JP2008035921A - Medical device operation support system and medical device operation support program - Google Patents

Abstract

An operation support system for a medical device capable of storing and displaying a comment for a function for operating the medical device is provided.
In a comment storage unit, a comment to be displayed on a display unit is stored. The comment is associated with function identification information for identifying a function (program) for operating the medical device 7. On the display screen of the display unit 22, a display button for executing a function for operating the medical device 7 is displayed. When a desired display button is specified using the input unit 21, the identification information acquisition unit 3 acquires function identification information of a function executed by the specified display button from the program storage unit 71. The comment acquisition unit 61 acquires a comment associated with the acquired function identification information from the comment storage unit 5, and the display control unit 63 causes the display unit 22 to display the comment.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a medical device operation support system and a medical device operation support program for storing and displaying a comment for a function for operating a medical device.

  In general document creation software, a comment created by an operator can be directly written in an electronic document for display or storage. For example, according to the device described in Patent Document 1, a document (operation manual) explaining an operation method of an electronic device is displayed on a display device. Further, according to the apparatus described in Patent Document 2, information for specifying a comment is displayed in a list on a display device, and when the operator selects a desired comment from the list, the selected comment is displayed. Display on the device.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-40060 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-4726

  By the way, regarding the function of operating the medical device, there is a demand for displaying necessary comments to the operator. In particular, there is a demand for an operator who operates a medical device to display necessary comments regarding functions important for safety or security and functions for maintenance, inspection, or repair for a service person.

  Furthermore, there is a demand for notifying the operator of comments regarding safety and security in use of the medical device according to the operating environment of the operator. For example, there is a desire to display different comments for each operator, display different comments for each medical device or hospital, or display different comments depending on the operating state of the medical device.

  Important safety functions for the operator include, for example, an irradiation function for irradiating a patient with radiation such as X-rays, a guide function for assisting the irradiation, an operation function for operating an X-ray arm and a bed, and a puncture needle And a guide function for assisting injection of a contrast medium, a deletion function for deleting examination data acquired in the examination from the medical apparatus, a registration function for registering patient information for identifying a patient in the medical apparatus, An editing function for editing the patient information is included.

  Further, as functions important for security, for example, there are functions that are important from the viewpoint of protecting personal information and functions that are important from the viewpoint of security of medical devices. Important functions from the viewpoint of protecting personal information include, for example, a login / logout function, a display function for displaying patient information, a print function for printing patient information, an edit function for editing patient information, and patient information. A delete function for deleting. Further, as functions important from the viewpoint of security of the medical device, for example, a software patch operation function, an anti-virus program operation function, a communication setting function, and the like can be cited.

  However, conventionally, only general help (explanation) related to the functions of the medical device is displayed, and comments related to each function are not stored or displayed.

  The present invention solves the above-described problem, and provides a medical device operation support system and a medical device operation support program capable of storing and displaying a comment on a function for operating the medical device. The purpose is to provide.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a comment storage for storing a display unit for displaying a display button for executing a function for operating a medical device on a display screen, and a comment in which function identification information of the function is associated in advance. And receiving a designation of a desired display button on the display screen, obtaining a comment associated with function identification information of a function executed by the designated desired display button from the comment storage means, A medical device operation support system comprising: combining means for displaying the acquired comment on the display means.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, a display function for causing a computer to display a display button for executing a function for operating a medical device is displayed on a display screen, and designation of a desired display button on the display screen is received. A comment associated with function identification information of a function executed by a specified desired display button is acquired from a comment storage unit that stores a comment previously associated with the function identification information, and the acquired comment is An operation support program for a medical device, which executes a combining function to be displayed on the display screen.

  According to this invention, the comment about the function for operating the medical device is stored in the comment storage means in association with the function identification information for identifying the function, and the display button for executing the function is designated. In such a case, the comment associated with the function can be displayed by displaying the comment associated with the function identification information of the designated function.

[Constitution]
A configuration of an operation support system for a medical device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an operation support system for a medical device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and is a block diagram showing a configuration related to storage of a comment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the operation support system for the medical device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a block diagram showing the configuration related to the display of comments.

  The medical device operation support system according to this embodiment stores a function for operating a medical device in association with a comment, and further displays a display button for executing the function on a display screen of the display device. When a desired display button is specified in the state, a comment associated with the function executed by the specified display button is displayed. First, a function for storing a function and a comment in association with each other will be described with reference to FIG. 1, and then a function for displaying a comment will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the operation support apparatus 1 of the medical apparatus according to this embodiment includes a user interface (UI) 2, an identification information acquisition unit 3, an identification information addition unit 4, a comment storage unit 5, and a composition. Part 6 is provided. Further, the medical device 7 includes a program storage unit 71 that stores a function (program) for operating the medical device. In addition, the medical device operation support device 1 may be included in the medical device 7.

[Configuration related to saving comments]
First, a configuration related to storing comments will be described with reference to FIG.

  The user interface (UI) 2 includes an input unit 21 and a display unit 22. The input unit 21 includes an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse. An operator such as a user or a serviceman can use the input unit 21 to input a comment regarding a function (program) for operating the medical device 7. The comment may be a document, a line, a figure (such as a mark or an icon), an image, or link information to a program. The display unit 22 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT, and displays a display button, a comment, and the like for executing a function (program).

  Here, an example of inputting a comment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram of a screen showing a display example of a comment. As shown in FIG. 3A, display buttons 11 </ b> A to 11 </ b> E for executing a function (program) for operating the medical device 7 are displayed on the display screen 10 of the display unit 22. The display button corresponds to, for example, an icon. When the display button 11A or the like is pressed, a function corresponding to the display button is executed. For example, when the operator uses the input unit 21 to press a desired display button with the mouse cursor 12, a function corresponding to the pressed display button is executed.

  When the operator inputs a comment, the operator uses the input unit 21 to move the mouse cursor 12 onto a desired display button, and inputs a comment such as a character string in a state where the desired display button is designated. The input unit 21 receives an input of a comment and outputs the comment to the identification information adding unit 4. For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, the operator uses the input unit 21 to move the mouse cursor 12 onto the display button 11E, and inputs a comment while designating the display button 11E. The display button 11E is a button for executing the image collection function. As the comment, as shown in FIG. 3B, the user inputs “Verify the patient's name verbally before starting imaging” or the like.

  The input unit 21 may be an interface that accepts comments from other programs stored in advance in the medical device. For example, a comment such as “X-ray tube exposure exceeded 1000 times” may be received for a display button for executing the image collection function.

  The input unit 21 may be an interface that accepts an input from an external device in addition to the target medical device. For example, the input unit 21 may accept batch distribution of comments from a server (not shown).

  A program (function) for operating the medical device 7 is stored in the program storage unit 71 of the medical device 7. As the medical apparatus 7, for example, a medical image diagnostic apparatus such as an X-ray CT apparatus, an MRI apparatus, or an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is applicable.

  Each program is accompanied by function identification information for distinguishing each program from other programs and version information indicating program update. The version information represents the version of the function (program), and the version information is changed every time the content of the function (program) is changed. Note that version information may not be attached to each function (program).

  The identification information acquisition unit 3 acquires function identification information and version information of the function (program) corresponding to the display button specified by the UI 2 from the program storage unit 71. The identification information acquisition unit 3 acquires function identification information and version information attached to a program that executes the function from the program storage unit 71, and outputs the function identification information and version information to the identification information addition unit 4. When version information is not attached to each function (program), the identification information acquisition unit 3 acquires only the function identification information of the function (program) from the program storage unit 71 and outputs it to the identification information addition unit 4. .

  When the identification information adding unit 4 receives the comment input by the input unit 21 and further receives the function identification information and version information of the function (program) from the identification information acquisition unit 3, the function identification information and the comment are added to the comment. The version information is associated and stored in the comment storage unit 5. As described above, the comment storage unit 5 stores a comment in which the function identification information of the function (program) and the version information are associated with each other. When version information is not attached to each function (program), the identification information adding unit 4 stores only the function identification information in the comment storage unit 5 in association with the comment.

  In addition to the function identification information and version information, the comment may be stored in the comment storage unit 5 in association with display conditions for displaying the comment on the display screen. The display conditions include, for example, operator identification information such as a user ID for identifying an operator, device identification information for identifying a medical device, and a hospital identification for identifying a hospital in which the medical device is installed. Information, time information, device status information, display count information, and the like are included. The operator inputs display conditions using the input unit 21.

  For example, when a plurality of users or service personnel execute the same function (program) with the same medical device, different comments may be added for each user or service man. In such a case, the user ID (operator identification information) of each user or each serviceman is stored in the comment storage unit 5 in association with the comment. When the user ID (operator identification information) is input through the input unit 21, the identification information adding unit 4 associates the function identification information of the function (program) with the version information and the user ID (operator identification information). ) Are associated and stored in the comment storage unit 5. Further, the identification information adding unit 4 may associate the user ID currently logged into the medical apparatus with the comment. Furthermore, instead of the user ID, the identification information of the group to which the user ID belongs may be associated with the comment. For example, identification information indicating a doctor is associated with a comment.

  Thus, by associating the user ID (operator identification information) with the comment, the comment is classified as a general user comment, a serviceman comment, and a common comment and stored in the comment storage unit 5. Can do.

  As described above, when a plurality of operators add comments to the same function (program), the operator identification information is stored by associating the operator identification information with each comment. The comment associated with the information is displayed on the display screen. As a result, the operator can refer only to the comment that he / she has attached to or saved for himself / herself.

  In addition, about a common comment, even if it is operator identification information of a general user, and operator identification information of a service person can be displayed.

  In addition, when displaying comments for general users, comments for service personnel, and common comments on the display screen, the comment display format may be changed by changing the color of the comment or the font. .

  Further, when a medical device serviceman uses the medical device operation support device 1 as a portable PC such as a notebook computer to perform maintenance of the same type of medical device installed in a plurality of hospitals, the same function (program) Even so, a different comment may be added for each hospital. In such a case, the hospital identification information of each hospital is stored in the comment storage unit 5 in association with the comment. When the hospital identification information is input by the input unit 21, the identification information adding unit 4 associates the function identification information of the function (program) and the version information with the comment, and associates the hospital identification information with the comment storage unit 5. Remember me.

  Thus, by associating the hospital identification information with the comments, the comments can be classified for each hospital and stored in the comment storage unit 5. For example, the comments can be classified into comments for A hospital and comments for B hospital and stored in the comment storage unit 5.

  As described above, even when the same function (program) is added, when different comments are added depending on the hospital, the hospital identification information can be handled by storing the hospital identification information in association with each comment. The attached comment will be displayed on the display screen. This makes it possible to use different comments for each hospital, and the service person can refer only to comments suitable for each hospital.

  For example, when the service person inputs the hospital identification information of the hospital A at the input unit 21, a comment with the hospital identification information of the hospital A is displayed on the display screen, and the hospital identification information of the hospital B is input. In this case, the comment with the hospital identification information of hospital B is displayed on the display screen.

  In addition, when displaying the comment for common use and the comment for each hospital on the display screen, the display format of the comment may be changed by changing the color of the comment or the font.

  Further, when a medical device service person uses the medical device operation support device 1 as a portable PC such as a notebook computer to perform maintenance of a plurality of medical devices, even if the same function (program) is used, A different comment may be added to. In such a case, the device identification information of each medical device is stored in the comment storage unit 5 in association with the comment. When the device identification information is input by the input unit 21, the identification information adding unit 4 associates the function identification information of the function (program) and the version information with the comment, and associates the device identification information with the comment storage unit 5. Remember me.

  Thus, by associating the device identification information with the comment, the comment can be classified for each medical device and stored in the comment storage unit 5. For example, the comments can be classified into comments for the medical device A and comments for the medical device B and stored in the comment storage unit 5.

  As described above, even when the same function (program) is associated with different comments depending on the medical device, the specified device identification information is stored by associating the device identification information with each comment. Will be displayed on the display screen. Thereby, a comment can be properly used for every medical apparatus, and the operator can refer only to the comment suitable for each medical apparatus.

  For example, when the operator inputs the device identification information of the A medical device with the input unit 21, a comment with the device identification information of the A medical device is displayed on the display screen, and the device identification information of the B medical device is displayed. When input, the comment with the device identification information of the medical device B is displayed on the display screen.

  Also, when displaying a comment for common use and a comment for each medical device on the display screen, the comment display format may be changed by changing the color of the comment or the font.

  Further, the time information indicating the time for displaying the comment may be stored in the comment storage unit 5 in association with the comment. When time information is input through the input unit 21, the identification information adding unit 4 associates function identification information and version information of the function (program) with the comment, and stores the time information in the comment storage unit 5 in association with each other. . For example, information indicating a time zone for displaying a comment corresponds to the time information. Examples of the time zone include 9 am to 5 pm, morning, and “until July 31, 2006”.

  As described above, by storing the time information for displaying the comment in association with the comment, the comment can be displayed on the display screen only in the time zone indicated by the time information.

  In addition, device state information indicating the operation state of the medical device permitted to display a comment may be stored in the comment storage unit 5 in association with the comment. When the device state information is input through the input unit 21, the identification information adding unit 4 associates function identification information and version information of the function (program) with the comment, and associates the device state information with the comment storage unit 5. Remember me. For example, the collection of medical images or the examination corresponds to the apparatus state, and information indicating the state corresponds to the apparatus state information.

  As described above, by storing the device state information in association with the comment, the comment can be displayed on the display screen only in the operation state indicated by the device state information. Thereby, even if it is the same function, it becomes possible to display a different comment according to the operation state of the medical apparatus 7. FIG.

  Further, display number information indicating a limit on the number of times to display a comment may be stored in the comment storage unit 5 in association with the comment. When the display count information is input by the input unit 21, the identification information adding unit 4 associates function identification information and version information of the function (program) with the comment, and associates the display count information with the comment storage unit 5. Remember me.

  As described above, by storing the display frequency information indicating the limit on the display frequency of the comment in association with the comment, the same comment is not displayed beyond the display frequency, and therefore the same number of times. It is possible to eliminate the annoyance of displaying a comment. For example, when the number of times of display is three and the same comment is displayed three times, the comment will not be displayed thereafter.

[Configuration related to comment display]
Next, a configuration related to comment display will be described with reference to FIG.

  When displaying a comment, the operator uses the input unit 21 to specify a desired display button displayed on the display unit 22. The identification information acquisition unit 3 acquires function identification information and version information of the function (program) corresponding to the display button specified by the UI 2 from the program storage unit 71. The identification information acquisition unit 3 acquires function identification information and version information attached to a program that executes the function from the program storage unit 71, and outputs the function identification information and version information to the synthesis unit 6. When version information is not attached to the program, the identification information acquisition unit 3 acquires only the function identification information from the program storage unit 71 and outputs it to the synthesis unit 6.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, when the operator moves the mouse cursor 12 onto the display button 11E using the input unit 21 and designates the display button 11E, the identification information acquisition unit 3 displays the display button 11E. The function identification information and version information of the function (program) corresponding to 11E are acquired from the program storage unit 71. Then, the identification information acquisition unit 3 outputs the function identification information and version information to the synthesis unit 6. The display button 11E is a button for executing the image collection function, and the identification information acquisition unit 3 acquires the function identification information and version information of the image collection function from the program storage unit 71 and outputs them to the synthesis unit 6. .

  Further, the input unit 21 may accept designation of a plurality of functions at the same time. For example, immediately after logging in to the operation support apparatus 1 of the medical apparatus, designation of a plurality of functions such as a preset image collection function and an image deletion function is accepted. In this case, the identification information acquisition unit 3 acquires function identification information and version information of each function (program) from the program storage unit 71 and outputs the function identification information and version information to the synthesis unit 6. For example, the identification information acquisition unit 3 acquires the function identification information and version information of the image collection function and the image deletion function from the program storage unit 71 and outputs them to the synthesis unit 6.

  The synthesizing unit 6 includes a comment acquisition unit 61, a version determination unit 62, and a display control unit 63, and comments attached to functions (programs) corresponding to display buttons designated by the UI 2 are comment storage units 5. And is displayed on the display screen of the display unit 22. Hereinafter, the configuration and function of the synthesis unit 6 will be described.

  When the comment acquisition unit 61 receives function identification information and version information of a function (program) from the identification information acquisition unit 3, the comment acquisition unit 61 acquires a comment associated with the function identification information from the comment storage unit 5 and acquires a version determination unit 62. To the display control unit 63.

  When the display condition is associated with the comment and stored in the comment storage unit 5, the comment acquisition unit 61 may acquire the comment from the comment storage unit 5 according to the display condition.

  For example, when a user ID (operator identification information) is associated with a comment and stored in the comment storage unit 5 and a user ID (operator identification information) is input through the input unit 21, The comment acquisition unit 61 acquires a comment associated with the user ID (operator identification information) from the comment storage unit 5 and outputs the comment to the version determination unit 62 and the display control unit 63. Further, the comment acquisition unit 61 may acquire a comment to which a user ID currently logged in to the medical device is added from the comment storage unit 5.

  For example, when a plurality of users attach different comments to one function (program) and all the comments are displayed, the trouble of searching for the comment attached by the user on the screen increases. May increase.

  On the other hand, in this embodiment, the operator can refer only to the comment given by the operator. Furthermore, since the comments are classified into comments for servicemen and comments for general users, general users cannot refer to comments written by servicemen, so comments regarding maintenance and the like need not be shown to general users. .

  In addition, when the hospital identification information for identifying the hospital is associated with the comment and stored in the comment storage unit 5 and the hospital identification information is input by the input unit 21, the comment acquisition unit 61 A comment associated with the hospital identification information is acquired from the comment storage unit 5 and output to the version determination unit 62 and the display control unit 63.

  When the device identification information for specifying the medical device is associated with the comment and stored in the comment storage unit 5 and the device identification information is input by the input unit 21, the comment acquisition unit 61 The comment associated with the device identification information is acquired from the comment storage unit 5 and is output to the version determination unit 62 and the display control unit 63. The comment acquisition unit 61 may acquire device identification information from the currently used medical device 7 and may acquire a comment associated with the acquired device identification information from the comment storage unit 5.

  Further, time information indicating the time for displaying the comment is associated with the comment and stored in the comment storage unit 5, and the time when the display button is designated on the display unit 22 is the time information. When included in the indicated time zone, the comment acquisition unit 61 acquires the comment from the comment storage unit 5 and outputs the comment to the version determination unit 62 and the display control unit 63. In this case, the comment acquisition unit 61 acquires the current time from a time measuring unit (not shown) installed in the operation support apparatus 1 of the medical apparatus, and compares it with time information associated with the comment. If the current time is included in the time zone indicated by the time information, the comment acquisition unit 61 acquires the comment from the comment storage unit 5 and outputs the comment to the display control unit 63 or the like. On the other hand, when the current time is not included in the time zone indicated by the time information, the comment acquisition unit 61 does not acquire the comment from the comment storage unit 5. As a result, the comment is not displayed on the display unit 22. In this way, the time zone for displaying the comment may be limited.

  For example, if the time zone indicated by the time information associated with the comment is 9 am to 3 pm and the current time is 1 pm, the current time is set to the time zone indicated by the time information. Since it is included, the comment acquisition unit 61 acquires the comment from the comment storage unit 5 and outputs it to the display control unit 63 or the like. On the other hand, when the time zone indicated by the time information associated with the comment is from 9 am to 3 pm and the current time is 5 pm, the current time is set to the time zone indicated by the time information. Since it is not included, the comment acquisition unit 61 does not acquire a comment from the comment storage unit 5. As a result, the comment is not displayed on the display unit 22.

  In the case where device state information indicating the operation state of the medical device permitted to display the comment is associated with the comment and stored in the comment storage unit 5, a display button is designated on the display unit 22. When the operation state of the medical device at this time matches the operation state indicated by the device state information, the comment acquisition unit 61 acquires the comment from the comment storage unit 5 and sends it to the version determination unit 62 and the display control unit 63. Output. In this case, the comment acquisition unit 61 acquires information indicating the operation state from the medical device 7 and compares it with the device state information associated with the comment. If the operation state of the medical device 7 matches the operation state indicated by the device state information, the comment acquisition unit 61 acquires the comment from the comment storage unit 5 and outputs the comment to the display control unit 63 or the like. On the other hand, when the operation state of the medical device 7 does not match the operation state indicated by the device state information, the comment acquisition unit 61 does not acquire the comment from the comment storage unit 5. As a result, the comment is not displayed on the display unit 22. As described above, the comment may or may not be displayed depending on the operation state of the medical device 7.

  For example, if the operation state indicated by the device state information associated with the comment is collecting images and the operation state indicated by the information acquired from the medical device 7 is collecting images, the operation states match. Therefore, the comment acquisition unit 61 acquires a comment from the comment storage unit 5 and outputs the comment to the display control unit 63 or the like. On the other hand, when the operation state indicated by the device state information associated with the comment is collecting images and the operation state indicated by the information acquired from the medical device 7 is stopped, the operation states do not match. Therefore, the comment acquisition unit 61 does not acquire a comment from the comment storage unit 5. As a result, the comment is not displayed on the display unit 22.

  Further, the display number information indicating the restriction on the number of times to display the comment is associated with the comment and stored in the comment storage unit 5, and the function identification information output from the identification information acquisition unit 3 is associated with the comment. If the past display count of the given comment is less than the count indicated by the display count information, the comment acquisition unit 61 acquires the comment from the comment storage unit 5 and outputs the comment to the version determination unit 62 and the display control unit 63. To do. In this case, each time a comment is acquired from the comment storage unit 5, the comment acquisition unit 61 stores the number of times each comment is displayed (the number of display times) in the comment storage unit 5. And the comment acquisition part 61 compares the display frequency of each comment with the frequency | count which display frequency information shows. If the comment display count is less than the display count information, the comment acquisition unit 61 acquires the comment from the comment storage unit 5 and outputs the comment to the display control unit 63 or the like. On the other hand, if the number of times the comment is displayed is equal to or greater than the number indicated by the display number information, the comment acquisition unit 61 does not acquire the comment from the comment storage unit 5. As a result, the comment is not displayed on the display unit 22. In this way, by limiting the number of times the comment is displayed, it is possible to avoid the annoyance that the same comment is displayed many times.

  For example, when the number of times indicated by the display count information associated with the comment is 3 and the number of times the comment is displayed (display count) is 2, the display count is less than the count indicated by the display count information. Therefore, the comment acquisition unit 61 acquires a comment from the comment storage unit 5 and outputs it to the display control unit 63 or the like. On the other hand, when the number of times indicated by the display count information associated with the comment is 3, and the number of times the comment is displayed (display count) is 3, the display count is equal to or greater than the count indicated by the display count information. Therefore, the comment acquisition unit 61 does not acquire a comment from the comment storage unit 5. As a result, the comment is not displayed on the display unit 22.

  The display control unit 63 causes the display unit 22 to display the comment output from the comment acquisition unit 61. At this time, the display control unit 63 may display a comment near the display button specified on the display screen. For example, the display control unit 63 receives information (coordinate information) indicating a specified position on the display screen, and displays a comment near the position. In addition, the display control unit 63 may receive information (coordinate information) indicating the position where the display button is displayed on the display screen from the UI 2 and display the comment on the display unit 22 while avoiding the position.

  For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3B, the display control unit 63 displays the comment 13 on the display screen 10. When the display button 11E is designated, the display control unit 63 may receive the coordinate information of the display button 11E from the UI 2 and display the comment 13 near the display button 11E.

  In addition, the display control unit 63 may cause the display unit 22 to display help for the function executed by the designated display button (function description) in accordance with the designation of the display button. For example, when a display button is designated by a mouse cursor on the display screen, the display control unit 63 causes the display unit 22 to pop up help for a function executed by the display button. When help is displayed on the display unit 22 in this way, the display control unit 63 displays a comment in the vicinity of the help.

  The version determination unit 62 compares the version information attached to the function (program) with the version information associated with the comment, determines whether the version information matches, and the determination result Is output to the display control unit 63.

  When the versions match, the content of the function (program) when the comment is attached matches the content of the function (program) currently stored in the program storage unit 71, and the function (program) is It means that it has not been updated. The fact that the versions do not match means that the content of the function (program) when the comment is added does not match the content of the function (program) currently stored in the program storage unit 71, and the function (program) Means that has been updated.

  When the version determination unit 62 determines that the function (program) versions do not match, the display control unit 63 changes the comment character, background color, or font, or blinks the comment. Then, the comment is displayed on the display unit 22 by changing the display format. Thereby, the operator can recognize that the function (program) when the comment is added is changed. If the versions do not match, the display control unit 63 may not display the comment on the display unit 22.

  Note that it is not necessary to determine whether the versions match or do not match. In this case, the version determination unit 62 does not determine whether the version matches or does not match, and the display control unit 63 causes the display unit 22 to display a comment.

  Even when the display condition is associated with the comment and stored in the comment storage unit 5, the comment acquisition unit 61 outputs the function identification information output from the identification information acquisition unit 3 regardless of the display condition. May be acquired from the comment storage unit 5 and output to the display control unit 63. In this case, the display control unit 63 causes the display unit 22 to display a comment according to the display conditions.

  For example, a case where a user ID (operator identification information) is associated with a comment and stored in the comment storage unit 5 will be described. Upon receiving the function identification information output from the identification information acquisition unit 3, the comment acquisition unit 61 acquires a comment associated with the function identification information from the comment storage unit 5 and outputs the comment to the display control unit 63. This comment is associated with operator identification information. When a user ID (operator identification information) is input through the input unit 21, the display control unit 63 identifies the operator input through the input unit 21 among the comments acquired through the comment acquisition unit 61. A comment associated with the information is displayed on the display unit 22.

  When hospital identification information is associated with a comment and the hospital identification information is input by the input unit 21, the display control unit 63 among the comments acquired by the comment acquisition unit 61, the input unit 21. A comment associated with the hospital identification information input in is displayed on the display unit 22. As a result, it is possible to refer only to comments suitable for each hospital, and it is possible to use different comments depending on each hospital.

  When the device identification information is associated with the comment, when the device identification information is input by the input unit 21, the display control unit 63 among the comments acquired by the comment acquisition unit 61, the input unit 21. A comment associated with the device identification information input in is displayed on the display unit 22. As a result, it is possible to refer only to comments suitable for each medical device, and it is possible to use different comments depending on each medical device.

  Further, when the time information is associated with the comment and the time when the display button is designated on the display unit 22 is included in the time zone indicated by the time information, the display control unit 63. Causes the comment to be displayed on the display unit 22.

  In addition, when the device state information is associated with the comment, the operation state of the medical device 7 when the display button is designated on the display unit 22 matches the operation state indicated by the device state information. In this case, the display control unit 63 causes the display unit 22 to display the comment. Thereby, the comment according to the operation state of the medical device can be displayed.

  If the display count information is associated with the comment, and the display count of the comment acquired by the comment acquisition section 61 is less than the count indicated by the display count information, the display control section 63 Is displayed on the display unit 22. Thereby, the troublesomeness that the same comment is displayed many times can be avoided.

  As described above, the comment acquisition unit 61 may control the display of the comment in accordance with the display conditions, or the display control unit 63 may perform it instead of the comment acquisition unit 61.

  Note that the operation support apparatus 1 of the medical device according to this embodiment is configured by a computer including a CPU and a storage unit, and reads and executes an operation support program stored in a storage unit (not shown), thereby identifying information. The function of the acquisition part 3, the function of the identification information addition part 4, and the function of the synthetic | combination part 6 are performed. As a result, the operation support apparatus 1 of the medical device stores the function identification information in association with the comment or displays the comment on the display screen.

  When the medical device 7 includes the medical device operation support device 1, comments and display conditions may be input on a server connected to the medical device 7 via a network. In this case, a comment is input on the server, and a function for associating the comment is designated. The comment input by the server is transmitted to the medical device 7 via the network, and the input unit 21 receives the comment. And the identification information acquisition part 3 acquires the function identification information of the function designated in the server from the program memory | storage part 71, and the identification information addition part 4 matches the function identification information with a comment, and the comment memory | storage part 5 Remember me. Thus, even if a comment is input at the server, the comment and the function identification information can be associated with each other and stored in the comment storage unit 5.

(Operation)
Next, the operation of the medical device operation support system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation by the operation support system of the medical apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, and shows an operation related to the storage of the comment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation by the operation support system of the medical apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, and shows an operation related to the display of the comment. First, referring to FIG. 4, the operation when the function and the comment are stored in association with each other will be described, and then the operation when the comment is displayed will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

(Step S01)
First, in a state where a display button for executing a function (program) is displayed on the display unit 22, the operator designates a desired display button using the input unit 21. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3A, the operator causes the mouse cursor 12 to execute the image collection function using the input unit 21 while the display button is displayed on the display screen 10 of the display unit 22. Move to the display button 11E.

(Step S02)
Then, the operator inputs a comment using the input unit 21 in a state where the display button 11E is designated with the mouse cursor 12. For example, as shown in FIG. 3B, the user inputs “verify the patient's name verbally before starting imaging” or the like. When the operator inputs a comment using the input unit 21, the comment is output from the input unit 21 to the identification information adding unit 4.

  Further, the operator may input display conditions such as operator identification information, device identification information, hospital identification information, time information, device state information, or display count information using the input unit 21. These display conditions are also output to the identification information adding unit 4 in the same manner as the comments.

(Step S03)
Next, the identification information acquisition unit 3 acquires function identification information and version information of the function (program) corresponding to the display button designated by the UI 2 from the program storage unit 71 and outputs the function identification information and version information to the identification information addition unit 4. For example, as shown in FIG. 3A, when the display button 11E for executing the image collection function is designated on the UI 2, the identification information acquisition unit 3 identifies the function of the image collection function (program). Information and version information are acquired from the program storage unit 71 and output to the identification information adding unit 4.

(Step S04)
Next, when the identification information adding unit 4 receives a comment from the input unit 21 and further receives the function identification information and the version information from the identification information acquisition unit 3, the identification information adding unit 4 associates the function identification information and the version information with the comment. Then, the identification information adding unit 4 stores a comment in which the function identification information and the version information are associated with each other in the comment storage unit 5.

  When display conditions such as operator identification information, device identification information, hospital identification information, time information, device status information, or display count information are input using the input unit 21, the identification information addition unit 4 A display condition is received from the input unit 21, and the display condition is associated with the comment and stored in the comment storage unit 5.

  For example, when different comments for each operator are associated with functions (programs), the identification information adding unit 4 associates function identification information with each comment and also associates operator identification information. Thereby, the comment can be classified and stored for each operator.

  When different comments for each hospital are associated with functions (programs), the identification information adding unit 4 associates function identification information with each comment and also associates hospital identification information. Thereby, the comment can be classified and stored for each hospital.

  When different comments for each medical device are associated with functions (programs), the identification information adding unit 4 associates function identification information with each comment and also associates device identification information. As a result, comments can be classified and stored for each medical device.

  In addition, by associating the time information with the comment, the time zone for displaying the comment can be controlled. Further, by associating the apparatus state information with the comment, the comment can be displayed according to the operation state of the medical apparatus. Moreover, the display frequency of a comment can be limited by associating display frequency information with a comment.

  As described above, function identification information for specifying a function is stored in association with a comment, so that when a display button for executing the function is designated, a comment for the function is displayed on the screen. Can be displayed.

  Next, the operation for displaying a comment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

(Step S10)
First, in a state where a display button for executing a function (program) is displayed on the display unit 22, the operator designates a desired display button using the input unit 21. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3A, the operator causes the mouse cursor 12 to execute the image collection function using the input unit 21 while the display button is displayed on the display screen 10 of the display unit 22. Move to the display button 11E.

  When the display condition is associated with the comment and stored in the comment storage unit 5, the operator may input the display condition using the input unit 21. The input display condition is output to the synthesis unit 6.

(Step S11)
Next, the identification information acquisition unit 3 acquires function identification information and version information of the function (program) corresponding to the display button specified by the UI 2 from the program storage unit 71 and outputs the function identification information and version information to the synthesis unit 6.

(Step S12)
When the comment acquisition unit 61 receives the function identification information and the version information from the identification information acquisition unit 3, the comment acquisition unit 61 acquires a comment associated with the function identification information from the comment storage unit 5. To the unit 63.

  When the comment storage unit 5 associated with the display condition is associated with the comment, the comment acquisition unit 61 may acquire the comment from the comment storage unit 5 according to the display condition. Specifically, the comment acquisition unit 61 may acquire a comment from the comment storage unit 5 in accordance with operator identification information, hospital identification information, device identification information, time information, device state information, or display count information.

(Step S13)
Next, the version determination unit 62 compares the version information associated with the comment acquired by the comment acquisition unit 61 with the version information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit 3, and whether the version information matches. Make a decision. Then, the version determination unit 62 outputs a determination result indicating whether the version information matches or does not match to the display control unit 63.

  For example, if the version information associated with the comment acquired by the comment acquisition unit 61 is “1.01” and the version information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit 3 is “1.01”, the version is If the version information acquired by the identification information acquisition unit 3 is other than “1.01”, the versions do not match.

(Step S13, Step S14)
If it is determined in step S13 that the function (program) versions match (step S13, Yes), the display control unit 63 causes the display unit 22 to display a comment. For example, the display control unit 63 receives information (coordinate information) indicating a specified position on the display screen from the UI 2 and displays a comment near the position. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3B, the display control unit 63 displays a comment in the vicinity of the designated display button 11E.

(Step S13, Step S15)
If it is determined in step S13 that the function (program) versions do not match (No in step S13), the display control unit 63 changes the display format of the comment and causes the display unit 22 to display the comment. For example, the display control unit 63 changes the display format and displays the comment on the display unit 22 by changing the character size of the comment, the background color, or the comment font, or blinking the comment. Thereby, the operator is made aware of the update of the function (program) to which the comment is attached. Further, a message indicating that the function (program) to which the comment is attached has been changed may be displayed.

  If the versions do not match, the display control unit 63 may not display the comment on the display unit 22.

  As described above, when the display button for executing the function is designated by associating the function identification information with the comment and storing it in the comment storage unit 5, the comment is displayed according to the designation. 22 can be displayed. In addition, by associating the display condition with the comment, the comment can be displayed on the display unit 22 according to the display condition.

(Modification)
In addition, when a comment is attached to an electronic document such as an electronic manual, the comment stored in the comment storage unit 5 according to this embodiment may be shared and used. The electronic document has identification information for specifying the location for each of a plurality of locations in the document information. When a comment is attached to a desired part of the electronic document displayed on the display unit 22, identification information for specifying the part to which the comment is attached is associated with the comment and stored in the comment storage unit 5. Further, as described above, the function identification information of the desired function and the comment are associated with each other and stored in the comment storage unit 5. That is, the comment storage unit 5 stores the function identification information and the identification information for identifying the location where the comment is attached in the electronic document in association with the comment.

  Here, a display example of a comment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram of a screen showing a display example of a comment. As shown in FIG. 6A, when the display button 11E is designated, the comment 14 associated with the function identification information of the function executed by the display button 11E is displayed on the display screen 10. As shown in FIG. 6B, when the electronic document 15 is displayed on the display screen 10, a comment 16 is displayed at a location indicated by the identification information associated with the comment. The comment 14 and the comment 16 have the same content. As described above, a comment for a function and a comment for an electronic document may be shared and used.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the operation assistance system of the medical device which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a block diagram which shows the structure relevant to the preservation | save of a comment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the operation assistance system of the medical device which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a block diagram which shows the structure relevant to the display of a comment. It is a figure of the screen which shows the example of a display of a comment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement by the operation assistance system of the medical device which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement relevant to preservation | save of a comment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement by the operation assistance system of the medical device which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement relevant to the display of a comment. It is a figure of the screen which shows the example of a display of a comment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation support apparatus of medical device 2 User interface (UI)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Identification information acquisition part 4 Identification information addition part 5 Comment memory | storage part 6 Composition part 7 Medical apparatus 10 Display screen 11A-11E Display button 12 Mouse cursor 13, 14, 16 Comment 15 Electronic document 21 Input part 22 Display part 61 Comment acquisition part 62 version judgment unit 63 display control unit 71 program storage unit

Claims (11)

Display means for displaying on the display screen a display button for executing a function for operating the medical device;
Comment storage means for storing a comment associated with function identification information of the function in advance;
Accepting designation of a desired display button on the display screen, obtaining a comment associated with function identification information of a function executed by the designated desired display button from the comment storage means, and obtaining the obtained Combining means for displaying a comment on the display means;
An operation support system for a medical device, comprising: The comment is stored in the comment storage means in advance associated with display conditions for displaying the comment on the display means,
The synthesizing unit receives a designation of the desired display button, further accepts an input of a display condition, and is a comment associated with function identification information of a function executed by the designated desired display button. The operation support of the medical apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a comment associated with the received display condition is acquired from the comment storage unit, and the acquired comment is displayed on the display unit. system. The comment is stored in the comment storage means in association with operator identification information for specifying an operator in advance as the display condition,
The synthesizing unit accepts designation of the desired display button, further accepts input of operator identification information, and comments associated with function identification information of a function executed by the designated desired display button The medical information according to claim 2, wherein a comment associated with the received operator identification information is acquired from the comment storage unit, and the acquired comment is displayed on the display unit. Device operation support system. The comment is stored in the comment storage means in advance associated with device identification information for specifying a medical device permitted to display the comment as the display condition,
The synthesizing unit accepts designation of the desired display button, further accepts input of device identification information of a medical device, and is associated with function identification information of a function executed by the designated desired display button. 3. The comment according to claim 2, wherein a comment associated with the received device identification information is acquired from the comment storage unit, and the acquired comment is displayed on the display unit. Medical device operation support system. The comment is stored in the comment storage means in association with time information indicating the time to be displayed on the display means as the display condition,
The synthesizing unit receives designation of the desired display button, and when the time information for which the desired display button is designated is included in the time information, a function executed by the designated desired display button. The medical device operation support system according to claim 2, wherein a comment associated with function identification information is acquired from the comment storage unit, and the acquired comment is displayed on the display unit. The comment is stored in the comment storage means in association with device state information indicating an operation state of the medical device permitted to display the comment as the display condition,
The synthesizing unit receives designation of the desired display button, and when the operation state of the medical device when the desired display button is designated matches the operation state indicated by the device state information, the designation is performed. 3. A comment associated with function identification information of a function executed by a desired display button is acquired from the comment storage unit, and the acquired comment is displayed on the display unit. An operation support system for the medical device described. The comment is stored in the comment storage unit in association with display number information indicating a limit on the number of times the comment is displayed on the display unit as the display condition,
The synthesizing unit receives a designation of the desired display button, is a comment associated with function identification information of a function executed by the designated desired display button, and is displayed on the display unit 3. The operation support for the medical apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a comment that is less than the number of times indicated by the display frequency information is acquired from the comment storage unit, and the acquired comment is displayed on the display unit. system. Version information indicating the update of the function is attached to the function,
The comment is associated with the function identification information in advance and the version information is associated with the comment storage unit in advance.
When the version information attached to the function executed by the designated desired display button does not match the version information of the comment associated with the function identification information of the designated function, the composition 2. The operation support system for a medical device according to claim 1, wherein the means displays the update information on the display means. It further has identification information adding means,
The input means accepts designation of a desired display button displayed on the display screen, accepts input of the comment,
The said identification information addition means matches the function identification information of the function performed by the said designated desired display button with the comment received by the said input means, and memorize | stores it in the said comment memory | storage means. An operation support system for a medical device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. On the computer,
A display function for displaying on the display screen a display button for executing a function for operating the medical device;
Accepting designation of a desired display button on the display screen, a comment associated with function identification information of a function executed by the designated desired display button, and a comment associated with the function identification information in advance A compositing function for acquiring the comment from the comment storage means, and displaying the acquired comment on the display screen;
An operation support program for a medical device, characterized in that Further execute the identification information addition function,
The input function accepts designation of a desired display button displayed on the display screen, accepts input of a comment,
The identification information adding function stores the comment received by the input function in the comment storage unit in association with function identification information of a function executed by the designated desired display button. Item 15. A medical device operation support program according to Item 10.

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