JP2008104773A - Electronic manometer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic manometer which can measure blood pressure while changing cuff inner pressure at a desired pressure changing speed without prolonging measurement time even in a case of low pulse rate. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of control value correction amount tables 24 to define the relation among a pulse rate and deviation of a cuff pressure reduction speed from the target pressure reduction speed and the correction amount of control value for controlling the opening of an exhaust valve of a pressure reduction means 4 are provided according to pulse rates. Cuff pressure is detected by a pressure detection means 2, and the deviation of the pressure reduction speed is obtained by a pressure reduction speed calculation means 21. The pulse rate is calculated by a pulse rate calculation means 14. The control value correction amount table 24 corresponding to the pulse rate is selected by a control value correction amount table selection means 23. The correction amount of a control value corresponding to the deviation of the pressure reduction speed is determined from the selected control value correction amount table 24 by a control value correction amount determination means 25. A new control value is determined by adding the correction amount to a current control value by a control value correction means 26. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic sphygmomanometer, and more particularly to an electronic sphygmomanometer that measures blood pressure while controlling the cuff pressure.

  Some electronic sphygmomanometers measure the blood pressure while gradually reducing the pressure inside the cuff (hereinafter referred to as cuff pressure) to a pressure sufficiently higher than the maximum blood pressure. In this type of electronic sphygmomanometer, in the decompression process, the exhaust amount is adjusted by adjusting the degree of opening of the exhaust valve connected to the cuff so that the decompression speed of the cuff becomes a desired speed. When the opening degree of the exhaust valve is constant, the amount of air exhausted in the cuff is large when the pressure difference between the inside and outside of the cuff is large, and is small when it is small. Therefore, if the exhaust is continued without adjusting the opening degree of the exhaust valve, the decompression speed gradually decreases.

  A sphygmomanometer is known in which the pressure reduction rate of the cuff is controlled using the pulse of the user during blood pressure measurement. For example, a blood pressure that is depressurized at a constant speed by detecting the pressure difference between each pulse wave during blood pressure measurement and exponentially decreasing the power supply to the excitation coil of the exhaust valve each time the pulse wave is detected. A pressure drop speed control device for a meter is known (for example, see Patent Document 1). In the technique described in Patent Literature 1, the pressure difference between pulse waves is used for the control of the pressure difference immediately before the rise of each pulse wave, thereby detecting the accurate pressure of the air nose on which the pulse wave is not superimposed. Also, data for controlling the opening degree of the exhaust valve is prepared so that the exhaust amount per beat is constant for each pulse period, and the exhaust amount per beat is made constant by the data corresponding to the pulse period. Such a blood pressure monitor is known (for example, see Patent Document 2).

JP-A-6-47011 (paragraph number [0007]) Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 3-49573 (page 2, column 4, lines 14-23)

  However, in the control device disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the pulse rate is small and the pulse wave cycle is long, the interval from when the opening of the exhaust valve is changed to when it is changed becomes longer, In the meantime, since the opening degree of the exhaust valve is in a fixed state, the decompression speed is lower than a desired speed until the opening degree of the exhaust valve is changed next time. That is, when the pulse rate is small, there is a problem that the decompression speed cannot be maintained at a desired speed with high accuracy. Further, in the sphygmomanometer disclosed in Patent Document 2, since the displacement per beat is constant, when the pulse rate is small, it takes time to perform decompression until the blood pressure value is determined. There is a point.

  In order to eliminate the above-mentioned problems caused by the prior art, the present invention corrects the control value for controlling the transforming means for changing the pressure in the cuff based on the pulse rate and the transformation speed of the cuff. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic sphygmomanometer capable of measuring blood pressure while changing the pressure in the cuff at a desired transformation speed even when there is a small amount. Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic sphygmomanometer that can perform blood pressure measurement without causing a long measurement time even when the pulse rate is small.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, an electronic sphygmomanometer according to the invention of claim 1 includes a cuff, a transformer for changing the pressure in the cuff, and pressure detection for detecting the pressure in the cuff. Means, a pulse wave detecting means for detecting a pulse wave component included in the output signal of the pressure detecting means, and after the pulse wave is detected by the pulse wave detecting means, either the valley or the peak of the pulse wave is detected. And a transformation control means for controlling the transformation means within a predetermined period.

  The electronic sphygmomanometer according to the invention of claim 2 further comprises pulse rate calculation means for calculating the pulse rate based on the pulse wave detected by the pulse wave detection means in the invention of claim 1. The transformation control means is based on the pulse rate calculated by the pulse rate calculation means and the speed deviation from the target transformation speed of the transformation speed of the pressure in the cuff detected by the pressure detection means. The control means is controlled by correcting a control value for controlling the transformer means so that the value approaches the target transformation speed.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the electronic sphygmomanometer according to the second aspect of the present invention, the transformation control means is calculated by a transformation speed calculation means for calculating a transformation speed during transformation and the transformation speed calculation means. A transformation speed deviation calculating means for calculating a deviation from the target transformation speed of the transformed transformation speed, the control based on the speed deviation calculated by the transformation speed deviation calculating means and the pulse rate calculated by the pulse rate calculating means. Control value correction amount determining means for determining a value correction amount; and control value correction means for correcting the control value based on the correction amount determined by the control value correction amount determination means. To do.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic blood pressure monitor according to the third aspect of the present invention, wherein the control value correction amount prescribes the relationship among the deviation of the transformation speed from the target transformation speed, the pulse rate and the control value correction amount. A control value correction amount determination unit that determines a correction value of the control value based on the control value correction value table.

  The electronic sphygmomanometer according to the invention of claim 5 is the electronic blood pressure monitor according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of the control value correction amount tables are provided according to the pulse rate, and a plurality of the control value correction amount tables are provided. Control value correction amount table selection means for selecting a table corresponding to the pulse rate calculated by the pulse rate calculation means.

  An electronic blood pressure monitor according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the electronic blood pressure monitor according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the transforming means is constituted by an exhaust valve that lowers the pressure in the cuff. The transformation control means corrects the control value so that the exhaust valve is opened as the pulse rate decreases.

  The electronic sphygmomanometer according to the invention of claim 7 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the transformer means is constituted by a pump for increasing the pressure in the cuff, The transformation control means corrects the control value so that the drive amount of the pump is increased as the pulse rate is smaller.

  According to the present invention, since the decompression means is controlled within a predetermined period from either the valley or peak of the pulse wave, the decompression means can be controlled without affecting the valley value or peak value of the pulse wave. Further, based on the pulse rate and the cuff decompression speed, the control value for controlling the decompression means is corrected so that the decompression speed approaches the target decompression speed. Further, based on the pulse rate and the cuff pressurizing speed, the control value for controlling the pressurizing means is corrected so that the pressurizing speed approaches the target pressurizing speed.

  According to the electronic sphygmomanometer according to the present invention, since the transforming means is controlled within a predetermined period from either the valley or peak of the pulse wave, the transforming means is not affected without affecting the valley value or peak value of the pulse wave. Can be controlled. Furthermore, by adjusting the control value for controlling the transformer that changes the cuff pressure based on the pulse rate and the cuff transformation speed, the cuff pressure can be adjusted at the desired transformation speed even when the pulse rate is small. There is an effect that blood pressure can be measured while changing. In addition, even when the pulse rate is small, there is an effect that blood pressure can be measured without causing a long measurement time.

  Exemplary embodiments of an electronic blood pressure monitor according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that, in the following description of the embodiments and the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same components, and duplicate descriptions are omitted.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the electronic blood pressure monitor according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic sphygmomanometer includes a cuff 1, a pressure detection unit 2, a pressurization unit 3, a decompression unit 4, a display unit 5, an operation unit 6, and a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as a microcomputer) 7. Yes. The cuff 1, the pressure detection means 2, the pressurization means 3 and the decompression means 4 are connected by a tube 8.

  The pressure detection means 2 detects the pressure in the cuff 1. The pressure detection means 2 is comprised by the pressure sensor, for example. The pressurizing means 3 pressurizes the cuff 1 based on the output signal of the microcomputer 7. The pressurizing means 3 is constituted by, for example, a pump that sends a fluid such as air (hereinafter simply referred to as air or the like) to the cuff 1.

  The decompression means 4 reduces the pressure in the cuff 1 based on the output signal of the microcomputer 7. The decompression means 4 is constituted by, for example, an exhaust valve that exhausts air or the like in the cuff 1 at a slow speed and rapidly. This exhaust valve is fully opened at the end of blood pressure measurement based on the output signal of the microcomputer 7 and rapidly depressurizes the cuff 1. Note that the decompression means 4 may have a configuration including a slow exhaust valve that exhausts air or the like in the cuff 1 at a slow speed, and a quick exhaust valve that exhausts the air quickly.

  The display means 5 displays the maximum blood pressure value and the minimum blood pressure value determined by the microcomputer 7. The display unit 5 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display panel and a control unit that performs display control of the liquid crystal display panel. The display means 5 may be configured to display the pulse rate and time.

  The operation means 6 has various buttons and switches that are operated by the user during blood pressure measurement. For example, a measurement start button also serving as a power button, a user ID button for inputting a user identifier, a switch for setting a pressurization value, a memory button for storing a measurement result, and the like are provided. Yes.

  The microcomputer 7 implements the pressurization control means 11, the decompression control means 12, the blood pressure value determination means 13, the pulse rate calculation means 14, and the pulse wave detection means 15 by executing the blood pressure measurement program. The pressurization control means 11 performs drive control of the pump constituting the pressurization means 3 based on the pressure value in the cuff 1 detected by the pressure detection means 2. For example, when the pressure in the cuff 1 reaches a predetermined pressure during the pressurization of the cuff 1, the pressurization control unit 11 stops the pump.

  The pulse wave detection means 15 detects a pulse wave component included in the output signal of the pressure detection means 2 when the cuff 1 is depressurized at a slow speed. The pulse rate calculation means 14 calculates the pulse rate based on the output signal of the pulse wave detection means 15. Based on the pulse wave component detected by the pulse wave detection means 15, the blood pressure value determination means 13 determines a maximum blood pressure value and a minimum blood pressure value by, for example, a blood pressure determination algorithm based on a known oscillometric method. The determined blood pressure value is displayed on the display means 5. Further, when the blood pressure value determining means 13 determines the blood pressure value, the blood pressure value determining means 13 notifies the decompression control means 12 of the end of measurement in order to fully open the exhaust valve.

  After the pressurization of the cuff 1 is completed, the decompression control means 12 opens the exhaust valve and exhausts air or the like from the cuff 1 at a low speed. The decompression control means 12 is configured to open the exhaust valve so that the decompression speed approaches the target decompression speed based on the decompression speed of the pressure in the cuff 1 detected by the pressure detection means 2 during the slow decompression of the cuff 1. Control. At the time of the control, the decompression control means 12 controls the exhaust valve so that the decompression speed further approaches the target decompression speed based on the pulse rate and the cuff pressure decompression speed calculated by the pulse rate calculation means 14. The control value for controlling the opening of the is corrected. The pressure detection means 2 detects the pressure in the cuff 1 at any time based on the sampling period. The value used for pressure reduction speed control (pressure value in the cuff 1) is determined by the pulse wave detection means 15 as a pulse wave component. In particular, the pressure value immediately before the rise of the pulse wave is used. This is because the pressure in the cuff 1 is accurately detected by using a pressure value on which no pulse wave component is superimposed. Further, the correction of the control value of the decompression means 4 (exhaust valve opening) by the decompression control means 12 and the control of the decompression means 4 are synchronized with the pulse wave after the pulse wave detection means 15 detects the pulse wave component. Thus, the pulse wave is performed within a predetermined period from either the valley or the peak of the pulse wave. In the present embodiment, the pulse wave is particularly detected when the pulse wave falls after the peak value of the pulse wave is detected. This is the control of the decompression speed of the cuff 1 by opening the exhaust valve of the decompression means 4 when the control value of the decompression means 4 is corrected and the decompression means 4 is controlled at the peak of the pulse wave or the peak of the pulse wave. This is because noise is generated in the valley of the pulse wave or the peak of the pulse wave, which affects the valley value or peak value of the pulse wave, and thus does not affect the determination of the blood pressure value. Therefore, the correction of the control value of the decompression control means 12 and the control of the decompression means 4 are performed every time a pulse wave is detected by the pulse wave detection means 15 after the pulse wave detection means 15 detects the pulse wave. Is done. In addition, the decompression control means 12 fully opens the exhaust valve in response to the notification from the blood pressure value determination means 13 at the end of blood pressure measurement.

  Here, although not particularly limited, for example, the exhaust valve is driven by a pulse width modulated drive signal. In this case, the control value for controlling the opening degree of the exhaust valve is represented by a digital value corresponding to the pulse width. The decompression control means 12 controls the opening degree of the exhaust valve by changing the digital value and changing the duty of the exhaust valve drive signal.

  Although not particularly limited, for example, the exhaust valve of the pressure reducing means 4 has a smaller opening degree as the control value is larger, and opens more as the control value is smaller. Therefore, if the control value is large, the depressurization speed of the cuff 1 is decreased, and if the control value is small, the depressurization speed of the cuff 1 is increased. For example, when the control value is zero, the exhaust valve is fully opened and the cuff 1 is rapidly exhausted.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the decompression control means 12. As shown in FIG. 2, the decompression control means 12 includes a decompression speed calculation means 21, a decompression speed deviation calculation means 22, a control value correction amount table selection means 23, a control value correction amount table 24, a control value correction amount determination means 25, and Control value correction means 26 is provided.

  The decompression speed calculation means 21 calculates the decompression speed during the decompression of the cuff 1. The decompression speed is obtained by, for example, differentiating the pressure value in the cuff 1 detected by the pressure detection means 2. The decompression speed deviation calculating means 22 calculates a deviation (speed deviation) from the target decompression speed of the decompression speed calculated by the decompression speed calculating means 21. The speed deviation is obtained by subtracting the target decompression speed from the current decompression speed.

  The control value correction amount table 24 defines the relationship between the pulse rate and speed deviation and the control value correction amount. The control value correction amount table 24 is described in the blood pressure measurement program. 3 to 5 are diagrams illustrating an example of the control value correction amount table. Although not particularly limited, it is assumed here that three control value correction amount tables 24a, 24b, and 24c are provided according to the range of the pulse rate, as shown in FIGS.

  The control value correction amount table A24a shown in FIG. 3 is a table selected when the pulse rate is higher than 60 beats / minute, for example. The control value correction amount table B24b shown in FIG. 4 is a table selected when the pulse rate is more than 40 beats / minute and 60 beats / minute or less, for example. The control value correction amount table C24c shown in FIG. 5 is a table that is selected when the pulse rate is 40 beats / minute or less, for example. Let the speed deviation be ΔV.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the control value correction amount table A24a, for example, the control value correction amounts in the case of [ΔV <−2.0] and [−2.0 ≦ ΔV <−1.5] are respectively shown. -4 and -3. Further, the correction amounts of the control value in the case of [1.5 <ΔV ≦ 2.0] and [2.0 <ΔV] are +3 and +4, respectively.

  In other words, the correction amount of the control value is defined so that the control value becomes smaller in order to increase the opening degree of the exhaust valve and increase the pressure reducing speed as the pressure reducing speed of the cuff 1 becomes smaller than the target pressure reducing speed. Has been. Conversely, as the pressure reduction speed of the cuff 1 becomes larger than the target pressure reduction speed, the correction amount of the control value is specified so as to increase the control value in order to reduce the opening degree of the exhaust valve and reduce the pressure reduction speed. Has been. The same applies to the control value correction amount table B24b and the control value correction amount table C24c.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, in the control value correction amount table B24b, for example, the control value correction amount in the case of [ΔV <−2.0] is −5. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, in the control value correction amount table C24c, for example, the control value correction amount in the case of [ΔV <−2.0] is −6. As described above, the correction amount of the control value is defined so that the control value becomes smaller as the pulse rate is smaller even if the speed deviation ΔV is the same. The reason is as follows.

  As described above, the correction of the control value by the decompression control unit 12 and the control of the decompression unit 4 by the decompression control unit 12 are performed after the pulse wave is detected by the pulse wave detection unit 15. Performed every time it is detected. Therefore, when the pulse rate is large, the interval between the change of the control value and the next change is short. Therefore, even if the opening degree of the exhaust valve is fixed between the change of the control value and the change to the next value, the next control value change will occur before the decompression speed has decreased much less than the desired speed. Since the timing comes, the decompression speed does not deviate much from the desired speed.

  On the other hand, if the pulse rate is small, the interval between the change of the control value and the next change is long, so the decompression speed is desired between the change of the control value and the change to the next value. The speed will drop significantly. In order to reduce the decrease in the decompression speed between the change of the control value and the change to the next value, allow a long time between the change of the control value and the change to the next value. The opening degree of the exhaust valve may be increased. Therefore, the control value is corrected to be smaller as the pulse rate is smaller, and the opening degree of the exhaust valve is increased.

  In the control value correction amount table A24a, the control value correction amount table B24b, and the control value correction amount table C24c, the control value correction amounts when the speed deviation ΔV is other values are as shown in FIGS. Therefore, listing here is omitted. The number of control value correction amount tables 24, how to set the range of pulse rate, how to set the range of speed deviation ΔV in each table, and the like can be variously changed.

  The control value correction amount table selection means 23 is a pulse rate calculated by the pulse rate calculation means 14 from the above-described three control value correction amount tables A24a, control value correction amount table B24b, and control value correction amount table C24c. Select the table corresponding to. The control value correction amount determining means 25 refers to the control value correction amount table 24 selected by the control value correction amount table selecting means 23 and determines the control value based on the speed deviation calculated by the pressure reduction speed deviation calculating means 22. Determine the amount of correction.

  The control value correction unit 26 corrects the control value based on the correction amount determined by the control value correction amount determination unit 25. For example, the control value correction unit 26 adds the correction amount determined by the control value correction amount determination unit 25 to the current control value to obtain a new control value. And the control value correction means 26 controls the opening degree of the exhaust valve of the decompression means 4 based on the control value. When receiving the measurement end notification from the blood pressure value determining unit 13, the control value correcting unit 26 fully opens the exhaust valve.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure after the start of decompression in the blood pressure measurement procedure of the electronic sphygmomanometer according to the first embodiment of the present invention. A series of procedures shown in FIG. 6 is started when the cuff 1 is pressurized and the pressure in the cuff 1 reaches a predetermined pressure. As shown in FIG. 6, when the decompression of the cuff 1 is started, the decompression control means 12 first reads the control initial value (step S1). This initial control value is described in the blood pressure measurement program. Next, the decompression control means 12 sets the control initial value to the first control value (step S2).

  Next, the blood pressure is measured by a known blood pressure determination algorithm (step S3). At the start of decompression of the cuff 1, the exhaust valve of the decompression means 4 is set to an opening corresponding to the control value (control initial value) set in step S2 by the decompression control means 12. At this time, it is immediately after the start of decompression, and the maximum blood pressure value and the minimum blood pressure value are not determined. That is, the blood pressure measurement is not finished (step S4: No).

  Accordingly, the decompression control means 12 executes a well-known decompression control algorithm, and will be described later based on the pressure value in the cuff 1 detected by the pressure detection means 2 and the pulse rate calculated by the pulse rate calculation means 14. Pressure reduction control is performed (step S5). And it returns to step S3 and measures a blood pressure. Steps S3 to S5 are repeated, and when the maximum blood pressure value and the minimum blood pressure value are determined by the blood pressure value determining means 13, it is determined that the blood pressure measurement has ended (step S4: Yes), the exhaust valve of the pressure reducing means 4 is fully opened, and the cuff 1 Is exhausted rapidly, and the series of decompression processes shown in FIG.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a decompression control procedure of the electronic sphygmomanometer according to the first embodiment of the present invention. When the decompression control process is started in step S5 of FIG. 6, first, the decompression speed calculation means 21 calculates the decompression speed of the cuff 1 (step S11). Next, the speed deviation ΔV is calculated by the decompression speed deviation calculating means 22 (step S12). Next, the pulse rate calculation means 14 calculates the pulse rate and determines whether or not the pulse rate has been calculated (step S13).

  When the pulse rate can be calculated (step S13: Yes), the control value correction amount table selection unit 23 determines whether the pulse rate is higher than 60 beats / minute (step S14). When the pulse rate is higher than 60 beats / minute (step S14: Yes), the control value correction amount table A24a is selected by the control value correction amount table selection means 23 (step S15). Even when the pulse rate cannot be calculated in step S13 (step S13: No), the control value correction amount table A24a is selected (step S15).

  On the other hand, when the pulse rate is 60 beats / minute or less (step S14: No), the control value correction amount table selection means 23 causes the pulse rate to be greater than 40 beats / minute and 60 beats / minute or less. It is determined whether or not there is (step S16). When the pulse rate is within this range (step S16: Yes), the control value correction amount table B24b is selected by the control value correction amount table selecting means 23 (step S17). Furthermore, when the pulse rate is 40 beats / minute or less (step S16: No), the control value correction amount table C24c is selected by the control value correction amount table selecting means 23 (step S18).

  Subsequent to step S15, step S17 or step S18, the control value correction amount determination means 25 selects the control value correction amount selected in step S15, step S17 or step S18 based on the speed deviation ΔV calculated in step S12. The correction amount of the corresponding control value is read from the table 24 (step S19). Next, the control value correction means 26 reflects the correction amount read in step S19 on the current control value, and sets it as a new control value (step S20). Then, the series of pressure reduction control processes shown in FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a characteristic diagram showing an example of the effect when the control value is corrected by setting the pulse rate to 40, and shows the relationship between time and the pressure in the cuff 1. In FIG. 8, “no control value correction” means that the opening degree of the exhaust valve is controlled based only on the decompression speed of the cuff 1 without performing correction according to the pulse rate. “With control value correction” means that the control value is corrected according to the pulse rate according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  FIG. 8 shows that when the control value is not corrected, the decompression speed becomes smaller than the target decompression speed, and it takes a long time to complete the decompression. On the other hand, when the control value is corrected, the pressure is reduced more linearly and at the target pressure reduction speed than when the control value is not changed, and the pressure reduction end pressure is reached in a short time.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an electronic sphygmomanometer according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the electronic sphygmomanometer includes a cuff 1, a pressure detection unit 2, a pressurization unit 3, a quick exhaust unit 9, a display unit 5, an operation unit 6, and a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as a microcomputer) 10. ing. The cuff 1, the pressure detection means 2, the pressurization means 3 and the quick exhaust means 9 are connected by a tube 8. In the second embodiment, blood pressure is measured while the cuff 1 is being pressurized.

  The rapid exhaust means 9 rapidly exhausts the air in the cuff 1 based on the output signal of the microcomputer 10 at the end of blood pressure measurement. The quick exhaust means 9 is constituted by, for example, an exhaust valve. The pressure detection means 2, pressurization means 3, display means 5 and operation means 6 are the same as those in the first embodiment. The microcomputer 10 implements the pressurization control means 11, the blood pressure value determination means 13, the pulse rate calculation means 14, the pulse wave detection means 15, and the exhaust control means 16 by executing the blood pressure measurement program.

  The pulse wave detector 15 detects a pulse wave component included in the output signal of the pressure detector 2 when the cuff 1 is pressurized. The pulse rate calculation means 14 is the same as that in the first embodiment. As in the first embodiment, the blood pressure value determining means 13 determines the maximum blood pressure value and the minimum blood pressure value, outputs a pressurization stop command to the pressurization control means 11, and fully opens the exhaust valve to the exhaust control means 16. Outputs a command. When the exhaust control means 16 receives the fully open command from the blood pressure value determining means 13, the exhaust control means 16 fully opens the exhaust valve.

  The pressurization control means 11 is a pump that constitutes the pressurization means 3 so that the pressurization speed approaches the target pressurization speed based on the pressurization speed of the pressure in the cuff 1 detected by the pressure detection means 2. The drive control is performed. In the control, the pressurization control means 11 makes the pressurization speed closer to the target pressurization speed based on the pulse rate calculated by the pulse rate calculation means 14 and the pressurization speed of the cuff pressure. In addition, the control value for controlling the driving amount of the pump is corrected. The pressure detection means 2 detects the pressure in the cuff 1 at any time based on the sampling period. The value used for pressurization speed control (pressure value in the cuff 1) is detected by the pulse wave detection means 15 as a pulse wave. After the component is detected, in particular, the pressure value immediately before the rise of the pulse wave is used. This is because the pressure in the cuff 1 is accurately detected by using a pressure value on which no pulse wave component is superimposed. Further, the correction of the control value of the pressurizing unit 3 (pump) by the pressurizing control unit 11 and the control of the pressurizing unit 3 are synchronized with the pulse wave after the pulse wave component is detected by the pulse wave detecting unit 15. In this embodiment, it is performed at the falling edge of the pulse wave after detection of the peak value of the pulse wave. This is because when the control value of the pressurizing means 3 is corrected and the pressurizing means 3 is controlled at the time of the valley of the pulse wave or the peak of the pulse wave, the pressurizing speed of the cuff 1 by controlling the driving amount of the pump of the pressurizing means 3. This is because noise is generated in the valley of the pulse wave or the peak of the pulse wave in the control of the pulse wave, affecting the valley value of the pulse wave or the peak value of the pulse wave, and thus not affecting the determination of the blood pressure value. . Therefore, the correction of the control value of the pressurizing control unit 11 and the control of the pressurizing unit 3 are performed every time the pulse wave is detected by the pulse wave detecting unit 15. Further, when the pressurization control unit 11 receives a pressurization stop command from the blood pressure value determination unit 13 at the end of blood pressure measurement, the pressurization control unit 11 stops driving the pump.

  Here, although not particularly limited, for example, the pump is driven by a drive signal subjected to pulse width modulation. In this case, the control value for controlling the driving amount of the pump is represented by a digital value corresponding to the pulse width. The pressurization control means 11 controls the drive amount of the pump by changing the digital value and changing the duty of the pump drive signal.

  Although not particularly limited, for example, the pump has a larger driving amount pumping amount as the control value is larger, while the driving amount is smaller as the control value is smaller. Therefore, if the control value is large, the pressurization speed of the cuff 1 is increased, and if the control value is small, the pressurization speed of the cuff 1 is decreased.

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the pressurization control means. As shown in FIG. 10, the pressurization control unit 11 includes a control value correction amount table selection unit 23, a control value correction amount table 24, a control value correction amount determination unit 25, a control value correction unit 26, and a pressurization speed calculation unit 27. And pressurization speed deviation calculating means 28.

  The pressurization speed calculation means 27 calculates the pressurization speed during the pressurization of the cuff 1. The pressurization speed is obtained, for example, by differentiating the pressure value in the cuff 1 detected by the pressure detection means 2. The pressurization speed deviation calculation means 28 calculates a deviation (speed deviation) from the target pressurization speed of the pressurization speed calculated by the pressurization speed calculation means 27. The speed deviation is obtained by subtracting the target pressurization speed from the current pressurization speed.

  The control value correction amount table 24 is the same as that in the first embodiment. However, since the first embodiment is a correction of the control value of the exhaust valve, the second embodiment is a correction of the control value of the pump. Therefore, the correction amount of the control value is different from that of the first embodiment. 11 to 13 are diagrams illustrating an example of the control value correction amount table. Although not particularly limited, it is assumed here that three control value correction amount tables 24d, 24e, and 24f are provided in accordance with the pulse rate range, as shown in FIGS.

  The control value correction amount table D24d shown in FIG. 11 is a table selected when the pulse rate is higher than 60 beats / minute, for example. The control value correction amount table E24e shown in FIG. 12 is a table selected when the pulse rate is more than 40 beats / minute and 60 beats / minute or less, for example. The control value correction amount table F24f shown in FIG. 13 is a table selected when the pulse rate is 40 beats / minute or less, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the control value correction amount table D24d, for example, the control value correction amounts in the case of [ΔV <−2.0] and [−2.0 ≦ ΔV <−1.5] are respectively shown. , +4 and +3. Further, the control value correction amounts in the case of [1.5 <ΔV ≦ 2.0] and [2.0 <ΔV] are −3 and −4, respectively.

  In other words, the correction value of the control value is set so that the control value is increased to increase the pressurization speed by increasing the drive amount of the pump as the pressurization speed of the cuff 1 becomes smaller than the target pressurization speed. Stipulated. Conversely, as the pressurization speed of the cuff 1 becomes larger than the target pressurization speed, the control value correction amount is set so as to reduce the control value in order to decrease the pump drive amount and the pressurization speed. Is stipulated. The same applies to the control value correction amount table E24e and the control value correction amount table F24f.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in the control value correction amount table E24e, for example, the control value correction amount in the case of [ΔV <−2.0] is +5. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 13, in the control value correction amount table F24f, for example, the control value correction amount in the case of [ΔV <−2.0] is +6. As described above, the correction amount of the control value is defined so that the control value becomes larger as the pulse rate is smaller even if the speed deviation ΔV is the same. The reason is as follows.

  If pressurization of the cuff 1 is continued without changing the control value of the pump, the pressurization speed decreases. As described above, the correction of the control value by the pressurization control unit 11 and the control of the pressurization unit 3 by the pressurization control unit 11 are performed by the pulse wave detection unit 15 after the pulse wave detection unit 15 detects the pulse wave. This is performed each time a pulse wave is detected. Therefore, when the pulse rate is large, the interval between the change of the control value and the next change is short. Therefore, even if the drive amount of the pump is fixed between the change of the control value and the change to the next value, the next control value change is made before the pressurization speed is reduced much less than the desired speed. Since the timing comes, the pressurization speed does not deviate much from the desired speed.

  On the other hand, when the pulse rate is small, the interval between the change of the control value and the next change is long, so the pressurization speed is changed from the change of the control value to the next value. It will be slower than the desired speed. To reduce the decrease in pressurization speed between the change of the control value and the change to the next value, allow a long time between the change of the control value and the change to the next value. It is enough to increase the driving amount of the pump. Therefore, the control value is corrected to be larger as the pulse rate is smaller, and the drive amount of the pump is increased. In the control value correction amount table D24d, the control value correction amount table E24e, and the control value correction amount table F24f, the control value correction amounts when the speed deviation ΔV is other values are as shown in FIGS. Therefore, listing here is omitted.

  The control value correction amount table selection means 23 is a pulse rate calculated by the pulse rate calculation means 14 from the three control value correction amount tables D24d, control value correction amount table E24e and control value correction amount table F24f described above. Select the table corresponding to. The control value correction amount determination unit 25 refers to the control value correction amount table 24 selected by the control value correction amount table selection unit 23, and based on the speed deviation calculated by the pressurization speed deviation calculation unit 28, the control value. Determine the amount of correction.

  The control value correction means 26 corrects the control value to make a new control value, as in the first embodiment. Then, the control value correcting means 26 controls the drive amount of the pump of the pressurizing means 3 based on the control value. Further, when the control value correcting means 26 receives the pressurization stop command from the blood pressure value determining means 13, it stops driving the pump.

  FIG. 14: is a flowchart which shows the procedure after the pressurization start among the blood-pressure measurement procedures of the electronic sphygmomanometer concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. As shown in FIG. 14, when pressurization of the cuff 1 is started, first, the pressurization control means 11 reads a control initial value (step S31). This initial control value is described in the blood pressure measurement program. Next, the pressurization control means 11 sets the control initial value to the first control value (step S32).

  Next, the blood pressure is measured by a known blood pressure determination algorithm (step S33). At the start of pressurization of the cuff 1, the pump of the pressurizing means 3 is set by the pressurization control means 11 so as to pump an amount of air or the like corresponding to the control value (control initial value) set in step S32. The At this time, it is immediately after the start of pressurization, and since the maximum blood pressure value and the minimum blood pressure value have not been determined, the blood pressure measurement has not been completed (step S34: No).

  Therefore, the pressurization control means 11 executes a well-known pressurization control algorithm, and based on the pressure value in the cuff 1 detected by the pressure detection means 2 and the pulse rate calculated by the pulse rate calculation means 14, The pressurization control described later is performed (step S35). And it returns to step S33 and measures a blood pressure. Steps S33 to S35 are repeated, and when the maximum blood pressure value and the minimum blood pressure value are determined by the blood pressure value determining means 13, it is determined that the blood pressure measurement has ended (step S34: Yes), the pump of the pressurizing means 3 is stopped and rapidly The exhaust valve of the exhaust means 9 is opened to rapidly exhaust the cuff 1, and the series of pressurizing processes shown in FIG.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the pressurization control procedure of the electronic sphygmomanometer according to the second embodiment of the present invention. When the pressurization control process is started in step S35 of FIG. 14, first, the pressurization speed of the cuff 1 is calculated by the pressurization speed calculating means 27 (step S41). Next, the speed deviation ΔV is calculated by the pressurization speed deviation calculating means 28 (step S42). Next, the pulse rate calculation means 14 calculates the pulse rate and determines whether the pulse rate has been calculated (step S43).

  When the pulse rate can be calculated (step S43: Yes), the control value correction amount table selection unit 23 determines whether the pulse rate is higher than 60 beats / minute (step S44). When the pulse rate is higher than 60 beats / minute (step S44: Yes), the control value correction amount table D24d is selected by the control value correction amount table selecting means 23 (step S45). Even when the pulse rate cannot be calculated in step S43 (step S43: No), the control value correction amount table D24d is selected (step S45).

  On the other hand, when the pulse rate is 60 beats / minute or less (step S44: No), the control value correction amount table selection means 23 causes the pulse rate to be greater than 40 beats / minute and 60 beats / minute or less. It is determined whether or not there is (step S46). When the pulse rate is within this range (step S46: Yes), the control value correction amount table E24e is selected by the control value correction amount table selecting means 23 (step S47). Further, when the pulse rate is 40 beats / minute or less (step S46: No), the control value correction amount table F24f is selected by the control value correction amount table selecting means 23 (step S48).

  Subsequent to step S45, step S47 or step S48, the control value correction amount determination means 25 selects the control value correction amount selected in step S45, step S47 or step S48 based on the speed deviation ΔV calculated in step S42. The correction amount of the corresponding control value is read from the table 24 (step S49). Next, the control value correction means 26 reflects the correction amount read out in step S49 on the current control value and sets it as a new control value (step S50). And a series of pressurization control processing shown in Drawing 15 is completed.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the exhaust valve of the decompression means 4 is controlled so that the decompression speed approaches the target decompression speed based on the pulse rate and the speed deviation of the decompression speed of the cuff 1. The control value is corrected. Further, according to the second embodiment, based on the pulse rate and the speed deviation between the pressurizing speeds of the cuff 1, the pump of the pressurizing means 3 is controlled so that the pressurizing speed approaches the target pressurizing speed. The control value is corrected. Therefore, even when the pulse rate is small, it is possible to perform blood pressure measurement while changing the pressure in the cuff 1 at a desired decompression speed or pressurization speed. In addition, even when the pulse rate is small, there is an effect that blood pressure can be measured without causing a long measurement time.

  As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, the numerical values described in the description of the embodiments and the accompanying drawings are examples, and the present invention is not limited to these values. In the first embodiment, the exhaust valve is driven by a pulse width modulated drive signal. In the second embodiment, the pump is driven by a pulse width modulated drive signal. It is good also as a structure which drives a pump with another drive system.

  As described above, the electronic sphygmomanometer according to the present invention is useful for an electronic sphygmomanometer that measures blood pressure while controlling the transformation speed of the cuff, and in particular, regardless of the pulse wave number of the user detected during blood pressure measurement. It is suitable for electronic sphygmomanometers that perform control such that the cuff transformation speed approaches the target transformation speed.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the electronic blood pressure monitor concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the pressure-reduction control means of the electronic blood pressure monitor concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the control value correction amount table of the electronic blood pressure monitor concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the control value correction amount table of the electronic blood pressure monitor concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the control value correction amount table of the electronic blood pressure monitor concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the blood-pressure measurement procedure of the electronic sphygmomanometer concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the pressure-reduction control procedure of the electronic blood pressure monitor concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a characteristic view which shows the relationship between time and the pressure in a cuff by comparing the presence or absence of correction of a control value. It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of the electronic blood pressure meter concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the pressurization control means of the electronic blood pressure meter concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the control value correction amount table of the electronic blood pressure monitor concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the control value correction amount table of the electronic blood pressure monitor concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the control value correction amount table of the electronic blood pressure monitor concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the blood-pressure measurement procedure of the electronic sphygmomanometer concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the pressurization control procedure of the electronic blood pressure meter concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cuff 2 Pressure detection means 3 Pressurization means 4 Pressure reduction means 11 Pressure control means 12 Pressure reduction control means 14 Pulse rate calculation means 15 Pulse wave detection means 21 Pressure reduction speed calculation means 22 Pressure reduction speed deviation calculation means 23 Control value correction amount table selection Means 24, 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d, 24e, 24f Control value correction amount table 25 Control value correction amount determination means 26 Control value correction means 27 Pressurization speed calculation means 28 Pressurization speed deviation calculation means

Claims (7)

With cuff,
Transforming means for changing the pressure in the cuff;
Pressure detecting means for detecting the pressure in the cuff;
Pulse wave detection means for detecting a pulse wave component contained in the output signal of the pressure detection means;
After the pulse wave is detected by the pulse wave detection means, a transformation control means for controlling the transformation means within a predetermined period from either a valley or a peak of the pulse wave;
An electronic blood pressure monitor comprising: A pulse rate calculating means for calculating a pulse rate based on the pulse wave detected by the pulse wave detecting means,
The transformation control means includes
Based on the pulse rate calculated by the pulse rate calculation means and the speed deviation of the pressure in the cuff detected by the pressure detection means from the target transformation speed, the transformation speed approaches the target transformation speed. 2. The electronic sphygmomanometer according to claim 1, wherein a control value for controlling the transformer means is modified to control the transformer means. The transformation control means includes
A transformation speed calculation means for calculating the transformation speed during transformation,
A transformation speed deviation calculating means for calculating a deviation of the transformation speed calculated by the transformation speed calculating means from a target transformation speed;
Control value correction amount determining means for determining a correction amount of the control value based on the speed deviation calculated by the transformation speed deviation calculating means and the pulse rate calculated by the pulse rate calculating means;
Control value correction means for correcting the control value based on the correction amount determined by the control value correction amount determination means;
The electronic blood pressure monitor according to claim 2, further comprising: A control value correction amount table that defines the relationship between the deviation of the transformation speed from the target transformation speed, the pulse rate, and the control value correction amount;
The electronic sphygmomanometer according to claim 3, wherein the control value correction amount determining means further determines a correction amount of the control value based on the control value correction amount table. A plurality of the control value correction amount tables are provided according to the pulse rate,
5. The control value correction amount table selecting means for selecting a table corresponding to the pulse rate calculated by the pulse rate calculating means from the plurality of control value correction amount tables. The electronic blood pressure monitor as described. The transformer means is composed of an exhaust valve that lowers the pressure in the cuff,
The electronic sphygmomanometer according to claim 1, wherein the transformation control unit corrects the control value so that the exhaust valve is opened as the pulse rate is smaller. The transformer means is constituted by a pump that increases the pressure in the cuff,
The electronic sphygmomanometer according to claim 1, wherein the transformation control unit corrects the control value so that the drive amount by the pump is increased as the pulse rate is smaller.

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