CN112972887B - Neuromuscular electrical stimulation system and electrical stimulation method - Google Patents

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation system and electrical stimulation method Download PDF

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CN112972887B
CN112972887B CN202011520836.6A CN202011520836A CN112972887B CN 112972887 B CN112972887 B CN 112972887B CN 202011520836 A CN202011520836 A CN 202011520836A CN 112972887 B CN112972887 B CN 112972887B
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Abstract

The invention discloses a neuromuscular electrical stimulation system and an electrical stimulation method, wherein the system comprises a microcontroller, the microcontroller is powered by a power supply, the microcontroller is connected with an electrical stimulation control module, and the electrical stimulation control module controls an electrode to release an electrical stimulation signal to a body artery; the microcontroller is also connected with a pulse signal acquisition module, and the pulse signal acquisition module acquires pulse wave signals of the position of the body to be electrically stimulated through a pulse sensor and transmits the pulse wave signals to the microcontroller; the electric stimulation control module controls the electrode to apply an electric stimulation signal to the arterial blood vessel of the body when the main wave crest of the pulse wave passes through the preset time after the body position of the electrode is located. The neuromuscular electrical stimulation system can promote better blood transmission to limb terminals, increase microcirculation of limb terminals and promote recovery of organisms.

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Neuromuscular electrical stimulation system and electrical stimulation method
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of medical equipment, in particular to a neuromuscular electrical stimulation system and an electrical stimulation method.
Background
Peripheral blood vessels are thin and far away from the heart, and particularly, the peripheral blood vessels are easy to be blocked and insufficient due to reasons such as lower limb edema, varicose veins, diabetes, foot ulcers and the like, so that diseases such as cold hands and feet are caused. And the improvement of blood circulation of lower limbs can treat and alleviate the diseases described above. Currently, air pressure wave treatment equipment is often used clinically, and the air pressure wave treatment equipment participates in blood circulation in a gas pressure extrusion mode. There are also techniques and products for promoting blood circulation using muscle stimulation. However, the device has room for improvement in terms of ease of use and effectiveness. For this reason, it is necessary to develop a medical technical product capable of promoting blood flow to peripheral blood vessels, promoting peripheral blood microcirculation of limbs, and having no influence on blood return.
Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the invention is to overcome the defect of the medical technology which is effective against insufficient peripheral blood flow and poor peripheral blood flow microcirculation of limbs in the prior art, and further provide a neuromuscular electrical stimulation system and an electrical stimulation method.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical scheme:
the neuromuscular electrical stimulation system comprises a microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller is powered by a power supply, the microcontroller is connected with an electrical stimulation control module, and the electrical stimulation control module controls electrodes to release electrical stimulation signals to body arteries; the microcontroller is also connected with a pulse signal acquisition module, and the pulse signal acquisition module acquires pulse wave signals of the position of the body to be electrically stimulated through a pulse sensor and transmits the pulse wave signals to the microcontroller; the electric stimulation control module controls the electrode to apply an electric stimulation signal to the arterial blood vessel of the body when the main wave crest of the pulse wave passes through the preset time after the body position of the electrode is located.
Preferably, the electrical stimulation control module controls the electrode to apply an electrical stimulation signal to the arterial blood vessel of the body 50-200 milliseconds after the main wave peak of the pulse wave passes through the body position of the electrode.
Preferably, the electrode is arranged adjacent to the pulse sensor, and the pulse sensor is arranged at the lower side of the electrode according to the blood flow direction; the distance between the electrode and the pulse sensor is 40-200 mm.
Preferably, the pulse sensor is a photosensitive sensor or an air pressure sensor or a pressure-sensitive sensor.
Preferably, the photosensitive sensor is an infrared photosensitive sensor.
Preferably, the power supply comprises a battery and a power supply circuit, and the microcontroller is connected with the battery through the power supply circuit; the power supply circuit is provided with a boost circuit, the boost circuit is electrically connected with the electric stimulation module, and the microcontroller controls the power supply circuit and the boost circuit to release electric stimulation voltage to the electric stimulation control module.
Preferably, the microcontroller is connected with a communication module, and the communication module is connected with an external intelligent client in a wired or wireless way.
Preferably, the communication module is a bluetooth module or a WiFi module.
Preferably, a display screen is arranged on the neuromuscular electrical stimulation system, and the display screen is connected with the microcontroller and is used for displaying a specific indication signal sent by the microcontroller.
An electro-stimulation method of a neuromuscular electro-stimulation system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised by comprising the steps of:
s1: switching on a power supply, and automatically performing initialization setting by a neuromuscular electrical stimulation system;
s2: electrode detection, the system detecting whether the electrode has been attached to the surface area of the skin to be stimulated and is detached;
s3: if the electrode falls off from the skin surface to be stimulated, sending out a re-pasting signal, and detecting the electrode position in the step S2 again after a set time interval; if the electrode does not fall off, performing the following step S4;
s4: pulse detection, the pulse sensor sends the detected pulse signal to the microcontroller through the pulse acquisition circuit, the microcontroller generates pulse waveforms, and when the main wave crest passes through the pulse sensor according to the pulse waveforms, the electrode is enabled to complete the electric stimulation action by sending electric stimulation signals to the booster circuit and the electric stimulation control module.
S5: pulse wave signals and electrical stimulation waveforms are transmitted outwards through display screen reality or through a communication module.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
according to the neuromuscular electrical stimulation system, the arterial vascular time electrical stimulation signals are generated after the main wave crest of the pulse wave of the limb, arterial vascular muscles at the electrical stimulation position are contracted after being subjected to electrical stimulation so as to squeeze blood vessels, the blood vessels are squeezed so as to have forward driving force on blood flow in the blood vessels, so that blood in the arteries reaches higher ejection speed and pressure, the blood flow is accelerated, the blood can be finally conveyed to limb terminals better, microcirculation of the limb terminals is increased, and the application time point of the electrical stimulation is after the main wave crest, so that the blood return of the blood vessels is not influenced, and the body recovery can be promoted.
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In order that the invention may be more readily understood, the invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the following drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a neuromuscular electrical stimulation system of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the electrode and pulse sensor of the present invention mounted to a lower limb;
fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an electrical stimulation method of the neuromuscular electrical stimulation system of the present invention.
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1-a microcontroller; 2-a power supply; 21-a battery; 22-a power supply circuit; 23-a boost circuit; 3-an electrical stimulation control module; 4-electrode; 5-a pulse signal acquisition module; 6-pulse sensor; 7-a communication module; 8-a display screen; 9-lower extremity artery.
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Example 1
Referring to fig. 1-2, a neuromuscular electrical stimulation system comprises a microcontroller 1, wherein the microcontroller 1 is powered by a power supply 2, the microcontroller 1 is connected with an electrical stimulation control module 3, and the electrical stimulation control module 3 controls an electrode 4 to release an electrical stimulation signal to a body artery; the microcontroller 1 is also connected with a pulse signal acquisition module 5, and the pulse signal acquisition module 5 acquires pulse wave signals of the position of the body to be electrically stimulated through a pulse sensor 6 and transmits the pulse wave signals to the microcontroller 1; the electric stimulation control module 3 controls the electrode 4 to apply an electric stimulation signal to the lower limb artery 9 when the main wave peak of the pulse wave passes through 50-200 milliseconds after the body position of the electrode 4. According to the invention, by electrically stimulating signals to arterial vascular time after the main wave crest of the pulse wave of the limb, arterial vascular muscles at the electrically stimulated position are contracted after being electrically stimulated so as to squeeze the blood vessels, the blood vessels are squeezed so as to have forward driving force to blood flow in the blood vessels, so that blood in the arteries reaches higher ejection speed and pressure, the blood flow is promoted to accelerate, the blood can be better transmitted to limb terminals finally, microcirculation of the limb terminals is increased, and the application time point of the electrical stimulation is after the main wave crest, so that the blood return of the blood vessels is not influenced, and the recovery of the body can be promoted.
In order to further facilitate control of the detection of the main wave peak of the pulse wave and the positional relationship of the electrode to which the electrical stimulation is applied, the electrode 4 of the present embodiment is disposed adjacent to the pulse sensor 6, and the pulse sensor 6 is disposed below the electrode 4 in the blood flow direction; the distance between the electrode 4 and the pulse sensor 6 is 40-200 mm. The arrangement can be convenient for sending the electric stimulation signal through the microcontroller when the pulse sensor detects the main wave crest of the pulse wave. When the wave crest of the main wave is positioned at the position of the pulse sensor, the electrode plate is positioned at the preset position right behind the same main wave crest, so that the method can be suitable for rapidly carrying out accurate electric stimulation treatment on people with different blood flow speeds. Of course, in order to be convenient for install electrode and pulse wave sensor in patient's specific position of organism, can add a scale of measuring the interval between the two, this scale can set up independently, also can set up its benchmark zero point on electrode or pulse sensor, according to the pulse wave waveform diagram of this position that microcontroller detected, and then confirm the interval size between electrode slice and the pulse sensor fast to reach the purpose of accurately exerting the electric stimulation, reach better purpose that exerts secondary power to the blood flow.
The pulse sensor 6 in this embodiment is an infrared photo sensor, that is, the pulse wave is acquired by using different light absorption rates before and after pulsation in the blood vessel detected by the infrared light emitting tube and the infrared light receiving tube. In other embodiments, a pressure sensor may also be used for pulse wave monitoring, such as a barometric pressure sensor or a pressure sensitive sensor.
Referring to fig. 1, the power supply 2 of the present embodiment includes a battery 21 and a power supply circuit 22, and the microcontroller 1 is connected to the battery 21 through the power supply circuit 22; the power supply circuit 22 is provided with a booster circuit 23, the booster circuit 23 is electrically connected with the electric stimulation module 3, and the microcontroller 1 controls the power supply circuit 22 and the booster circuit 23 to release electric stimulation voltage to the electric stimulation control module 3. The power supply circuit and the boost circuit are well known to those skilled in the art, and can provide electric quantity for the microcontroller and provide electric stimulation voltage for the electric stimulation module in time, so that the specific circuit is not limited, and the details are not repeated here.
In order to facilitate the transmission of the relevant electrical stimulation and detection signals to the outside, the microcontroller 1 is connected with a communication module 7, and the communication module 7 is connected with an external smart client in a wired or wireless manner, and the external smart client can be a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer, a computer and the like.
The communication module in this embodiment is preferably a bluetooth module to achieve stable signal transmission in the local area, and may be a WiFi module, a 4G signal module, a 5G signal module, or the like
In order to facilitate timely and clear display of the detected signals and the electrical stimulation signals, the neuromuscular electrical stimulation system is provided with a display screen 8, and the display screen 8 is connected with the microcontroller 1 and is used for displaying specific indication signals sent by the microcontroller 1, such as an electrical stimulation waveform diagram, a pulse wave waveform diagram and the like.
Example two
Referring to fig. 3, an electrical stimulation method of the above neuromuscular electrical stimulation system includes the following steps:
s1: switching on a power supply, and automatically performing initialization setting by a neuromuscular electrical stimulation system;
s2: electrode detection, the system detecting whether the electrode has been attached to the surface area of the skin to be stimulated and is detached;
s3: if the electrode falls off from the skin surface to be stimulated, sending out a re-pasting signal, and detecting the electrode position in the step S2 again after a set time interval; if the electrode does not fall off, performing the following step S4;
s4: pulse detection, the pulse sensor sends the detected pulse signal to the microcontroller through the pulse acquisition circuit, the microcontroller generates pulse waveforms, and when the main wave crest passes through the pulse sensor according to the pulse waveforms, the electrode is enabled to complete the electric stimulation action by sending electric stimulation signals to the booster circuit and the electric stimulation control module.
S5: pulse wave signals and electrical stimulation waveforms are transmitted outwards through display screen reality or through a communication module.
According to the electric stimulation method, the arterial vascular time electric stimulation signals are generated after the main wave crest of the pulse wave of the limb, arterial vascular muscles at the electric stimulation position are contracted after electric stimulation so as to squeeze the blood vessels, the blood vessels are squeezed so as to have forward driving force on blood flow in the blood vessels, so that blood in the arteries reaches higher ejection speed and pressure, the blood is accelerated to flow, and finally, the blood can be better transmitted to limb terminals, and microcirculation of the limb terminals is increased.
The above detailed description is only for explaining the technical solution of the present invention in detail, the present invention is not limited to the above examples, and it should be understood that those skilled in the art should all modifications and substitutions based on the above principles and spirit are within the scope of the present invention.

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1. A neuromuscular electrical stimulation system, characterized by: the device comprises a microcontroller, wherein the microcontroller is powered by a power supply, the microcontroller is connected with an electric stimulation control module, and the electric stimulation control module controls an electrode to release an electric stimulation signal to a body artery; the microcontroller is also connected with a pulse signal acquisition module, and the pulse signal acquisition module acquires pulse wave signals of the position of the body to be electrically stimulated through a pulse sensor and transmits the pulse wave signals to the microcontroller; the electric stimulation control module controls the electrode to apply an electric stimulation signal to the arterial blood vessel of the body when the pulse sensor detects the main wave crest of the pulse wave;
the microcontroller determines the interval between the electrode and the pulse sensor according to a pulse wave waveform diagram detected by the pulse sensor so that when the main wave crest is positioned at the position of the pulse sensor, the electrode is positioned at a preset position behind the same main wave crest to apply secondary power to blood flow;
a scale for measuring the interval between the electrode and the pulse sensor is arranged between the electrode and the pulse sensor, and a reference zero point of the scale is arranged on the pulse sensor or the electrode.
2. The neuromuscular electrical stimulation system according to claim 1, wherein: the pulse sensor is a photosensitive sensor or an air pressure sensor or a pressure-sensitive sensor.
3. The neuromuscular electrical stimulation system according to claim 2, wherein: the photosensitive sensor is an infrared photosensitive sensor.
4. The neuromuscular electrical stimulation system according to claim 1, wherein: the power supply comprises a battery and a power supply circuit, and the microcontroller is connected with the battery through the power supply circuit; the power supply circuit is provided with a boost circuit, the boost circuit is electrically connected with the electric stimulation control module, and the microcontroller controls the power supply circuit and the boost circuit to release electric stimulation voltage to the electric stimulation control module.
5. The neuromuscular electrical stimulation system according to claim 1, wherein: the microcontroller is connected with a communication module, and the communication module is connected with an external intelligent client in a wired or wireless way.
6. The neuromuscular electrical stimulation system according to claim 5, wherein: the communication module is a Bluetooth module or a WiFi module.
7. The neuromuscular electrical stimulation system according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein: the neuromuscular electrical stimulation system is provided with a display screen, and the display screen is connected with the microcontroller and used for displaying specific indication signals sent by the microcontroller.
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