Control box and external control system of medical equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses a control box and an external control system of medical equipment. The utility model belongs to the technical field of medical equipment. The control box comprises a control module, one or more video input ports, one or more video output ports and a plurality of control ports, the control module is connected with the video input ports, the video output ports and the control ports, the video input ports are used for being connected with at least one medical device, and the video output ports are used for being connected with the control ports. The plurality of control ports can be respectively used for connecting the medical equipment and the operation controller, the plurality of control ports and the control module form a control signal transmission path, the first control information of the operation controller can be received, and the second control information is formed through the control module and is sent to the medical equipment. According to the technical scheme, remote control over the medical equipment can be achieved, multiple pieces of medical equipment can be displayed and controlled in a centralized mode, a user can be helped to comprehensively master the diagnosis and treatment process, and the equipment operation difficulty and the operator cultivation cost are reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of medical equipment, and specifically relates to a control box and an external control system of medical equipment. Background Art

[0002] With the development of science and technology, new technological trends and market demands are constantly driving medical equipment towards intelligence and high precision. Medical equipment can provide effective tools for medical staff and also provide patients with better diagnosis, treatment and care experience.

[0003] At present, most of the medical equipment in hospitals are professional medical equipment. Although the treatment accuracy and treatment effect have been improved, the operation difficulty has also increased significantly due to the complex automation and digital design of medical equipment, and more costs need to be invested in personnel training. In addition, the large size of medical equipment and the need for real-time power supply have greatly affected the mobility of medical equipment. When patients need multiple medical devices for collaborative diagnosis and treatment, operations such as comparative analysis of medical data and unified control of medical equipment are seriously hindered.

[0004] Therefore, how to achieve centralized control and remote control of medical equipment is a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently by those skilled in the art. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide a control box and an external control system for medical equipment, which can realize remote control of medical equipment without modifying the medical equipment, medical information system and network facilities, and can centrally display and control multiple medical devices, which is helpful to assist users to fully grasp the diagnosis and treatment process, reduce the difficulty of equipment operation and the training cost of operators.

[0006] In the first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a control box, which includes a control module, one or more video input ports, one or more video output ports, and multiple control ports. The control module is connected to the video input port, the video output port, and the control port. The video input port is used to connect at least one medical device. The multiple control ports can be used to connect the medical device and an operation controller, respectively. The multiple control ports and the control module form a control signal transmission path, which can realize the reception of first control information of the operation controller, and form second control information through the control module and send it to the medical device.

[0007] It should be noted that the control box is connected to the control module by setting a plurality of control ports to form a control signal transmission line, and the signal can be transmitted from one control port to another control port via the control module. Specifically, the plurality of control ports include at least one control signal input port and at least one control signal output port. The medical device is connected to the control signal output port, and the control signal input port is connected to the operation controller. This connection mode enables the first control information of the operation controller to be sent to the control module via the control signal input port, which is processed by the control module to form the second control information, and sent to the medical device via the control module to realize the control of the medical device.

[0008] Furthermore, the video input port includes one or more of an HDMI input port, a USB input port, an SDI input port, a DP input port, a VGA input port and a POE input port.

[0009] Furthermore, the video output port includes one or more of an HDMI output port, a USB output port, an SDI output port, a DP output port and a VGA output port.

[0010] Furthermore, the multiple control ports include one or more of a touch control port and a USB control port.

[0011] Furthermore, the control box also includes an external network connection module, which is connected to the control module. The external network connection module includes one or more of a wireless connection module and a wired connection module.

[0012] Furthermore, the external control system of the medical device includes:

[0013] at least one medical device for collecting and / or displaying patient data;

[0014] The video input port and the control port of the control box are connected to the medical device via a data line, and are used to unidirectionally receive the display data of the medical device through the video input port, and send control information to the medical device through the control port.

[0015] Furthermore, the external control system of the medical device also includes:

[0016] One or more remote control terminals are connected to the control box via an external network.

[0017] Furthermore, the external control system of the medical device further includes:

[0018] The local display is connected to the video output port via a data line and is used to obtain the video data transmitted by the control box.

[0019] Furthermore, the local display is a touch display, and the control port is connected to the touch display to obtain touch information of the touch display.

[0020] Furthermore, the external control system of the medical device further includes:

[0021] An operation controller is connected to a control box via a control port so that the operation controller sends a control instruction to the control box.

[0022] In this solution, a control box includes a control module, one or more video input ports, one or more video output ports, and multiple control ports, and the control module is connected to the video input port, the video output port, and the control port. By adopting this technical solution, it is possible to achieve remote control of medical equipment without modifying medical equipment, medical information systems, and network facilities, and multiple medical devices can be centrally displayed and controlled, which is conducive to assisting users to fully grasp the diagnosis and treatment process, reducing the difficulty of equipment operation and the training cost of operators. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the control box provided in Example 1 of the present application;

[0024] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the control box provided in Example 2 of the present application;

[0025] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of an external control system of a medical device provided in Embodiment 3 of the present application;

[0026] Figure 4 It is a structural diagram of an external control system of a medical device provided in Embodiment 4 of the present application;

[0027] Figure 5 It is a structural diagram of an external control system of a medical device provided in Embodiment 5 of the present application;

[0028] Figure 6 It is a structural diagram of an external control system of a medical device provided in Example 6 of the present application;

[0029] Figure 7 It is a structural diagram of an external control system of a medical device provided in Embodiment 7 of the present application;

[0030] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of a control box and its signal transmission port provided in Embodiment 8 of the present application;

[0031] Fig. 9It is a schematic diagram of the structure of an external control system of a medical device provided in Embodiment 9 of the present application;

[0032] Fig.10 It is a structural diagram of an external control system of a medical device provided in Example 10 of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the present application clearer, the specific embodiments of the present application are further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application, rather than to limit the present application. It should also be noted that, for the convenience of description, only the part related to the present application but not all the contents are shown in the accompanying drawings. Before discussing the exemplary embodiments in more detail, it should be mentioned that some exemplary embodiments are described as processes or methods depicted as flow charts. Although the flow chart describes each operation (or step) as a sequential process, many of the operations therein can be implemented in parallel, concurrently or simultaneously. In addition, the order of each operation can be rearranged. The process can be terminated when its operation is completed, but it can also have additional steps not included in the accompanying drawings. The process can correspond to a method, a function, a procedure, a subroutine, a subprogram, etc.

[0034] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments in the present application belong to the scope of protection of this application.

[0035] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described here, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are generally of one type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims represents at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated with each other are in an "or" relationship.

[0036] The control box and the external control system of the medical device provided in the embodiment of the present application are described in detail below through specific embodiments and their application scenarios in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0037] Embodiment 1

[0038] Figure 1Schematic diagram of the structure of the control box provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 As shown, the control box includes:

[0039] A control module, one or more video input ports, one or more video output ports and multiple control ports, the control module is connected to the video input port, the video output port and the control port, the video input port is used to connect at least one medical device, the multiple control ports can be used to connect the medical device and the operation controller respectively, the multiple control ports and the control module form a control signal transmission path, which can realize the reception of the first control information of the operation controller, and form the second control information through the control module and send it to the medical device.

[0040] The first control information may be control information sent by the operation controller, such as a mouse click instruction, a keyboard input instruction, etc. The second control information may be control information sent to the medical device through the control module for the medical device to execute. For example, when the mouse clicks the shutdown button displayed on the screen, the control module may form a shutdown instruction for the medical device, so as to transmit the shutdown instruction to the medical device, so that the medical device executes the shutdown operation after receiving the instruction.

[0041] It should be noted that the control box is connected to the control module by setting a plurality of control ports to form a control signal transmission line, and the signal can be transmitted from one control port to another control port via the control module. Specifically, the plurality of control ports include at least one control signal input port and at least one control signal output port. The medical device is connected to the control signal output port, and the control signal input port is connected to the operation controller. This connection mode enables the first control information of the operation controller to be sent to the control module via the control signal input port, which is processed by the control module to form the second control information, and sent to the medical device via the control module to realize the control of the medical device.

[0042] The application scenario of this solution may be a scenario of managing and controlling one or more medical devices.

[0043] Based on the above scenario, it can be understood that the executor of this scenario can be a control system that controls medical equipment, or it can be an intelligent terminal that runs the control system, such as an industrial computer, a terminal device integrated with a PC or Android system, etc., without too much limitation here.

[0044] The control module can be the computing and control core of the computer system, for example, the CPU (Central Processing Unit). The control module is the final execution unit for information processing and program operation, and can receive, process and control the designated medical device to execute the operation instructions issued by the user to the control box and the external control system of the medical device.

[0045] The video input port can be an interface register for the control box to receive external video information. In this solution, the video input port of the control box is connected to the corresponding port of the medical device, so that the medical device can transmit the diagnosis and treatment video taken by its own camera to the control box, which is received and stored by the video input port of the control box.

[0046] The video output port can be an interface register for the control box to transmit video information to the outside world. In this solution, the video output port of the control box is connected to the corresponding port of the control terminal or the display, so that the control box can send the video information it receives to the control terminal or the display through the video output port, and the control terminal or the display will display the video information.

[0047] The control port can be an interface for receiving or sending control instructions. In this solution, by connecting the control terminal or the display to the control box through the control port, the user operation instructions received by the control terminal or the display can be sent to the control box; by connecting the medical device to the control box through the control port, the control box can send control instructions to the medical device.

[0048] It can be understood that the video information and control instructions received by the video input port and the control port will be sent to the control module for processing through the data line in the control box. The control module will send the processed video information and control instructions to the corresponding video output port and control port according to the requirements of the user's operation instructions. The video output port and the control port will transmit the processed video information and control instructions to the designated device.

[0049] In this solution, the control box includes a control module, one or more video input ports, one or more video output ports, and multiple control ports, and the control module is connected to the video input port, the video output port, and the control port. By adopting this technical solution, it is possible to achieve remote control of medical equipment without modifying medical equipment, medical information systems, and network facilities, and multiple medical devices can be centrally displayed and controlled, which is conducive to assisting users to fully grasp the diagnosis and treatment process, reducing the difficulty of equipment operation and the training cost of operators.

[0050] Embodiment 2

[0051] Figure 2Schematic diagram of the structure of the control box provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 As shown, the video input port includes:

[0052] One or more of an HDMI input port, a USB input port, an SDI input port, a DP input port, a VGA input port and a POE input port.

[0053] HDMI input port is a fully digital video and sound input interface that can receive uncompressed audio and video signals. HDMI input port can receive audio and video signals at the same time. Since audio and video signals use the same cable, it greatly simplifies the installation difficulty of the system line.

[0054] The USB input port can be a universal serial bus, or a technical specification for an input interface. It is widely used in information and communication products such as personal computers and mobile devices, and has been extended to other related fields such as photographic equipment, digital televisions (set-top boxes), and game consoles. The USB input port has a hot-swap function, and its interface standard is unified, and it can connect to a variety of peripherals, such as a mouse and keyboard.

[0055] The SDI input port can be a "digital component serial interface". The SDI interface cannot directly transmit compressed digital signals. After the compressed signals recorded by digital video recorders, hard disks and other devices are replayed, they must be decompressed and passed through the SDI input port before they can enter the SDI system.

[0056] A DP input port may be a display communication port that relies on packetized data transmission technology, which may be used for both internal and external display connections. A DP input port may be used to transmit both audio and video simultaneously, each of which may be transmitted independently without the other.

[0057] VGA input port can be a video graphics array, which has the advantages of high resolution, fast display rate, rich colors, etc. The VGA interface has 15 pins, divided into 3 rows, 5 holes in each row. This interface is not only a standard interface for CRT display devices, but also a standard interface for LCD liquid crystal display devices. It is also widely used in graphics cards.

[0058] POE input port can refer to an interface that transmits power through a network cable, using the existing Ethernet to simultaneously transmit data and power IP terminal devices (such as IP phones, APs, IP cameras, etc.) through the network cable. The POE port transmits power and data through the network cable, allowing the device to receive data and power at the same time through a single connection, thereby simplifying the wiring and installation process and reducing maintenance costs and complexity.

[0059] The advantage of this arrangement is that multiple video input ports can be set for the control box to adapt to the transmission of different types of video information, so that users can obtain collection information of various medical devices and control various medical devices, which is conducive to increasing the scope of application of the external control system.

[0060] Optionally, the video output port includes one or more of an HDMI output port, a USB output port, an SDI output port, a DP output port and a VGA output port.

[0061] HDMI output port is a fully digital video and sound output interface that can receive uncompressed audio and video signals. HDMI output port can receive audio and video signals at the same time. Since audio and video signals use the same cable, it greatly simplifies the installation difficulty of the system line.

[0062] USB output port can be a universal serial bus, and also a technical specification of an output interface. It is widely used in information communication products such as personal computers and mobile devices, and has been extended to other related fields such as photographic equipment, digital TVs (set-top boxes), and game consoles. The USB output port has a hot-swap function, and its interface standard is unified, and it can connect a variety of peripherals, such as a mouse and a keyboard.

[0063] The SDI output port can be a "digital component serial interface". The SDI interface cannot directly transmit compressed digital signals. After the compressed signals recorded by digital video recorders, hard disks and other devices are replayed, they must be decompressed and passed through the SDI output port before they can enter the SDI system.

[0064] A DP output port may be a display communication port that relies on packetized data transmission technology, which may be used for both internal and external display connections. A DP output port may be used to transmit both audio and video simultaneously, each of which may be transmitted independently without the other.

[0065] The VGA output port can be a video graphics array, which has the advantages of high resolution, fast display rate, rich colors, etc. The VGA interface has 15 pins, divided into 3 rows, 5 holes in each row. This interface is not only a standard interface for CRT display devices, but also a standard interface for LCD liquid crystal display devices. It is also widely used in graphics cards.

[0066] The advantage of this arrangement of the present invention is that multiple video output ports can be set for the control box to adapt to the transmission of different types of video information, so that users can obtain the collection information of various medical devices and realize the control of various medical devices, which is conducive to increasing the scope of application of the external control system.

[0067] Optionally, the multiple control ports include one or more of a touch control port and a USB control port.

[0068] Touch control port, which can be a touch screen device usually uses a specific interface to transmit touch data. The touch port can be physical or digital. For example, a capacitive touch screen usually uses the serial interface I2C to communicate with the main controller to transmit touch coordinates and other related information.

[0069] The USB control port can be a widely used universal serial bus interface used to simplify the connection between computers and external devices and improve the speed and ease of data transmission. The USB port is highly versatile and almost all modern electronic devices support USB connection. Once a USB device is connected, the system will automatically recognize and install the necessary drivers (if not already installed).

[0070] The advantage of this arrangement of the present invention is that multiple control ports can be set for the control box to transmit different types of control instructions, so that the user can control a variety of medical devices, which is conducive to increasing the scope of application of the external control system.

[0071] Optionally, the control box further includes an external network connection module, the external network connection module is connected to the control module, and the external network connection module includes one or more of a wireless connection module and a wired connection module.

[0072] The external network connection module may be a functional unit used to enable the control box to access external network resources (e.g., wide area network or hospital intranet, etc.). The connection mode with the external network may be wired or wireless; for example, wireless connection to the external network may be achieved through one or more wireless connection modules, or wired connection to the external network may be achieved through one or more wired connection modules, and multiple external network connection modules may be used simultaneously to achieve wired or wireless connection to the external network as required.

[0073] Wireless connection modules can use radio waves to transmit data, usually through technologies such as WiFi, Bluetooth, and mobile cellular data. Devices do not need to be directly connected by physical cables, but transmit signals through electromagnetic waves in the air. Wireless connection modules have the advantages of high flexibility (users can access the network anytime and anywhere without being restricted by physical cables), easy installation, and strong mobility. They are suitable for connecting control boxes and remote control terminals.

[0074] The wired connection module can be a wired connection that directly connects the device to the network device through a physical cable (such as a network cable, coaxial cable, etc.). This connection is usually based on the Ethernet standard and uses interfaces such as RJ45. The wired connection has the advantages of strong stability, high bandwidth and low latency, and high security (not easy to be eavesdropped or interfered). When the distance between the display and the control box is short, the use of a wired connection module can obtain information and data with better quality and higher transmission accuracy.

[0075] The advantage of this arrangement of the present invention is that, on the basis of setting up multiple ports on the control box, information can be transmitted through the network, and remote control of a variety of medical devices can be achieved, which is conducive to increasing the scope of application of the external control system.

[0076] Embodiment 3

[0077] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the external control system of the medical device provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 3 As shown, the control box and the external control system of the medical device include:

[0078] at least one medical device for collecting and / or displaying patient data;

[0079] The control box provided in the above embodiments, the video input port and the control port of the control box are connected to the medical device through a data line, and is used to unidirectionally receive the display data of the medical device through the video input port, and send control information to the medical device through the control port.

[0080] Among them, the multiple control ports include at least one control signal output port and at least one control signal input port, and the medical device is connected to the control signal output port to realize the control of the medical device.

[0081] Medical equipment can be instruments, equipment, appliances or other items used on the human body, including the required software. Medical equipment plays an important role in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of diseases. For example, ultrasound machines, CT (Computed Tomography), etc. Medical equipment can assist medical staff in collecting the diagnosis and treatment data of patients, and display the collected diagnosis and treatment data through the display screen of the medical equipment. For example, when medical staff use the ultrasound probe of an ultrasound machine to perform a B-type ultrasound examination on a patient, the ultrasound machine can display the image detected by the ultrasound probe through the display screen.

[0082] The medical device and the control box can be connected by using corresponding data cables to connect the video input port of the control box to the video output port of the medical device, and the control port of the control box to the control port of the medical device. When the external control system of the medical device is running, the display data such as the video information and audio information collected by the medical device can be sent to the control box through the video input port. At the same time, the control box can also send the user's control instructions to the medical device through the control port for response. It can be understood that in this solution, a control box can be connected to one or more medical devices. When the control box is connected to multiple medical devices, it can receive multiple display data and send control information to multiple medical devices.

[0083] The advantage of this arrangement of the present solution is that the video input port and the control port can be used to transmit the display data and the control information respectively, which is conducive to the simultaneous transmission of the display data and the control information, and avoids the problems of jamming of the display data and the control information due to interference and content transmission errors.

[0084] Optionally, the external control system of the medical device further includes: one or more remote control terminals connected to the control box via an external network.

[0085] The remote control terminal can be a terminal device that can realize remote display of display data and remote control of medical equipment. The remote control terminal and the control box are connected through an external network. The control box can send the display data collected by the medical equipment to the remote control terminal through the network, and receive the control information sent by the user through the remote control terminal. In this solution, the control box can also be connected to an audio device, thereby realizing real-time communication between the remote control terminal and doctors in the hospital (such as an operating room).

[0086] The advantage of this arrangement is that medical equipment can be remotely controlled through the remote control terminal, which is helpful to avoid distance constraints to a certain extent and alleviate the pressure of shortage of medical staff.

[0087] Embodiment 4

[0088] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure of the external control system of the medical device provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 4 As shown, the control box and the external control system of the medical device also include:

[0089] The local display is connected to the video output port via a data line and is used to obtain the video data transmitted by the control box.

[0090] The local display can be a display screen for displaying the display data collected by the medical device. In this solution, a data cable is used to connect the video output port of the control box to the local display, and the control box can send the received diagnosis and treatment video, audio and other data of the medical device to the display for display. When the control box is connected to multiple medical devices, the display data of multiple medical devices can be displayed in a split-screen form through this low display. At the same time, the equipment parameters of the medical equipment can also be displayed, so that medical staff can uniformly control the various diagnosis and treatment data of the patient.

[0091] The advantage of this arrangement is that multiple medical devices can be displayed simultaneously through a local display, which is conducive to realizing multiple uses of one screen, assisting users to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the patient's specific conditions while reducing implementation costs.

[0092] Optionally, the local display is a touch display, and the control signal input port in the control port is connected to the touch display to obtain touch information of the touch display.

[0093] A touch display can be a display device that can sense the touch operation of a user's finger. The principle of a touch display is mainly based on capacitive touch technology, which mainly includes components such as a capacitive screen, a driver chip, and a control circuit. When a user touches the screen, a tiny capacitor will be formed between the finger and the capacitive sensor layer. The control circuit will detect the change in this capacitor, and then transmit the touch signal to the control box through the control port, which will be sent to the corresponding medical device for response. For example, after the user analyzes the patient's vital signs through the diagnosis and treatment data of each medical device displayed on the touch display, the high-frequency ventilation can be adjusted to normal frequency ventilation through touch operation on the device parameter interface of the ventilator in the touch display. After the touch display receives the user's frequency adjustment touch information, it sends it to the control box, which generates the corresponding frequency adjustment control instruction based on the touch information and sends it to the ventilator. The ventilator adjusts the high-frequency ventilation to normal frequency ventilation in response to the control instruction.

[0094] The advantage of this arrangement is that medical equipment can be controlled through a touch display, reducing the difficulty of operating medical equipment and the training cost of medical staff, which is conducive to the coordinated control of multiple medical devices.

[0095] Embodiment 5

[0096] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure of the external control system of the medical device provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 5 As shown, the control box and the external control system of the medical device also include:

[0097] An operation controller is connected to a control box via a control port so that the operation controller sends a control instruction to the control box.

[0098] Among them, the control signal input port is connected to the operation controller. This connection method allows the first control information of the operation controller to be sent to the control module through the control signal input port, which is processed by the control module to form the second control information and sent to the medical device through the control module to realize the control of the medical device.

[0099] The operation controller can be an external device such as a mouse, keyboard, or control panel for sending control instructions to the control box. Use a data cable to connect the operation controller to the control port of the control box, and the user can click, input, or touch the corresponding position in the display window through the operation controller to send the control instruction. For example, by clicking the power button of the medical device, the control box can send the control instruction to turn on or off the medical device.

[0100] The advantage of this arrangement of the present invention is that control instructions to the medical device can be sent through the operation controller, thereby reducing the difficulty of operating the medical device and enabling the user to issue operation instructions quickly and accurately.

[0101] Embodiment 6

[0102] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure of the external control system of the medical device provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 6 As shown, the control box and the external control system of the medical device include:

[0103] A control box, connected to at least one medical device via a data line, and used to receive medical data collected by the at least one medical device;

[0104] A control terminal connected to the control box via an external network, used for receiving the medical data transmitted by the control box and displaying the medical data on a display screen of the control terminal;

[0105] The control terminal is also used to send control instructions for the medical device to the control box;

[0106] The control box is further used to identify a control object of the control instruction and forward the control instruction to the control object via the data line.

[0107] The control box can be a device integrated with a PC or Android system, such as an industrial computer, a display device integrated with a screen (touchable or non-touchable), etc. Specifically, the control box can be composed of one or more main controllers, such as a central processing unit, and multiple medical device control boxes. The medical device control box is used to connect to the designated medical device through a data cable, receive the operating status of the medical device and feed it back to the main controller. The main controller organizes and displays the medical data uploaded by each medical device control box, and sends operating instructions to each medical device control box, thereby realizing the control box's centralized control of multiple medical devices, data collection, and status monitoring functions.

[0108] Medical equipment can be instruments, equipment, appliances or other items used on the human body, including the required software. Medical equipment plays an important role in the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of diseases. For example, ultrasound machines, CT (Computed Tomography), etc.

[0109] The data cable can be a cable used to connect electronic devices and transmit data or power. Different types of signals can be transmitted according to different interfaces and communication protocols of the data cable. In this solution, the data cable can be used to connect the control box and the medical device to transmit information such as control instructions, medical device parameters, and medical device test results.

[0110] Medical data may be device parameters of medical equipment during operation, collected diagnosis and treatment images, and obtained diagnosis results, etc. Here, it can be understood that in addition to medical data, audio data can also be transmitted, for example, by transmitting audio data, a voice interaction function can be realized between the operating room where the medical equipment is located and the location where the control terminal is located.

[0111] The control terminal can be an external device that can exchange information with the control box, or it can be a local area network such as the hospital Internet that is not directly interconnected with the hospital intranet, such as a mobile phone, tablet computer, display screen, keyboard, and mouse. Specifically, the user can send operating instructions to the control box through the control terminal to control the medical equipment. At the same time, the control box can send medical data to the control terminal, which will be displayed to the user by the control terminal. The control terminal and the control box are connected through the external network, which can reduce the distance constraint of the data cable on the control terminal, thereby realizing the user's remote control of the medical equipment. For example, the superior hospital can remotely guide the diagnosis and treatment process of the subordinate hospital through the control terminal.

[0112] The extranet can be a wide area network that can connect multiple regions, cities and countries and provide long-distance communications, or a local area network such as the hospital's Internet that does not directly communicate with the hospital's intranet.

[0113] The method of controlling the medical device may be that when the control box is connected to one or more medical devices, if the user needs to control the medical device, the user can select the required medical device from all medical device interfaces displayed on the control end, and perform related operations in the control interface of the medical device, such as turning on and off the medical device and adjusting the parameters of the medical device. The control end determines the object to which the control instruction is sent based on the medical device selected by the user, and the control box routes the control signal to the corresponding medical device. After determining the medical device, the detailed operation interface of the medical device is opened, in which the function buttons, device parameters, medical data and other information of the medical device can be displayed for the user to review and send operation instructions.

[0114] Embodiment 7

[0115] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure of the control box and the external control system of the medical device provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 7 As shown, the control box and the external control system of the medical device also include:

[0116] A touch panel connected to the control box via an intranet or a data cable, and used to display the medical data transmitted by the control box;

[0117] The touch panel is further used to determine a touch object of the touch operation in response to a touch operation of the user, and to send a control instruction for the touch object to the control box.

[0118] A touch panel is a human-computer interaction device that drives various connected devices according to a pre-programmed program by touching graphic buttons or text on the screen. A touch panel can replace a mechanical button panel and create vivid audio and video effects through a liquid crystal display screen.

[0119] Intranet, which can be a local area network, refers to a network consisting of multiple computers and network devices in a certain area, such as a campus network, a government network, etc., which is generally several kilometers in radius. Unlike the external network, the intranet is generally only used for communication between computers within the local area network. Therefore, connecting the equipment in the hospital through the intranet can effectively prevent the leakage of patient information.

[0120] The touch operation may be an operation in which the user touches a graphic button on the touch panel, enters a parameter value or text in an input box, and so on.

[0121] The touch object of the touch operation can be determined by the touch panel displaying all medical devices connected to the control box, and the user selects the medical device to be controlled by touching the medical device in the touch panel. At this time, the medical device selected by the user is the touch object of the touch operation.

[0122] The method of sending control instructions to the control box for the touch object can be that after determining the touch object, the touch panel displays the device parameters and medical data of the touch object, and the user can control the touch object by touching the preset simulation control buttons of the touch panel. For example, clicking the on or off button can turn on or off the corresponding medical device, and clicking the parameter adjustment button can modify the parameter value of the medical device. Different control instructions are pre-associated with different function buttons. After receiving the user's touch operation, the touch panel analyzes the function button touched by the user, obtains the associated control instruction, and sends it to the control box together with the address information of the touch object, and the control box sends the control instruction to the corresponding medical device according to the address information.

[0123] The advantage of this arrangement of the present invention is that the medical data received by the control box can be displayed more clearly through the touch panel to enhance the display effect of the medical data. The touch panel can also improve the touch operation mode, making the user's control of the medical equipment simpler and more intuitive.

[0124] Embodiment 8

[0125] Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the structure of the control box and its signal transmission port provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 8 As shown, the control box is provided with one or more signal transmission ports; the signal transmission ports include a video signal port, a USB port and a touch port.

[0126] The video signal port may be an interface that can support video lines and video signals, such as HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface), SDI (Serial Digital Interface), and the like.

[0127] USB port is a widely used universal serial bus interface, which is used to simplify the connection between computers and external devices and improve the speed and ease of data transmission. USB port is highly universal, and almost all modern electronic devices support USB connection. Once a USB device is connected, the system will automatically recognize and install the necessary drivers (if not already installed).

[0128] Touch port, which can be a touch screen device usually uses a specific interface to transmit touch data. The touch port can be physical or digital. For example, a capacitive touch screen usually uses the serial interface I2C to communicate with the main controller to transmit touch coordinates and other related information.

[0129] In a feasible embodiment, optionally, the control box is specifically used to connect to the medical device via the USB port using a USB data cable, or to connect to the medical device via the video signal port using a high-definition video signal transmission data cable.

[0130] The control box and the medical device can be connected by connecting the two ends of a USB data cable to a USB port of the control and a USB port of the medical device, respectively. In this case, the control instructions generated by the control box can be encoded according to the communication protocol of the USB port and then transmitted to the medical device via the USB data cable. Correspondingly, the medical device can decode the received control instructions according to the communication protocol.

[0131] Alternatively, the control box and the medical device can also be connected in a way that the two ends of a high-definition video signal transmission data cable are respectively connected to the video signal port of the control and the video signal port of the medical device. In this case, the video information collected by the medical device through its own camera can be sent to the control box through the high-definition video signal transmission data cable, thereby allowing the user to watch the diagnosis and treatment process of the medical device.

[0132] In a feasible embodiment, optionally, the touch panel is connected to the control box via a touch port;

[0133] The touch port is used to transmit control instructions sent by the touch panel to the control box.

[0134] The touch panel and the control box can be connected by connecting the touch port of the touch panel and the touch port of the control box with two ends of a data cable. At this time, when the user performs a touch operation on the touch panel, the touch port can transmit the user's touch data, such as touch position, pressure, gesture, etc., to the control box, and the control box generates relevant control instructions based on the touch data.

[0135] The advantage of this arrangement of the present invention is that the control box can be connected to the medical device and the touch panel through the signal transmission port, so that different medical devices can be displayed and controlled simultaneously on one touch panel.

[0136] Embodiment 9

[0137] Fig. 9 Schematic diagram of the structure of the external control system of the medical device provided in the embodiment of the present application. Fig. 9 As shown, the control end is also used for:

[0138] Sending a patient information acquisition instruction to the control box;

[0139] The control box is further used to identify the medical device corresponding to the patient information acquisition instruction, and forward the patient information acquisition instruction to the medical device via the data line;

[0140] The medical device is used to package the patient information together with the medical data collected by the medical device to obtain packaged data after receiving the patient information acquisition instruction, and send the packaged data to the control box;

[0141] The control box is further used to forward the packaged data to the control terminal;

[0142] The control end is also used to receive the packaged data, parse and display the medical data of the medical device and the patient information.

[0143] The patient information acquisition instruction can be a relevant instruction for acquiring patient information generated by the control terminal and sent to the control box by clicking the corresponding function button of the control terminal when the user needs to check the patient's gender, age, medical history and other information. For example, when remotely guiding the diagnosis and treatment process, the user can watch the diagnosis and treatment screen fed back by the medical equipment through the control terminal. At this time, if it is necessary to analyze the patient's case, the user can click the function button of the patient information to send the patient information acquisition instruction to the control box.

[0144] The control box forwards the patient information acquisition instruction to the medical device in such a way that after receiving the patient information acquisition instruction sent by the control end, the control box determines the forwarding object according to the address information of the medical device in the instruction content, and forwards the patient information acquisition instruction according to the address information.

[0145] The way in which the medical device sends packaged data to the control box can be that after receiving the patient information acquisition instruction, the medical device retrieves the corresponding detailed patient information from the database according to the identity information such as the patient name or number recorded in the instruction content, and merges and compresses the patient information with the currently collected medical data to obtain packaged data, and transmits the packaged data to the control box via the data cable.

[0146] The medical data and patient information can be displayed in such a way that after the control box receives the packaged data, it forwards it to the control end, which decompresses the packaged data, separates the medical data from the patient information, and creates two windows on the display screen to display the medical data and the patient information respectively. In this solution, the two windows created by the control end can be adjusted in size and position according to the user's operation instructions to facilitate the user to view the information.

[0147] In this solution, as a way to implement permission control, permission control can be performed from the interaction between the control terminal and the control box. Because the control box and the medical device are connected through a physical USB or other data cable, this connection method itself plays a certain role in security protection. Therefore, what needs to be prevented is that the control instructions of the control terminal are pre-authorized. Therefore, its process may include the following steps:

[0148] Step 1: The control terminal selects the screen of the medical device to be controlled;

[0149] Step 2: Send authorization command to the control box;

[0150] Step 3: The control box returns the authorization token to the control terminal;

[0151] Step 4: All operation instructions are verified based on the authorization token, and only the verified instructions are forwarded to the medical device.

[0152] In another feasible embodiment, the authentication of the control terminal authority can also be achieved through the following process:

[0153] After receiving the patient information acquisition instruction, obtaining a preset authority ID;

[0154] Identify, according to the preset authority ID, whether the control terminal ID in the patient information acquisition instruction has the authority to retrieve the patient information;

[0155] If available, the patient information is packaged together with the medical data collected by the medical device to obtain packaged data.

[0156] The control terminal ID may be a character string used to record the identity information of the control terminal.

[0157] The preset permission ID may be a pre-set control terminal ID that can access and extract patient information. Only the control terminal ID within the preset permission ID can read the patient information, thereby preventing other devices from leaking the patient information.

[0158] The method for identifying whether the control terminal ID in the patient information acquisition instruction has the access permission is that after the medical device receives the patient information acquisition instruction, the control terminal ID in the instruction is extracted, the preset permission ID is traversed, and whether there is information matching the control terminal ID. If the control terminal ID is consistent with the preset permission ID, the control terminal ID has the access permission to the patient information, and the medical device can collect and send the patient information.

[0159] The benefit of this scheme is that medical data and patient information can be displayed synchronously through the control terminal, which is convenient for users to access relevant information and helps users to diagnose and treat. In addition, the authority verification of the control terminal ID can prevent the leakage of patient information.

[0160] Embodiment 10

[0161] Fig.10 Schematic diagram of the structure of the external control system of the medical device provided in the embodiment of the present application. Fig.10 As shown, the touch panel is also used for:

[0162] In response to a user's forming operation, selecting at least two medical devices to form a medical conference room;

[0163] The medical data of the medical equipment in the medical conference room is typeset and displayed.

[0164] The user's assembly operation can be to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of the patient's specific condition. The user can select multiple medical devices to form a medical conference room and monitor the patient's diagnosis and treatment at the same time.

[0165] The method of forming a medical conference room can be that after the user selects the medical equipment in the medical conference room, the touch panel extracts the medical equipment selected by the user and combines them into a medical conference room, creates a display window for each medical equipment in the current interface, and layouts each display window so that the display window of each medical equipment in the medical conference room can appear in the current interface. Among them, the display window can display the current parameter values ​​of the medical equipment and the collected medical data. The user can change the size, shape and layout of each display window by specifying touch operations to adapt to the user's viewing habits. For example, if the user selects an electrocardiograph and a ventilator to form a medical conference room, the touch panel will respectively establish two display windows for displaying the medical data and equipment parameters of the electrocardiograph and the ventilator.

[0166] On the basis of the above technical solutions, optionally, the touch panel is also used for:

[0167] After the medical conference room is established, obtaining the medical data acquisition time of each medical device;

[0168] The medical data is time-aligned according to the time at which the medical data is acquired.

[0169] The medical data acquisition time can be that each medical device adds a system time node to the collected medical data according to its own system time when collecting medical data as the medical data acquisition time.

[0170] Time alignment processing can be to analyze the medical data uploaded by each medical device in the medical conference room, extract the first acquisition time of each medical data, and obtain the start time of each medical device, and adjust the first acquisition time of each medical data to the same time reference according to the start time of each medical device. For example, the start time of the ventilator and the electrocardiograph are 10:10 and 10:12 respectively, and the first acquisition time of the medical data starts from 00:00 of their respective system time. After time alignment processing, the first acquisition time of the medical data of the ventilator is 10:10, and the first acquisition time of the medical data of the electrocardiograph is 10:12, and the subsequent acquisition time is postponed in sequence.

[0171] On the basis of the above technical solutions, optionally, the touch panel is also used for:

[0172] According to the functional parameters of each medical device in the medical conference room, associated control buttons are generated so as to uniformly adjust each medical device through the associated control buttons.

[0173] Functional parameters of medical equipment can be parameters of various medical equipment that have a certain impact on the performance, accuracy and treatment effect of the equipment. For example, the power or energy output of ventilators, infusion pumps and other equipment when providing treatment, and the resolution of electrocardiographs when recording cardiac activity.

[0174] The associated control button may be a button that can uniformly control multiple medical devices in the medical conference room, for example, one-click to turn on or off all medical devices in the medical conference room, or to increase the parameter values ​​of all medical devices in the medical conference room by 10%.

[0175] The advantage of this arrangement is that different test items for the same patient can be displayed simultaneously by forming a medical conference room, which is conducive to users' comprehensive observation and analysis of the patient's vital signs.

[0176] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that the process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise one..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved, for example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0177] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of the present application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope of protection of the claims, all of which are within the protection of the present application.

[0178] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present application and the technical principles used. The present application is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, and various obvious changes, readjustments and substitutions that can be made by those skilled in the art will not deviate from the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, although the present application is described in more detail through the above embodiments, the present application is not limited to the above embodiments, and may include more other equivalent embodiments without departing from the concept of the present application, and the scope of the present application is determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A control box, characterized in that: The control box includes a control module, one or more video input ports, one or more video output ports and multiple control ports. The control module is connected to the video input port, the video output port and the control port. The video input port is used to connect at least one medical device. The multiple control ports can be used to connect the medical device and the operation controller respectively. The multiple control ports and the control module form a control signal transmission path, which can realize the reception of the first control information of the operation controller, and form the second control information through the control module and send it to the medical device.

2. The control box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The video input port includes one or more of an HDMI input port, a USB input port, an SDI input port, a DP input port, a VGA input port and a POE input port.

3. The control box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The video output port includes one or more of an HDMI output port, a USB output port, an SDI output port, a DP output port and a VGA output port.

4. The control box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The multiple control ports include one or more of a touch control port and a USB control port.

5. The control box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control box further comprises an external network connection module, the external network connection module is connected to the control module, and the external network connection module comprises one or more of a wireless connection module and a wired connection module.

6. An external control system for medical equipment, characterized in that: The external control system of the medical device comprises: at least one medical device for collecting and / or displaying patient data; The control box according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the video input port and the control port of the control box are connected to the medical device via a data cable, and is used for unidirectionally receiving display data of the medical device via the video input port, and sending control information to the medical device via the control port.

7. The external control system of medical equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: The external control system of the medical device also includes: One or more remote control terminals are connected to the control box via an external network.

8. The external control system of medical equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: The external control system of the medical device further includes: The local display is connected to the video output port via a data line and is used to obtain the video data transmitted by the control box.

9. The external control system of medical equipment according to claim 8, characterized in that: The local display is a touch display, and the control port is connected to the touch display to obtain touch information of the touch display.

10. The external control system of medical equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: The external control system of the medical device further includes: An operation controller is connected to a control box via a control port so that the operation controller sends a control instruction to the control box.

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