CN111921102A - Wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device and system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The embodiment of the application provides a wearing formula supersound neural stimulation device and system relates to medical equipment technical field, and the device includes: a wearable component; an ultrasonic transducer for outputting an ultrasonic nerve stimulation signal; a connection structure connecting the wearable component and the ultrasonic transducer and used for adjusting the relative position between the wearable component and the ultrasonic transducer. Therefore, the wearer can wear the wearable part like wearing clothes to receive the nerve stimulation operation, the wearer can freely move to obtain better ultrasonic medical experience, the ultrasonic transducer has a larger operation position range, and the operation error can be reduced.
Description
Technical Field
The application belongs to the technical field of medical equipment, and particularly relates to a wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device and system.
Background
The physical brain stimulation nerve regulation and control technology (electrical stimulation, magnetic stimulation and the like) provides an effective clinical treatment means for patients with brain functional diseases.
With the development of the ultrasonic technology, medical ultrasound is a noninvasive diagnosis and treatment technology, a focus point formed in a human body can be in an oblong shape, and due to the characteristic, the medical ultrasound can obtain good space precision and can be targeted on tissues in a specific area. Medical ultrasound can be divided into high-intensity focused ultrasound and low-intensity focused ultrasound, the high-intensity focused ultrasound is a treatment mode for directly damaging lesions, and the low-intensity focused ultrasound also plays an important role in the field of nerve regulation.
However, when the ultrasound noninvasive medical technology is used, an examiner needs to hold the ultrasound transducer by hand, which wastes manpower and is inconvenient to operate, and the examiner needs to lie on a bed more times, cannot move freely and is difficult to match the operation position of the ultrasound transducer, which easily causes a large operation error.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, embodiments of the present application provide a wearable ultrasound nerve stimulation device and system, so as to at least solve the problem that the conventional ultrasound transducer is inconvenient to operate and is difficult to match with the examinee, which is likely to cause operation errors.
According to an aspect of an embodiment of the present application, there is provided a wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device including: a wearable component; an ultrasonic transducer for outputting an ultrasonic nerve stimulation signal; a connection structure connecting the wearable component and the ultrasonic transducer and used for adjusting the relative position between the wearable component and the ultrasonic transducer.
According to another aspect of embodiments of the present application, there is provided a wearable ultrasonic neurostimulation system, comprising: a wearable ultrasound nerve stimulation device as described above; a display; wherein, the ultrasonic transducer in the wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device is used for collecting nerve image information; the display is used for displaying the neural image information.
The embodiment of the application adopts at least one technical scheme which can achieve the following beneficial effects:
in the wearable nerve stimulation device, a wearer can wear the wearable part like wearing clothes to receive nerve stimulation operation, the wearer can freely move to obtain better ultrasonic medical experience, the wearable part is connected with the ultrasonic transducer through the connecting structure, the relative position between the wearable part and the ultrasonic transducer can be adjusted through the connecting structure, the ultrasonic transducer has a larger operation position range, and operation errors can be reduced.
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FIG. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of an example of a wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device according to an embodiment of the present application;
FIG. 2 shows a schematic structural diagram of an example of a wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device according to an embodiment of the present application;
fig. 3 shows a block diagram of an example of a wearable ultrasound neurostimulation system according to an embodiment of the present application.
Detailed Description
Currently, ultrasonic technology is applied to stimulate human tissues and produce several effects to cause the change of pathological tissues, thereby achieving the purpose of treatment. The effects produced by these ultrasounds are mainly thermal, mechanical and cavitation effects.
In the stimulation mechanism of thermal effect, during the propagation of ultrasonic wave, part of the sound energy is absorbed by the medium due to the viscosity, thermal conductivity and the like of the medium, and is converted into heat energy, and the local temperature is raised. When the tissue is subjected to such a thermal effect, certain reactions occur, such as vasodilatation, increased blood circulation, and increased tissue metabolism, thereby promoting the absorption and dissipation of pathological products.
In the stimulation mechanism of the mechanical effect, the mechanical effect of particle vibration in the medium causes the vibration of acceleration, rotation, impulse flow and the like of certain fine tissues in the transmission process of the ultrasonic wave, thereby playing a role of massage, enhancing the dispersion of the semipermeable membrane (namely enhancing the permeability), the metabolic function of cells and the vitality of the cells, and generating better influence on the material exchange of the cells and the tissue nutrition.
In the stimulation mechanism of cavitation effect, when the ultrasonic wave is transmitted and meets certain liquid tissues in a human body with enough ultrasonic intensity, cavitation is generated, micro shock waves with high intensity can be generated, and pathological change tissues can be changed or damaged, so that the treatment purpose is achieved.
It should be understood that the wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device and system disclosed in the embodiments of the present application mainly relate to the structure or connection relationship of each component in the wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device or system, and may adopt stimulation action mechanisms with various effects, which should not be limited herein.
In the following description, for purposes of explanation and not limitation, specific details are set forth, such as particular system structures, techniques, etc. in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present application. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present application may be practiced in other embodiments that depart from these specific details. In other instances, detailed descriptions of well-known systems, devices, circuits, and methods are omitted so as not to obscure the description of the present application with unnecessary detail.
In order to explain the technical solution described in the present application, the following description will be given by way of specific examples.
It will be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification and the appended claims, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
It is also to be understood that the terminology used in the description of the present application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in the specification of the present application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
It should be further understood that the term "and/or" as used in this specification and the appended claims refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
As used in this specification and the appended claims, the term "if" may be interpreted contextually as "when", "upon" or "in response to a determination" or "in response to a detection". Similarly, the phrase "if it is determined" or "if a [ described condition or event ] is detected" may be interpreted contextually to mean "upon determining" or "in response to determining" or "upon detecting [ described condition or event ]" or "in response to detecting [ described condition or event ]".
In particular implementations, the mobile terminals described in embodiments of the present application include, but are not limited to, other portable devices such as mobile phones, laptop computers, or tablet computers having touch sensitive surfaces (e.g., touch screen displays and/or touch pads). It should also be understood that in some embodiments, the devices described above are not portable communication devices, but rather are desktop computers having touch-sensitive surfaces (e.g., touch screen displays and/or touch pads).
In addition, in the description of the present application, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used solely to distinguish one from another and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of an example of a wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device according to an embodiment of the present application.
As shown in fig. 1, the wearable ultrasonic neural stimulation device 100 includes a wearable component 110, a connection structure 120, and an ultrasonic transducer 130.
In particular, the wearable component 110 may be designed in a jacket (or vest) fashion to facilitate wearing by the wearer, e.g., the wearable component 110 is provided with a neck hole 2 and a shoulder hole 3, such that the neck hole 2 is for passing the neck of the wearer and the shoulder hole 3 is for passing the upper limb of the wearer. It should be understood that the wearable component 110 may also be designed in other styles, for example, the wearable component 110 may also be designed in a pants or backpack style, and so forth.
In some examples of embodiments of the present application, ultrasound transducer 130 may integrate ultrasound generation functionality such that a driving signal (electrical signal) can be independently and autonomously generated at ultrasound transducer 130 and a corresponding ultrasound neurostimulation signal (acoustic signal) is output. In other examples of embodiments of the present application, the ultrasonic transducer 130 may be electrically connected to an ultrasonic generator (also referred to as an ultrasonic driving power supply), which may convert the commercial power into a high-frequency alternating current signal (e.g., an ultrasonic electrical signal of various parameter types) matched with the ultrasonic transducer to drive the ultrasonic transducer to operate. Further, the ultrasonic transducer may output a corresponding ultrasonic nerve stimulation signal (acoustic signal) according to the driving signal generated by the ultrasonic generator.
The connection structure 120 connects the wearable component 110 and the ultrasonic transducer 130, and the relative position between the wearable component 110 and the ultrasonic transducer 130 can be adjusted by the connection structure 120. It should be understood that the adjustment direction with respect to the relative position may be restrictive or diversified (e.g., adjustable in a direction at any angle to the wearable part 110).
Under some application scenes, when a wearer uses the wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device, the wearer does not need to lie down, and only needs to wear the wearable part like wearing clothes, so that the operation is simple and convenient, and the patient has a larger free activity space. In addition, the relative position between the wearable component and the ultrasonic transducer can be adjusted through the connecting structure, so that the ultrasonic transducer can have more action positions, and the operation error can be reduced.
It is noted that, herein, the "wearer" or "user" of the wearable ultrasound neurostimulation device or system may be a variety of identities, such as a doctor, a patient, and the like. The terms "doctor" and "patient" as referred to elsewhere herein are used as examples only and are not intended to be limiting in identity, e.g., in some cases the wearer may wear a wearable ultrasound neurostimulation device to perform a stimulation operation on himself, when the wearer is both a doctor and a patient.
Fig. 2 shows a schematic structural diagram of an example of a wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device according to an embodiment of the present application.
In some examples of embodiments of the present application, the wearable component 110 is a collapsible wearing component. Therefore, the wearing part can be adapted to the statures or body types of different wearers, and the application range of the wearable nerve stimulation device is expanded. With reference to the example in fig. 2, the wearable component 110 may further include a retractable portion 4 and a fixing screw 5, the retractable portion 4 may be adjusted according to different sizes of people, so that the wearable component 110 is suitable for different people, and when the retractable portion 4 is adjusted to a suitable position, the size of the wearable component 110 may be fixed by the fixing screw 5. By wearing the vest on the wearer, the ultrasound transducer can be integrated with the wearer such that the entire process does not constrain the wearer's free activity space when ultrasonically stimulating nerves (e.g., peripheral nerves).
In addition, for increasing comfort, a soft material such as sponge can be added to the inner surface of the wearable component 110 (which may be made of metal or carbon material, etc.) to reduce additional damage to the wearable part, such as protecting the shoulder and chest when the wearable component 110 is a vest.
In some examples of embodiments of the present application, the connection structure 120 is a telescoping connection structure. Thereby, the relative position between the wearable item 110 and the ultrasound transducer 130 may be telescopically adjusted along the direction of the connection structure. In connection with the example in fig. 2, the connection structure 120 comprises a spring 7 and a support bar 8, by means of which spring 7 the support bar 8 can be telescopically adjusted to different positions in the direction along the support bar 8.
In some examples of embodiments of the present application, the connection structure 120 includes a connection rod, and a first connection member and a second connection member provided to the connection rod. Here, the position of the wearable component relative to the connection rod may be adjusted by the first connection, and the position of the ultrasound transducer 130 relative to the connection rod may be adjusted by the second connection. Therefore, the relative position between the wearable component and the ultrasonic transducer can be adjusted by adjusting the connecting piece arranged on the connecting rod, so that the ultrasonic transducer has a larger operating position range.
In some embodiments, the first connector comprises a ball-axle module for securing the connecting rod to the wearable item. Here, the ball axle module has the free rotation function for the connecting rod can be driven by the ball axle module and rotate, and the ball axle module can adopt diversified structure, for example can adopt the ball axle structure in present on-vehicle cell phone stand, should not restrict here. Therefore, the connecting rod in multiple directions can be realized in a ball shaft connecting mode, and the ultrasonic transducer on the connecting rod can be positioned to a required accurate position.
Further, a preset number of positions of the wearable component may be respectively provided with corresponding ball axle modules. Therefore, the ball shaft module at the appropriate position can be selected to fix the connecting rod according to the actual requirement of ultrasonic stimulation, and the position range of the connecting rod and the ultrasonic transducer is enlarged.
In connection with the example in fig. 2, the connecting rod may include a spring 7, a support rod 8, a movable rod 9, and a set screw 13, and the first connecting member may include the ball axle module 6. Specifically, the ball axle module 6 may be disposed on the wearable component 110, the support rod 8 may be fixed to the ball axle module 6 through the spring 7, and the support rod 8 may be telescopically adjusted to different positions along the direction of the support rod 8 through the spring 7. The movable rod 9 may be movable with respect to the support rod 8, for example, the support rod 8 may be a hollow structure such that the movable rod 9 moves up and down within the support rod 8, and the movable rod 9 may also rotate (for example, rotate 360 degrees) with respect to the support rod 8, and the movable rod 9 may be fixed to the support rod 8 by operating the corresponding fixing screw 13 when the movable rod 9 is adjusted to a desired position.
It should be noted that the ball axle module 6 may be similar to the vehicle-mounted mobile phone support structure, and has a free rotation function, so that the support rod 8 may be adjusted to different directions along with the ball axle module 6. Illustratively, the ball axle module includes an inner movable ball (not shown) and an outer stationary ball (not shown) and a screw (not shown), the inner movable ball being rotatable relative to the outer stationary ball and the outer stationary ball being tightened by rotating the screw when adjusted to the proper orientation to fix the position of the inner movable ball. Preferably, the outer surface of the inner movable ball and the inner surface of the outer fixed ball may be frosted or provided with concave-convex points, so as to increase the friction force between the two balls and facilitate the fixation of the ball axle module at any position.
In some embodiments, a plurality of ball axis modules 6 can be disposed at different positions of the wearable component 110 (for example, four corner positions of the vest in fig. 2), and the support rods 8 can be disposed on the ball axis modules at the corresponding positions according to the position requirement of the ultrasonic stimulation, so that the personalized ultrasonic therapy requirement can be met.
In some examples of the embodiments of the present application, the second connector includes an ultrasonic transducer fixing module for rotationally adjusting a position of the ultrasonic transducer, for example, the ultrasonic transducer fixing module may also adopt a ball-and-socket structure. Therefore, the ultrasonic transducer with a larger position range can be realized, and the ultrasonic transducer is favorably positioned to a required precise position.
Further, the ultrasonic transducer fixing module is connected with the connecting rod through the rotating shaft piece, so that the ultrasonic transducer fixing module can move around the rotating shaft piece. Therefore, the ultrasonic transducer can be adjusted to multiple directions through the rotating shaft piece, the ultrasonic transducer in more directions can be realized, and the ultrasonic transducer can be positioned at a required position more conveniently.
With continued reference to the example in fig. 2, the second connector may include an ultrasonic transducer fixing module 15, the ultrasonic transducer 130 is fixed by the ultrasonic transducer fixing module 15, and the ultrasonic transducer fixing module 15 has a rotation function to rotatably adjust or change the angle or direction of the ultrasonic transducer 130, for example, the ultrasonic transducer fixing module 15 may fix the ultrasonic transducer 130 by a ball axle module, so that the ultrasonic transducer 130 can rotate in multiple angles. In some embodiments, ultrasonic transducer 130 may employ a piezoelectric material or a flexible transducer material, or the like.
In some embodiments, the second connector may further include a spring 10, a support bar 11, a movable bar 12, a set screw 13, and a handle screw 14. Here, the support bar 11 is connected to the movable bar 9 by a knob screw 14 so that the support bar 11 can move around the knob screw 14 to adjust the support bar 11 and the ultrasonic transducer fixing module 15 to various directions. It should be understood that the screws 14 may be replaced by various other types of shaft members, so that the ultrasonic transducer fixing module 15 can move around the shaft members, which may not be limited herein. The spring 10 may be disposed inside the support bar 11 such that the support bar 11 has a function of extending and retracting back and forth. The movable bar 12 may be movable with respect to the support bar 11, for example, the support bar 11 may be a hollow structure such that the movable bar 12 moves up and down within the support bar 11, and the movable bar 12 may also rotate (for example, rotate 360 degrees) with respect to the support bar 11, and when the movable bar 12 is adjusted to a desired position, the movable bar 12 may be fixed to the support bar 11 by operating the corresponding fixing screw 13, and one end of the movable bar 12 may also be connected with the ultrasonic transducer fixing module 15. Therefore, by adjusting the positions of the support bar 8 and the movable bar 9, the position of the ultrasonic transducer fixing module 15 can be adjusted accordingly.
In some embodiments of the present application, the movable bar (e.g., 9 and 12) and the support bar (e.g., 8 and 11) are cylindrical bars, and the movable bar can freely rotate 360 ° relative to the support bar. In addition, the supporting rod can be hollow, so the movable rod can slide up and down and far and near in the supporting rod according to actual requirements to adjust the position. Meanwhile, the surface of the supporting rod can be frosted or provided with concave-convex points, so that the supporting rod and the movable rod can be firmly fixed by the fixing screw. In the example of material selection, the movable rod and the support rod may be made of metal or carbon fiber.
In some examples of embodiments of the present application, an arm rest 16 is also provided in the wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device. Specifically, the arm rest 16 may be disposed on one or both left and right sides of the wearable part 110 so that the wearer may place an arm on the arm rest 16 when performing ultrasonic therapy on the wearer.
In some examples of embodiments of the present application, the wearable neurostimulation device may include a preset number of electrodes (or electrode pads) that are disposed on a wearable component (e.g., a vest) or a connection structure, and through which physiological feedback signals of a wearer of the wearable component (e.g., a patient) may be acquired. Preferably, the signal transmission line connecting the electrode means is elastic so as to be freely adjustable according to the arrangement position of the electrode means. From this, the electrode ware is direct to be set up on wearable part or connection structure, conveniently in time finds the electrode ware, is convenient for implement the collection process to wearing formula neural stimulation device's stimulation effect data. It should be understood that the type of physiological feedback signal is not limited herein and may be determined according to the desired stimulation effect data.
In connection with the example in fig. 2, the wearable nerve stimulation device may include a preset number or plurality of electrode applicators 20. The electrode 20 is disposed on the wearable item 110 such that the electrode 20 can be integrated with the wearer for easy searching. It should be understood that the electrode device 20 may also be disposed at other locations of the wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device, such as on a connecting rod. In addition, the signal transmission line to which the electrode 20 is connected may be flexible, facilitating adjustment of the position of the electrode. The electrode device is used for acquiring physiological feedback signals (such as electroencephalogram signals) of a wearer of the wearable component, such as the variation of the physiological signals of the wearer before and after ultrasonic regulation, so that the effect of ultrasonic treatment can be conveniently known.
In this application embodiment, through the retractable connecting rod that can wearable part ball pivot relatively rotatory, can be at the ball axle module of a plurality of position fixed connection poles to and the fixed module of ultrasonic transducer that can the rotatory position of adjusting ultrasonic transducer, help satisfying the requirement of the accurate amazing of the neural of different wearers' individuation.
Through the wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device provided by the embodiment of the application, the wearable component and the ultrasonic transducer are combined into a whole, so that the movement freedom of a wearer is not restricted in the whole operation process of carrying out ultrasonic treatment on the wearer. In addition, have can reciprocate, the movable rod of 360 degrees of rotation and multi-angle rotating's ball axle module and ultrasonic transducer fixed module etc. have realized the regulation of ultrasonic transducer optional position, multi-angle and multidimension direction to ball axle module, bracing piece, movable rod and ultrasonic transducer fixed module etc. can both be according to the amazing concrete position of supersound and multi-angle, multidimension degree and height, adjust far and near, help adjusting ultrasonic transducer to diversified expectation position.
It is to be understood that the type of the term "nerve" described herein may be non-limiting and may be a variety of nerves capable of acting through ultrasound techniques, such as the peripheral nerve (including the facial nerve, the cervical vagus nerve, etc.) or the central nervous system. By way of example, when the non-invasive ultrasound medical technology is applied to peripheral nerves, which are closely related to organ functions and diseases, the treatment process for some diseases can achieve better clinical effects, and the peripheral nerves regulated by ultrasound can effectively intervene in diseases such as inflammation, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and gastrointestinal tract.
Fig. 3 shows a block diagram of an example of a wearable ultrasound neurostimulation system according to an embodiment of the present application.
As shown in fig. 3, the wearable ultrasonic neural stimulation system 300 includes the wearable ultrasonic neural stimulation device 100 and a display 320. In particular, the wearable ultrasound neurostimulation device 100 comprises the wearable component 110, the ultrasound transducer 130 and the connecting structure 120, so that the wearer can receive the ultrasound non-invasive treatment process like wearing clothes, and the medical experience of ultrasound stimulation can be improved.
Specifically, ultrasound transducer 130 may acquire neuro-image information, display 320 may display the neuro-image information, and ultrasound transducer 130 may also output ultrasound neuro-stimulation signals.
In the embodiment of the present application, the ultrasonic transducer may be of various types, and may perform different operation processes according to driving signals of different operating parameters (for example, power, frequency, waveform, and the like for defining an ultrasonic signal), for example, an image detection function (or an ultrasonic diagnostic function) is performed based on some driving signals (for example, a first driving signal), and a modulation stimulation function is performed by some driving signals (for example, a second driving signal).
In some application scenarios of the embodiments of the present application, after the patient wears the wearable component, the doctor can see the neural image information on the display through the ultrasound transducer in the first operation mode (e.g., under the action of the first driving signal), and can clearly see the specific position of the target point on the display, thereby facilitating accurate stimulation of the ultrasound transducer in the second operation mode (e.g., under the action of the second driving signal).
In some examples of embodiments of the present application, the wearable ultrasonic neurostimulation system 300 can further include an ultrasonic generator 330 electrically connected to the ultrasonic transducer 130. Specifically, the ultrasonic generator 330 may generate a driving signal (e.g., corresponding to various operating parameter types of ultrasonic waves), and the ultrasonic transducer 130 may perform a corresponding functional operation, such as an ultrasonic detection function or an ultrasonic stimulation function, according to the driving signal input by the ultrasonic generator 330. Specifically, the ultrasonic transducer 130 may collect neural image information according to the first driving signal generated by the ultrasonic generator (for example, probe the specific position of the central nervous system and peripheral nerves such as subcutaneous nerve and vagus nerve, and output an ultrasonic nerve stimulation signal according to the second driving signal generated by the ultrasonic generator, so as to achieve the effect of accurately positioning the target.
In some examples of embodiments of the present application, the ultrasonic generator 330 may receive a user operation to update the driving signal in a preset driving signal set, the preset driving signal set including the first driving signal and the second driving signal. Thereby, switching the ultrasonic detection and ultrasonic stimulation functions can be achieved by user operation for the ultrasonic generator. In other examples of the embodiments of the present application, the function of the ultrasonic generator 330 (i.e., the function of generating the driving signal for the ultrasonic transducer) is integrated in the ultrasonic transducer 130, and the user can directly operate the ultrasonic transducer to switch the ultrasonic detection function and the ultrasonic stimulation function.
In some examples of embodiments of the present application, a preset number of electrodes (e.g., 20 in fig. 2) are disposed on the wearable component or the connection rod, and the display 320 may display a feedback result corresponding to the physiological feedback signal. As an example, a plurality of electrode devices are connected to a receiver (a mobile terminal such as a computer, a dedicated device, etc.) through an elastic signal transmission cable, and after feedback results are obtained by operations such as signal filtering and conversion performed by the receiver, the corresponding feedback results are displayed on a display of the receiver. Therefore, when the nerve (for example, the peripheral nerve) is stimulated, the operator can check the effect of the nerve stimulation (for example, the effect of the peripheral nerve regulated and controlled by the ultrasonic waves) in real time through the display, so that the stimulation scheme can be corrected in time, and the high-quality nerve stimulation process can be guaranteed.
It should be noted that, in addition to using the signals collected by the electrode array as feedback signals, various types of feedback signals can be captured in various ways, so that the operator can view and evaluate the effect of the neural stimulation in real time, such as signals of myoelectricity, eye movement, and brain CT (Computed Tomography), MR (Magnetic Resonance) imaging, and the like.
Through this application embodiment, a wearing formula supersound stimulation nerve and brain wave feedback system is provided, possess and not have wound, convenient, accurate advantage, can satisfy the demand that individualized supersound does not have the wound treatment and operates. It will be appreciated that due to the non-invasive nature of ultrasound stimulation, ultrasound energy is applied to peripheral nerve stimulation directed to different nerve nuclei and different organs (e.g., heart, spleen, liver, pancreas, gall bladder) in the central nervous system, and can intervene in the associated disease by stimulating different organ targets. In addition, the neural stimulation device in this application embodiment is the wearing formula, and the use is simple, convenient for by the stimulation person can the free activity, and can be more fast, accurate and individuation stimulation target point (promptly, neural position), make when increasing compliance, can also improve the efficiency and the success rate of ultrasonic stimulation peripheral nerve.
Under some application scenes of the embodiment of the application, after a patient wears a wearable component, the facial nerve and the cervical vagus nerve can be stimulated noninvasively, quickly and accurately through the ultrasonic transducer, signals such as brain electricity, myoelectricity, eye movement and imaging means are utilized to feed back the stimulating effect in real time, and closed-loop stimulation and regulation of an ultrasonic nervous system are perfectly realized.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, only the above-mentioned division of the functional units and modules is illustrated, and in practical applications, the above-mentioned function distribution may be performed by different functional units and modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the apparatus is divided into different functional units or modules to perform all or part of the above-mentioned functions. Each functional unit and module in the embodiments may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated in one unit, and the integrated unit may be implemented in a form of hardware, or in a form of software functional unit. In addition, specific names of the functional units and modules are only for convenience of distinguishing from each other, and are not used for limiting the protection scope of the present application. The specific working processes of the units and modules in the system may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again.
In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and reference may be made to the related descriptions of other embodiments for parts that are not described or illustrated in a certain embodiment.
Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the implementation. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.
In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus/terminal device and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the above-described embodiments of the apparatus/terminal device are merely illustrative, and for example, the division of the modules or units is only one logical division, and there may be other divisions when actually implemented, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.
The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.
In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, and can also be realized in a form of a software functional unit.
The integrated modules/units, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as separate products, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, all or part of the flow in the method of the embodiments described above can be realized by a computer program, which can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium and can realize the steps of the embodiments of the methods described above when the computer program is executed by a processor. Wherein the computer program comprises computer program code, which may be in the form of source code, object code, an executable file or some intermediate form, etc. The computer-readable medium may include: any entity or device capable of carrying the computer program code, recording medium, usb disk, removable hard disk, magnetic disk, optical disk, computer Memory, Read-Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), electrical carrier wave signals, telecommunications signals, software distribution medium, and the like. It should be noted that the computer readable medium may contain content that is subject to appropriate increase or decrease as required by legislation and patent practice in jurisdictions, for example, in some jurisdictions, computer readable media does not include electrical carrier signals and telecommunications signals as is required by legislation and patent practice.
The above-mentioned embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not substantially depart from the spirit and scope of the embodiments of the present application and are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.
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1. A wearable ultrasound neurostimulation device, comprising:
a wearable component;
an ultrasonic transducer for outputting an ultrasonic nerve stimulation signal;
a connection structure connecting the wearable component and the ultrasonic transducer and used for adjusting the relative position between the wearable component and the ultrasonic transducer.
2. A wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wearable component is a retractable wearable component and/or the connection structure is a retractable connection structure.
3. The wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device of claim 1, wherein the connection structure comprises a connecting rod, and a first connector and a second connector disposed on the connecting rod,
wherein the first connector is for adjusting a position of the wearable component relative to the connecting rod, and the second connector is for adjusting a position of the ultrasound transducer relative to the connecting rod.
4. The wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device of claim 3, wherein the first connector comprises:
and the ball shaft module is used for fixing the connecting rod to the wearable part, so that the connecting rod can be driven by the ball shaft module to rotate.
5. The wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device of claim 3, wherein the second connector comprises:
the ultrasonic transducer fixing module is used for rotationally adjusting the position of the ultrasonic transducer.
6. The wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device of claim 5, wherein the ultrasonic transducer fixing module is connected with the connecting rod through a rotating shaft member so that the ultrasonic transducer fixing module can move around the rotating shaft member.
7. The wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device of claim 1, further comprising:
the preset number of electrode devices are arranged on the wearable component or the connecting structure and are used for acquiring physiological feedback signals of a wearer of the wearable component.
8. A wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the wearable component is provided with a neck aperture for passage of the neck of the wearer and a shoulder aperture for passage of the upper limb of the wearer.
9. A wearable ultrasound neurostimulation system, comprising:
the wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device of any one of claims 1-8;
a display;
wherein, the ultrasonic transducer in the wearable ultrasonic nerve stimulation device is used for collecting nerve image information;
the display is used for displaying the neural image information.
10. The wearable ultrasonic neural stimulation system of claim 9, further comprising:
the ultrasonic generator is electrically connected with the ultrasonic transducer and used for generating a driving signal matched with the ultrasonic transducer;
the ultrasonic transducer is used for acquiring nerve image information according to the first driving signal generated by the ultrasonic generator and outputting an ultrasonic nerve stimulation signal according to the second driving signal generated by the ultrasonic generator.
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