CN110327546B - Wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device - Google Patents

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CN110327546B
CN110327546B CN201910616924.7A CN201910616924A CN110327546B CN 110327546 B CN110327546 B CN 110327546B CN 201910616924 A CN201910616924 A CN 201910616924A CN 110327546 B CN110327546 B CN 110327546B
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Abstract

The disclosed embodiment relates to a wearable respiratory muscle electrical stimulation device, the device includes: the control unit is used for generating corresponding current of the electrical stimulation according to the input information; wearable electrode unit of phrenic nerve stimulation and wearable electrode unit of abdominal muscle stimulation, all with the control unit is connected, is used for receiving the electric current, just the electric current acts on nerve or muscle, wherein dresses the back the electrode position of wearable electrode unit of phrenic nerve stimulation corresponds phrenic nerve, the electrode position of wearable electrode unit of abdominal muscle stimulation corresponds abdominal rectus muscle and abdominal oblique muscle. The embodiment of the present disclosure is suitable for the household wearable device, and the convenience of the user wears, and wearing the rear electrode aims at the position that needs to carry out the electro photoluminescence, and easy operation can help the user to resume spontaneous respiration through muscle strength and endurance of using training diaphragm muscle and abdominal muscle.

Description

Wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of medical treatment, especially, relate to a wearable respiratory muscle electrical stimulation device.
Background
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common Disease or frequently encountered Disease seriously harming human health, seriously affects the quality of life of patients, and has high Disease fatality rate. Respiratory muscle weakness or fatigue is a significant cause of respiratory failure in COPD, and there is currently no better way to ameliorate respiratory muscle fatigue in COPD patients.
In respiratory muscle movement and lung ventilation, the diaphragm and abdominal muscles, which are the most dominant inspiratory and expiratory muscles, play an important role in lung ventilation. The electrical stimulation system may be used to treat a patient, but when the patient is treated at home, the parameters of the apparatus are typically adjusted during the treatment. Because the patient is attached to the electrodes during treatment, if a table-type instrument is used, the relative position of the instrument is fixed, and the posture of the patient is changed when the patient is operated at a longer distance, so that treatment is influenced; if the instrument is provided with a movable trolley, the consumption burden is increased, and the instrument is not suitable for family scenes.
Based on the above, the existing respiratory myoelectric stimulation device has the defect of inconvenient use for patients.
The above drawbacks are expected to be overcome by those skilled in the art.
Disclosure of Invention
Technical problem to be solved
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present disclosure provides a wearable respiratory muscle electrical stimulation apparatus.
Additional features and advantages of the disclosure will be set forth in the detailed description which follows, or in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the disclosure.
(II) technical scheme
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present disclosure adopts a main technical solution including:
embodiments of the present disclosure provide a wearable respiratory muscle electrical stimulation device, which includes:
the control unit is used for generating corresponding current of the electrical stimulation according to the input information;
wearable electrode unit of phrenic nerve stimulation and wearable electrode unit of abdominal muscle stimulation all with the control unit is connected, is used for receiving the electric current, just the electric current acts on nerve or muscle, wherein dresses the back the electrode position of wearable electrode unit of phrenic nerve stimulation corresponds phrenic nerve, the electrode position of wearable electrode unit of abdominal muscle stimulation corresponds rectus abdominis muscle and oblique muscle of abdomen.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit, the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit are integrally or independently configured, and the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit are integrally or independently configured.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit is connected to the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit by wires;
wherein the control unit is a microcontroller and the microcontroller is integrated with the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit is a handheld controller, and a micro electrode connection interface is provided on the handheld controller, and the handheld controller is connected to the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit through the micro electrode connection interface.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit is vest-type, the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit includes a strap and a plurality of first conductive strips disposed on the strap, and the shoulder straps are adjustable; wearable electrode unit is stimulated to abdominal muscle is the waistband formula, wearable electrode unit is stimulated to abdominal muscle includes the waistband and sets up a plurality of second conducting strips on the waistband, just the waistband is adjustable.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit includes:
the man-machine interaction module is used for acquiring input information of a user;
the electrical stimulation generating module is used for generating and outputting electrical stimulation current;
and the main control module is connected with the electrical stimulation generation module and the human-computer interaction module and is used for receiving the input information, and generating electrical-stimulated phrenic nerve current corresponding to the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit and electrical-stimulated abdominal muscle current corresponding to the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit according to the input information.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the input information includes a stimulation intensity, a pulse width, a pulse frequency, and a stimulation duration of the phrenic nerve current, and a stimulation intensity, a pulse width, a pulse frequency, and a stimulation duration of the abdominal muscle current.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the input information further comprises an inspiration time and a respiration frequency obtained from an actual respiration situation of the user.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit further includes:
the storage module is used for storing personal information and treatment records of a user, the personal information comprises inspiration time and breathing frequency of the user before treatment, and the treatment records comprise treatment date, treatment duration, stimulation intensity, pulse frequency and stimulation duration of phrenic nerve current and/or abdominal muscle current.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the main control unit further includes:
and the adjusting module is used for comparing the current inspiration time and breathing frequency of the user in the input information with the inspiration time and breathing frequency of the user before treatment by combining the treatment record to obtain a comparison result, and adjusting the treatment duration and the stimulation intensity according to the comparison result.
(III) advantageous effects
The beneficial effects of this disclosure are: the wearable respiratory myoelectricity stimulation device that this disclosed embodiment provided through providing a wearable device that is fit for family expenses, convenience of customers dresses, and dress back electrode alignment needs carry out the position of electro photoluminescence, and easy operation can help the user to resume autonomic breathing through muscle strength and the endurance of using training diaphragm muscle and abdominal muscle.
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fig. 2 is a schematic view of the wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device in an embodiment of the present disclosure as an independent device;
fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a control unit according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
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For the purpose of better explaining the present disclosure, and to facilitate understanding, the present disclosure will now be described in detail by way of specific embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
All technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
Based on the problems existing in the prior art, the cloud platform is provided for monitoring and managing equipment, and therefore the wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device and system are provided.
In the related embodiment of the present disclosure, the external diaphragm pacemaker is one of the most commonly used respiratory muscle electrostimulation treatment devices, on one hand, the electrical stimulation is used for stimulating the phrenic nerve to cause the contraction of the diaphragm muscle, so as to increase the inspiration tidal volume, enhance the movement intensity of the diaphragm muscle, and recover the spontaneous respiration capacity of the patient through the diaphragm muscle function training. On the other hand, exercising the expiratory muscles through abdominal muscle electrical stimulation to train and recover the spontaneous respiratory ability of the patient is a new idea of respiratory therapy.
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are not suitable for long-term hospital treatment due to short breath and reduced daily activity, so a respiratory muscle electrical stimulation treatment device which is used at home or is portable is very needed.
The respiratory myoelectric stimulation treatment device mainly comprises a diaphragm electric stimulation system and an abdominal electric stimulation system, wherein the diaphragm electric stimulation system is provided with 2 cathodes (treatment electrodes) positioned above a phrenic nerve, namely the cathodes are about the outer edges of left and right sternocleidomastoid muscles, and 2 anodes are positioned above left and right infraclavicular pectoralis major muscles. The abdominal muscle electrical stimulation system has 2 pairs of electrodes, 1 pair with 2 cathodes placed symmetrically on the anterior rectus abdominis surface and 2 anodes placed below. Another 1 pair of 2 cathodes were placed on both lateral oblique abdominal muscle surfaces, and 2 anodes were placed outside the respective cathodes. Consequently, diaphragm muscle electrostimulation system and abdominal muscle electrostimulation system's electrode is total 12, and the quantity is comparatively many, when utilizing the device to treat at home, and the patient oneself pastes the electrode more loaded down with trivial details, and pastes the position dispersion of electrode, is difficult to paste accurately, and electrode position pastes not accurate further and influences treatment.
In addition, when the patient is treated at home, the parameters of the instrument are also adjusted during the treatment process. Because the patient is attached to the electrode during treatment, if a table type instrument is used, the relative position of the instrument is fixed, and when the patient is slightly far away from the instrument, the operation can cause the posture change to influence the treatment; if the apparatus is equipped with a mobile trolley, although the patient can adjust the parameters by himself, the consumption burden is increased, and the apparatus is not suitable for use in a home situation.
Based on the above, this disclosure provides a domestic breathing flesh electricity stimulation treatment device, becomes phrenic nerve/abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode with the electrode design, and the patient is as long as dress just can laminate the electrode accurately to each amazing position of human body, and the simplified operation facilitates the use, and the electrode position is accurate, can guarantee treatment.
Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 1, the apparatus may include: a control unit 110, a phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit 120, and an abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit 130.
Wherein the control unit 110 is used for generating a corresponding current of the electrical stimulation according to the input information; wearable electrode unit 120 of phrenic nerve stimulation and wearable electrode unit 130 of abdominal muscle stimulation all with control unit 110 is connected, is used for receiving the electric current, just the electric current acts on nerve or flesh, wherein dress back the electrode position of wearable electrode unit 120 of phrenic nerve stimulation corresponds the phrenic nerve, the electrode position of wearable electrode unit 130 of abdominal muscle stimulation corresponds rectus abdominis muscle and oblique muscle of abdomen.
The wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device that this disclosed embodiment provided through providing a wearable device that is fit for family expenses, convenience of customers dresses, and dress back electrode aims at the position that needs carry out the electro photoluminescence, and easy operation can help the user to resume spontaneous breathing through muscle strength and the endurance of using training diaphragm muscle and abdominal muscle.
The various components of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 are described in detail below:
in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the control unit 110 may be a small-sized controller or a micro-controller, so that the overall device is small in size and suitable for home use.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit 120 and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit 130 are integrally or independently configured, that is, the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit 120 and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit 130 may be integrated by the phrenic nerve and the abdominal muscle wearable electrode unit, or may be two separate electrode units.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the two wearable electrode units may be set in two ways, and the control unit and the two wearable electrode units may be set in two ways, that is, in this embodiment, the control unit 110, the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit 120, and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit 130 are integrally set or independently set. Taking fig. 1 as an example, the apparatus may be configured as a wearable apparatus in which the control unit 110 is integrated with the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit 120 and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit 130, and the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit 120 and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit 130 are connected to the control unit 110 through internal wires.
Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device in an embodiment of the present disclosure when the wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device is independently installed, as shown in fig. 2, the wearable device may be installed with a control unit 110 separated from a phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit 120 and an abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit 130, the control unit 110 may communicate with the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit 120 and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit 130 in a wired or wireless manner, the connection between the control unit 110 and the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit 120 and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit 130 is a wire connection, and the wireless manner may be network communication such as bluetooth, WIFI, 3G, 4G, 5G, and the like.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, for the wired manner, the control unit 110 may be a handheld controller, and a micro electrode connection interface is disposed on the handheld controller, and the handheld controller is connected to the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit through the micro electrode connection interface. The micro electrode connection interface may be designed as one interface or two interfaces, and is connected to the integrated or separately arranged phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit 120 and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit 130 in a wired manner through the interfaces. The micro electrode connection interface comprises but is not limited to the following embodiments: mini USB interface, micro USB interface, earphone interface.
In this embodiment, through designing the control unit into miniature controller or microcontroller, be connected with phrenic nerve wearable electrode unit and abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit through the wire, the user can conveniently carry out human-computer interaction through hand-held controller, and convenience of customers oneself operates, directly adjusts the parameter through handheld device, avoids the user to lead to the problem appearance that electrode position changes because of removing health adjustment instrument parameter.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the wearable electrode unit for phrenic nerve stimulation is a wearable structure, and the wearable electrode unit for phrenic nerve stimulation may have various embodiments, wherein one embodiment is a vest type, the wearable electrode unit for phrenic nerve stimulation includes a strap and a plurality of first conductive strips (for example, 4 conductive strips) disposed on the strap, the shoulder straps are adjustable, and the electrode position of the wearable electrode unit for phrenic nerve stimulation corresponds to the phrenic nerve of the user after wearing the wearable electrode unit. 4 metal conducting strips are arranged at the positions of 4 electrodes on the vest corresponding to the phrenic nerve, and the metal conducting strips act stimulating current on the human body through hydrogel electrodes pasted on the two sides.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the structure of the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode is a wearable structure, and the structure may have various embodiments, one embodiment of which is a waistband type, the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit includes a waistband and a plurality of second conductive strips (for example, 8) disposed on the waistband, and the waistband is adjustable, and the electrode position of the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit corresponds to the rectus abdominis and oblique abdominis of the user after wearing. The front side of the waistband corresponding to the rectus abdominis and the oblique abdominis is provided with 8 metal conductive strips which apply stimulation current to the human body through hydrogel electrodes pasted on the two sides.
Before use, the hydrogel electrode slice is firstly pasted on the 4 conductive sheets of the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit 120, and the other side of the hydrogel electrode slice is attached to the skin of a user after the user wears the electrode unit 120. The braces are arranged at the two ends of the wearable electrode for phrenic nerve stimulation, and can be adjusted according to body types of different users, so that the positions of the electrodes on the braces can be adjusted. Similarly, the hydrogel electrode sheet is also pasted on 8 conductive sheets of the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit, and the other side of the hydrogel electrode is attached to the skin of the user after the user wears the electrode unit 130. The wearable electrode of abdominal muscle stimulation both ends adopt the hasp design, can adjust the electrode position on the waistband according to different users' size.
Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a control unit according to an embodiment of the disclosure, and as shown in fig. 3, the control unit 110 includes: a human-computer interaction module 111, an electrical stimulation generation module 112 and a main control module 113.
The human-computer interaction module 111 is used for acquiring input information of a user; the electrical stimulation generation module 112 is used for generating and outputting electrical stimulation current; the main control module 113 is connected to the electrical stimulation generation module 112 and the human-computer interaction module 111, and is configured to receive the input information, and generate a phrenic nerve electrical stimulation current corresponding to the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit and an abdominal muscle electrical stimulation current corresponding to the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit according to the input information.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the human-computer interaction module 111 is responsible for interaction with a user, and may include a screen and a key, where the screen is used for displaying information to the user, and the key is used for receiving input information of the user and transmitting the input information to the main control module 113. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the human-computer interaction module 111 may also be a touch screen, and has functions of a display screen and a key.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the input information includes a stimulation intensity, a pulse width, a pulse frequency, and a stimulation duration of the phrenic nerve current, and a stimulation intensity, a pulse width, a pulse frequency, and a stimulation duration of the abdominal muscle current. For example, the stimulation intensity of the phrenic nerve current is 10mA, the pulse width is 300us, the pulse frequency is 40Hz, the stimulation duration is 1 second, the stimulation intensity of the abdominal muscle current is 14mA, the pulse width is 300us, the pulse frequency is 40Hz, and the stimulation duration is 1 second. The parameters of the phrenic nerve and the abdominal muscle can be respectively and independently set, and for the four parameters, the frequently set parameter is the stimulation intensity, and the stimulation intensity can be generally gradually increased according to the tolerance degree of a patient.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the input information further includes an inspiration time and a respiration rate obtained according to an actual respiration condition of the user, and the inspiration time and the respiration rate can be measured by using a stopwatch of a mobile phone, for example. After the breathing condition of the user is obtained, the inspiration time is set to be 2 seconds, the breathing frequency is set to be 12 times/minute, and the treatment duration is set to be 30 minutes through the human-computer interaction module 111. In this embodiment, the screen of the human-computer interaction module 111 may display parameters such as inspiration time, breathing frequency, treatment duration, stimulation intensity of phrenic nerve and abdominal muscle current, pulse width, pulse frequency, and stimulation duration, where the inspiration time and the breathing frequency have great individual difference due to actual acquisition results for the user, and the setting of the treatment duration may be determined comprehensively according to the factors such as inspiration time, breathing frequency, and stimulation intensity.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electrical stimulation generation module 112 is configured to output an electrical stimulation therapy current waveform, conduct the current to the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit 120 and/or the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit 130 through a lead, and penetrate the skin surface attached to the electrodes to act on the nerve (e.g., phrenic nerve) or muscle (e.g., rectus abdominis and oblique abdominis) of the user.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the main control module 113 is configured to implement control and communication between the human-computer interaction module and the electrical stimulation generation module, and the main control module may further implement other software functions, such as communication between the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit.
It should be noted that the control unit 110 further includes a power management module (not shown in fig. 3) for providing power to other modules in the control unit 130, and the power management module is externally connected to a 5V power adapter through a USB interface and then connected to a battery charging module, or connected to a DC-DC module, and the DC-DC module converts 5V into 3.3V voltage.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 3, the control unit may further include: a storage module 114 and an adjustment module 115, both of which are also connected to the master control module 113. The storage module 114 is used for storing personal information of the user and treatment records, wherein the personal information includes the inspiration time and the breathing frequency of the user before treatment besides name, sex, age, medical history and the like, and the treatment records include treatment date, treatment time, stimulation intensity, pulse frequency and stimulation duration of phrenic nerve current and/or abdominal muscle current. The adjusting module 115 is configured to compare the current inhalation time and respiratory rate of the user in the input information with the inhalation time and respiratory rate of the user before therapy in combination with the therapy record to obtain a comparison result, and make a new therapy plan for the patient according to the comparison result, such as adjusting the therapy duration and stimulation intensity. For example, if the comparison result shows that the inhalation time of the user is shorter and the respiratory rate is higher, the stimulation intensity can be increased appropriately to shorten the treatment time.
In addition, the control unit can also comprise a voice module and an indicator light, and the voice module and the indicator light are used for sending corresponding voice prompts according to the inhalation time period and the exhalation time period which are set by detecting the actual breathing condition of the user and lighting the corresponding indicator light, so that the user can know which time period the device is positioned through voice or the indicator light, and the operation of the user is facilitated.
It should be noted that, the power management module may also be monitored, and when the power is insufficient (e.g. less than 5%), alarm information is given to remind the user to replace the battery or charge the battery in time, so as to ensure normal use.
The following describes the usage flow of the apparatus in this embodiment:
after the device is started, firstly, the parameters of inspiration time and respiration frequency are set according to the respiration condition of a user, and the treatment time length is set.
Secondly, in the set inspiration time period, the device sends out inspiration voice prompt, lights an inspiration indicator light, simultaneously transmits stimulation current to a phrenic nerve stimulation wearing electrode through a lead, penetrates the skin to act on the phrenic nerve, enables the diaphragm to contract and causes the patient to inhale; in expiration time quantum, the device sends "expiration" voice prompt to light expiration pilot lamp, transmit stimulation current to abdominal muscle through the wire simultaneously and stimulate the wearing electrode, penetrate skin and act on abdominal muscle nerve, make the abdominal muscle shrink, arouse that the patient exhales.
Based on the above process, the phrenic nerve stimulation and the abdominal muscle stimulation cause the alternate contraction of the diaphragm muscles and the abdominal muscles under the cycle of inspiration and expiration of the patient. After long-term treatment, the muscle fibers of the diaphragm and the abdominal muscles can be improved, the muscle strength and endurance of the diaphragm and the abdominal muscles can be increased, and the spontaneous respiration capability of a patient can be improved.
In summary, the wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device provided by the embodiment of the disclosure is designed to be wearable, so that the wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device is convenient for a user to wear, the worn electrodes are aligned to the part needing to be electrically stimulated, the wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device is simple to operate, and the user can be helped to recover spontaneous respiration by training the muscle strength and endurance of diaphragm muscles and abdominal muscles. In addition, the electrodes can be pasted to various stimulation parts of a human body after being worn by a user, the position of the pasted electrodes is relatively stable, the stimulation parts cannot be changed due to the change of the body position of the patient or the movement of the position of the patient, effective electrical stimulation on the phrenic nerve and the abdominal muscle is achieved, and recovery of the patient is facilitated.
It should be noted that although in the above detailed description several modules or units of the device for action execution are mentioned, such a division is not mandatory. Indeed, the features and functionality of two or more modules or units described above may be embodied in one module or unit, according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Conversely, the features and functions of one module or unit described above may be further divided into embodiments by a plurality of modules or units.
Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will readily understand that the exemplary embodiments described herein may be implemented by software, or by software in combination with necessary hardware. Therefore, the technical solution according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may be embodied in the form of a software product, which may be stored in a non-volatile storage medium (which may be a CD-ROM, a usb disk, a removable hard disk, etc.) or on a network, and includes several instructions to enable a computing device (which may be a personal computer, a server, a touch terminal, or a network device, etc.) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.
Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.
It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

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1. A wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device, characterized in that it is a wearable device for domestic use, comprising:
the control unit is used for generating corresponding current of the electrical stimulation according to the input information;
the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit are both connected with the control unit and used for receiving the current, and the current acts on nerves or muscles;
the control unit is a handheld controller, a miniature electrode connecting interface is arranged on the handheld controller, and the handheld controller is connected with the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit through the miniature electrode connecting interface;
the wearable electrode unit for phrenic nerve stimulation is vest-type, and comprises a strap and a plurality of first conducting strips arranged on the strap, and the strap is adjustable; the electrode position of the wearable electrode unit for phrenic nerve stimulation corresponds to the phrenic nerve of the user after wearing;
the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit is of a waistband type and comprises a waistband and a plurality of second conducting strips arranged on the waistband, and the waistband is adjustable; the electrode positions of the wearable electrode unit for abdominal muscle stimulation after wearing correspond to the rectus abdominis and the oblique abdominis of the user;
the first conducting strip and the second conducting strip act stimulation current on a human body through hydrogel electrodes pasted on the two sides.
2. The wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is integrally or separately provided with the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit.
3. The wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is connected to the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit by means of wires;
wherein the control unit is a microcontroller, and the microcontroller is integrated with the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit and the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit.
4. The wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device of claim 1, wherein the control unit comprises:
the man-machine interaction module is used for acquiring input information of a user;
the electrical stimulation generating module is used for generating and outputting electrical stimulation current;
and the main control module is connected with the electrical stimulation generation module and the human-computer interaction module and is used for receiving the input information, and generating electrical-stimulated phrenic nerve current corresponding to the phrenic nerve stimulation wearable electrode unit and electrical-stimulated abdominal muscle current corresponding to the abdominal muscle stimulation wearable electrode unit according to the input information.
5. The wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device of claim 4 wherein the input information includes stimulation intensity, pulse width, pulse frequency and stimulation duration of the phrenic nerve current and stimulation intensity, pulse width, pulse frequency and stimulation duration of the abdominal muscle current.
6. The wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device of claim 5 wherein the input information further includes inspiratory time and respiratory rate derived from actual respiration by the user.
7. The wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device of claim 6, wherein the control unit further comprises:
the storage module is used for storing personal information of a user and treatment records, the personal information comprises inspiration time and breathing frequency of the user before treatment, and the treatment records comprise treatment date, treatment time, stimulation intensity, pulse frequency and stimulation duration of phrenic nerve current and/or abdominal muscle current.
8. The wearable respiratory myoelectric stimulation device of claim 7, wherein the control unit further comprises:
and the adjusting module is used for comparing the current inspiration time and breathing frequency of the user in the input information with the inspiration time and breathing frequency of the user before treatment by combining the treatment record to obtain a comparison result, and adjusting the treatment duration and the stimulation intensity according to the comparison result.
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