Patent Application
20220160962
The present invention is related to drip control, and in particular to a. multi-functional drip system with functions of detection and alert
Drip injection is widely used medically. In drip injection, the drips are firstly filled in the drip bag and then the drips are transferred to a liquid supply tube and then drops into a drip tube below the liquid supply tube and then flows into an injector.
However, in the prior art drip devices, if the drips drop into the drip tube with a fast or lower speed, the flow rate and the effect of the drips will be affected so as to have the problem of the safety of the patient.
In the prior art drip device, the speed of drips cannot be known, generally, it is determined by medical persons, but this way has the problem of low accuracy and it is also time and labor wasted. However, it cannot know when is the time that the drips in the drip tube will be used up. The time is determined by the medical persons to go onsite for viewing the amount of the drops within the bag.
Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional drip system with functions of detection and alert, wherein the messages about the drip speeds are determined and monitored, which are provided to the medical persons in hospitals so that the medical person may adapt desire processes. The medical persons need not take time to monitor the states of the drip tubes. All the messages are detected automatically and transferred to the monitor persons automatically. Furthermore alarm and alert light are also provided to display to the desired person. All the processes are made automatically so as to save large amount of manpower. Furthermore all the data can be further processed statistically.
To achieve above object, the present invention provides a multi-functional drip system with functions of detection and alert, comprising: a flow meter installed in a drip tube which is installed under a liquid supply tube; the liquid supply tube receiving liquid from a drip bag; liquid within the liquid supply tube dropping into the drip tube drop by drop; then the liquid being transferred into the body of a patient through a liquid transfer tube; the flow meter serving to detect a drip amount of the drips passing through the drip tube per unit time; the flow meter transmitting detect data outwards; a transceiver connected to the flow meter for transferring detection data of the flow meter; and a processing unit signally connected to the transceiver for receiving the data from the transceiver; the processing unit further recording the drip detection times per unit time so as to determine the flow speed of the drips; that is, the flow speed of the drips dropping into the drip tube.
The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the appended drawing.
In order that those skilled in the art can further understand the present invention, a description will be provided in the following in details. However, these descriptions and the appended drawings are only used to cause those skilled in the art to understand the objects, features, and characteristics of the present invention, but not to be used to confine the scope and spirit of the present invention defined in the appended claims.
With reference to
A flow meter 10 is installed in a drip tube 110 which is installed under a liquid supply tube 100, as illustrated in
A transceiver 20 is connected to the flow meter 10 for transferring detection data of the flow meter 10.
A processing unit 30 is signally connected to the transceiver 20 for receiving the data from the transceiver 20. The processing unit 30 further records the drip detection times per unit time so as to determine the flow speed of the drips, that is, the flow speed of the drips dropping into the drip tube 110.
The processing unit 30 may be installed near the drip tube 110 or be installed at a far end of the drip tube 110.
As illustrated in
A processor 33 serves to receive the detection signal from the flow meter 10, and calculates the times of detection received per unit time so as to determine a drip speed which is the drip amount per unit time and the drip speed is stored in a database 31.
An alarm unit 34 is connected to the processor 33. When the drip speed is greater than or lower than a preset speed, an alarm signal is transferred outwards. When in a preset time, no drip is detected, that is, the liquid 200 within the liquid supply tube 100 is exhausted or the liquid supply tube 100 is sealed without drips to flow out. Then the alarm unit 34 transfers alarm signals outwards to far end members 500.
A statistical unit 35 is connected to the database 31. The statistical unit 35 makes statistical calculation based on the drip speeds in different time periods and the results are stored or transferred outwards.
With reference to
In the present invention, the liquid level detector 40 detects the level of the liquid supply tube 100 by laser or other optical detection, however, any way for detecting levels is within the scope of the present invention.
The present invention further includes a speaker 50 which is connected to the processing unit 30. The information of the processing unit 30 is broadcasted through the speaker 50. The speaker 50 also broadcasts alarm messages from the alarm unit 34 to alert medical persons.
An indication light 60 is connected to the processing unit 30. The indication light 60 serves to display the function and states of the flow meter 10, the liquid supply tube 100 and the processing unit 30, alert signals of the alarm unit 34, states about the drip speeds, and states about the levels of the liquid supply tube 100 so as to alert medical persons.
A battery 70 is connected to the processing unit 30 and supplies power to the processing unit 30.
Advantages of the present invention are that: the messages about the drip speeds are determined and monitored, which are provided to the medical persons in hospitals so that the medical person may adapt desire processes. The medical persons need not take time to monitor the states of the drip tubes. All the messages are detected automatically and transferred to the monitor persons automatically. Furthermore alarm and alert light are also provided to display to the desired person. All the processes are made automatically so as to save large amount of manpower. Furthermore all the data can be further processed statistically.
The present invention is thus described, it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.
