JP2015020050A - Electrocardiograph - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multifunctional portable terminal incorporating a simple electrocardiographic sensor and an electrocardiograph program which enables early detection of an abnormality at home and prevents an opportunity of lifesaving from being lost.SOLUTION: When a multifunctional portable terminal, which incorporates an electrocardiograph program as well as a sensor incorporating short-distance communication equipment to be attached to an adhesive pad via an electrode, is connected in a close-range radio system and detects an abnormality in a subject, the multifunctional portable terminal notifies a third party of the abnormality in the subject by calling a prescribed phone number or by ringing for itself.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electrocardiogram monitoring system in which electrodes are attached to the chest of a subject and the electrocardiogram waveform is constantly monitored remotely.

  There are many cases in which people with heart problems or elderly people suddenly die. Some of them are said to be helpful if there is someone nearby and you notice something abnormal.

  Therefore, it is desirable to have a portable electrocardiograph. Recently, a compact electrocardiograph for portable use has appeared, but it still has a sense of discomfort.

  In addition, even if the electrocardiograph can be carried and worn, if the person who wears it is abnormal, it is necessary to monitor with the eyes of an expert so that not only the person but also a third party can notice.

Several proposals have been made to solve these problems.

JP 2004-135757 A Japanese Patent No. 3451897

  Patent Document 1 discloses a heartbeat information detector that detects a beat interval of a heartbeat and stores beat interval data, a server that determines a health condition from fluctuations in beat interval data obtained by the heartbeat information detector, The communication network means and beat interval data of the heart rate information detector are transmitted to the server via the communication network means, and the health condition determined by the server is received and displayed via the communication network means. By configuring it with an information communication terminal, the functions installed in the user equipment can be minimized. However, it is difficult to say that it is easy because large-scale objects are installed on the subject's body.

  Patent Document 2 discloses an electrocardiograph that measures an electrocardiogram waveform by attaching a detection terminal to a patient, reads the electrocardiogram waveform, stores it in a waveform memory in time series, and determines whether the electrocardiogram waveform is normal or abnormal. A reading determining means, an abnormality detecting means for classifying the degree of abnormality when the electrocardiogram waveform is abnormal and the abnormality is continuous, a different telephone number for each call according to the level of abnormality, An information memory in which a transmission message related to a call destination is stored in advance, and a telephone number, a transmission message, and electrocardiogram waveform data are selectively selected from the information memory and the waveform memory based on the abnormality level notified from the abnormality detection means. A telephone starter that selectively sends out the outgoing message or ECG waveform data after reading and automatically calling a predetermined destination via a telephone Is provided with the, to constantly attached to the patient becomes as large-scale.

  An object of the present invention is to quickly detect an abnormality and not to miss a lifesaving opportunity by using a multifunctional portable terminal incorporating a simple electrocardiograph sensor and an electrocardiograph program at home or the like.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of electrodes are provided at a predetermined interval on a mounting surface of a patch to be mounted on the chest, and are opposite to the mounting surface of the patch, and correspond to the electrodes. Disposable electrode patches each provided with a connection at a position;
Sensor electrodes are provided corresponding to the plurality of electrodes, connected to each other at the connection portion, receive signals from the electrodes, measure the electrocardiogram that receives the signals, and send signals to the outside by appropriate wireless means. A connecting portion between the electrode patch and the electrocardiographic sensor is formed of a snap button-shaped metal hook having a concave portion on one side and a convex portion on the other side, and allows signals to pass through each connecting portion. It is a characteristic electrocardiograph system.

Claim 2 of the present invention comprises an electrocardiograph program for a multi-function mobile terminal capable of receiving and processing the electrocardiographic sensor and a signal from the sensor with a short-range communication function,
When the electrocardiograph program of the multi-function mobile terminal detects the abnormality of the subject when the measurement signal of the electrocardiographic sensor is transmitted to the multi-function mobile terminal, the multi-function mobile terminal sends an alarm mail or phone call to the outside. An electrocardiograph system characterized by this.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the lifesaving rate by detecting an abnormality of a subject with a simple facility at home or the like and notifying a third party.

It is explanatory drawing which showed the whole structure of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed the connection surface with the electrode patch of the electrocardiogram sensor of this invention. It is sectional explanatory drawing which showed the connection state of the electrocardiogram sensor and electrode patch of this invention.

  1 to 3, an electrocardiographic sensor 1 is connected to an electrode patch 2 that is attached with the electrode 3 in close contact with the skin of a subject, and a connecting portion 4 in the form of a metal snap button.

  Based on FIG. 3, the relationship between the electrocardiographic sensor 1, the electrode patch 2, and the electrode 3 attached to the subject's chest will be described in detail. The electrode patch 2 is provided with an electrode 3 at the lower part of a sheet made of nonwoven fabric or the like, and an insertion part of a snap button comprising a pedestal 4b and a convex part 4a having a constricted part is formed at the upper part of the sheet via a conducting part 4c. Has been. On the other hand, the lower part of the electrocardiographic sensor 1 is provided with a concave portion 1b that receives the convex portion 4a of the metal snap button, and a restraining pin 1b that is constrained by a constricted portion of the convex portion 4a inside the concave portion 1b.

  The electrocardiographic sensor and the recesses 1a and 1b are connected so as to receive an electrical signal inside. Thus, the measurement signal of the subject is directly electrically connected to the electrocardiographic sensor by the conductive part 4c with the electrode 3 and the metal snap button, and a cordless environment is configured.

  The sheet surface, which is the mounting surface of the electrode patch 2 to the subject, is coated with a medical adhesive and is usually covered with a release sheet so that the release sheet can be peeled off during use. It has become. The electrode patch 2 can be supplied inexpensively as a disposable.

  The electrocardiographic sensor 1 is connected to the multi-function mobile terminal 5 by a short-range wireless system (Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like). The multi-function portable terminal 5 incorporates an electrocardiograph program and operates as an electrocardiograph based on data sent from the electrocardiographic sensor 1. FIG. 3 shows the thickness of the electrocardiographic sensor 1 deformed, but it can be constructed with a thickness of 10 mm or less and a weight of about 20 g.

  The multifunctional mobile terminal 5 can respond to surrounding human beings by an alarm system that notifies a registered person or family member of an abnormality by telephone or e-mail when an abnormality occurs in the subject by an electrocardiograph. It has become. In the present invention, the connection between the electrocardiographic sensor and the electrode attached to the subject is not directly connected by a cord or the like, but is directly connected, and the information measured by the electrocardiographic sensor is externally transmitted by a wireless system such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). To the analysis device (multifunctional portable terminal 5).

  Therefore, the electrocardiograph can be measured in a stable state without an accident that the test subject hooks the connection cord and removes the electrode or the electrocardiographic sensor. In addition, since the alarm system described above can always be monitored, the lifesaving rate is dramatically improved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ECG sensor 1a Concave part 1b Restraint pin 2 Electrode patch 3 Electrode 4 Connection part 4a Convex part 4b Base 4c Conductive part 5 Multifunctional portable terminal

Claims (2)

A plurality of electrodes are provided on the mounting surface of the patch to be mounted on the chest with a predetermined interval, and a connecting portion is provided on each side of the patch on the opposite side of the mounting surface of the patch. An electrode patch;
Sensor electrodes are provided corresponding to the plurality of electrodes, connected to each other at the connection portion, receive signals from the electrodes, measure the electrocardiogram that receives the signals, and send signals to the outside by appropriate wireless means. An electrocardiographic sensor that emits
The electrocardiograph system is characterized in that a connecting portion between the electrode patch and the electrocardiographic sensor is constituted by a metal hook having a concave portion on one side and a convex portion on the other side, and allows a signal to pass through the connecting portion. In the electrocardiograph system, the measurement signal of the electrocardiographic sensor is transmitted to a multi-function mobile terminal, and when an abnormality occurs in the electrocardiogram, an alarm e-mail or a telephone call is sent from the multi-function mobile terminal to the outside. ECG system.

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