WO2020101052A1

WO2020101052A1 - Device for monitoring intravenous fluid

Info

Publication number: WO2020101052A1
Application number: PCT/KR2018/013815
Authority: WO
Inventors: 임은섭
Original assignee: 주식회사 신성티케이
Priority date: 2018-11-13
Filing date: 2018-11-13
Publication date: 2020-05-22
Also published as: KR102210373B1; KR20200055282A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for monitoring an intravenous fluid, the device being provided with: a main body set on a drip bottle which is installed between an intravenous fluid container and a supply tube and supplies an intravenous fluid, discharged from the intravenous fluid container, to the supply tube; an intravenous fluid detecting unit which is installed in the main body and detects the intravenous fluid that drops from the intravenous fluid container into the drip bottle; and a support unit which is provided to the main body so that the main body can be supported on the drip bottle. The device for monitoring an intravenous fluid according to the present invention has an advantage wherein a separate holding means is not required due to the main body being fixed and supported on the drip bottle by the support unit, and installation is easier.

Description

Sap monitoring device

The present invention relates to a sap monitoring device, and more particularly, to a sap monitoring device that is mounted on a drip container to detect the infusion state of the sap.

In order to replenish the patient with nutrients (i.e., glucose) and injection solutions necessary for the treatment and management of the patient, the fluid contained in the fluid container (Ringer's Pack, Ringer's disease) is injected into the patient's blood vessels. In general, the fluid in the fluid container is supplied to the patient through a supply tube mounted on the patient's blood, and a drip container is installed between the fluid container and the supply tube.

In such a fluid infusion means, there is an inconvenience in that a nurse or a caregiver resides around the patient to check the amount of fluid at any time in order to cut off the fluid and replace the fluid container, and furthermore, if the accidental removal or replacement of the fluid container is missed As the air flows along the tube through which the fluid is injected, a dangerous situation in which the fluid is introduced into the blood vessel may be generated, and a sensing device is required to monitor the injection of the fluid and inform the end of the administration.

To solve this problem, various fluid monitoring devices have been developed as disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0802313. However, in the case of a conventional fluid monitoring device, a separate mounting means such as a fluid container holder is required to detect the fluid discharged from the fluid container, which is cumbersome and has a disadvantage that the mounting device interferes with patient activity.

The present invention was devised to improve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an infusion solution monitoring device provided with a fixing unit for fixing the main body to the drip container so that the main body in which the sap sensing unit is installed is supported by the drip container.

The apparatus for monitoring sap according to the present invention for achieving the above object is installed between the infusion container and the supply tube, and is installed in the main body to be set in a drip container for supplying the fluid discharged from the infusion container to the supply tube, , A sap sensing unit for sensing a sap falling into the drip container into the sap container, and a support provided in the main body to support the main body in the drip container.

The dropper is provided with a protruding member protruding in a direction away from the outer circumferential surface at an upper end portion, and an insertion groove is formed in the main body so that the dropper can be inserted into the front surface, and the support portion is inserted with an edge of the protruding member to support it In order to be able to be, a support groove is formed to be drawn at a predetermined depth from the inner surface of the insertion groove, and the support groove is formed to open the front surface so that the dropper can be easily inserted.

On the other hand, the sap monitoring apparatus according to the present invention is provided in the wireless power transmitter and the main body to convert the power supplied from the power supply unit to wireless power, and transmit the converted wireless power, the wireless power transmitter in the wireless power It may further include a wireless power receiving unit that is supplied and charges a battery that supplies power to the fluid detecting unit.

The main body is provided with a charging terminal for charging a battery for supplying power to the infusion unit on the side, and the main body separated from the dropper is mounted, and can be coupled to the charging terminal of the mounted main body. The cradle is provided with a coupling terminal so as to be installed in the cradle, and a charging unit for supplying power to the charging terminal through the coupling terminal is further provided to charge the battery.

On the other hand, the sap monitoring apparatus according to the present invention is provided on the cradle, and may further include a charging notification unit that detects the state of charge of the battery and transmits information on the sensed state of charge of the battery to the user's terminal. .

In addition, the sap monitoring apparatus according to the present invention is a communication module that transmits detection information detected by the sap detection unit, and is installed in a user's terminal, and receives the detection information transmitted from the communication module through the user's terminal It may further include a management module to display to the user.

The management module calculates the first administration rate of the sap based on the volume and administration time of the sap contained in the infusion container input from the user, and calculates the second administration rate of the sap based on the sensing information transmitted from the communication module. Then, the calculated first and second dose rates are displayed to the user.

On the other hand, the sap monitoring device according to the present invention is provided with detection information from the sap detection unit, based on the detection information, the amount of fluid supplied from the infusion container to the supply tube is less than a predetermined minimum dose or a predetermined amount When the maximum dose is exceeded, a supply amount alarm unit for transmitting an alarm signal to the user's terminal may be further provided.

On the other hand, the fluid monitoring device according to the present invention is provided on the main body so that it can be installed on the supply tube, and reduces the internal flow path of the supply tube to control the administration rate of the fluid supplied to the patient through the supply tube. A speed control unit for pressurizing the supply tube so as to receive information on the dose rate input through the user's terminal, and adjust the speed so that the dose rate of the fluid can be changed according to the received dose rate information. It may further include a control unit for controlling the wealth.

On the other hand, the sap monitoring apparatus according to the present invention may be further provided with an auxiliary support unit installed on the main body to support the main body on a support supporting the sap container.

The auxiliary support unit includes a rotating member having one end rotatably installed on the main body, and a holder formed on the other end of the rotating member and provided with an insertion port so that the support can be inserted.

The holder is formed so that the insertion hole penetrates in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the rotating member, and an incision groove is formed at the rear side so that the support can be introduced into the insertion hole.

The support groove may be drawn from a side opened to a predetermined depth from the other side, but may be formed so that the width of the top and bottom decreases as it moves away from one side so that the protruding member is forcibly fitted when being pulled in.

On the other hand, the sap monitoring device according to the present invention further comprises a departure preventing portion for preventing the protruding member introduced into the support groove from being detached from the support groove, and the departure prevention portion is one side of the support groove or one side of the floor It is formed to protrude on at least one of the surfaces, and is compressed by an external force transmitted through the protruding member introduced into the support groove, and has a predetermined elasticity so that the external shape can be returned to the initial shape when the protruding member passes. An interference member may be further provided.

In addition, the sap monitoring apparatus according to the present invention further includes a departure preventing portion for preventing the projecting member introduced into the support groove from being detached from the support groove, and the departure preventing portion is a first contact magnet fixed to the projecting member And a second contact magnet installed inside the support groove in a position spaced a predetermined depth from one side of the support groove so that the protruding member can be magnetically coupled to the first contact magnet when it enters the support groove.

In addition, the sap monitoring device according to the present invention is installed on one side of the support groove, a sensing sensor for sensing the protruding member entering the support groove, and a vibrator installed on the main body or the support portion to apply vibration to the drip container With, when inserting the dropper into the insertion groove of the support, the detection is performed so that vibration can be applied to the dropper to remove foreign substances adhered to the outer circumferential surface of the dropper or to flow stagnant sap inside the supply tube. Based on the sensing information provided from the sensor, a control unit may be further provided to operate the vibrator for a predetermined operating time from the point in time when the inflow of the protruding member is detected into the support groove.

The sap monitoring device according to the present invention has the advantage that a separate mounting means is not required and installation is easier because the main body is fixed and supported by a dropping unit. In addition, the sap monitoring device according to the present invention is provided with a cradle in which a filling operation is performed when the main body is mounted, so that it can be charged more easily.

1 is a front view of a fluid monitoring device according to the present invention,

2 is a perspective view of the fluid monitoring device of Figure 1,

3 is a front view of the case of the fluid monitoring device of Figure 1,

4 is a block diagram of the fluid detection unit of the fluid monitoring device of FIG. 1,

Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the sap monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention,

6 is a block diagram of a sap monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention,

7 is a block diagram of a fluid monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention,

8 is a block diagram of a fluid monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention,

9 is a block diagram of a fluid monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention,

10 and 11 are perspective views of a fluid monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention,

12 is a front view of the fluid monitoring device of Figure 10 installed on a support,

13 is a cross-sectional view of a sap monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention,

14 is a cross-sectional view of a sap monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention,

15 is a cross-sectional view of a sap monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention,

16 is a cross-sectional view of a sap monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention,

17 is a cross-sectional view of a sap monitoring device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the sap monitoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention can be modified in various ways and may have various forms, and specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. However, this is a specific disclosure form of the present invention, and with reference to the accompanying drawings, the sap monitoring device according to an embodiment of the present invention can apply various changes and may have various forms, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings And will explain in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to a specific disclosure form, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing each drawing, similar reference numerals are used for similar components. In the accompanying drawings, the dimensions of the structures are shown to be enlarged than the actual for clarity of the present invention.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component without departing from the scope of the present invention, and similarly, the second component may be referred to as a first component.

Terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, terms such as “include” or “have” are intended to indicate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, elements, parts or combinations thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features. It should be understood that the existence or addition possibilities of fields or numbers, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof are not excluded in advance.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with meanings in the context of related technologies, and should not be interpreted as ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined in the present application. Does not.

1 to 4, the sap monitoring apparatus 100 according to the present invention is shown.

Referring to the drawings, the infusion monitoring device 100 is installed in the drip container 20 of the infusion device to detect the dropping fluid from the drip container (20). The infusion device includes a fluid container 10 for receiving fluid, a supply tube 40 connected to the fluid container 10 to supply fluid to the human body, the supply tube 40 and the fluid container ( 10) between the dropper container (20) for storing the sap, and a syringe (not shown) installed at the distal end of the supply tube (40) and injected into the blood vessels of the human body, and installed between the dropper tube (20) and the syringe It is made of a flow regulator 30 to adjust the cross-sectional area of the supply tube 40 to control the amount of fluid flowing through the syringe. The drip container 20 is provided with a space portion communicating with the fluid container 10 and the supply tube 40 so that the fluid discharged from the fluid container 10 can be supplied to the supply tube 40, and is dropped from the outside. It is formed transparently so that the sap to be observed can be observed.

At this time, the dripping container 20 is formed with a protruding member 121 at the top. The protruding member 121 is fixed to the upper portion of the drip container 20, and is formed to protrude in a direction away from the drip container 20. At this time, the protruding member 121 is formed in a direction perpendicular to the outer circumferential surface of the dropper 20, it is preferable to extend in a direction away from each other around the dropper 20.

The infusion solution monitoring device 100 is installed between the infusion container 10 and the supply tube 40 and mounted on a drip container 20 for supplying the fluid discharged from the infusion container 10 to the supply tube 40 The body 110 to be installed, the body 110 is installed, the infusion container 20 to the drip container 20 to detect the fluid falling into the infusion unit 130, and the body 110 It is installed on the main body 110 so as to be supported on the dropper 20 and detachably provided with a support portion supported on the dropper 20.

The main body 110 is formed with an inlet space so that the drop container 20 can be accommodated, and a case 111 with one side open so that the drop container 20 can be introduced into the inlet space, and the case ( The opening and closing member 112 installed in the case 111 and the inner member 120 provided inside the case 111 are provided to open and close one side of the opening 111.

The case 111 is formed of a rectangular structure, a first through-hole is formed on the upper surface so that the connecting member of the sap to which the dropper 20 is connected can be penetrated, and the supply connected to the dropper 20 is provided on the lower surface. A second through hole is formed so that the tube 40 can penetrate. At this time, the case 111 is preferably formed to open the front. In addition, although not shown in the drawing on the lower surface of the case 111, a connection terminal is provided to connect a charging cable.

In addition, on the side surface of the case 111, an input unit for resetting or changing a display panel 141 of the fluid detecting unit 130 to be described later is formed in a button form. On the other hand, although not shown in the drawing, a battery is installed inside the case 111 so as to provide power to the fluid detecting unit 130.

The opening / closing member 112 is formed in a plate shape having a shape corresponding to the front surface of the case 111 so as to cover the front surface of the opened case 111. The opening and closing member 112 is provided so that the left edge is rotatably installed on the left side of the case 111, and the right side edge is provided with a binding plate 113 so that it can be inserted into the binding groove 114 provided on the right side of the case 111. have. The binding plate 113 is formed to protrude in an orthogonal direction toward the case 111 with respect to the opening and closing member 112. Although not shown in the drawing, binding magnets may be installed in the binding plate 113 and the binding groove 114 of the case 111 so that the contact state is maintained by magnetic force upon contact with each other.

The inner member 120 is inserted into the case 111 so that the drip container 20 can be engaged. The inner member 120 is inserted into the inlet space of the case 111, and is formed in a shape corresponding to the inlet space of the case 111 so that the outer surface can contact the inner surface of the case 111. 111).

On the other hand, the inner member 120 is formed with an insertion groove 123 so that the dropper 20 can be inserted in the front. The insertion groove 123 has a shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the dropper 20, and is formed to be drawn at a predetermined depth from the front to the rear of the inner member 120. At this time, the insertion groove 123 is formed to open the front.

The support portion is formed on the upper portion of the insertion groove 123 so that the edge of the protruding member 121 can be inserted and supported, and a support groove 124 is formed to be drawn at a predetermined depth from the inner wall surface of the insertion groove 123. . At this time, the support groove 124 is formed to be opened in the same way as the insertion groove 123. The support groove 124 is formed to extend in the circumferential direction along the inner wall surface of the insertion groove 123. When the drip container 20 is inserted into the insertion groove 123 of the inner member 120, the protruding member 121 is inserted into the support groove 124 and supported by the inner member 120, so that the main body 110 is dropped It can be detachably coupled to (20). At this time, the inner member 120 is preferably formed of a material having a predetermined elasticity, such as sponge or rubber.

On the other hand, the inner member 120 is a first through each of the upper and lower ends of the insertion groove 123 so that the supply tube 40 connected to the dropping tube 20 and the receiving container and the dropping tube 20 can be inserted. A plurality of extension grooves 125 extending to the sphere and the second through hole are formed.

The sap sensing unit 130 includes an optical oscillator 131 for oscillating light, a light emitting unit 132, a light receiving unit 133, and a signal identification unit 134. The sap sensing unit 130 may be applied with light of various wavelengths, such as infrared, laser, and ultraviolet light, and light emitted from the light generator 131 is irradiated toward the light receiving unit 133 through the light emitting unit 132. The light receiving unit 133 receives the light irradiated from the light emitting unit 132, and in this case, when passing between the light emitting unit 132 and the light receiving unit 133, the light receiving unit 133 is irradiated by the light emitting unit 132 by the fluid. The received light is not received or distortion of light occurs. The light receiving unit 133 transmits the light receiving signal to the signal discrimination unit 134, and the signal discrimination unit 134 determines whether the sap is dropped through the light receiving signal of the light receiving unit 133.

Here, the light emitting portion 132 and the light receiving portion 133 are respectively installed on the inner surface of the insertion groove 123, which is installed on the support portion 120 in a position opposite to each other based on the center line in the vertical direction of the insertion groove 123 desirable.

At this time, although the signal discrimination unit 134 is not shown in the drawing, it is installed in the case 111, and the light emission signal irradiated from the light emitting unit 132 is also collected and applied to signal determination. This is to prevent a detection error due to natural light. When natural light is incident on the insertion groove 123, the fluid is passed between the light-emitting unit 132 and the light-receiving unit 133. Since the detection error may occur due to light being received by the light receiving unit 133, the signal discrimination unit 134 may detect the light receiving unit 133 when the light emitting signal of the light emitting unit 132 and the light receiving signal of the light receiving unit 133 match. It is determined that the signal of the light receiving signal is a normal signal, and only when the light receiving signal is not input while the light emitting signal is input is determined as the sap drop.

The signal discrimination unit 134 transmits the discrimination information to the information processing unit 140.

The information processing unit 140 analyzes the input amount and the input speed of the sap based on the information received from the light emitting unit 132 and the light receiving unit 133. Meanwhile, the sap detection unit 130 is installed on the front surface of the opening / closing member 112 and further includes a display panel 141 for displaying analysis information of the information processing unit 140. The display panel 141 may be connected to an input unit to initialize or reset settings or to change display information displayed on the display panel 141.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the infusion solution monitoring apparatus 100 is supported by the support part 120 so that the main body 110 is fixed to the dropper 20, so no separate mounting means is required and installation is easier. There are advantages.

Meanwhile, FIG. 5 illustrates a fluid monitoring device 210 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Elements having the same function as in the previously illustrated drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to the drawings, the infusion monitoring device 210 converts the power supplied from the power supply unit 213 into wireless power, and the wireless power transmitter 211 for transmitting the converted wireless power, and the main body 110 The wireless power receiving unit 212 is provided to charge the battery 150 that receives the wireless power from the wireless power transmitter 211 and supplies power to the infusion detector 130.

The wireless power transmitter 211 receives power from the power supply unit 213 and converts it into wireless power to transmit it to the wireless power receiver 212 provided in the main body 110. The wireless power transmitter 211 is not shown in the drawing, but is provided with a plurality of electric coils that are formed in a square or circular shape to generate various electromagnetic fields, and a charging pad wound around the electric coil in a cover. An electromagnetic field is generated in the coil, and an induced current is generated according to an electromagnetic induction phenomenon, and the generated induced current can be transmitted to the wireless power receiver 212. At this time, the wireless power receiver 212 may receive the induced current generated by the wireless power transmitter 211 as a built-in coil and store it as electrical energy to charge the battery 150.

Here, the power supply unit 213 is not shown in the drawing, but the plug is coupled to an outlet installed on the wall of the building to receive electricity supplied to the building, and the plug and the wireless power transmitter 211 are connected to wireless electricity Power line to be transmitted to the power transmission unit 211, and installed on the power line to convert external commercial power (for example, 220V AC) to DC power (for example, DC 5V) to transmit to the wireless power transmission unit 211 It is provided with a transformer member.

The wireless power receiver 212 is installed in the main body 110, and a coil is built in to receive the induced current generated from the wireless power transmitter 211. The wireless power receiver 212 charges the battery 150 by storing electrical energy through an induced current from the wireless power transmitter 211.

When charging of the battery 150 installed in the main body 110 is required, the user separates the main body 110 from the dropper 20 and contacts the wireless power receiver 212 or is placed adjacent thereto. At this time, the wireless power receiving unit 212 generates wireless power through the power supplied from the power supply unit 213, and the wireless power transmitter 211 finished inside the main body 110 receives the wireless power to receive the battery 150 ) Is charged.

As described above, the sap monitoring device 210 according to the present invention can charge the battery 150 provided inside the main body 110 by using wireless power, thereby saving manpower and time required for charging the battery 150 can do.

Meanwhile, FIG. 6 illustrates an infusion solution monitoring device 220 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the fluid monitoring device 220 is a cradle 221 provided with a mounting groove 223 so that the body 110 can be fitted, and a body inserted into the mounting groove 223 of the cradle 221 It is provided with a charging unit 222 for charging the (110). At this time, a charging terminal (not shown) is provided on the side surface of the main body 110 to charge the battery 150 that supplies electric power to the fluid detecting unit 130.

Cradle 221 has a plurality of mounting grooves 223 are formed on the upper surface, the mounting groove 223 is a larger area than the side of the main body 110 so that the side of the main body 110 is provided with a charging terminal It is formed to have. On the other hand, the cradle 221 is provided with a coupling terminal (not shown) on the bottom surface of the mounting groove 223 to be coupled to the charging terminal of the main body 110 when the body 110 is inserted into the mounting groove 223. . In addition, the cradle 221 may be installed on the upper surface of the position adjacent to the mounting groove 223, an LED lamp to display the state of charge of the battery 150 of the main body 110.

The charging unit 222 is installed on the cradle 221, and supplies power to the charging terminal through the coupling terminal to charge the battery 150. The charging unit 222 is connected to a charging plug 224 coupled to an outlet installed on a wall of the building so as to receive electricity supplied to the building, and a charging plug 224 and a charging terminal connected to the coupling terminal to transfer electricity to the coupling terminal A transformer (not shown) that is installed on the line 225 and the charging line 225 to convert external commercial power (for example, AC 220V) into DC power (for example, DC 5V) and transmits it to the coupling terminal. It is provided.

On the other hand, the sap monitoring device 220 is provided in the cradle 221, detects the state of charge of the battery 150, and detects the information about the state of charge of the battery 150, the user's terminal 233 It further includes a charging notification unit 226 to transmit. At this time, the battery 150 of the main body 110 is provided with a battery management system (BMS) capable of measuring the state of the battery 150.

When the charging terminal of the main body 110 is connected to the coupling terminal, the charging notification unit 226 accesses the battery management system through the charging terminal to collect information on the charging state of the battery 150, and collects the battery ( 150) and transmits the information on the state of charge to the user's terminal 233 through a communication network. At this time, when the charging of the battery 150 is completed, the charging notification unit 226 transmits a buffer signal to the user's terminal 233.

On the other hand, if the fluid monitoring device 220 is not shown in the drawing, but is provided inside the main body 110, and connected to the battery management system of the battery 150, when the charge amount of the battery 150 is less than a predetermined charge amount , A discharge notification unit (not shown) that can transmit a discharge notification signal to the user's terminal 233 may be further provided.

As described above, the sap monitoring device 220 can charge the battery 150 by discharging the body 110 to the drip tray 20 and charging the cradle 221 when the battery 150 of the body 110 is discharged. There is an advantage that the charging operation of 150) is relatively simple.

On the other hand, Figure 7 shows a fluid monitoring device 230 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the sap monitoring device 230 is installed in the communication module 231 and the user's terminal 233 for transmitting the detection information detected by the sap detection unit 130, the user's terminal (233) It is provided with a management module 232 for receiving the detection information transmitted from the communication module 231 to display to the user.

The communication module 231 is connected to the sap detection unit 130 and transmits the information provided by the sap detection unit 130 to the user's terminal 233 using a communication network. The communication module 231 may be applied to a wireless communication method such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, beacon, and the user's portable terminal 233 may be a smart phone or tablet PC or a dedicated terminal 233. Here, the user is applied to the patient's guardian, nurse, doctor, and the like.

The management module 232 is installed in the user's terminal 233 in the form of an application, and receives the detection information of the fluid detecting unit 130 transmitted from the communication module 231 through the user's terminal 233. At this time, the management module 232 displays the detection information of the fluid detection unit 130 through the display means of the user's terminal 233.

On the other hand, the management module 232 displays an information input window on the user's terminal 233 to input the dose and administration time of the fluid to the infusion container 10 used by the user during execution, and through the information input window The first dose rate of the fluid is calculated based on the dose and administration time of the fluid received in the fluid container 10 input from the user. At this time, the first administration time is the time required to administer all of the sap accommodated in the sap container 10. The management module 232 calculates the number of drops (gtt / min) of the sap falling per minute from the drip container 20 as the first administration rate, assuming that 1 cc is 20 drops.

In addition, the management module 232 calculates the second administration speed of the sap based on the detection information transmitted from the communication module 231. At this time, the management module 232 calculates the number of drops (gtt / min) of the sap falling per minute from the drip container 20 as the second administration speed, and the drip container 20 drips from the sap detection unit 130 (20) Obtaining information about the interval time between falling sap drops, obtaining the average time of the interval time between falling sap drops, and dividing 1 minute by the average time to calculate the second dose rate. Meanwhile, the management module 232 simultaneously displays the calculated first and second administration speeds to the user, so that the user can more easily grasp the administration state of the fluid.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 8, a sap monitoring device 240 according to another embodiment of the present invention is illustrated.

Referring to the drawings, the infusion monitoring device 240 is provided with detection information from the infusion detection unit 130, based on the detection information, the infusion fluid supplied from the infusion container 10 to the supply tube 40 When the supply amount of is less than a predetermined minimum dose or exceeds a predetermined maximum dose, a supply amount alarm unit 241 for transmitting an alarm signal to the user's terminal 233 is further provided.

The supply amount alarm unit 241 is a communication module 231 when the sap falling within the submerged container for 1 second is not detected through the sap sensing unit 130 or more than 5 drops of sap are dropped in the submerged container in 1 second. ) To send an alarm signal to the user's terminal 233. At this time, the user's terminal 233 receives and displays an alarm signal.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 9, a sap monitoring device 250 according to another embodiment of the present invention is illustrated.

Referring to the drawings, the fluid monitoring device 250 is provided on the main body 110 so that it can be installed on the supply tube 40, and the administration rate of the fluid supplied to the patient through the supply tube 40 In order to reduce the internal flow path of the supply tube 40 in order to adjust the speed control unit 251 to pressurize the supply tube 40 and information about the administration speed input through the user's terminal 233. It has a control unit 252 for receiving, and controlling the speed control unit 251 so that the administration speed of the fluid can be changed according to the received administration speed.

Although the speed control unit 251 is not shown in the drawing, it is installed under the body 110 in a position adjacent to the insertion groove 123, and a case 111 in which an internal space is provided to pass through the supply tube 40 ), Is installed inside the case 111, is opposed to each other based on the supply tube 40, a plurality of magnetically slidably installed in a mutually adjacent direction to pressurize the supply tube 40 A pressure plate and a plurality of electromagnets respectively installed on the inner surfaces of the case 111 facing the pressure plates and applying pressure to the pressure plates so as to be adjacent to or away from each other are provided. The electromagnet is controlled by the control unit 252. The speed control unit 251 is preferably a magnetic valve is applied. On the other hand, the speed control unit 251 is not limited to this, and can be applied to any control means that can regulate the administration speed of the fluid by pressing the supply tube 40.

The control unit 252 receives information about the administration speed from the user's terminal 233 through the communication module 231, and moves the pressure plate by controlling the electromagnets so that the supply tube 40 can be pressed according to the received information. Order.

As described above, the sap monitoring device 250 controls the dosing rate of the sap according to the dosing rate input by the user through the terminal 233, so that the guardian can easily control the supply of the sap even at a long distance.

Meanwhile, FIGS. 10 to 12 illustrate a fluid monitoring device 500 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the fluid monitoring device 500 is further provided with an auxiliary support unit 510 installed on the main body 520 to support the main body 520 on a support supporting the fluid container 10. .

At this time, the main body 520 is formed with an insertion groove on the front surface, and the connection groove of the dripping container 20 and the infusion container 10 and the supply tube 40 connected to the dripping container 20 can be inserted. A plurality of extension grooves 125 extending from the upper and lower ends of the 123 to the upper and lower surfaces, respectively, are formed.

The support 55 is to support the sap container 10 filled with sap, and a container coupling rod (not shown) is installed to support the sap container 10 at the upper end, and is supported on the bottom surface of the building at the bottom. The flange member (not shown) is provided to be possible. On the other hand, the support 55 is a support means generally used in the prior art to support the infusion container 10, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Auxiliary support unit 510 is formed on the other end of the rotating member 511 and the rotating member 511 is rotatably installed on the main body 520, the insertion port so that the support 55 can be inserted It is provided with a holder 512 is provided (514).

The rotating member 511 is rotatably installed at one end of the rear surface of the main body 520, and is formed to extend a predetermined length in a direction away from the rotation center. The rotating member 511 is formed with a gripping member 513 on one rear surface to allow an operator to grip and rotate the rotating member 511.

The holder 512 extends at the other end of the rotating member 511 in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the rotating member 511. Here, the insertion hole 514 is formed to pass through in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the rotating member 511. In addition, the holder 512 is formed with a cutting groove 515 on the rear side so that the support 55 can be easily drawn into the insertion hole 514. The incision groove 515 communicates with the insertion hole 514 and extends along the extension direction of the insertion hole 514.

After inserting the drip container into the insertion groove of the main body 520, and inserting the protruding member of the drip container into the support groove, the operator rotates the rotating member 511 to operate the holder 512 adjacent to the support 55 do. Next, the operator inserts the support 55 into the insertion hole 514 of the holder 512 to support the holder 512 on the support 55. The fluid monitoring device 500 configured as described above may be supported on the drip container more firmly by the main body 520 by an auxiliary support unit 510 coupled to the support 55. In addition, since the rotating member 511 can rotate at a predetermined angle with respect to the main body 520, the volume during storage can be reduced, and the support 55 can be combined at various angles, so that the installation of the main body 520 is relatively It has the advantage of being easy.

Meanwhile, FIG. 13 shows a support part 330 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the support groove 331 of the support part 330 is drawn in a predetermined depth from one side to the other side of the opening, the vertical width is reduced as it moves away from the one side so that the protruding member 121 can be forced during insertion. It is formed to. The protruding member 121 is tightly coupled to the support part 330 by the upper and lower widths of the support groove 331 which is reduced while being pulled from one side of the support groove 331 to the other side, so that the body 520 is more securely dropped It can be supported on (20).

In addition, FIG. 14 illustrates a fluid monitoring device 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the infusion monitoring device 400 further includes a departure preventing portion 410 for preventing the protruding member 121 drawn into the support groove 124 from being detached from the support groove 124. To be equipped.

The departure preventing portion 410 includes a plurality of interference members 411 installed on the inlet side of the support groove 124. The interference members 411 are installed to protrude downwardly and upwardly on the front side ceiling surface and the front side bottom surface of the open support groove 124, respectively. Here, the interference member 411 is compressed by an external force transmitted through the protruding member 121 introduced into the support groove 124, but when the protruding member 121 passes, the external shape may be returned to the initial shape. It is preferably formed of a rubber-like material having a predetermined elasticity.

When the operator draws the dripping container 20 into the insertion groove 123 of the support part 310, the protruding member 121 provided on the top of the dripping container 20 is drawn into the support groove 124 of the support part 310. At this time, the operator presses the protruding member 121 or the dropper 20 to insert the protruding member 121 into the support groove 124, but when the protruding member 121 contacts the interference member 411, the worker The interference member 411 is compressed by the applied pressing force. Here, when the protruding member 121 passes through the interference member 411 and moves to the rear of the support groove 124, the interference member 411 returns to its initial shape by elasticity, and the returned interference member 411 protrudes. The member 121 interferes with the protruding member 121 to prevent it from being separated from the support groove 124.

On the other hand, in the illustrated example, the structure in which the interference member 411 is formed on the ceiling surface and the bottom surface of the support groove 124, respectively, is illustrated, but the departure prevention unit 410 is not limited thereto, and the support groove 124 The interference member 411 may be installed on only one of the top surface or the bottom surface. Since the protruding member 121 is prevented from being detached from the support groove 124 by the detachment preventing portion 410 configured as described above, the main body 520 can be more firmly supported by the drip container 20.

Meanwhile, FIG. 15 shows a departure prevention unit 420 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the departure preventing portion 420 is a first contact magnet 421 installed on the protruding member 121, and the first contact magnet 421 to be magnetically coupled to the inside of the support groove 124 It has a second contact magnet (422) installed in.

The first contact magnet 421 is fixed to the rear surface of the protruding member 121, and a magnet having a predetermined magnetism is applied. The second contact magnet 422 is installed in the support groove 124 in a position spaced a predetermined depth from the one side of the open support groove 124 to the other side, that is, rearwardly with respect to the front end of the support groove 124. . The second contact magnet 422 is applied with a magnet having a predetermined magnetism so that the first contact magnet 421 is magnetically coupled to the first contact magnet 421 upon contact.

Since the protruding member 121 introduced into the support groove 124 by the first contact magnet 421 and the second contact magnet 422 is constrained by the support unit 310, even if an external impact is applied to the main body 520 The main body 520 can be firmly supported on the drip container 20.

On the other hand, in Figure 16 is shown a fluid monitoring device 450 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the fluid monitoring device 450 is installed on one side of the support groove 124, the detection sensor 451 for detecting the protruding member 121 is introduced into the support groove 124, and A vibrator 452 installed on the support unit 310 on the main body 520 to apply vibration to the dropper 20, and a control unit controlling the vibrator 452 based on detection information provided by the detection sensor 451 (453) is further provided.

The detection sensor 451 is installed in the front portion of the open support groove 124 to detect the protruding member 121 that is introduced into the support groove 124. Since the detection sensor 451 is a sensor generally used to detect a detection target by using laser or ultrasonic waves, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Although not shown in the drawing, the vibrator 452 includes an eccentric rotating shaft and a rotating motor installed on the eccentric rotating shaft to rotate the eccentric rotating shaft. On the other hand, the vibrator 452 is not limited to this, and any vibration generating device capable of generating vibration may be used.

The control unit 453 operates the vibrator 452 for a predetermined operation time from the time when the inflow of the protruding member 121 is detected into the support groove 124 based on the detection information provided from the detection sensor 451. . Here, the operating time is preferably applied from 5 seconds to 10 seconds. The control unit 453 controls the vibrator 452 to apply vibration to the dropper 20 when the dropper 20 is coupled to the main body 520, so that the dropper 20 is inserted into the groove of the support 310 When inserted into the (123), the foreign matter adhered to the outer circumferential surface of the dropper container 20 may be removed or the stagnant sap may flow inside the supply tube.

On the other hand, in Figure 17 is shown a fluid monitoring device 460 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the fluid monitoring device 460 absorbs a plurality of moisture fixed to the inner wall surface of the insertion groove 123 so as to absorb moisture inside the insertion groove 123 into which the dropper 20 is introduced. A pad 461 is provided. The moisture absorption pads 461 are fixed to be spaced apart from each other on the inner wall surface of the insertion groove 123. Here, the moisture absorbing pad 461 is a moisture absorbing means generally used in the prior art to absorb moisture in a predetermined space, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Since the moisture inside the insertion groove 123 is removed by the moisture absorption pad 461, it is possible to prevent moisture from condensing on the surface of the drip container 20 and causing an error in the operation of the fluid detecting unit 130.

The description of the presented embodiments is provided to enable any person of ordinary skill in the art to use or practice the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art of the present invention, and the general principles defined herein can be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the present invention. Thus, the present invention should not be limited to the embodiments presented herein, but should be interpreted in the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

Claims

A main body installed between the infusion container and the supply tube and set in a drip container for supplying the fluid discharged from the infusion container to the supply tube;

It is installed on the main body, the fluid detection unit for detecting the fluid falling into the drip container in the infusion container; And

Equipped with a support provided on the main body so as to support the main body on the drip container;

Sap monitoring device.
According to claim 1,

The drop container is provided with a protruding member protruding in a direction away from the outer circumferential surface at the upper end portion,

The main body is formed with an insertion groove so that the dropper can be inserted into the front surface,

The support portion is formed on the upper portion of the insertion groove so that the edge of the protruding member can be inserted and supported, a support groove is formed to be drawn at a predetermined depth from the inner surface of the insertion groove, and the support groove is easily inserted into the drop container. The front is opened so that it can be

Sap monitoring device.
According to claim 1,

A wireless power transmitter for converting the power supplied from the power supply unit into wireless power and transmitting the converted wireless power; And

Further provided in the main body, a wireless power receiving unit for charging a battery that receives the wireless power from the wireless power transmitter and supplies power to the infusion detector;

Sap monitoring device.
According to claim 1,

On the side of the main body, a charging terminal is provided for charging a battery that supplies power to the fluid detection unit,

A cradle provided with a coupling terminal to be coupled to a charging terminal of the mounted body as the main body separated from the dropper is mounted; And

It is installed on the cradle, further comprising a charging unit for supplying power to the charging terminal through the coupling terminal to charge the battery;

Sap monitoring device.
According to claim 4,

Further provided in the cradle, the charging notification unit for sensing the state of charge of the battery, and transmitting information on the sensed state of charge of the battery to the user's terminal;

Sap monitoring device.
According to claim 1,

A communication module that transmits detection information sensed by the infusion detection unit; And

It is installed on the user's terminal, and further comprising a management module that receives the detection information transmitted from the communication module through the user's terminal and displays it to the user.

Sap monitoring device.
The method of claim 6,

The management module calculates the first administration rate of the sap based on the volume and administration time of the sap contained in the infusion container input from the user, and calculates the second administration rate of the sap based on the sensing information transmitted from the communication module. And displaying the calculated first and second dose rates to the user.

Sap monitoring device.
According to claim 1,

When receiving the detection information from the fluid detection unit, based on the detection information, when the amount of fluid supplied from the fluid container to the supply tube is less than a predetermined minimum dosage or exceeds a predetermined maximum dosage, the user Further comprising a supply amount alarm unit for transmitting an alarm signal to the terminal,

Sap monitoring device.
According to claim 1,

It is provided on the main body so that it can be installed on the supply tube, and the speed is adjusted to pressurize the supply tube so as to reduce the internal flow path of the supply tube to control the administration rate of the fluid supplied to the patient through the supply tube. part; And

Further comprising; a control unit for receiving the information on the dose rate input through the user's terminal, and controlling the speed control unit so that the dose rate of the fluid can be changed according to the received dose rate information,

Sap monitoring device.
According to claim 2,

It is provided on the main body further comprises an auxiliary support unit for supporting the main body to a support for supporting the infusion container;

Sap monitoring device.
The method of claim 10,

The auxiliary support unit

A rotating member having one end rotatably installed on the main body; And

Is formed on the other end of the rotating member, the holder is provided with an insertion hole so that the support can be inserted; having,

Sap monitoring device.
The method of claim 11,

The holder is formed such that the insertion hole penetrates in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the rotating member, and an incision groove is formed at the rear side so that the support can be drawn into the insertion hole.

Sap monitoring device.
According to claim 2,

The support groove is drawn to a predetermined depth from one side to the other side of the open, formed so that the vertical width decreases as it moves away from one side so that the protruding member can be forcibly fitted when being pulled in,

Sap monitoring device.
According to claim 2,

Further provided with a departure preventing portion for preventing the protruding member introduced into the support groove is separated from the support groove,

The departure preventing portion is formed to protrude on at least one of the one side of the ceiling surface or one side of the support groove, and is compressed by an external force transmitted through the protruding member introduced into the support groove, when the protruding member passes It further comprises an interference member having a predetermined elasticity so that the outer shape can be returned to the initial shape,

Sap monitoring device.
According to claim 2,

Further provided with a departure preventing portion for preventing the protruding member introduced into the support groove is separated from the support groove,

The departure preventing portion is a first contact magnet fixed to the protruding member,

When the protruding member is drawn into the support groove, a second contact magnet installed inside the support groove at a position spaced a predetermined depth from one side to the other side of the support groove so as to be magnetically coupled to the first contact magnet,

Sap monitoring device.
According to claim 2,

A sensing sensor installed on one side of the support groove to detect the protruding member introduced into the support groove;

A vibrator installed on the main body or the support part to apply vibration to the dropper; And

When the drop container is inserted into the insertion groove of the support portion, the foreign material adhered to the outer circumferential surface of the drop container is removed from the detection sensor so that vibration can be applied to the drop tube to flow stagnant fluid inside the supply tube. Further comprising; a control unit for operating the vibrator for a predetermined operating time from the time when the inflow of the protruding member is detected into the support groove based on the provided detection information;

Sap monitoring device.