KR20140007313A - Urine analyzer with the user interface - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a urine analyzer with a user interface, which applies a recent digital color sensor of CIS (Contact Image Sensor) to design a simple mechanical structure and to be convenient to carry, and has an enhanced accuracy over the conventional devices in the urine analysis algorithm. The urine analyzer according to the present invention comprises an optical sensor unit attached with sensor modules having a 600 DPI (dot per inch) resolution in an array form; a strip loader unit by driving of a geared motor driving at DC 5V; a printer output unit printing the measured and analyzed result with a heat detection type printer; an LCD display unit showing a command operation of the analyzer, the result management and the result on a screen; eathernet, bluetooth and USB communications ports transmitting data to outside; a blood glucose meter interface unit; a portable power supply unit with a battery function; a micro processor unit (MPU) controlling the overall system; and an applied software program having a firmware operating the system, and having a help function on test items and a help function on related diseases. A strip soaked in urine is placed on the strip loader, and a software start button displayed on the LCD screen or a hardware start button attached to the urine analyzer is pressed. After 60 seconds, the measurement is completed and the measured result is displayed on the LCD screen in colors with a normal or abnormal judgment. The urine test is able to detect various diseases including glucometabolism management, renal function management, liver function management and urinary track infection management in an early stage, and has a preventive medicine effect.

Description

       Urine Analyzer with User Interface {Urine Analyzer with The User Interface}

The urine analyzer equipped with a user interface according to the present invention wets the urine test strip prepared for urine test and puts it on the strip loader of the urine tester and is attached to the software start button and urine analyzer displayed on the LCD screen of the urine analyzer. When any one of the hardware start buttons are pressed, the measurement starts and after 60 seconds, the test result is judged as normal or abnormal on the LCD screen and shows the result by color.

In addition, 11 types of test items: Ubilinogen, Glucose, Bilirubin, Ketones, Specific Gravity, Occult Blood, Uric Acid, pH GUI (Graphic User Interface) that provides the user interface for help on protein, nitrite, leukocytes ester, and vitamin C (ascorbic acid), as well as help on diseases that can be determined by urinalysis. ) The environment was built so that the general public could easily use and utilize it.

The urine analyzer equipped with a user interface according to the present invention wets the urine test strip prepared for urine test and puts it on the strip loader of the urine tester and is attached to the software start button and urine analyzer displayed on the LCD screen of the urine analyzer. When any one of the hardware start buttons are pressed, the measurement starts and after 60 seconds, the test result is judged as normal or abnormal on the LCD screen and shows the result by color.

In addition, 11 types of test items: Ubilinogen, Glucose, Bilirubin, Ketones, Specific Gravity, Occult Blood, Uric Acid, pH GUI (Graphic User Interface) that provides the user interface for help on protein, nitrite, leukocytes ester, and vitamin C (ascorbic acid), as well as help on diseases that can be determined by urinalysis. ) The environment was built so that the general public could easily use and utilize it.

Conventional urine analyzer is a device developed for the purpose of medical treatment and treatment of patients in general hospitals and small and medium hospitals. In order to make a urine test for the first time and reflect the result, it is used for the clinical pathology test for the second overhaul. Most of the equipment is imported from foreign countries. In addition, the public is not allowed to access, and it may be inconvenient to wait a few days to check the results after the test.

In addition, there was a conventional urine analyzer of the home, portable, bidet-integrated to improve the general public to improve it, and the urine analyzer of the invention patents "10-0874707 U-health combined urine analyzer" and "10-1095280" Invented and released, but there was a problem that can not be widely used due to difficulties in use due to incomprehensible terminology.

In particular, in the global era, there have been many cases of traveling abroad or staying outside the family for a long time. In the age of ubiquitous due to the development of IT technology, the era of requiring the consultation with the attending physician for the health of oneself and family anytime and anywhere has come, but there is a problem that cannot be coped with.

In addition, there is a problem that can not be easily used because of the convenience of use, the specificity of the medical device was a lot of difficulty in operation.

Therefore, the present invention is made to solve the above problems,

11 types of test items such as Eurobilinogen, Glucose, Bilirubin, Ketones, Specific Gravity, and Occult for easy use by the general public, not hospitals or doctors or specialists. Help on blood, uric acid (pH), urine protein (Protein), nitrite (Nitrite), leukocytes (Esterase) and vitamin C (ascorbic acid) By constructing a GUI (Graphic User Interface) environment that enables the user interface, the user can easily use and utilize it.

  In addition, in the era of u-Health, four AA batteries that do not need a separate power source anytime, anywhere are easily installed.

 In addition, using one Ethernet port, use pins 1 (TD +), 2 (TD-), 3 (RD +), 6 (RD-) and 4 ( RX), 5 (TX), 7 (GND), 8 (SG) to implement RS-232C communication for urine test, glucose metabolism management, renal function management, liver function management, acid base balance, The present invention relates to a medical device applying a new concept of preventive medicine for improving the health of an individual through urinary tract infection management and early detection of diseases.

A first object of the present invention is a urine analyzer equipped with a user interface.

The body changes frequently depending on the state of drinking, smoking, or food intake. By measuring continuous health status in real time, it is possible to manage health through early detection of diseases.

Urine analyzer equipped with a user interface according to the present invention supports a multi-language, built-in six languages of Korean, English, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, user interface that is easy to use for non-medical people, namely GUI ( Graphic User Interface) The user can self-diagnose his / her own urine and make a normal / abnormal decision by the built-in program. It is an analyzer.

Urine is the waste and water produced by the blood circulating throughout the body, filtered through the kidneys, stored in the bladder, and released out of the body. The urine changes from time to time, and the first urine immediately after waking up is the most important for urinalysis. do. Therefore, the urine test provides an environment for frequent testing at home or at work, rather than a single test at a hospital or medical institution.

 In addition, the second object of the present invention is to check the blood glucose level in the blood by attaching a blood glucose tester when the positive reaction of diabetes in the urine test as soon as the need for a detailed test of the positive reaction of diabetes proved by the urine test It solved so that.

In addition, a third object of the present invention is to eliminate the inconvenience and to use the AA battery in combination to provide the convenience and ease of use of the data transmission to the outside and the above-mentioned problems to eliminate the inconvenience and to measure the computer or It offers Ethernet, Bluetooth, and USB interfaces and protocols for a variety of future u-health services for telemedicine.

As described above, the urine analyzer equipped with the user interface according to the present invention wets the urine test strip prepared for urine test, puts it on the strip loader of the urine tester, and starts the software start button and urine of the menu displayed on the LCD screen. When any one of the hardware start buttons attached to the analyzer is pressed, the test starts, and after 60 seconds, the test results are stored in the memory, and the LCD screen shows normal and abnormal results and displays the results by color, and with the built-in thermal transfer printer. It is a first-class medical device that outputs and has a preventive medicine effect. In addition, it is portable so that anytime, anywhere monitoring of the urine test data at any time or periodically, it is possible to know the flow of physical changes to the health of the individual or family, especially through the urine test metabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes There is an effect that can be detected early.

 In addition, by applying as a u-Health (u-Health) device by performing a remote medical examination through the urine test can obtain the effect of well-being that can effectively utilize the busy work of modern people.

 In addition, it has increased accessibility for anyone to use freely and easily by simple operation and use, and eleven test items of urinary test (Urobilinogen, Glucose, Bilirubin, Ketones, and Specific Gravity) Medical rejection of the results of the device, Occult Blood, pH, Protein, Protein, Nitrite, Leukocytes, and Ascorbic Acid It can be effective.

 In addition, it provides user convenience by implementing the Hyper Text function and Graphic User Interface (GUI) provided by the Win CE environment built in the urine analyzer. The urine analyzer is an in vitro diagnostic medical device for blood collection or pain. Since it is not accompanied by self-diagnosis from children to the elderly, the early detection of the disease can have a complex effect on preventing adult diseases such as diabetes, renal function management, liver function management, urinary tract infection management, and acid base balance.

1 is a perspective view of a urine analyzer equipped with a user interface according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an internal program configuration diagram of the urine analyzer equipped with the user interface shown in FIG.
3 is a block diagram of a strip loader of the urine analyzer equipped with the user interface shown in FIG.
4 is a diagram illustrating a GUI implementation of the urine analyzer equipped with the user interface shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an Ethernet port of the urine analyzer equipped with the user interface shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a blood glucose level of the urine analyzer having the user interface illustrated in FIG. 1.
Figure 7 is a block diagram of the name of the urine analyzer equipped with a user interface.
The configuration of the urine analyzer 1 with a user interface according to the present invention is shown in Figures 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 7 and the 4.3-inch LCD (1) on the front, and outputs the test results Thermal transfer printer (2), hardware start button (3), strip loader door open button (4), strip loader (5), blood sugar meter (6), power on / off switch (7), power connection jack (8), It consists of a USB 1 port 9 for a host, a USB 2 port 10 for a device, an Ethernet port 11, and a battery holder 12.
The right side configuration of the urine analyzer 1 with the user interface is configured to be horizontally moved to the right side of the urine analyzer, as shown in FIG.
[Description of Code for Major Parts of Drawing]
1: urine analyzer body 2: thermal transfer printer
3: hardware start button 4: door open button
5: strip loader 6: blood sugar
7: power on / off switch 8: power connection jack
9: USB 1 port for host 10: USB 2 port for device
11: Ethernet port 12: battery holder

Urine analyzer equipped with a user interface according to the present invention for achieving the above object is designed by applying the latest digital color sensor of the CIS (Contact Image Sensor) method, the mechanical structure is simple and portable, but the analysis of urine The algorithm is to improve the accuracy over the conventional devices, the optical sensor unit in the form of an array attached to the sensor module having a resolution of 600 DPI (Dot Per Inch); A strip loader part driven by a geared motor driven at DC 5V; A printer output unit for measuring and analyzing the analyzed result and printing the same on a thermal printer; An LCD display unit for displaying command operation, result management, and results of the analyzer on a screen; Ethernet, Bluetooth and USB communication port for transmitting data to the outside; A blood glucose meter interface unit; A battery-compatible power supply unit that can be carried; A microprocessor (MPU) for respectively controlling the entire system; It includes an application program with built-in help for firmware and test items that drive it and help for related diseases.

The urine analyzer equipped with the user interface includes a Ui-soaked sample loaded on the strip loader by driving a contact image sensor (CIS) sensor having a resolution of 600 DPI (Dot Per Inch) and a geared motor driven by a DC 5V power supply. It is located at the bottom of the CIS sensor module and scans the color response of the strip reflected by irradiating the light source to the light source and strip emitted from the sensor module, and the light source realizes the angle and distance that can sufficiently illuminate the area of the strip. 60 seconds after the color image sensor fully considers the reaction time of the strip, the reagent of the strip is characterized in that the strip color for 11 kinds of color change by the reaction with the urine is simultaneously read.

The RJ-45 port uses one Ethernet port to connect pins 1 (TD +), 2 (TD-), 3 (RD +), and 6 (RD-), which are used in Ethernet at one RJ-45 terminal. It is used to implement RS-232C communication with No. 4 (RX), No. 5 (TX), No. 7 (GND), No. 8 (SG).

The AA battery holder is characterized by the convenience that can be used in visit nursing homes, mountain wallpaper, etc., so that it can be used as a battery power in a place where power is not supplied to make it convenient to carry.

The urine analyzer equipped with the user interface is a 32-bit microprocessor (MPU) that controls the entire system, and the firmware and the hypertext (Hyper Text) to drive it in the GUI (Graphic User Interface) environment in the Win CE operating system An application program including a help function is configured.

Therefore, when the power adapter is connected to the urine analyzer equipped with the user interface and the power switch is turned on, the "Urine test" and "Glucose test" menus are displayed on the LCD screen, and the urine test button is ready. At this time, the urine beaker is evenly moistened with 11 items of urine test strips, put it on the strip loader, and press either the software start button or the hardware start button to start the urine test. The test takes about 60 seconds, which is the color reaction time of the urine-soaked strip, and the LCD displays normal values in blue, abnormal colors in red, and displays the numerical values in color. You can see the explanation, urine test can get the effect of early detection of the disease.

 The present invention is an in vitro diagnostic medical device, which is an important test performed to obtain basic test results necessary for secondary diagnosis in the clinical pathology as well as a basic test for identifying a patient's condition in a hospital, but can be utilized in real life. We have developed a personal and home urine analyzer with a user interface that does not have equipment and can be used at home or at home.

 Hereinafter, a urine analyzer equipped with a user interface of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Urine Analyzer with User Interface

1 is a perspective view of a urine analyzer equipped with a user interface according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an internal program configuration diagram of the urine analyzer equipped with the user interface shown in FIG.

3 is a block diagram of a strip loader of the urine analyzer equipped with the user interface shown in FIG.

4 is a diagram illustrating a GUI implementation of the urine analyzer equipped with the user interface shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of an Ethernet port of the urine analyzer equipped with the user interface shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a blood glucose level of the urine analyzer having the user interface illustrated in FIG. 1.

Figure 7 is a block diagram of the name of the urine analyzer equipped with a user interface.

The configuration of the urine analyzer 1 with a user interface according to the present invention is shown in Figures 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 7 and the 4.3-inch LCD (1) on the front, and outputs the test results Thermal transfer printer (2), hardware start button (3), strip loader door open button (4), strip loader (5), blood sugar meter (6), power on / off switch (7), power connection jack (8), It consists of a USB 1 port 9 for a host, a USB 2 port 10 for a device, an Ethernet port 11, and a battery holder 12.

The right side configuration of the urine analyzer 1 with the user interface is configured to be horizontally moved to the right side of the urine analyzer, as shown in FIG.

Software Diagram of Urine Analyzer with User Interface

2 is a structural diagram of the software of the present invention.

The portable urine analyzer 1 according to the present invention is a software configuration diagram for the user interface shown in FIG. 2 and functions are separated into "urine analysis" and "measuring glucose", and the urine analysis menu which is the essential content of the present invention is It consists of equipment setup and test result management.

Also, the setting includes language setting, date and time setting, test paper setting, unit setting, measurement speed setting,

There are printer setting, network setting, and inspection result management consists of inspection result view, inspection result output and inspection result deletion function.

Hardware Diagram of Urine Analyzer with User Interface

3 is a hardware diagram of the urine analyzer equipped with a user interface according to the present invention.

Equipped with a user interface according to the present invention As shown in FIG. 3, the urine analyzer hardware configuration includes an optical measuring unit 21, a strip loader driving unit 22, a sensor module control unit 23, a power control unit 24, a printer output unit 25, a touch screen, and the like. LCD screen 26, memory storage 27, microprocessor (MPU) 28, Ethernet and USB communication interface 29 and the like.

The urine analyzer (1) equipped with the user interface reads the color value of the urine analysis strip wet with urine and reads the color value reflected by the digital color sensor with 12-bit resolution to the color of the strip pad by the white light source. The built-in analysis algorithm measures the chemical composition and physical properties of urine, and stores the analyzed result data in the memory and outputs it to the printer.

As described above, the urine analyzer 1 with a user interface is a medical device that can directly perform a urine test of the preventive level for the early detection of a disease by self-diagnosis. It is effective in renal function management, liver function management, urinary tract infection control, and acid base equilibrium by preventing the early detection of diseases, and can be applied as a U-Health medical device.

Claims (3)

In the urine analyzer equipped with a user interface,
A urine analyzer body;
Eleven types of test strips that support the user interface for urinalysis are: Eurobilinogen, Glucose, Bilirubin, Ketones, Specific Gravity, Occult Blood, Help function for uric acid (pH), urine protein (Protein), nitrite (Nitrite), leukocytes (Esterase), vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) and urine test An application program unit in six languages (Korean, English, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Japanese) for establishing a GUI (Graphic User Interface) environment that can be used by the general public for easy use and utilization; An optical sensor unit 21 in the form of a contact image sensor (CIS) color sensor array; A strip loader driver 22 for driving the strip loader; A sensor module control unit 23; A power control unit 24 usable in combination with a rechargeable battery; A printer output unit 25 for outputting the measured test result; A touch screen and an LCD screen 26; Memory storage unit 27 for storing the user interface and measured test results, microprocessor unit 28 for controlling and processing the entire urine analyzer and Ethernet, Bluetooth, USB communication port unit 29 for transmitting data to the outside )Wow; Urine analyzer equipped with a user interface including a blood glucose meter (30) and the firmware and applications that drive it.
The method of claim 1,
Ethernet (1) (TD +), No.2 (TD-), No.3 (RD +) using a single RJ-45 jack on the Ethernet port that can transmit data to or from the PC. User, characterized in that using the (6) (RD-) pin and RS-232C communication with 4 (RX), 5 (TX), 7 (GND), 8 (SG). Urine analyzer with interface. The method of claim 1,
In the urine analyzer equipped with the user interface, a blood glucose meter is installed in parallel with the urine analysis function, and a urine analyzer capable of attaching and detaching a blood glucose meter.

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