EP4054398A1 - Audiopille - Google Patents
AudiopilleInfo
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- EP4054398A1 EP4054398A1 EP20803126.0A EP20803126A EP4054398A1 EP 4054398 A1 EP4054398 A1 EP 4054398A1 EP 20803126 A EP20803126 A EP 20803126A EP 4054398 A1 EP4054398 A1 EP 4054398A1
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Definitions
- the application relates to an apparatus and method for assisting a medical examination and, in particular, to an audio pill.
- a diagnosis is often made by "listening" with the help of a stethoscope.
- the condition of organs and parts of the body can be identified directly from the noise caused.
- the prerequisite for a successful determination of the condition of organs and body parts is well-being (e.g. concentration, no hearing impairment, etc.), experience and good training of the doctor.
- a sensor pill according to claim 1, an evaluation unit according to claim 20, a system according to claim 28, a method according to claim 29, a method according to claim 30, a method according to claim 31 and a computer program according to claim 32 are provided.
- a sensor pill according to one embodiment suitable for being swallowed by a patient includes a housing. Furthermore, the sensor pill comprises one or more sensors. The one or more sensors include a microphone and / or an accelerometer.
- an evaluation unit is provided.
- the evaluation unit is designed to evaluate data that have been recorded by at least one of the one or more sensors of the sensor pill described above.
- a system according to an embodiment is provided.
- the system comprises the sensor pill described above according to one embodiment.
- the system comprises the evaluation unit described above according to one embodiment.
- the evaluation unit is designed to evaluate data recorded by the one or more sensors of the sensor pill.
- the procedure includes:
- Swallowing a sensor pill by a patient the sensor pill comprising a housing and one or more sensors comprising a microphone and / or an accelerometer.
- Detection of an acoustic noise and / or a vibration by at least one of the one or more sensors of the sensor pill Detection of an acoustic noise and / or a vibration by at least one of the one or more sensors of the sensor pill.
- the procedure includes:
- the procedure includes:
- Swallowing a sensor pill by a patient comprising a housing and one or more sensors comprising a microphone and / or an accelerometer.
- FIG. 1 shows a sensor pill according to an embodiment which is suitable for being swallowed by a patient.
- FIG 2 shows a sensor pill according to an embodiment which comprises a microphone.
- Fig. 3 shows a sensor pill according to an embodiment, the one
- FIG. 4 shows a sensor pill according to an embodiment which comprises an array of microphones as one of the one or more sensors.
- FIG. 6 shows a sensor pill according to an embodiment with an optical one
- FIG. 7 shows a sensor pill according to an embodiment with an optical one
- Sensor as a second sensor, which also has a light source.
- Fig. 8 shows a sensor pill according to an embodiment in which the optical
- Sensor is an infrared sensor 132.
- Sensor is an ultrasonic sensor 133.
- FIG. 10 shows a sensor pill with a transmitter 151 according to an embodiment.
- Fig. 11 shows an example of how a receiver using near-field communication
- FIG. 12 shows a sensor pile 100 with a power source according to one
- FIG 13 shows an evaluation unit according to an embodiment.
- FIG 14 shows an evaluation unit according to an embodiment, which furthermore has a receiver for receiving data from a transmitter of the sensor pill.
- 15 shows a system according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 1 shows a sensor pill 100 according to an embodiment which is suitable for being swallowed by a patient.
- the sensor pill 100 comprises a housing 110.
- the sensor pill 100 includes one or more sensors 120.
- the one or more sensors 120 include a microphone 121 and / or an accelerometer 125.
- FIG. 2 shows a sensor pill 100 according to an embodiment which comprises a microphone 121 as one of the one or more sensors.
- FIG. 3 shows a sensor pill 100 according to an embodiment which comprises an accelerometer 125 as one of the one or more sensors.
- the microphone 121 can be configured to pick up acoustic noises emanating from inside the patient's body.
- said microphone 121 can be, for example, a microphone of a plurality of microphones that form an array 122 of microphones.
- the sensor pill 100 can include, for example, the array of microphones.
- FIG. 4 shows a sensor pill 100 according to an embodiment, which comprises an array 122 of microphones as one of the one or more sensors.
- the microphone 121 designated in FIG. 2 is one of the microphones of the array 122 of microphones.
- the array 122 of microphones can be designed, for example, to determine first directional information relating to a first of the acoustic noises that are detected by the array 122 of microphones.
- the array 122 of microphones can be designed, for example, to determine second direction information for a second of the acoustic noises that are detected by the array 122 of microphones.
- the accelerometer 125 may be configured to sense vibrations emanating from within the patient's body.
- the one or more sensors 120 can be, for example, two or more sensors.
- FIG. 5 shows such a sensor pill 100 according to an embodiment with sensor 120 and a second sensor 130.
- the two or more sensors may include an optical sensor 131, for example.
- FIG. 6 shows such a sensor pill 100 according to an embodiment with an optical sensor 131 as a second sensor.
- the sensor pill 100 can further comprise, for example, a light source 140 to support a recording by the optical sensor 131.
- the optical sensor 131 can be designed to pick up light that is visible (e.g. to the human eye).
- FIG. 7 shows a sensor pill 100 according to an embodiment with an optical sensor 131 as a second sensor, which additionally has a light source 140.
- the light source can be, for example, one or more LEDs.
- the optical sensor may be an infrared sensor 132.
- the optical sensor is an infrared sensor 132.
- the two or more sensors can comprise, for example, an ultrasonic sensor 133.
- FIG 9 shows a sensor pill 100 according to an embodiment in which the optical sensor is an ultrasonic sensor 133.
- the sensor pill 100 may further include, for example, a transmitter 151 to transmit data to a receiver.
- the data can include, for example, a digital recording that was recorded by at least one of the one or more sensors 120, 121, 122, 125, 130, 131, 132, 133.
- FIG. 10 shows a sensor pill 100 with a transmitter 151 according to an embodiment.
- the transmitter 151 can be designed for data transmission by means of near-field communication, for example.
- the receiving device 251 In the case of near-field communication, communication is only possible when the receiving device 251 is close to the transmitter 151. In one embodiment, the receiving device 251 can now be moved along the near-field communication on the patient's body.
- a data transmission will only be possible if the receiving device 251 of the near-field communication is close to the transmitter 151 of the near-field communication, here so close to the transmitter 151 of the sensor pill 100.
- the examiner receives information about the (approximate) position of the sensor pill 100 in the patient's body:
- the receiving device 251 is located close to the sensor pill 100. In this way, it can also be seen where the sensor pill 100 is, for example when it detects the noises or, for example, the vibrations.
- FIG. 11 shows by way of example how a receiver 251 localizes the position of the sensor pill 100 by means of near-field communication: the data is only transmitted when the receiver is close to the sensor pill 100.
- a transmitter 151 that transmits data by means of near-field communication is that the transmitter 151 can be supplied with power via the receiving device 251. No separate power supply is therefore required for data transmission.
- the one power supply of the one or more sensors 120 can take place via an external power supply of the transmitter 151 for data transmission by means of near-field communication.
- the sensor pill does not have its own power source. Instead, the external near-field communication receiving device 251 feeds power into the transmitter 151 of the near-field communication, whereby the one or more sensors 120 also receive power.
- the one or more sensors 120 only detect acoustic noises or vibrations when they are supplied with power via an external receiving device for near-field communication.
- the sensor pill 100 also has one or more capacitors that are suitable for being charged by means of an external receiving device for near-field communication, so that acoustic noises or vibrations can be detected even after the external receiving device for near-field communication has been removed remains possible.
- the data captured by the sensor pill 100 is transmitted immediately as it is captured.
- the recorded data are temporarily stored in a memory (not shown) of the sensor pill 100 and transmitted to a receiver at a later point in time.
- the transmitter 151 can be configured, for example, for wireless communication with a local area network.
- the housing 110 of the sensor pill 100 can have rounded edges, for example. In this way, injuries to the patient when using the sensor pill 100 are avoided.
- the housing 110 of the sensor pill 100 can be designed, for example, in such a way that it has no corners. In turn, injuries to the patient when using the sensor pill 100 are avoided.
- the sensor pill 100 can, for example, have its own power source 160 for power supply.
- FIG. 12 shows a sensor pill 100 with a power source according to an embodiment.
- the power source 160 may comprise a battery or an accumulator, for example.
- FIG 13 shows an evaluation unit 200 according to an embodiment.
- the evaluation unit 200 is designed to evaluate data that have been recorded by at least one of the one or more sensors 120 of the sensor pill 100 described above.
- the evaluation unit 200 can be designed, for example, to evaluate the data in such a way that the evaluation unit 200 provides a result that gives an indication of which disease a patent from which the above-described sensor pill 100 was swallowed could be.
- the evaluation unit 200 can be designed, for example, for the localization and / or for the detection and / or for the classification of one or more acoustic sources and / or one or more vibration sources.
- the evaluation unit 200 can be designed, for example, to use a machine learning method for the localization and / or for the detection and / or for the classification of the one or more acoustic sources and / or the one or more vibration sources.
- the evaluation unit 200 can be designed, for example, to use a neural network as the machine learning method.
- the evaluation unit 200 can, for example, also have a receiver 251 in order to receive data from the sensor pill 100 described above.
- the data can include, for example, a digital recording from at least one of the one or more sensors of the sensor piles 100 described above have been detected.
- FIG 14 shows an evaluation unit 200 according to an embodiment, which furthermore has a receiver for receiving data from a transmitter 151 of the sensor pill 100.
- the receiver 251 can be configured to receive data using near-field communication, for example.
- the receiver 251 can be designed for wireless communication with a local area network, for example.
- 15 shows a system according to an embodiment.
- the system includes the sensor pill 100 described above according to one embodiment.
- the system further comprises the evaluation unit 200 described above according to one embodiment.
- the evaluation unit 200 is designed to evaluate data recorded by the one or more sensors of the sensor pill 100.
- an acoustic sensor pill 100 which has a microphone or an array of microphones as a sensor and / or has one or more accelerometers.
- the acoustic sensor pill 100 is designed to record vibroacoustic signals inside the body and to transmit them to the outside.
- the sensor coil 100 is designed to send the recorded signals to a PC, for example.
- a patient takes the audio pill according to the invention.
- the pill travels through the body and can thus provide a comprehensive acoustic health picture of many areas of the body.
- the pill picks up acoustic signals from inside the body.
- an acoustic sensor pill 100 algorithm is provided, e.g. Based on machine learning, the state of health of internal organs is determined and / or monitored, e.g. to enable a patient to have a symptom-free, risk-free examination.
- the algorithms provided are based e.g. on machine learning, e.g. to identify the origin, type and cause of the recorded audio signals and, for example, to enable conclusions to be drawn about healthy or pathological changes or properties.
- the provided algorithm comprises a neural network for machine learning, wherein one or more areas of the recorded signal are applied to the input of the neural network, and wherein the neural network outputs an associated disease from which the patient is suffering one or more areas of the recorded signal were recorded.
- an algorithm determines a possible illness of the patient to a recorded audio signal.
- One of the advantages is to get the most objective possible assessment of acoustic signals from the body in order to be able to diagnose a disease.
- aspects have been described in connection with a device, it is understood that these aspects also represent a description of the corresponding method, so that a block or component of a device can also be used as a is to be understood as a corresponding process step or as a feature of a process step.
- aspects that have been described in connection with or as a method step also represent a description of a corresponding block or details or features of a corresponding device.
- Some or all of the method steps can be carried out by a hardware device (or using a hardware device). Apparatus), such as a microprocessor, a programmable computer or an electronic circuit. In some embodiments, some or more of the most important process steps can be performed by such an apparatus.
- exemplary embodiments of the invention can be implemented in hardware or in software or at least partially in hardware or at least partially in software.
- the implementation can be carried out using a digital storage medium such as a floppy disk, DVD, BluRay disk, CD, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM or FLASH memory, hard disk or other magnetic or optical memory are stored on the electronically readable control signals that can interact with a programmable computer system or cooperate in such a way that the respective method is carried out. Therefore, the digital storage medium can be computer readable.
- Some exemplary embodiments according to the invention thus include a data carrier which has electronically readable control signals which are capable of interacting with a programmable computer system in such a way that one of the methods described herein is carried out.
- exemplary embodiments of the present invention can be implemented as a computer program product with a program code, the program code being effective to carry out one of the methods when the computer program product runs on a computer.
- the program code can, for example, also be stored on a machine-readable carrier.
- exemplary embodiments include the computer program for performing one of the methods described herein, the computer program being stored on a machine-readable carrier.
- an exemplary embodiment of the method according to the invention is thus a computer program that contains a program code for performing one of the methods described herein when the computer program runs on a computer.
- a further exemplary embodiment of the method according to the invention is thus a data carrier (or a digital storage medium or a computer-readable medium) on which the computer program for performing one of the methods described herein is recorded.
- the data carrier or the digital storage medium or the computer-readable medium are typically tangible and / or non-transitory.
- a further exemplary embodiment of the method according to the invention is thus a data stream or a sequence of signals which represents or represents the computer program for performing one of the methods described herein.
- the data stream or the sequence of signals can, for example, be configured to be transferred via a data communication connection, for example via the Internet.
- Another exemplary embodiment comprises a processing device, for example a computer or a programmable logic component, which is configured or adapted to carry out one of the methods described herein.
- a processing device for example a computer or a programmable logic component, which is configured or adapted to carry out one of the methods described herein.
- Another exemplary embodiment comprises a computer on which the computer program for performing one of the methods described herein is installed.
- Another exemplary embodiment according to the invention comprises a device or a system which is designed to transmit a computer program for performing at least one of the methods described herein to a receiver.
- the transmission can take place electronically or optically, for example.
- the receiver can be, for example, a computer, a mobile device, a storage device or a similar device.
- the device or the system can, for example, comprise a file server for transmitting the computer program to the recipient.
- a programmable logic component for example a field-programmable gate array, an FPGA
- a field-programmable gate array can interact with a microprocessor in order to carry out one of the methods described herein.
- the methods in some exemplary embodiments are on the part any hardware device. This can be hardware that can be used universally, such as a computer processor (CPU), or hardware specific to the method, such as an ASIC, for example.
- CPU computer processor
- ASIC application specific to the method
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