JP2006218335A - Blood pressure measuring apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve practicality at the time of detaching a freely detachable part and displaying data stored in the part. <P>SOLUTION: A blood pressure measuring apparatus 50 is provided with a body part 51 fixed to the blood pressure measuring apparatus 50 and a display part 18 detachably attached to the blood pressure measuring apparatus 50. The body part 51 includes a cuff 1 to be mounted on a measuring part of a living body, a control part including a CPU 10 for measuring a blood pressure while adjusting the pressure of the cuff 1 for measuring the blood pressure, and a body operating part 11 operated by a person to be measured to instruct the blood pressure measuring operation of the control part from the outside. The display part 18 includes a display memory 12 storing blood pressure measurement data by the control part, a display 13 displaying the measurement data of the display memory 12 and a display operating part 16 operated by the person to be measured to instruct the display operation of the display 13 from the outside. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a blood pressure measurement device, and more particularly to a blood pressure measurement device that stores measurement data in a detachable portion.

  Conventionally, there are cases where blood pressure measured at home and information related to blood pressure measurement are recorded in a blood pressure monitor, and the information is disclosed to an external medical institution such as a hospital for treatment and guidance. As a method for disclosing information, the user copies information related to blood pressure measurement recorded on the sphygmomanometer onto a sheet, and the sphygmomanometer body on which the information is recorded on the sphygmomanometer, or an external medical institution such as a hospital Going to the hospital, showing the recorded contents to the doctor, receiving treatment and guidance.

  However, in such a conventional method, when copying information, wrong information is copied, later data processing is difficult, and when moving with a recorded blood pressure monitor body, it is heavy. There was a problem such as being bulky.

Thus, for example, Patent Document 1 proposes a technique that enables blood pressure recording information to be read by another facility or system using a memory card. Patent Document 2 proposes a sphygmomanometer that can be used in both forms in which a sphygmomanometer body and an arm band (cuff) part are integrated and separated using a cable.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-127487 JP 2000-83912 A

  In the case of a sphygmomanometer with a removable memory card as disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the memory card is removed from the sphygmomanometer and the stored data is read by another system, the memory card is removed in the other system. A mechanism for accessing and a mechanism for displaying the read data are required separately, which is not practical.

Further, in the configuration in which the cuff part and the main body part as disclosed in Patent Document 2 are separated, the main body part contains various data including a display part, an operation part of a sphygmomanometer, a CPU (central processing unit) and measurement data. A control unit is provided for controlling each unit of the sphygmomanometer having a memory for storage. In the usage mode in which the main body unit is carried and displayed in the other system described above to display and confirm the contents of the memory, the main body unit is used as a control unit for the entire sphygmomanometer or an operation unit for operating the sphygmomanometer. Since the part unnecessary for the aspect is also integrally formed, the main body part to be carried becomes heavy and bulky.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a blood pressure measurement device with improved practicality when the measurement data stored in a detachable part is removed and displayed.

  A blood pressure measurement device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a main body portion fixed to the blood pressure measurement device and a display unit detachably attached to the blood pressure measurement device.

  The main body is a cuff attached to the measurement site of the living body, a control unit that measures the blood pressure while adjusting the pressure of the cuff for blood pressure measurement, and an operation for instructing the blood pressure measurement operation of the control unit from the outside. The cuff is attached to the main body unit integrally or separately.

  The display unit includes a storage unit that stores blood pressure measurement data by the control unit, a display unit that displays measurement data of the storage unit, and a display operation unit that is operated to instruct the display operation of the display unit from the outside. Including.

  Therefore, since the measurement data in the storage unit can be displayed on the display unit by operating the display operation unit, even when the removed display unit is displayed at a medical institution at the destination, no special display device is required. The measurement data can be displayed and confirmed.

  In addition, since the display unit including the storage unit storing blood pressure measurement measurement data can be removed from the blood pressure measurement device, the display unit is not bulky compared to the blood pressure measurement device and only carries a light display unit to an external medical institution or the like. You can go out easily.

  In addition, since the main body operation unit for instructing the blood pressure measurement operation and the display operation unit for instructing the display operation are provided separately, only the display operation unit is provided in the display unit to be removed. The display portion is less bulky and can be reduced in weight.

  Further, by removing the display unit at the time of blood pressure measurement, the display unit can be moved to a position where the display is easy to see according to the measurement posture, which is excellent in practicality.

  Preferably, the display unit further includes a display-side interface that communicates with the outside, reads the measurement data in the storage unit, and transmits the measurement data to the outside via the display-side interface.

  Accordingly, since the measurement data stored in the storage unit of the display unit can be read and transmitted to the outside via the display side interface, the measurement data can be received and displayed by the external device as the transmission destination.

  Preferably, the display unit updates the measurement data in the storage unit based on the instruction content received from the outside via the display-side interface.

  Therefore, the measurement data stored in the storage unit of the display unit can be updated by transmitting the instruction content from the outside.

  Preferably, the instruction content includes additional data, and is an instruction to store the additional data in the storage unit. Therefore, the measurement data stored in the storage unit of the display unit can be updated using additional data transmitted from the outside.

  Preferably, the instruction content is an instruction to delete the measurement data in the storage unit. Therefore, the measurement data stored in the storage unit of the display unit can be deleted using the instruction content transmitted from the outside.

  Preferably, the main body unit further includes a main body side interface communicating with the outside, and reads the measurement data of the storage unit via the main body side interface and transmits the data to the outside.

  Therefore, the measurement data in the storage unit of the display unit can be read from the main body unit and transmitted to an external device or the like.

  Preferably, the display unit further includes a display side interface that communicates with the outside, and the main body unit is configured to store the storage unit via the main body side interface and the display side interface based on the instruction content received from the outside via the main body side interface. Update measurement data.

  Therefore, the measurement data in the storage unit of the display unit can be updated based on the instruction content received from the outside by the main body unit.

  Preferably, the display unit and the main unit communicate with each other by wire or wireless. Therefore, even if the display unit is removed, it can communicate with the main body unit to transmit / receive measurement data and the like. Further, when the communication medium is wireless, there is no cable routing, so the degree of freedom of the installation position of the removed display unit is increased.

  Preferably, the measurement data stored in the storage unit is data for one or more blood pressure measurements.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
In the blood pressure measurement device according to the first embodiment, a memory that stores information related to blood pressure measurement, a display for displaying information related to blood pressure measurement, an operation unit of the blood pressure measurement device, and an operation unit of the display are integrated to measure blood pressure. Detachable from the device.

  Referring to FIG. 1, blood pressure measurement device 60 according to Embodiment 1 includes a main body portion 30 that is fixedly provided on blood pressure measurement device 60 and an operation display portion 20 that is detachably provided on blood pressure measurement device 60. Prepare. The main body 30 is a cuff (armband) 1 for pressurizing a blood pressure measurement site of the measurement subject by air pressure, and a pressure sensor 2 for outputting a change in pulse pressure detected via the cuff 1 as a pulse wave signal. , An amplifier 5 that amplifies and outputs a pulse wave signal output from the pressure sensor 2, and an A / D (analog / digital) conversion for converting the pulse wave signal output from the amplifier 5 into a digital signal capable of data processing The pump 8, the valve 4 for adjusting the pressure (pneumatic pressure) level by the cuff 1, the valve 4, the pump drive circuit 6 for driving the pump 3, the valve drive circuit 7 for adjusting the opening and closing of the valve 4, and communication with the outside A main body side I / F (abbreviation of interface) 19 is included. The cuff 1, the pressure sensor 2, the pump 3, and the valve 4 are connected via an air tube 1A.

  The operation display unit 20 includes a CPU (abbreviation of central processing unit) 23 for centrally controlling and monitoring each part of the blood pressure measurement device 60, a display 22 for displaying various information related to blood pressure measurement, and the blood pressure measurement device 60. It has a main body operation unit 11 for instructing measurement operations from the outside by key operations, a display memory 12 for storing information to be displayed on the display 22, and a display side I / F 25 for communicating with the outside.

  The CPU 23 has a processing memory 24 for storing various programs and data for controlling the measurement operation by the blood pressure measurement device 60 and the display operation via the display 22. The display 22 has a display operation unit 16 having keys operated from the outside in order to instruct switching of display information, switching ON / OFF of display, and the like. When the operation display unit 20 is mounted on the blood pressure measurement device 60, the main body side I / F 19 and the display side I / F 25 are connected. Thereby, data and signals can be transmitted and received between the A / D converter 8, the pump drive circuit 6 and the valve drive circuit 7 on the main body 30 side, and the CPU 23 on the operation display unit 20 side.

FIGS. 2A to 2C show how the blood pressure measurement device 60 according to the first embodiment is used. 2A shows a state in which the operation display unit 20 is attached to the blood pressure measurement device 60 and the main body unit 30 and the operation display unit 20 are integrally configured. When the measurement subject operates the main body operation unit 11 to instruct the start of blood pressure measurement in a state where the arm as the measurement site is passed through the housing 61 containing the cuff 1 in the usage mode of FIG. Starts the process for blood pressure measurement. During measurement, a digital signal indicating measurement result data obtained via the pressure sensor 2, the amplifier 5 and the A / D converter 8 is given to the CPU 23 via the main body side I / F 19 and the display side I / F 25. Therefore, the CPU 23 performs predetermined processing on the given blood pressure measurement data, writes it in the display memory 12, and stores it in the processing memory 24 as necessary. When the blood pressure measurement is completed, the person to be measured removes his arm from the housing 61.

  When the measurement subject wants to make a diagnosis by presenting the measurement result to an external medical institution such as a hospital after the blood pressure measurement is completed, the blood pressure measurement device 60 is used in the mode shown in FIG. In FIG. 2 (B), the person to be measured removes the operation display unit 20 from the blood pressure measurement device 60 in the direction of the broken line arrow. Thereby, the connection between the main body side I / F 19 and the display side I / F 20 is released.

  Thus, the person to be measured can remove the operation display unit 20 from the blood pressure measurement device 60 and carry only the operation display unit 20 to an external medical institution such as a hospital. In the medical institution, when the display operation unit 16 of the operation display unit 20 is operated to instruct the display of the measurement result, the CPU 23 reads the measurement data stored in advance in the display memory 12 or the processing memory 24 according to this instruction. The display format is edited and displayed via the display 22.

  Here, an instruction related to display on the display 22 is given to the CPU 23 via the display operation unit 16, but it may be given by operating the main body operation unit 11. The blood pressure measurement data is stored in the display memory 12 or the processing memory 24, but may be stored only in one of the memories.

  Display examples of measurement data are shown in FIGS. 3 (A) and 3 (B). In FIG. 3 (A), the measurement time (hours and minutes), the measurement result at that time, the maximum blood pressure value, the minimum blood pressure value, the pulse rate, and data specifying the subject are displayed for each subject (measured person). . Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the measurement time may be indicated by a date. In the case of FIG. 3 (B), an average systolic blood pressure value, an average diastolic blood pressure value, an average pulse rate, and subject classification on a certain measurement day are displayed. In the display memory 12 or the processing memory 24, one or a plurality of measurement data of a type capable of displaying the data of FIGS. 3A and 3B are stored in association with each other.

  When the operation display unit 20 is removed from the blood pressure measurement device 60 as shown in FIG. 2B, the display side I / F 25 and the main body side I / F 19 are connected by the cable 40 as shown in FIG. You may connect so that it can mutually communicate. Although the cable 40 is connected between the display side I / F 25 and the main body side I / F 19, the main body side I / F 19 and the display side are connected to the main body unit 30 and the operation display unit 20 in order to connect the cable 40. An I / F different from the I / F 25 may be provided.

  In the usage mode of FIG. 2A, when the blood pressure is measured, if the arm inserted into the housing 61 from the front side of the drawing is the right arm, the person to be measured confirms the display data on the display 22 or Therefore, it is difficult to operate the main body operation unit 11 and the display operation unit 16. Therefore, when the main body 30 and the operation display unit 20 are connected via the cable 40 as shown in FIG. 2C, the operation display unit 20 is connected to the person being measured regardless of the posture at the time of measurement. Can be easily moved to a position where the display can be easily seen or operated.

  Here, in the state of FIG. 2C, the operation display unit 20 and the main body unit 30 are communicably connected by the cable 40, but may be connected to each other by wireless communication such as infrared communication. Good.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the cuff 1 is attached integrally with the main body portion 30, but may be attached separately through the air tube 1A.

(Embodiment 2)
In the second embodiment, a blood pressure measurement device is shown in which a display unit for displaying blood pressure measurement data is detachably provided. Referring to FIG. 4, blood pressure measurement device 50 according to the second embodiment includes a main body 51 fixed to blood pressure measurement device 50 and display unit 18 that is detachably provided on blood pressure measurement device 50. The main body 51 includes a cuff 1, a pressure sensor 2, a pump 3, a valve 4, an amplifier 5, a pump driving circuit 6, a valve driving circuit 7, an A / D converter 8, a main body side I / F 9 for communicating with the outside, and processing. A CPU 10 having a built-in memory 17 and a main body operation unit 11. The cuff 1, the pressure sensor 2, the pump 3, and the valve 4 are connected via an air tube 1A. The processing memory 17 stores a program and various data for the CPU 10 to control various operations including a measurement operation. The main body operation unit 11 is operated from the outside in order to instruct a blood pressure measurement operation.

  The display unit 18 includes a display memory 12 for storing display data including blood pressure measurement data, a display 13 for displaying data stored in the display memory 12, and a display side I for communicating with the outside. / F14. The display 13 has a CPU 15 for monitoring and controlling the display operation and a display operation unit 16 operated from the outside for instructing to switch display information, turn on / off the display, and the like. When the display unit 18 is attached to the blood pressure measurement device 50, the main body side I / F 9 and the display side I / F 14 are connected to each other, and data communication between the CPU 15 and the CPU 10 becomes possible.

  The main body side I / F 9 and the display side I / F 14 may be connected by a cable as shown in FIG. 2C when the display unit 18 is detached from the blood pressure measurement device 50. Alternatively, they may be connected so that they can communicate with each other wirelessly, such as infrared rays, without going through a cable.

  In the present embodiment, the cuff 1 is attached integrally with the main body 51, but may be attached separately via the air tube 1A.

  The usage mode of the blood pressure measurement device 50 according to the present embodiment is shown in FIGS. 5A, the display unit 18 is attached to the blood pressure measurement device 50, and the display unit 18 and the main body unit 51 are integrally configured. When blood pressure is measured in the state shown in FIG. 5A, first, when the measurement subject prepares for measurement by inserting the arm of the measurement site into the housing 61, the measurement subject operates the main body operation unit 11. Since the start of blood pressure measurement is instructed, blood pressure measurement is started. Since the measurement data is obtained in the same manner as in the first embodiment and is given to the CPU 10, the CPU 10 performs predetermined processing on the given measurement data and stores it in the processing memory 17 or the display memory 12 of the display unit 18.

  When the measurement data is stored in the display memory 12 in the state of FIG. 5A, the CPU 10 outputs the measurement data to the display unit 18 via the main body side I / F 9. In the display unit 18, the display-side I / F 14 inputs measurement data from the main body unit 51 and gives it to the display unit 13, so the CPU 15 of the display unit 13 stores the given measurement data in the display memory 12.

  After that, when the blood pressure measurement operation is completed and the measurement subject presents the measurement result to an external medical institution such as a hospital and receives a diagnosis / treatment action, the usage state is as shown in FIG. .

  In FIG. 5B, the person to be measured removes the display unit 18 from the blood pressure measurement device 50 in the direction of the broken line arrow, carries the removed display unit 18 and brings it to an external medical institution such as a hospital. In a medical institution, the display operation unit 16 of the display unit 18 is operated to instruct display of measurement data. When this instruction is input, the CPU 15 reads the measurement data from the display memory 12 and displays it on the display 13. The display example at this time is the same as that shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B.

  According to the first and second embodiments, the measurement subject removes the operation display unit 20 from the blood pressure measurement device 60 and also removes the display unit 18 from the blood pressure measurement device 50, whereby the cuff 1 for blood pressure measurement is obtained. Separately from the pressurization level adjustment system, information relating to blood pressure measurement can be easily carried without being bulky. Therefore, even when displaying and confirming information related to blood pressure measurement in a place different from the place where the blood pressure measurement device 50 or 60 is installed, it is not necessary to prepare a special display device separately. . For example, even when carrying information to an external medical institution and presenting it to a doctor to receive diagnosis in order to present information and receive diagnosis, the doctor does not need to have a separate display device for practical use. Excellent.

(Embodiment 3)
Information provided from another device different from the blood pressure measurement device 50 can be additionally stored in the display memory 12 of the display unit 18 described in the second embodiment. In the third embodiment, a thermometer is applied as the separate device. However, the thermometer is not limited to the thermometer, and may be a device that measures other types of physiological information.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of how the third embodiment is used. In FIG. 6, the thermometer body 45 that connects the thermometer probe 46 that is applied to the measurement site of the subject and measures the body temperature, and the display unit 18 that is removed from the blood pressure measurement device 50 are connected via a cable 47. So that they can communicate with each other. As an interface of the display unit 18 for connecting the cable 47, the display-side I / F 14 may be used, or another interface may be provided. Although not shown, the thermometer main body 45 has a built-in microcomputer, and the microcomputer performs predetermined processing on the body temperature data obtained by measuring with the thermometer probe 46. When requested, the body temperature data is output to the display unit 18 via the cable 47. The CPU 15 of the display unit 18 inputs body temperature data from the thermometer body 45 via the display side I / F 14.

  The body temperature data input by the CPU 15 is preliminarily attached with data for identifying the person to be measured. When the CPU 15 inputs the body temperature data, the blood pressure measurement data measured in advance in the display memory 12 and stored for each person to be measured. Store in association with. Further, the body temperature data and the blood pressure measurement data may be stored for each measurement time zone. The contents of the display memory 12 in which the body temperature data is additionally stored can be displayed on the display unit 13 by the operation of the display operation unit 16.

  In FIG. 6, the display unit 18 and the thermometer body 45 are connected via the cable 47, but may be a wireless communication connection such as infrared rays.

  The thermometer main body 45 of FIG. 6 can also access the contents of the display memory 12 via the cable 47. Specifically, when the measurement subject operates the operation unit 48 of the thermometer main body 45 to instruct the display of the measurement data on the display unit 18 side, the microcomputer of the thermometer main body 45 performs the display unit 18 based on the instruction. The CPU 15 is requested for measurement data. In response to the request, the CPU 15 reads the measurement data from the display memory 12 and outputs it to the thermometer main body 45 side via the display side I / F 14 and the cable 47. The microcomputer of the thermometer main body 45 receives the measurement data output from the display unit 18, performs predetermined processing, and displays it on the display unit 49.

Moreover, the thermometer main body 45 may be connected via a cable 47 to the blood pressure measurement device 50 to which the display unit 18 is attached as shown in FIG. In that case, as an interface for connecting the cable 47 in the blood pressure measurement device 50, an interface different from the main body side I / F 9 or a port (not shown) different from the display I / F 14 of the main body side I / F 9 is used. Can be used. The CPU 10 of the main body 50 processes the instructions and data from the sphygmomanometer main body 45 input from the other interface or the port, and updates the contents of the processing memory 17 or the display memory 12 using the processing result ( (Additional storage of temperature data) or read out. The read data is transmitted to the sphygmomanometer main body 45 via the main body side I / F 9 and the cable 47 and displayed on the display unit 49.

  Here, the thermometer main body 45 separate from the blood pressure measurement device 50 stores the temperature data in addition to the blood pressure measurement data in the display memory 12, but the data in the display memory 12 may be deleted. Good. For example, when the person to be measured who confirms the display content of the display unit 49 operates the operation unit 48 to instruct to delete the desired data in the display data, the instruction is given to the CPU 15 of the display unit 18. Based on the instruction, the desired data is deleted from the display memory 12. Further, this deletion instruction may be issued by an operation in the display operation unit 16 or the main body operation unit 11.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

1 is a block configuration diagram of a blood pressure measurement device according to Embodiment 1. FIG. (A)-(C) are the figures which show the usage example of the blood-pressure measuring device which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. (A) And (B) is a figure which shows the example of a display of measurement data. 6 is a block configuration diagram of a blood pressure measurement device according to Embodiment 2. FIG. (A) And (B) is a figure which shows the usage example of the blood-pressure measuring apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a figure which shows the usage example of the blood-pressure measuring apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

18 display unit, 20 operation display unit, 30, 51 body unit, 40, 47 cable, 45
Thermometer body, 46 Thermometer probe, 50, 60 Blood pressure measuring device.

Claims (6)

A blood pressure measuring device,
A main body fixed to the blood pressure measuring device and a display unit detachably attached to the blood pressure measuring device;
The main body is
A cuff attached to a measurement site of a living body, a control unit that measures blood pressure while adjusting the pressure of the cuff for blood pressure measurement, and a main body that is operated to instruct the blood pressure measurement operation of the control unit from the outside Including an operation unit,
The cuff is attached to the main body part or separately,
The display unit
A storage unit for storing blood pressure measurement data by the control unit; a display unit for displaying measurement data in the storage unit; and a display operation unit operated to instruct the display operation of the display unit from the outside. , Blood pressure measuring device. The display unit
It further includes a display side interface for communicating with the outside,
The blood pressure measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the measurement data in the storage unit is read and transmitted to the outside via the display-side interface. The display unit
The blood pressure measurement device according to claim 2, wherein the measurement data in the storage unit is updated based on an instruction content received from the outside via the display-side interface. The main body is
It further includes a main unit interface that communicates with the outside,
The blood pressure measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the measurement data in the storage unit is read via the main body side interface and transmitted to the outside. The display unit further includes a display side interface communicating with the outside,
The main body is
5. The measurement data in the storage unit is updated via the main body side interface and the display side interface based on the content of instructions received from the outside via the main body side interface. Blood pressure measuring device.   The blood pressure measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit and the main body communicate with each other by wire or wirelessly.

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