, the present invention is characterized by software that executes the function of the remote medical data collection apparatus as described above as a processing step of a computer. Specifically, the present invention is measured and includes data related to peritoneal dialysis of a patient. A program for causing a computer embodying a remote collection method of medical data comprising a step of storing a plurality of medical data one or more times and a step of transmitting medical data through a communication line. The stored medical data is transmitted with at least a communication information including environment setting information associated with a transmission destination and a transmission method in advance and a press of a predetermined button of the mobile phone as a trigger. The method further includes receiving a signal that specifies a timing for transmitting the medical data. Upon receipt of the signal designating the timing of the communication information from the medical data transmission information storing unit is extracted, the remote method for collecting medical data the medical data is transmitted based on the communication information from the medical data transmission unit It is a computer-readable program to be embodied.
[0014]
With this configuration, when the medical data measured by the patient in the peritoneal dialysis at home is transmitted to the hospital by loading and executing the program on the computer, the patient is only required to specify the transmission timing. Realization of a remote medical data collection device that can transmit medical data to the hospital, minimize the burden of transmission work for the patient, and expect reliable medical data collection without interfering with medical practice Is possible.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a medical data remote collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a medical data remote collection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0016]
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a medical data measuring unit that measures data when a patient uses a medical device at home, and 12 denotes a medical data storage unit that records the measured medical data on an appropriate recording medium. Reference numeral 13 denotes a medical data transmission unit for transmitting medical data to the hospital side, 14 denotes a communication line for transmitting medical data, and 15 denotes a medical data reception unit.
[0017]
Reference numeral 21 denotes a medical data transmission information storage unit that stores in advance setting information necessary for transmitting medical data. Further, 22 indicates a transmission timing confirmation signal receiving unit for specifying the timing at which the patient transmits medical data to the hospital, and 23 indicates a transmission timing confirmation signal transmitting unit in the input medium for the patient to specify the transmission timing. Yes. As the input medium, a personal computer, a PDA, a mobile phone or the like can be considered. In this embodiment, a case of a mobile phone will be described.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, if the patient designates only the transmission timing for transmitting medical data from the medical data transmitting unit 13, the transmission is not performed by the patient, especially when the transmission conditions and data itself are input. It is characterized in that it can be done. That is, the transmission conditions to the hospital side are stored in advance in the medical data transmission information storage unit 21, and the transmission conditions are automatically set by reading out the information at the time of transmission. .
[0019]
The transmission timing is designated from the transmission timing confirmation signal transmission unit 23 by the patient's own hand. Here, as the information to be input only needs to be transmitted, it is measured by simply pressing the button of the patient by setting a specific button of the mobile phone as a transmission timing transmission key. Medical data will be sent to the hospital. For example, double-clicking the “#” button of a mobile phone may be set as a data transmission trigger.
[0020]
Therefore, it is not necessary for the patient to input medical data measured using different measuring devices such as body weight, blood pressure, or body temperature by his / her own manual operation, and each measuring device is electrically connected to the medical data measuring unit 11. In this case, the measurement data is transferred to the medical data storage unit 12 by transferring it as digital data.
[0021]
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, a measuring device that collects peripheral data such as a weight scale 31, a sphygmomanometer 32, and a thermometer 33, and a measuring instrument 34 are electrically connected to the medical data measuring unit 11. deep. Then, measurement data measured by each device is collected as digital data and stored in the medical data storage unit 12.
[0022]
Next, a transmission timing confirmation signal is transmitted from the transmission timing confirmation signal transmitter 23 by pressing a button set as a transmission timing transmission trigger set in the mobile phone. When the transmission timing confirmation signal reception unit 22 receives the transmission timing confirmation signal, the transmission condition confirmation signal is extracted from the medical data transmission information storage unit 21 and the untransmitted medical data stored in the medical data storage unit 12 is extracted. Then, the data is transmitted from the medical data transmission unit 13 to the hospital side.
[0023]
Note that the mobile phone and the remote collection device on the patient side may be connected by wire via a connector as shown in FIG. 3, or may be connected wirelessly using the original functions of the mobile phone. It may be what you do.
[0024]
It is also conceivable that various types of collected medical data are processed, such as statistical processing, and transmitted as image data or graph display data from the collection device to the hospital. By doing so, it is possible to visually grasp the treatment status of the patient, so that appropriate measures can be taken without newly performing information processing on the hospital side.
[0025]
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the data stored in the medical data storage unit 12 is a statistical data obtained by tabulating a daily graph, a weekly graph, or a monthly graph, a line graph, or a trend distribution. It further includes a medical data graphic processing unit 41 that organizes the analysis result into a graph or the like and generates video display data for graphically displaying the graph or the like, and the generated video display data includes a medical data storage unit. 12 is stored together with conventional digital data.
[0026]
Furthermore, it is conceivable that the mobile phone is used not only as a transmission timing transmission trigger but also as a means for displaying medical data for the patient. In other words, by making use of the display part of a mobile phone, video display data that has been subjected to statistical processing that should be sent to the hospital side can be sent to the mobile phone side as well, so that the patient's treatment progress It is possible to visually check the situation.
[0027]
Next, FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of processing in the medical data remote collection apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 5, first, communication information to be set for transmission to the hospital side is set and registered in advance for each patient (step S51). Next, after measuring items to be measured before dialysis is performed (step S52), dialysis is performed (step S53), and the water removal amount and weight change after dialysis is measured (step S54). ). These measured medical data are stored in the medical data storage unit 12 (step S55).
[0028]
And if a transmission timing confirmation signal is received (step S56: Yes), transmission will be started about all the medical data accumulated from the time of the last transmission to the hospital side server based on the communication information registered beforehand. (Step S57).
[0029]
When transmission of all the medical data is completed and a normal end signal is transmitted from the hospital-side server (step S58: Yes), all the medical data stored in the medical data storage unit 12 is deleted (step S58). S59).
[0030]
If a communication failure or the like has occurred during the transmission of medical data (step S58: No), the retransmission is attempted a predetermined number of times. If the communication failure is not resolved, the processing is terminated without deleting the medical data. (Step S60: Yes).
[0031]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the medical data measured by the patient in the peritoneal dialysis in the home is transmitted to the hospital side, the medical data required if the patient specifies only the transmission timing. Since it can be transmitted to the hospital side, the burden of transmission work for the patient can be minimized, and reliable medical data collection can be expected without interfering with medical practice.
[0032]
The program for realizing the medical data remote collection device according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the portable recording medium 62 such as the CD-ROM 62-1 and the flexible disk 62-2 as shown in FIG. Any other storage device 61 provided at the end of the communication line or a recording medium 64 such as a hard disk or a RAM of the computer 63 may be recorded. When the program is executed, the program is loaded, Runs on main memory.
[0033]
Further, various medical data generated by the medical data remote collection device according to the embodiment of the present invention are also portable such as a CD-ROM 62-1 and a flexible disk 62-2 as shown in FIG. It may be recorded not only on the recording medium 62 but also on any other storage device 61 provided at the end of the communication line, or on a recording medium 64 such as a hard disk or RAM of the computer 63. For example, the present invention It is read by the computer 63 when using the medical data remote collection device.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the medical data remote collection device according to the present invention, when medical data measured by a patient in peritoneal dialysis at home is transmitted to the hospital side, the patient needs to specify only the transmission timing. Medical data to be transmitted can be transmitted to the hospital side, the transmission work burden on the patient can be minimized, and reliable medical data collection can be expected without interfering with medical practice.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of a medical data remote collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a medical data measurement unit in the medical data remote collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view when a mobile phone is connected in the medical data remote collection device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the medical data remote collection device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart of processing in the medical data remote collection apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Medical data measurement part 12 Medical data preservation | save part 13 Medical data transmission part 14 Communication line 15 Medical data reception part 21 Medical data transmission information storage part 22 Transmission timing confirmation signal reception part 23 Transmission timing confirmation signal transmission part 31 Weight scale 32 Blood pressure meter 33 Thermometer 34 Measuring instrument 41 Medical data graphic processing unit 61 Storage device 62 at line destination Portable recording medium 62-1 such as CD-ROM or flexible disk CD-ROM
62-2 Flexible disk 63 Computer 64 Recording medium such as RAM / hard disk on computer

Claims (3)

A medical data measurement unit for measuring a plurality of medical data including data related to peritoneal dialysis of a patient;
A medical data storage unit that stores the medical data measured in the medical data measurement unit one or more times;
A medical data remote collection device comprising a medical data transmission unit for transmitting the medical data through a communication line,
For the medical data stored in the medical data storage unit, a medical data transmission information storage unit that stores in advance communication information including environment setting information associated with at least a transmission destination and a transmission method;
A transmission timing confirmation signal receiving unit for receiving a signal designating a timing for transmitting the medical data;
A signal that specifies the timing for transmitting the medical data is triggered by pressing a predetermined button of the mobile phone,
When the transmission timing confirmation signal receiving unit receives a signal designating a timing for transmitting the medical data, the communication information is extracted from a medical data transmission information storage unit, and the medical data is transmitted from the medical data transmission unit to the communication data. An apparatus for remotely collecting medical data, wherein the apparatus is transmitted based on information. The medical data is statistically processed, and further includes a medical data graphic processing unit that processes the graphed video display data,
2. The medical data remote collection device according to claim 1, wherein upon receiving a signal designating a timing for transmitting the medical data, the video display data is also transmitted simultaneously. Storing a plurality of measured medical data, including data relating to the patient's peritoneal dialysis, one or more times;
A program for causing a computer embodying a remote collection method of medical data comprising the step of transmitting the medical data through a communication line,
For the stored medical data, storing at least communication information including environment setting information associated with at least a transmission destination and a transmission method;
A step of receiving a signal specifying a timing for transmitting the medical data transmitted by pressing a predetermined button of the mobile phone as a trigger;
When receiving a signal designating the timing for transmitting the medical data, the communication information is extracted from the medical data transmission information storage unit, and the medical data is transmitted from the medical data transmission unit based on the communication information. A program to be executed by a characteristic computer.

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