KR101602033B1 - Apparatus for monitoring patients with epilepsy using the mobile communication terminal and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for monitoring an epileptic patient using a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, it relates to a device and method for monitoring epileptic patients using a mobile communication terminal, which uses a sensor module and a mobile communication terminal to monitor information of epileptic patients in real time, Thus, it is possible to actively cope with an emergency in a special case such as an epileptic patient, and can detect a seizure symptom in each step and judge an emergency situation more precisely, so that a protector can be called or an emergency emergency can be dispatched promptly.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for monitoring an epileptic patient using a mobile communication terminal,

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for monitoring an epilepsy patient using a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for monitoring an epilepsy patient using a mobile communication terminal, And an apparatus and method for monitoring an epileptic patient.

In the conventional system of medical treatment for hospital treatment and preparation, it is necessary to go to the hospital and receive medical treatment directly from the doctor, and to present the doctor's prescription to the pharmacy again to give a discomfort to the busy modern man, It became a problem that added discomfort to those who wanted to get a minor medical service.

It would be good news if you could get a doctor's service and get a prescription without going to the hospital. Therefore, it would not be a good thing if new medical contents that differentiated from the past appeared to bring benefits to life.

On the other hand, in case of an emergency situation in which an emergency person carrying a mobile communication terminal or an uncomfortable person requiring a probation is feared, or when a person feels a life-threatening fear, all of these emergency situations must be actively displayed I was able to inform others of my emergency situation.

However, in the case of emergency such as the above-mentioned emergency patients, particularly epilepsy patients, when the emergency situation is serious, it is difficult to handle the emergency situation actively, and there is a serious problem that the patient is exposed to life-sustaining risk .

In addition, there was a problem that the seizure symptom could not systematically cope with the epileptic patients because they could not accurately judge whether or not the epilepsy patients had an emergency situation. Therefore, it may be important to detect seizure symptoms as best as possible in an epileptic patient and cope with emergency situations appropriately.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0033470

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of monitoring epileptic patients' information in real time using a sensor module and a mobile communication terminal, And an apparatus and method for monitoring an epileptic patient using a communication terminal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sensor module comprising: a sensor module for sensing information of a patient; The sensor module compares the information of the patient sensed by the sensor module and outputs an alarm when the alarm condition is determined. The communication is established to a predetermined parent terminal via the public communication network. And a mobile communication terminal for requesting an emergency call center server to connect to the emergency call center server when it is determined that the emergency is an emergency.

Wherein the information of the patient sensed by the sensor module comprises: A gyro sensor, a pulse sensor, a brain wave sensor, a muscle rigidity sensor, and a GPS sensor.

Wherein the determination of the alert condition in the mobile communication terminal comprises: It is possible to determine a warning state when the rate of change of the gyro signal is equal to or greater than the reference value and the pulse rate and the brain wave are below the reference value.

Wherein the judgment of the seizure condition in the mobile communication terminal comprises: A case where the rate of change of the gyro signal, the pulse rate and the brain wave are equal to or greater than the reference value, and the muscle rigidity is less than the reference value is determined as the seizure condition.

The emergency state of the mobile communication terminal is determined by: If the change rate of the gyro signal, the pulse rate and the brain wave are above the reference value, and the muscle rigidity exceeds the reference value, among the information of the patient who has been sent out, it can be determined as an emergency situation.

When the mobile communication terminal determines an emergency situation, the location of the patient can be determined through the GPS signal and the emergency vehicle can be dispatched.

The present invention also provides a method of detecting a patient, comprising the steps of: a) sensing a sensor for sensing information of a patient; b) a warning judgment and action step of comparing the information of the patient sensed in the sensor sensing step and outputting an alarm alarm when it is determined as a warning situation and connecting communication to a preselected guardian through a public communication network; c) comparing the information of the patient sensed in the sensor sensing step and determining communication as a preset seizure situation to the hospital in charge; and d) an emergency state determination and action step of comparing the information of the patient sensed in the sensor sensing step and requesting an emergency dispatch if it is determined that the emergency is an emergency.

The information of the patient to be sensed in step a may include: A gyro signal, a pulse, an EEG, a muscle rigidity, and a GPS signal.

The determination of the warning situation in step b) It is possible to determine a warning state when the rate of change of the gyro signal is equal to or greater than the reference value and the pulse rate and the brain wave are below the reference value.

The judgment of the seizure situation in step c) A case where the rate of change of the gyro signal, the pulse rate and the brain wave are equal to or greater than the reference value, and the muscle rigidity is less than the reference value is determined as the seizure condition.

The determination of the emergency situation in step d may include: If the change rate of the gyro signal, the pulse rate and the brain wave are above the reference value, and the muscle rigidity exceeds the reference value, among the information of the patient who has been sent out, it can be determined as an emergency situation.

If the emergency situation is determined in step d, the position of the patient can be determined through the GPS signal and the emergency vehicle can be dispatched.

According to the apparatus and method for monitoring epileptic patients using the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the information of the epileptic patients can be monitored in real time using the sensor module and the mobile communication terminal, By taking action, it is possible to actively cope with an emergency in a special case such as an epileptic patient, and to detect a seizure symptom at each step and judge an emergency situation more accurately, It is effective.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an epileptic patient monitoring apparatus using a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the sensor module of Fig. 1 in more detail. Fig.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for monitoring an epileptic patient using a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a graph showing comparison of normal brain waves and brain waves of a typical generalized seizure.

The present invention may have various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In general, epilepsy (epilepsy, 癎 disease) is a momentary electrical abnormality of the cerebral cortex, loss of consciousness, or sometimes a part of the body shows convulsions or stiffness. Symptoms of epilepsy can be caused by various aspects of the brain such as hoarseness, creep, hallucination, etc., depending on the area of the brain where the epilepsy occurs. These episodes of cerebral hemorrhage are caused by abnormality of cerebral cortical neurons, and depending on the area, various symptoms such as motor symptoms, sensory symptoms, hallucination symptoms and consciousness are manifested and not only the symptoms of loss of consciousness are manifested. It is also common for consciousness to exhibit partial exercise or sensory symptoms without a clear consciousness. Causes of epilepsy include brain tumor, encephalitis, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, trauma, brain anomalies, sequelae of brain surgery, and constitutional heredity. Unlike what is commonly known, inherited causes are more common than genetic causes can do.

On the other hand, brain cells in the human brain work cooperatively by sending and receiving electrical signals. If the brain is damaged by various causes, the brain cells in the damaged area may produce abnormal electrical signals (seizure waves). In this case, the symptoms that are expressed are called seizures, and the seizures may occur more than 2 times Time is called epilepticus. Thus, the type of seizure may be different depending on where the seizure occurs in the brain.

It is called partial epilepsy when the seizure wave is localized in a part of the brain, and it is called whole body epilepsy when it occurs in the entire brain. Symptoms of epilepsy can be manifested in many ways. Simple episodes of simple consciousness or localized seizures without unconsciousness are called simple partial seizures. At this time, the patient has a strange feeling or symptom that is different from usual, for example, a part of the body such as a hand or a foot moves or spasm occurs, sounds sound strange, things are skewed or appear strange, nauseous or stomach Feeling, fear, dizziness, symptoms that seemed to be suddenly reminiscent of what happened in the past, and may appear as a stigma.

Complex partial seizures are characterized by complex motor behavior and consciousness impairment. When a seizure begins, the patient may be blunt or dizzy like a person who is out of the mind, turn around, go back and forth, mumble, and turn his head to one side. You can re-taste your appetite and tinker with clothes or things. As mentioned above, repeated motion without cause is called autism, and patients do not remember it.

Systemic stiffness - hepatic seizures, formerly called seizures, are divided into two seizures by systemic seizures. First, the patient becomes unconscious and falls down and the whole body becomes stiff. Soon afterward, there is a period of interstate riot, which celebrates with arms and legs glaring. When a seizure is over, he sleeps for a while or falls into a coma, and gradually he regains his consciousness. I often break my tongue or pee during seizures and usually feel a headache or muscle aches throughout my body after a seizure.

In addition, there are a variety of other seizures, such as abscess, seizure, seizure, infantile spasm, photosensitivity, Jacksonian, libido, and autonomic seizures.

In order to accurately determine various kinds of epileptic seizure symptoms as described above, various signals can be sensed from a sensor module closely attached to a human body, such as a clock, and compared and judged.

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

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for monitoring an epileptic patient using a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram of the sensor module of FIG.

1, an apparatus for monitoring an epileptic patient using a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a sensor module 10, a mobile communication terminal 20, a public communication network 30, 40, a hospital server 50, and an emergency call center server 60.

The sensor module 10 senses patient information. The mobile communication terminal 20 compares the information of the patient sensed by the sensor module 10 to output an alarm when the alarm condition is determined, connects the communication to the predetermined guardian terminal 40, A communication is established with the hospital server 50, which is set in advance, and an emergency call is sent to the emergency call center server 60 when it is determined as an emergency.

2, the sensor module 10 includes a gyro sensor 11, a pulse sensor 12, a brain wave sensor 13, a muscle sensor 14, a GPS sensor 15, (16) and a wireless communication unit (17).

Here, the information of the patient to be sensed by the sensor module 10 may include: It is possible to sense at least one signal value among signals of the gyro sensor 11, the pulse sensor 12, the brain wave sensor 13, the muscle rigidity sensor 14 and the GPS sensor 15. [

The gyro sensor 11 senses a shock caused by a user (for example, falls or loses its center) or a sudden signal change rate as described above, and outputs the information to the controller 16.

The GPS sensor 15 senses the current position of the user and outputs information on the current position to the control unit 16. More precisely, the GPS sensor 15 outputs the location information of the user carrying the smartphone to the control unit 16. [

Here, the GPS sensor 15 and the acceleration sensor 11 are used in a conventional smartphone, and a method of acquiring and using information from such sensors is well known to those skilled in the art. Therefore, a detailed description of the method of acquiring and using information from the GPS sensor 15 and the acceleration sensor 11 will be omitted.

With such a configuration, the determination of the warning condition in the mobile communication terminal 20 may be performed by: The control unit 16 determines that the rate of change of the gyro signal among the information of the sent patient is equal to or higher than the reference value and the pulse rate and the brain wave are below the reference value.

For example, the control unit 16 outputs a notification control signal to the wireless communication unit 17 when the user's acceleration obtained from the gyro sensor 15 is approximately twice the gravitational acceleration. Of course, since the present invention is not limited to the above numerical values, the range of the ratio of the acceleration to the gravitational acceleration can be appropriately adjusted.

In addition, the controller 160 may be implemented as hardware or software, and may be an app installed in an operating system (OS) of a smartphone. However, the present invention is not limited to this kind of the controller 160. [

In addition, the determination of the seizure condition in the mobile communication terminal 20 may be performed by: If the rate of change of the gyro signal, the pulse rate and the brain wave are above the reference value, and the muscle stiffness is below the reference value, the control unit 16 judges the seizure condition.

For example, the pulse sensor 12 or the brain wave sensor 13 surrounds the permanent magnet fixed to the diaphragm like a microphone, and when the diaphragm vibrates due to an external stimulus, for example, a pulse of a human body, The vibration of the permanent magnet changes the magnetic field passing through the induction coil, so that a small current is generated in the induction coil.

The generated current is a result of the pulse or EEG being converted into an electric signal, and the generated minute current is amplified into an electric signal having a proper size through a predetermined amplifier, and is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 20 ).

Meanwhile, the above-mentioned pulse and EEG changes can be determined by measuring pulse and EEG changes and time, that is, pulse and EEG slope according to time variation. Therefore, in order to detect abrupt pulse and EEG changes, it is possible to detect an emergency by grasping a change in the value of pulse or heart rate change.

For example, FIG. 4 is a graph showing a comparison between normal brain waves and typical brain waves of a generalized seizure, and it is possible to detect a normal state and a seizure state by detecting the difference of the brain waves.

The sensing module 10 of the pulse and EEG changes according to the emergency situation is detected by using a test device which can be brought into close contact with the body such as a wristwatch, a wrist band, a hair band or a helmet, And transmits the data to the portable communication terminal 20 using wireless communication technology such as wire or Bluetooth.

In addition, the determination of an emergency situation in the mobile communication terminal 20 may be performed by: If the rate of change of the gyro signal, the pulse rate and the brain wave are equal to or greater than the reference value and the muscle rigidity is equal to or greater than the reference value, the controller 16 determines the emergency situation.

When it is determined that the mobile communication terminal 20 is in an emergency, it is preferable that the position of the patient is detected through the GPS signal and the emergency vehicle is dispatched.

The mobile communication terminal 20 uses a protocol defined in advance from the hospital server 50 or the emergency call center server 60 when the mobile communication terminal 20 transmits data indicating an emergency situation.

The mobile communication terminal 20 transmits data indicating an emergency situation, that is, emergency occurrence data, which is automatically transmitted to the hospital server 50 or the emergency call center server 60 through the normal public communication network 30, BS) wirelessly with the GPS location information to the emergency processing monitoring center, that is, the hospital server 50 or the emergency call center server 60, with a predefined protocol. The emergency call center server 60 may be a 119 center, a police station, or, in some cases, a hospital emergency room.

At this time, when receiving the notification control signal from the control unit 16, the wireless communication unit 17 notifies a predetermined contact to a predetermined contact. For example, the wireless communication unit 17 can perform at least one of text sending, dialing, or push notification service with the contact designated in advance. Here, the push notification service may be a push service developed by a US Apple company that notifies a message to users who use the same program on a smartphone. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the pre-designated contact may be a friend, a guardian or a police officer, but the present invention is not limited to this kind. In addition, the wireless communication unit 17 notifies the user of the current location information together with a predetermined contact, so that the person of the designated contact can quickly know the current location of the user. Of course, the wireless communication unit 17 may acquire the contact information from the memory (not shown), and the current position information may be acquired from the GPS sensor 15 or memory. In addition, the judgment reference value of each sensor can be stored in the memory.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of monitoring an epileptic patient using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, a method for monitoring an epilepsy patient using a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: a) sensing a sensor information (S101 to S102) for sensing information of a patient; b) a warning judgment and action step (S103 to S105) for comparing the information of the patient sensed in the sensor sensing step and outputting an alarm alarm when it is judged as a warning situation and connecting communication to a preset guardian; c) comparing the information of the patient sensed in the sensor sensing step and judging a seizure situation, and determining a seizure situation (S106 ~ S108); And d) an emergency situation determination and action step (S109 ~ S110) for comparing the information of the patient sensed in the sensor sensing step and requesting emergency dispatch if it is determined as an emergency situation.

The information of the patient to be sensed in the a-steps S101 to S102 is: A gyro signal, a pulse, an EEG, a muscle rigidity, and a GPS signal.

The determination of the warning condition in the step b (S103 to S105) When the rate of change of the gyro signal is equal to or greater than the reference value and the pulse rate and the brain wave are below the reference value,

The judgment of the seizure situation in the step c) (S106 to S108) When the rate of change of the gyro signal, the pulse rate and the brain wave are above the reference value, and the muscle rigidity is below the reference value, among the information of the sent patients, it is judged as a seizure condition.

The determination of the emergency situation in the d steps (S109 to S110) If the change rate of the gyro signal, the pulse rate and the brain wave are above the reference value, and the muscle rigidity exceeds the reference value, among the information of the patient who has been sent, the emergency situation is determined.

For example, FIG. 4 is a graph showing a comparison between normal brain waves and typical brain waves of a generalized seizure, and it is possible to detect a normal state and a seizure state by detecting the difference of the brain waves.

If it is determined in the d step (S109 to S110) that the emergency situation is determined, it is preferable that the position of the patient is identified through the GPS signal and the emergency vehicle is dispatched.

Therefore, by monitoring the information of the epileptic patient in real time using the sensor module and the mobile communication terminal, and by detecting and judging the emergency situation step by step, it is possible to take prompt action, and in particular, And it is also possible to promptly perform a guardian call or emergency dispatch by judging an emergency situation more accurately by detecting a seizure symptom at each step.

The embodiments of the present invention described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings relate to the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to encompass all of the technical ideas of the present invention so that various equivalents It should be understood that water and variations may be present. Therefore, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and that various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. , Such changes shall be within the scope of the claims set forth in the claims.

10: Sensor module 11: Gyro sensor
12: pulse sensor 13: brain wave sensor
14: Muscle sensor 15: GPS sensor
16: control unit 17: wireless communication unit
20: mobile communication terminal 30: public communication network
40: Guardian terminal 50: Hospital server
60: Emergency call center server

Claims (12)

A monitoring device for an epileptic patient requiring care,
A sensor module for sensing patient information;
Comparing the sensed patient information from the sensor module,
When it is determined that there is a warning situation, an alarm alarm is output, communication is established to a predetermined guardian terminal through the public communication network,
If it is determined that the patient is in a seizure situation,
If the judgment in case of emergency, the mobile communication terminal requesting an emergency response to the emergency call center server; includes,
The information of the patient to be sensed by the sensor module,
A signal value of the gyro sensor, a pulse sensor, an electroencephalogram sensor, a muscle rigidity sensor, and a GPS sensor. The signal values of the gyro sensor, the pulse sensor, and the GPS sensor, Wherein the at least three signal values are at least three signal values. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the determination of the alert condition in the mobile communication terminal comprises:
Wherein the control unit determines the warning state when the rate of change of the gyro signal is equal to or greater than the reference value and the pulse rate and the brain wave are below the reference value among the sensed patient information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the judgment of the seizure condition in the mobile communication terminal comprises:
Wherein the seizure condition is determined as a seizure condition when the rate of change of the gyro signal, the pulse rate and the brain wave are above the reference value, and the muscle rigidity is below the reference value among the sensed patient information. The method according to claim 1,
The emergency state of the mobile communication terminal is determined by:
Wherein the controller determines that an emergency situation is a case where the rate of change of the gyro signal, the pulse rate and the brain wave are above the reference value, and the muscle rigidity exceeds the reference value among the information of the sensed patient. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the mobile communication terminal monitors the location of the patient through the GPS signal and dispatches the emergency vehicle when an emergency situation is determined in the mobile communication terminal. A monitoring method for an epileptic patient requiring care,
a) a sensor sensing step of sensing patient information via a sensor;
b) a warning judgment and action step of outputting an alarm alarm when the mobile communication terminal compares the information of the patient sensed in the sensor sensing step and judging it as a warning situation, and connecting communication to a preselected guardian through the public communication network;
c) comparing the information of the patient sensed in the sensor sensing step to determine a seizure situation, and judging a seizure situation to be connected to a predetermined hospital;
and d) an emergency situation determination and action step of comparing the information of the patient sensed in the sensor sensing step and requesting an emergency dispatch when it is determined that the emergency situation is present,
The information of the patient to be sensed in the step " a "
A signal value of the gyro sensor, a pulse sensor, an electroencephalogram sensor, a muscle rigidity sensor, and a GPS sensor. The signal values of the gyro sensor, the pulse sensor, and the GPS sensor, Wherein the at least three signal values are at least three signal values. delete 8. The method of claim 7,
The determination of the warning situation in step b)
Wherein the controller is configured to determine a warning state when the rate of change of the gyro signal is equal to or greater than the reference value and the pulse rate and the brain wave are below the reference value among the sensed patient information. 8. The method of claim 7,
The judgment of the seizure situation in step c)
Wherein the seizure condition is determined to be a seizure condition when the rate of change of the gyro signal, the pulse rate and the brain wave are equal to or greater than the reference value, and the muscle rigidity is less than the reference value among the sensed patient information. 8. The method of claim 7,
The determination of the emergency situation in step d may include:
Wherein the emergency situation is determined when the rate of change of the gyro signal, the pulse rate and the brain wave are equal to or greater than the reference value, and the muscle rigidity is equal to or greater than the reference value among the sensed patient information. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein when the emergency situation is determined in step d, the location of the patient is identified through the GPS signal and the emergency vehicle is dispatched.

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