JP2001054506A - Radio electrode - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a radio electrode small and light and also to improve an availability by providing a power source part, a potential difference detecting part and a radio transmitting/receiving part or the like in an electrode single body and combining a radio transmitting/receiving unit. SOLUTION: An electrode 1 is constituted of the power source part 2, the potential difference detecting part 3 and the radio transmitting/receiving part B and the respective parts 2 to 4 are connected by a connection line 5 and embedded in a seal material 12. An circumferential adhering part 7 with a connecting part 6 as a center is formed on a surface to be adhered to facilitate arrangement. Then the electric signal of an inspection body sampled by the connecting part 6 is detected by the potential difference detecting part 3 as a potential difference between skins or the like and, then, transmitted/received from the part 4 by a radio system with the radio transmitting/receiving unit. Thus a guidance code is not required, the electrode is made to be small and light and the availability is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the use of an electrocardiograph, an electrocardiogram monitor, an electrocardiographic holter, etc. to measure the heart function of humans and animals in general hospitals, animal hospitals, universities, research institutes, general households, and the like. It relates to an electrode that is directly attached to a measurement site during inspection and observation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional electrodes such as an electrocardiograph, an electrocardiograph monitor, and an electrocardiograph holter have a plurality of measurement parts to which electrically conductive metal or resin is attached at the time of inspection and observation. Derives the electrical signal to an electrocardiograph, an electrocardiographic monitor, an electrocardiographic holter, or the like. Therefore, the existence of a plurality of guidance codes is inevitable, and the existence itself limits and complicates the measurement method, and furthermore, erroneous transmission of detection data and malfunction due to twisting, dropping, disconnection, etc. of the guidance code. It was also a cause.

[0003]

A power supply unit, a potential difference detection unit, a wireless transmission / reception unit, etc. are provided in a single electrode in order to eliminate a conventional lead cord for connecting an electrode to an electrocardiograph, an electrocardiogram monitor, an electrocardiographic holter, and the like. Invented a compact and lightweight electrode with

The present invention not only solves the drawbacks of the conventional products, but also has a waterproof treatment and a treatment that can be directly applied to one side, so that the inspection, the observer side or the inspected, It provides convenience to both sides.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more completely apparent when the following description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are for explanation only, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a power supply unit, a potential difference detection unit, a radio transmission / reception unit, and the like in a single electrode, and further receives a radio signal from the electrode to obtain a conventional signal. The combination of a wireless transmission / reception unit that sends an electrical signal to an electrocardiograph, an electrocardiograph monitor, an electrocardiograph holter, and the like eliminates the need for a conventional lead cord.

[0007] Further, in order to enable the electrode to be directly mounted on the mounting portion, the electrode is formed into a small and light-weight package using a miniaturized functional element. It is used for convenience such as one side can be directly attached to the measurement site. In addition, the power supply
A rechargeable element can be incorporated, and it can be provided for economical use.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

As shown in the plan view of FIG. 1, the main part of the present invention comprises a power supply unit 2, a potential difference detection unit 3, and a radio transmission / reception unit 4. These parts are connected by a conductive wire 5 and the whole is sealed by being embedded with a sealing material 12, and as shown in the side view of FIG. 2, the directly mounted surface has electrical conductivity. Centering on the conducting part 6,
It is formed in the same circular shape with the adhesive portion 7, so that it can be easily mounted.

The electrical signal of the test object collected from the conducting section 6 is detected by the potential difference detecting section 3 to detect a potential difference between the skin and the like, and the data is transmitted from the wireless transmitting / receiving section 4 in a wireless manner. The power supply guarantees their operation. In order for individual electrodes to function alone and be transmittable,
The wireless transmission / reception unit 4 uses a semiconductor element to which a hardware and software program for preventing interference even in a certain radio frequency band is input, thereby preventing interference between a plurality of electrodes. With these functions, measurement and data transmission / reception with only the electrode 1 can be performed on the test object without using an induction code, and the test object can be used without interference even when a plurality of electrodes are mounted. Further, even when a plurality of electrocardiographs, electrocardiogram monitors, and electrocardiographic holters are used simultaneously for a plurality of test objects in the same hospital or the like, they can be used without interference.

The present electrode has a program for notifying a certain amount of loss of battery capacity of the power supply unit in addition to the convenience and operation stability as a cordless, and also has a greater convenience than the conventional one in combination with the waterproof performance and the like. Offering sex.

[0012]

FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of the present invention. The electrodes 1 attached to three or more measurement sites of the test object (human) transmit each measurement data to the wireless transmission / reception unit 9 via the radio wave 8 without coupling to the guidance code.
Uses the electrocardiograph (electrocardiographic monitor)
Transmit to 10. The transmitted data is processed into an electrocardiogram waveform display, a heart rate display, or the like by a function inherent in the electrocardiograph (electrocardiographic monitor) 10, the electrocardiographic holter, or the like. In addition, the wireless transmission / reception unit can be used by being incorporated in a housing of an electrocardiograph (electrocardiographic monitor) 10 or an electrocardiographic holter, and can be made more convenient.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, it is also possible to connect between the electrodes 1 by a connection line 13 and transmit the detection data of the test object 11 from one electrode. Also, without using the coupling wire 13 in the method of FIG. 4, one electrode to be attached to the test object 11 is used as a parent electrode, and a plurality of other electrodes are used as child electrodes.
Wirelessly transmitting detection data from a plurality of child electrodes to a parent electrode,
It is also possible to analyze the potential difference and the like in the received master electrode and transmit the data as the data of the test object 11 to the wireless transmission / reception unit 9 by the wireless signal 8 by software programming or the like.

[0014]

As apparent from the above description, the following effects can be obtained in the present invention.

[0015] When an inspection, observation, or the like is actually performed using an electrocardiograph, an electrocardiogram monitor, an electrocardiograph holter, or the like, the measurement method is not limited by a plurality of lead codes as in the related art. As such, inspection and observation methods with increased flexibility including bathing, walking, etc., have become possible.

Further, since each electrode functions independently,
As a side to perform inspection and observation, it is easy to attach to many measurement sites, and it has been generated due to the presence of the conventional guidance code,
This makes it possible to prevent erroneous transmission, malfunction, and the like of detection data due to twisting, dropping, disconnection, and the like.

[0017]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an embodiment diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an embodiment diagram of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: electrode, 2: power supply section, 3: potential difference detection section, 4: wireless transmission / reception section, 5: conduction line, 6: conduction section, 7: bonded section, 8: radio wave, 9: radio transmission / reception unit, 10: core Electrometer (electrocardiographic monitor), 11: test object (human), 12: sealing material, 13: connecting wire.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An electrocardiogram, an electrocardiogram monitor, an electrocardiographic holter, etc., for a certain period of time for examining and observing a temporal change of a human or animal heart. And an electrode which is electrically collected from a patient and has a power supply unit, a potential difference detection unit, and a wireless transmission / reception unit within the electrode itself. 2. The purpose of the present invention is to examine and observe the temporal change of the heart of a human or an animal using an electrocardiograph, an electrocardiographic monitor, an electrocardiographic holter, or the like for a certain period of time. And an electrode which is electrically collected from a patient, has a power supply unit, a potential difference detection unit, and a wireless transmission / reception unit in a single unit, is entirely waterproofed, and has an electrode which can be directly attached to or attached to a measurement site on one side. .