CN114176599A

CN114176599A - Be applied to electrocardio collection system of animal

Info

Publication number: CN114176599A
Application number: CN202111613681.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 叶六四; 曾令波; 王胜昔
Original assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Animal Medical Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Mindray Animal Medical Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-27
Filing date: 2021-12-27
Publication date: 2022-03-15

Abstract

An electrocardio acquisition device applied to animals is an independent acquisition device and is connected with external equipment (such as a monitor for animals) through wireless signals, and an external cable is not used, so that the connection falling caused by animal disorder can be prevented. Moreover, the electrocardio acquisition part of the electrocardio acquisition device is provided with a protruding pointed end which can be used for being inserted into the skin surface layer of an animal to acquire electrocardio data. The pointed end can not exceed the surface layer of the skin and enter the dermis layer, so that the pain of the animal is avoided. When the electrocardiosignal of the animal is collected, no hair is shaved and no implantation is needed, so that the damage to the animal can be reduced.

Description

Be applied to electrocardio collection system of animal

Technical Field

The application relates to animal medical equipment, in particular to an electrocardio acquisition device for animals.

Background

With the progress of society and the development of scientific technology, people pay more and more attention to natural environment, so that life is equal, the focus of social attention is achieved, and the health care of bringing equal and high quality to animals is promoted. The vital signs and electrocardiosignals of the animals can be monitored anytime and anywhere, and professional health monitoring is an important means for ensuring the health of the animals.

At present, animal electrocardio detection is carried out by adopting an implanted mode or a shaving mode to collect electrocardio signals, wherein, the electrocardio signal collecting device is basically used for carrying devices used on human bodies. The former implantation method certainly causes pain to animals and needs professional operation, and the latter method needs shaving, which affects the appearance and appearance of the animals and causes inconvenience. Moreover, animals often move around during detection, are not easily controlled by people, and often pull cables, so that detection fails.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a novel electrocardio collection system for animal of being applied to.

Based on the above purpose, an embodiment of the present application provides an electrocardiograph acquisition device applied to animals, which includes:

a housing having an accommodating chamber;

the control module is arranged in the accommodating cavity of the shell;

the wireless communication module is arranged in the accommodating cavity of the shell and is connected with the control module to transmit signals;

the electrocardiogram collecting piece is provided with a main body and at least one pointed protruding end protruding outwards from the bottom surface of the main body, the main body is electrically connected with the pointed protruding end, the pointed protruding end is used for being inserted into the surface layer of the skin of an animal to collect electrocardiogram data of the animal, and the bottom surface of the main body and the pointed protruding end form a step structure to limit the depth of the pointed protruding end inserted into the surface layer of the skin of the animal;

and the lead wires are communicated with the control module to transmit the electrocardiogram data, and each lead wire is provided with at least one lead electrode which is electrically connected with the electrocardiogram collecting piece and fixed on the shell.

In one embodiment, one surface of the main body, which is far away from the pointed end, is provided with conductive foam, the lead electrode is located on the conductive foam, and the lead electrode, the conductive foam and the main body are sequentially compressed and conductively connected.

In one embodiment, the main body is a disc-shaped structure, one surface of the main body facing the conductive foam is entirely a conductive plane, and the conductive foam is pressed against the conductive plane.

In one embodiment, the body and pointed ends form a mushroom-like structure;

the main body and the pointed end are integrally formed, or the main body and the pointed end are fixedly connected.

In one embodiment, the lead wires are embedded in the shell, and the lead electrodes are exposed from the shell.

In one embodiment, each lead wire is correspondingly provided with at least two lead electrodes, and one electrocardio acquisition part is electrically connected with one lead electrode on the corresponding lead wire.

In one embodiment, the shell is made of soft material.

In one embodiment, the number of the lead wires is at least three, the number of the lead electrodes and the electrocardio-collecting pieces is at least three, and the main body of each electrocardio-collecting piece is provided with at least two pointed ends.

In one embodiment, the maximum outer diameter a of the tip is in a range of: a is more than or equal to 0.1mm and less than or equal to 2 mm.

a housing having an accommodating chamber;

the control module is arranged in the accommodating cavity of the shell;

the lead wires are communicated with the control module to transmit the electrocardiogram data, and each lead wire is provided with at least one lead electrode which is fixed on the shell;

the conductive foam is arranged between the main body and the lead electrodes, the conductive foam and the main body are sequentially compressed and conductively connected.

In one embodiment, each lead wire is correspondingly provided with at least two lead electrodes, and one electrocardiogram collecting piece is electrically connected with one lead electrode on the corresponding lead wire through the conductive foam.

According to the electrocardio acquisition device of the embodiment, the electrocardio acquisition device is an independent acquisition device and is connected with external equipment (such as a monitor for animals) through wireless signals, and no external cable is arranged, so that connection falling caused by animal disorder can be prevented. Moreover, the electrocardio acquisition part of the electrocardio acquisition device is provided with a protruding pointed end which can be used for being inserted into the skin surface layer of an animal to acquire electrocardio data. The pointed end can not exceed the surface layer of the skin and enter the dermis layer, so that the pain of the animal is avoided. When the electrocardiosignal of the animal is collected, no hair is shaved and no implantation is needed, so that the damage to the animal can be reduced.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of components of an ECG collection device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an electrocardiograph acquisition element according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings. Wherein like elements in different embodiments are numbered with like associated elements. In the following description, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a better understanding of the present application. However, those skilled in the art will readily recognize that some of the features may be omitted or replaced with other elements, materials, methods in different instances. In some instances, certain operations related to the present application have not been shown or described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the core of the present application from excessive description, and it is not necessary for those skilled in the art to describe these operations in detail, so that they may be fully understood from the description in the specification and the general knowledge in the art.

Furthermore, the features, operations, or characteristics described in the specification may be combined in any suitable manner to form various embodiments. Also, the various steps or actions in the method descriptions may be transposed or transposed in order, as will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. Thus, the various sequences in the specification and drawings are for the purpose of describing certain embodiments only and are not intended to imply a required sequence unless otherwise indicated where such sequence must be followed.

The numbering of the components as such, e.g., "first", "second", etc., is used herein only to distinguish the objects as described, and does not have any sequential or technical meaning. The term "connected" and "coupled" when used in this application, unless otherwise indicated, includes both direct and indirect connections (couplings).

The embodiment provides an electrocardio acquisition device applied to animals, and the electrocardio acquisition device is designed with an acuate end aiming at the characteristic of vigorous hair of the animals, so that the electrocardio acquisition device does not need to shave hair and can acquire more accurate electrocardio data of the animals.

Referring to fig. 1-2, the electrocardiograph collecting device includes a housing 100, a control module 200, an electrocardiograph collecting unit 300, and a plurality of lead wires 400.

The housing 100 has a receiving cavity, which may be a fully or semi-enclosed cavity. The control module 200 is disposed in the accommodating cavity of the housing 100. The control module 200 is a main control unit of the apparatus, and includes an electrocardiograph circuit and a control unit for performing data processing. The control module 200 can receive and process the electrocardiographic data, and then control the electrocardiographic acquisition device to transmit the electrocardiographic data to external devices such as a monitor or a central processing system in a wireless or wired manner. The doctor carries out health treatment on the relevant animals according to the relevant animal electrocardio information received by external equipment such as a monitor or a central processing system and the like, and feeds back the relevant information to the animal guardian.

The ecg collecting member 300 is a device for directly contacting the animal to be tested, and referring to fig. 1 and 2, the ecg collecting member 300 has a main body 310 and at least one pointed end 320 protruding from the bottom surface of the main body 310. The main body 310 is electrically connected to the tip 320, and at least a portion of the main body and the tip are made of an electrically conductive material to achieve an electrically conductive connection. The tip 320 has a pointed shape for insertion into the skin surface of an animal to collect electrocardiographic data of the animal. The bottom surface of the main body 310 and the protruding end 320 form a step structure to limit the depth of the protruding end 320 inserted into the skin surface of an animal, and prevent the protruding end 320 from penetrating too deeply to cause pain to the detected animal.

The lead wire 400 may be composed of a shielding wire, which provides shielding for the electrocardiographic signal on the one hand and can be used as an antenna of the wireless communication module when the electrocardiographic acquisition device includes the wireless communication module on the other hand. The lead wire 400 is in communication with the control module 200 and is used for transmitting the electrocardiographic data of the electrocardiograph acquisition unit 300 to the control module 200. Each lead wire 400 of the lead wires 400 is provided with at least one lead electrode 500, and the lead electrode 500 mainly plays a role of electric conduction, and can be a metal sheet, for example, and is used for being electrically connected with the electrocardiograph acquisition unit 300 to realize the transmission of electrocardiograph data. The lead electrode 500 is fixed to the housing 100 to facilitate the docking of the ecg collecting member 300. The lead electrode 500 may be soldered or otherwise fixedly connected to the lead wire 400. The number of the lead lines 400 can be flexibly set according to the detection requirement, and is also related to the system-supported derivative. For example, there may be typically three or six lead wires 400, with each lead wire 400 having one or more lead electrodes 500 disposed thereon in accordance with the corresponding requirements.

In this embodiment, the ecg collection device can be attached to the subject animal by a strap, elastic band, adhesive, or other fastening means. The pointed end 320 of the ecg collection member 300 can be used to insert into the skin surface of an animal. The tip 320 does not extend beyond the surface of the skin into the dermis to avoid pain to the animal. When the electrocardiosignal of the animal is collected, no hair is shaved and no implantation is needed, so that the damage to the animal can be reduced.

Further, in an embodiment, the electrocardiograph acquisition device further includes a wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module is disposed in the accommodating cavity of the housing 100 and connected to the control module 200, so as to transmit signals in a wireless manner under the control of the control module 200. The wireless transmission mode of the wireless communication module can adopt but is not limited to bluetooth technology, WIFI, WLAN, Sub 1G short-distance wireless transmission technology and the like.

After the wireless communication module is integrated, the electrocardio acquisition device becomes an independent acquisition device in space, is connected with external equipment (such as a monitor for animals) through wireless signals, has no external cables, and can prevent connection falling caused by animal disorder.

Specifically, the control module 200 is a digital processor, has digital operation and control capability, and controls, processes and stores data of the electrocardiograph acquisition device by responding to information wirelessly transmitted by the upper computer. A digital-to-analog conversion module is integrated on the control module 200, analog signals are converted into digital signals, and then the control module 200 processes data and transmits the data to the wireless communication module, and the data are uploaded to a monitor for animals or other external equipment. In addition, the data transmitted by the wireless communication module can also comprise vital sign data of the animal, animal identification and other information.

Further, in an embodiment, the mobile terminal further includes a power module, where the power module includes a power circuit and a battery for supplying power, the power circuit is connected to the control module 200, and the power circuit is connected to the battery. The battery can be a rechargeable battery, and the power supply module is provided with a charging interface.

Further, referring to fig. 1, in an embodiment, a surface of the main body 310 of the electrocardiograph acquisition element 300 away from the pointed end 320 is provided with a conductive foam 600, the lead electrode 500 is provided on the conductive foam 600, and the lead electrode 500, the conductive foam 600 and the main body 310 are sequentially compressed and electrically connected.

This cotton 600 of electrically conductive bubble is elastic conductive structure, both can play the pressure relieving effect to electrocardio collection piece 300, prevents that electrocardio collection piece 300 from deviating from the skin epidermis, leads to the electrode to drop, specifically, under the extrusion of bandage, gluing spare or other fixed knot constructs, electrically conductive bubble cotton 600 supports and presses on main part 310, and after pointed end 320 inserted animal skin top layer, electrically conductive bubble cotton 600 can exert pressure to main part 310 and pointed end 320, and this pressure can be pressed pointed end 320 towards animal skin top layer. Meanwhile, the conductive foam 600 can conduct electricity to transmit electrocardiogram data on the electrocardiogram collecting member 300 to the conductive electrode 500.

Further, referring to fig. 2, in an embodiment, the main body 310 is a disc-shaped structure, a surface of the main body 310 facing the conductive foam 600 has a conductive plane, and the conductive foam 600 is pressed against the conductive plane.

In one embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the tip 320 is made of metal, and the length L thereof is less than or equal to 600um, so as to ensure that the tip 320 does not enter the dermis layer, thereby preventing pain and injury to the animal.

In order to increase the conductive area without increasing the volume of the ecg collecting element 300, in one embodiment, the entire surface of the main body 310 facing the conductive foam 600 is set as a conductive plane capable of conducting electricity, so as to increase the conductive contact area with the conductive foam 600.

With continued reference to fig. 2, in order to facilitate removal of the ecg device 300 from the animal, in one embodiment, a protrusion 330 is formed on a side of the main body 310 (facing the conductive foam 600) opposite to the pointed end 320, and the protrusion 330 can be formed to facilitate grasping and removal of the ecg device 300 from the animal.

Further, referring to fig. 2, in one embodiment, the main body 310 and the tip 320 form a mushroom-shaped structure. On the side of the main body 310 having the tip 320, other regions except the tip 320 may be designed to be flat so as to be more closely attached to the body surface of the animal to be tested.

Further, referring to FIG. 2, in one embodiment, the main body 310 of the ECG collecting member 300 may be provided with a plurality of pointed ends 320. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, each body 310 has 3 prongs 320, and the 3 prongs 320 ensure that at least one needle can enter the epidermal skin layer of the test animal in the event that a single prong 320 breaks. In one embodiment, the 3 tips 320 can be arranged in a triangular structure, but in other embodiments, the tips 320 can be arranged in other structures, such as a 1-shaped structure.

In one embodiment, the pointed end may be a cone, a triangular pyramid or other shape, and the maximum outer diameter a of the pointed end has a value range of: 0.1 mm. ltoreq. a.ltoreq.2 mm, for example 0.2 mm.

In another embodiment, the number of the pointed ends 320 on the main body 310 can be limited to 2 or 3, and the small number of the pointed ends 320 can reduce the hair resistance of the animal, thereby reducing the stress on the ecg collecting member 300.

Further, referring to fig. 2, the main body 310 and the tip 320 may be integrally formed in one embodiment, or in one embodiment, the main body 310 and the tip 320 are separately manufactured and then fixedly connected into a whole.

Further, referring to fig. 1, in an embodiment, the control module 200, the wireless communication module and the lead wire 400 are embedded in the housing 100, leaving the lead electrode 500 exposed from the housing 100 for connecting to the ecg collecting member 300. The whole device is not provided with a loose cable, so that the falling-off of the electrocardio acquisition piece 300 caused by hooking the cable by scratching or other actions of animals can be avoided.

Further, in an embodiment, each lead wire 400 is provided with at least two lead electrodes 500, and one electrocardiograph 300 is electrically connected to one lead electrode 500 on the corresponding lead wire 400. The positions of the lead electrodes 500 on each lead wire 400 are different, so that the user can adjust the electrocardiograph acquisition element 300 according to the needs, for example, the distance of the electrocardiograph acquisition element 300 is adjusted for animals with different volumes, so as to more accurately acquire electrocardiograph data of the detected animal.

In one embodiment, the housing 100 is made of a soft material so that the electrocardiograph acquisition device can be attached to the body surface of the animal to be tested more comfortably.

In one embodiment, the ECG collection device has a fastening structure, which may include a strap, an elastic band, an adhesive, etc., by which the ECG collection device may be securely fastened to the human or animal body.

The electrocardio acquisition device is simple to install, does not need to be installed by professional persons, can be set by pressing lightly, and is connected with the built-in lead wire 400 through the conductive foam 600, so that the lead system becomes a uniform system, and the electrocardio acquisition device is very simple in acquiring various physical sign data of animal electrocardio. After being processed by the internal control module 200, the electrocardiogram data is transmitted to the monitor for animals through the integrated wireless communication module, and doctors can perform health treatment on relevant animals according to the electrocardiogram information of the relevant animals received by the monitor and feed the relevant information back to the animal monitor.

The present invention has been described in terms of specific examples, which are provided to aid understanding of the invention and are not intended to be limiting. For a person skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, several simple deductions, modifications or substitutions may be made according to the idea of the invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an be applied to electrocardio collection system of animal which characterized in that includes:

a housing having an accommodating chamber;

the control module is arranged in the accommodating cavity of the shell;

2. The electrocardiograph acquisition device according to claim 1, wherein a conductive foam is disposed on a surface of the main body facing away from the pointed end, the lead electrode is disposed on the conductive foam, and the lead electrode, the conductive foam and the main body are sequentially compressed and conductively connected.

3. The electrocardiogram collecting device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the main body is a disc-shaped structure, and the surface of the main body facing the conductive foam is entirely a conductive plane, and the conductive foam is pressed against the conductive plane.

4. The cardiac electrical acquisition device of claim 3 wherein the body and the pointed end form a mushroom-like structure;

5. The ecg collection device of claim 1, wherein the lead wires are embedded in the housing, and the lead electrodes are exposed from the housing.

6. The device according to claim 5, wherein each lead wire has at least two lead electrodes, and one of said ECG collection members is electrically connected to one of the lead electrodes of the corresponding lead wire.

7. The ecg collection device of any one of claims 1-6, wherein the housing is made of a soft material.

8. The device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the number of said lead wires is at least three, the number of said lead electrodes and said ECG collecting members is at least three, and each of said ECG collecting members has at least two pointed ends on its main body.

9. The electrocardiograph acquisition device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 wherein the maximum outer diameter a of the pointed end has a range of values: a is more than or equal to 0.1mm and less than or equal to 2 mm.

10. The utility model provides an be applied to electrocardio collection system of animal which characterized in that includes:

a housing having an accommodating chamber;

the control module is arranged in the accommodating cavity of the shell;

11. The device for collecting electrocardiograph signals according to claim 10, wherein the main body is a disk-shaped structure, the surface of the main body facing the conductive foam is entirely a conductive plane, and the conductive foam is pressed against the conductive plane.

12. The ecg collection device of any one of claims 10-11, wherein the lead wires are embedded in the housing, and the lead electrodes are exposed from the housing.

13. The device for collecting electrocardiograph according to claim 12, wherein each lead wire is provided with at least two lead electrodes, and one of the electrocardiograph collecting elements is electrically connected to one of the lead electrodes on the corresponding lead wire through the conductive foam.

14. The electrocardiograph acquisition device according to any one of claims 10 to 13 wherein the maximum outer diameter a of the pointed end is in the range of: a is more than or equal to 0.1mm and less than or equal to 2 mm.