KR102293154B1 - Apparatus for measuring bio-signal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a grip housing gripped by a user's hand; a tilting housing that is tiltably disposed on one side of the grip housing to allow the thumb to be disposed; an electrode unit including a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the grip housing to detect a bioelectric signal from a user's hand holding the grip housing; an optical sensor disposed in the tilting housing to detect blood flow data by irradiating light to the thumb placed in the tilting housing; and a control unit disposed in the grip housing or the tilting housing to analyze the bioelectrical signal detected by the electrode unit or blood flow data detected by the optical sensor.

Description

Biosignal measuring device {APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BIO-SIGNAL}

The present invention relates to a biosignal measuring device having an improved structure.

Although modern people are increasingly interested in their own health, the penetration rate of equipment capable of performing their own health examination is still low, and it is necessary to separately visit a medical institution for health examination.

In addition, general health examinations, for example, electrocardiogram, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, body impedance, etc., must be measured with individual measuring devices, and the results can only be checked after collecting and calculating with individual devices or terminals. There is this.

Accordingly, there is a need for a biosignal measuring device that detects various biosignals as a single device and allows a user to easily grasp the detected health checkup result.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a biosignal measuring device that allows a user to easily and accurately measure various biosignals with a single device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a bio-signal measuring device in which a user can easily grasp a health state according to a measured bio-signal.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a grip housing gripped by a user's hand; a tilting housing that is tiltably disposed on one side of the grip housing to allow the thumb to be disposed; an electrode unit including a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the grip housing to detect a bioelectric signal from a user's hand holding the grip housing; an optical sensor disposed in the tilting housing to detect blood flow data by irradiating light to the thumb placed in the tilting housing; and a control unit disposed in the grip housing or the tilting housing to analyze the bioelectrical signal detected by the electrode unit or blood flow data detected by the optical sensor.

In addition, the control unit may further include a first module for measuring the electrocardiogram as a potential difference of the bioelectric signal received from the electrode unit.

In addition, the control unit may further include a second module for measuring the amount of body fat from the bioelectric signal received from the electrode unit.

In addition, the control unit may further include a third module for measuring a pulse by comparing and analyzing the bioelectrical signal received from the electrode unit and blood flow data detected by the optical sensor.

In addition, the control unit may further include a fourth module for measuring blood pressure by comparing and analyzing the bioelectrical signal received from the electrode unit and blood flow data detected by the optical sensor.

In addition, the control unit may further include a fifth module for measuring oxygen saturation as blood flow data detected by the optical sensor.

In addition, the optical sensor may further include a display unit disposed on the rear surface of the tilting housing and disposed on the front surface of the tilting housing to display measured biosignal information.

In addition, it may further include a micro-microphone disposed in the tilting housing to measure a biological sound signal such as a user's heart sound, breathing sound, arterial sound, and blood vessel sound.

In addition, the tilting housing may further include an alarm unit for displaying whether power is on/off, charging or not, and communication.

In addition, a hollow portion is formed in the tilting housing, and may further include a cuff made of an elastic material disposed in the hollow portion in the shape of a donut so that the thumb is drawn in.

In addition, the control unit may further include a sixth module for measuring the blood pressure as a pressure change detected in the cuff.

In addition, the photosensor may be disposed on the outer surface of the cuff.

The present invention is equipped with a grip housing and a tiltable tilting housing to provide a comfortable grip feeling for the user and accurate measurement accordingly. Also, by including a display unit or an alarm unit, the user can quickly and intuitively grasp the health condition.

1 is a module diagram of a biosignal measuring device according to the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of a biosignal measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a view of a biosignal measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention viewed from another angle;
4 is a perspective view of a biosignal measuring device according to another embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a view of a biosignal measuring apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention viewed from another angle;

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Unless otherwise specified, all terms herein have the same general meaning as understood by those skilled in the art, and if a term used in this specification conflicts with the general meaning of the term, the definition used herein shall govern.

However, the invention to be described below is only for explaining the embodiments of the present invention, not for limiting the scope of the present invention, and the same reference numbers used throughout the specification indicate the same components.

1 is a module diagram of a biosignal measuring apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the biosignal measuring apparatus 100 according to the present invention largely includes an electrode unit 110 , an optical sensor 120 , a control unit 130 , a display unit 140 , a micro-microphone 150 , and an alarm unit. 160 and/or cuff 170, which may include grip housings 180 and 185 or tilting housings ( 190, 195) may be disposed inside or outside.

The electrode unit 110 may include a first electrode 111 and a second electrode 112 for detecting a user's bioelectrical signal.

With the electrode unit 110 , the controller 130 , which will be described later, can perform heart rhythm analysis, electrocardiogram, pulse, body water, BIA (Body Impedance Analysis), skin condition measurement, and the like.

The first electrode 111 has a first polarity, and may be, for example, an anode or a cathode. At least one such first electrode 111 may be provided, and may be disposed at various positions of the grip housings 180 and 185 to be described later.

The second electrode 112 has a second polarity opposite to the first polarity, and may be, for example, a cathode or an anode. The second electrodes 112 may be provided in a number corresponding to the first electrode 111 , and may be provided at various positions in the grip housings 180 and 185 to be described later.

The optical sensor 120 may irradiate light such as infrared rays to the user's skin in order to irradiate the user's blood flow data, where the light may be light that can be absorbed by red blood cells of blood vessels.

Since the amount of light absorption is proportional to the amount of blood flow in the peripheral blood vessels of the user, the user's blood flow data may be detected based on the amount of light absorbed by the user's tissue.

Here, the blood flow data from the optical sensor 120 is an optical-based pulse wave (pulse) analysis, and may include a pulse change amount, oxygen saturation, maximum oxygen saturation, calories, or a user's stress index.

The control unit 130 includes a first module 131 for measuring an electrocardiogram as a potential difference of a bioelectric signal received from the electrode unit 110 , and a second module for measuring the amount of body fat from the bioelectric signal received from the electrode unit 110 . It may include two modules 132 .

In addition, the control unit 130 includes a third module 133 for measuring a pulse by comparing and analyzing the bioelectrical signal received from the electrode unit 110 and blood flow data detected by the optical sensor 120 and the electrode; A fourth module 134 for measuring blood pressure by comparing and analyzing the bioelectrical signal received from the unit 110 and blood flow data detected by the optical sensor 120 may be included.

In addition, the control unit 130 may include a fifth module 135 that measures oxygen saturation as blood flow data detected by the optical sensor 120 , and sets blood pressure as the pressure change detected by the cuff 170 . A sixth module 136 for measuring may be further included.

In addition, the control unit 130 may further include a seventh module 137 capable of communicating with the external device 10 for the biometric information measured by the first module 131 to the sixth module 136 . have. The communication method may be implemented as wired or wireless.

The display unit 140 may display information on the measured bio-signal in conjunction with the control unit 130 .

The micro-microphone 150 is for enabling the bio-signal measuring device 100 according to the present invention to function as a stethoscope, and provides a non-contact method for receiving bio-sound signals such as a user's heart sound, breathing sound, arterial sound, and blood vessel sound. can be measured

Such a bio-sound signal may be used to obtain bio-information such as a user's pulse or blood pressure.

The alarm unit 160 may be implemented with a plurality of light emitting devices such as LEDs, and may display whether power is on/off, charging or not, and communication. Unlike the displayed detailed biosignal information, the user's overall health status can be displayed in green, yellow, red, etc., so that information can be delivered intuitively.

The cuff 170 may be controlled by the control unit 130 , and when it is detected that the user's thumb is placed by the proximity sensor or the optical sensor 120 , the cuff 170 is controlled by the control unit 130 . ), the pressure change can be measured by pressurizing air.

The biosignal measuring apparatus 100 of the present invention including the above-described components may be implemented in the following two embodiments.

2 is a perspective view of a biosignal measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a view of the biosignal measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from another angle.

2 and 3 , the biosignal measuring apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a grip housing 180 , a tilting housing 190 , an electrode unit 110 , an optical sensor 120 , and a control unit. 130 , a display unit 140 , a micro microphone 150 , and an alarm unit 160 may be included.

The grip housing 180 is a part gripped by a user's hand, and may be implemented in a generally cylindrical shape, and may be formed in a conical shape whose diameter decreases toward the upper side for grip feeling and ease of mounting.

The tilting housing 190 is tiltably disposed on one side of the grip housing 180 so that the thumb may be disposed.

Here, the tilting housing 190 is arranged to be tilted at a predetermined angle with respect to the lower surface of the grip housing 180 in consideration of the fact that the thumb of a general person is bent in the direction of the index finger to facilitate measurement. have.

In addition, since the size of the user's hand is various, the tilting housing 190 may be disposed in the grip housing 180 to have a tilting angle adjusted as a means such as an angle adjustment bearing.

The above-described electrode unit 110 may be disposed on the grip housing 180 to detect a bioelectric signal from a user's hand holding the grip housing 180 , and the first electrode 111 and the second electrode (112).

With the electrode unit 110 , the controller 130 , which will be described later, can perform heart rhythm analysis, electrocardiogram, pulse, body water, BIA (Body Impedance Analysis), skin condition measurement, and the like.

The first electrode 111 has a first polarity, and may be, for example, an anode or a cathode. At least one such first electrode 111 may be provided, and may be disposed at various positions of the grip housing 180 .

The second electrode 112 has a second polarity opposite to the first polarity, and may be, for example, a cathode or an anode. Such second electrodes 112 may be provided in a number corresponding to the first electrode 111 , and may be provided at various positions in the grip housing 180 .

The above-described optical sensor 120 may be disposed on the tilting housing 190 and may detect blood flow data by irradiating light to the thumb placed in the tilting housing 190 .

The optical sensor 120 may irradiate light such as infrared light to the user's skin in order to irradiate the user's blood flow data, where the light may be light that can be absorbed by red blood cells of blood vessels.

Since the amount of light absorption is proportional to the amount of blood flow in the peripheral blood vessels of the user, the user's blood flow data may be detected based on the amount of light absorbed by the user's tissue.

Here, the blood flow data from the optical sensor 120 is an optical-based pulse wave (pulse) analysis, and may include a pulse change amount, oxygen saturation, maximum oxygen saturation, calories, or a user's stress index.

In addition, one side of the tilting housing 190 forming an acute angle with respect to the lower side of the grip housing 180 is a rear surface (see FIG. 2), and the other side forming an obtuse angle is a front surface (see FIG. 1). In order to accurately and easily irradiate light to the thumb, the photosensor 120 may be disposed on the rear surface of the tilting housing 190 .

In this case, the above-described display unit 140 may be disposed on the front surface of the tilting housing 190 to display the measured bio-signal information.

In addition, the above-described micro-microphone 150 may be disposed on the front surface of the tilting housing 190, and the user touches a part of the body to receive bio-sound signals such as the user's heart sound, breathing sound, arterial sound, and blood vessel sound. can be measured

Such a bio-sound signal may be used to obtain bio-information such as a user's pulse or blood pressure.

The above-described control unit 130 is disposed in the grip housing 180 or the tilting housing 190 to analyze the bioelectrical signal detected by the electrode unit 110 or blood flow data detected by the optical sensor 120 . have.

In addition, the control unit 130 includes a first module 131 that measures the electrocardiogram as a potential difference of the bioelectric signal received from the electrode unit 110 and the amount of body fat from the bioelectric signal received from the electrode unit 110 . A second module 132 for measuring may be included.

In addition, the control unit 130 includes a third module 133 for measuring a pulse by comparing and analyzing the bioelectrical signal received from the electrode unit 110 and blood flow data detected by the optical sensor 120 and the electrode; A fourth module 134 for measuring blood pressure by comparing and analyzing the bioelectrical signal received from the unit 110 and blood flow data detected by the optical sensor 120 may be included.

In addition, the control unit 130 may include a fifth module 135 for measuring oxygen saturation as blood flow data detected by the optical sensor 120 .

In addition, the control unit 130 may further include a seventh module 137 capable of communicating with the external device 10 for the biometric information measured by the first module 131 to the sixth module 136 . have. The communication method may be implemented as wired or wireless.

The above-described alarm unit 160 may be disposed on a side surface of the tilting housing 190, may be implemented with a plurality of light emitting devices such as LEDs, and may include power on/off, charging, The presence or absence of communication can be displayed, and unlike the detailed bio-signal information displayed on the display unit 140, the user's overall health can be displayed in green, yellow, red, etc., so that information can be delivered intuitively.

The biosignal measuring apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be connected to an external power source to receive power, or a battery may be provided inside the grip housing 180 to achieve the advantage of portability. .

4 is a perspective view of a biosignal measuring apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view of the biosignal measuring apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention as viewed from another angle.

4 and 5 , the biosignal measuring apparatus 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a grip housing 185 , a tilting housing 195 , an electrode unit 110 , an optical sensor 120 , and a control unit. 130 , an alarm unit 160 , and a cuff 170 may be included.

The grip housing 185 is a part gripped by a user's hand, and may be implemented in a generally cylindrical shape, and may be formed in a conical shape whose diameter decreases toward the upper side for grip feeling and ease of mounting.

The tilting housing 195 is tiltably disposed on one side of the grip housing 185 so that the thumb may be disposed. Here, unlike the biosignal measuring apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, a hollow part 195a may be formed in the tilting housing 195, and a cuff 170 to be described later is formed in the hollow part 195a. can be placed.

The cuff 170 may be formed of an elastic material, and may be disposed in the hollow portion 195a in a donut shape so that the thumb is drawn in.

The cuff 170 may be controlled by a controller 130 to be described later, and when it is detected that the user's thumb is placed by the proximity sensor or the optical sensor 120, the cuff ( 170), the pressure change can be measured by pressurizing air.

In addition, although the tilting housing 195 shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 is formed in a substantially circular shape, it is not limited thereto, and it is sufficient if a hollow part 195a into which the thumb can enter is formed.

Here, the tilting housing 195 is arranged to be tilted at a predetermined angle with respect to the lower surface of the grip housing 185 in consideration of the fact that the thumb of a general person is bent in the direction of the index finger to facilitate measurement. have.

In addition, since the size of the user's hand is varied, the tilting housing 195 may be disposed in the grip housing 185 as an angle adjusting bearing so that the tilting angle is adjusted.

The above-described electrode unit 110 may be disposed on the grip housing 185 to detect a bioelectric signal from a user's hand holding the grip housing 185 , and the first electrode 111 and the second electrode (112).

With the electrode unit 110 , the controller 130 , which will be described later, can perform heart rhythm analysis, electrocardiogram, pulse, body water, BIA (Body Impedance Analysis), skin condition measurement, and the like.

The first electrode 111 has a first polarity, and may be, for example, an anode or a cathode. At least one such first electrode 111 may be provided, and may be disposed in various positions of the grip housing 185 .

The second electrode 112 has a second polarity opposite to the first polarity, and may be, for example, a cathode or an anode. The second electrodes 112 may be provided in a number corresponding to the first electrode 111 , and may be provided at various positions in the grip housing 185 .

The above-described optical sensor 120 may be disposed on the outer surface of the cuff 170 and may detect blood flow data by irradiating light to the thumb placed in the cuff 170 .

The optical sensor 120 may irradiate light such as infrared light to the user's skin in order to irradiate the user's blood flow data, where the light may be light that can be absorbed by red blood cells of blood vessels.

Since the amount of light absorption is proportional to the amount of blood flow in the peripheral blood vessels of the user, the user's blood flow data may be detected based on the amount of light absorbed by the user's tissue.

Here, the blood flow data from the optical sensor 120 is an optical-based pulse wave (pulse) analysis, and may include a pulse change amount, oxygen saturation, maximum oxygen saturation, calories, or a user's stress index.

The above-described control unit 130 is disposed in the grip housing 185 or the tilting housing 195 to analyze the bioelectrical signal detected by the electrode unit 110 or blood flow data detected by the optical sensor 120 . have.

In addition, the control unit 130 includes a first module 131 that measures the electrocardiogram as a potential difference of the bioelectric signal received from the electrode unit 110 and the amount of body fat from the bioelectric signal received from the electrode unit 110 . A second module 132 for measuring may be included.

In addition, the control unit 130 includes a third module 133 for measuring a pulse by comparing and analyzing the bioelectrical signal received from the electrode unit 110 and blood flow data detected by the optical sensor 120 and the electrode; A fourth module 134 for measuring blood pressure by comparing and analyzing the bioelectrical signal received from the unit 110 and blood flow data detected by the optical sensor 120 may be included.

In addition, the control unit 130 may include a fifth module 135 that measures oxygen saturation as blood flow data detected by the optical sensor 120 , and sets blood pressure as the pressure change detected by the cuff 170 . A sixth module 136 for measuring may be further included.

In addition, the controller 130 may provide more accurate blood pressure information to the user by complexly analyzing the blood pressure measured by the fourth module 134 and the sixth module 136 .

In addition, the control unit 130 may further include a seventh module 137 capable of communicating with the external device 10 for the biometric information measured by the first module 131 to the sixth module 136 . have. The communication method may be implemented as wired or wireless.

The above-described alarm unit 160 may be disposed on the side of the tilting housing 195, may be implemented with a plurality of light emitting devices such as LEDs, and may include power on/off, charging, The presence or absence of communication can be displayed, and unlike the detailed bio-signal information displayed on the display unit 140, the user's overall health can be displayed in green, yellow, red, etc., so that information can be delivered intuitively.

The biosignal measuring apparatus 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention may be connected to an external power source to receive power, or a battery may be provided inside the grip housing 185 to promote portability. .

In other words, the biosignal measuring device 100 according to the present invention includes grip housings 180 and 185 and tiltable tilting housings 190 and 195 to provide a comfortable grip for the user and accurate measurement. By judging the information of the module individually or collectively, it is possible to provide precise biosignal measurement values to the user, and also includes the display unit 140 or the alarm unit 160 to quickly and intuitively identify the health status to the user. can do it

Above, those skilled in the art from the above description will know that various changes and modifications are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It should be determined by the scope and its equivalent scope.

100: bio-signal measuring device 110: electrode unit
111: first electrode 112: second electrode
120: optical sensor 130: control unit
131: first module 132: second module
133: third module 134: fourth module
135: fifth module 136: sixth module
137: seventh module 140: display unit
150: micro microphone 160: alarm unit
170: cuff 180, 185: grip housing
190, 195: tilting housing

Claims (12)

a grip housing 185 gripped by a user's hand;
a tilting housing 195 disposed to be tiltable on one side of the grip housing 185 and including a hollow part into which a thumb can be inserted;
an electrode unit 110 including a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the grip housing to detect a bioelectric signal from a user's hand holding the grip housing 185;
an optical sensor 120 for detecting blood flow data by irradiating light to the thumb placed in the tilting housing 195; and
It is disposed in the grip housing 185 or the tilting housing 195 and analyzes the bioelectrical signal detected by the electrode unit 110 or the blood flow data detected by the optical sensor 120, and an electrocardiogram as a potential difference of the bioelectrical signal. A first module 131 for measuring , a second module 132 for measuring the amount of body fat from a bioelectrical signal, and a bioelectrical signal to measure a pulse by comparing and analyzing blood flow data detected by the optical sensor 120 A third module 133, a fourth module 134 for measuring blood pressure by comparing and analyzing the bioelectric signal and blood flow data detected by the optical sensor 120, and oxygen saturation as blood flow data detected by the optical sensor a control unit 130 having a fifth module 135 for measuring;
an alarm unit 160 disposed on the outer surface of the tilting housing 195 to display whether power is on/off, charging or not, and communication; and
The cuff 170 made of an elastic material is installed in the hollow part 195a of the tilting housing 195 to be in close contact with the thumb, and the optical sensor 120 is disposed on the surface to face the center of the hollow part 195a. ), including a biosignal measuring device.
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The control unit (130) further comprises a sixth module (136) for measuring the blood pressure as the pressure change detected in the cuff (170). delete

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