JP4394734B2 - Blood pressure measurement device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a blood pressure measurement device that measures blood pressure simply and accurately.

  With the aging of society, interest in blood circulation closely related to lifestyle-related diseases and adult diseases has increased, and high-precision blood pressure measuring devices have attracted attention. In particular, a blood pressure measurement device using a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1) is compared with a blood pressure measurement device using another method such as a cuff vibration method or a volume compensation method (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 2). Since the resolution is extremely high, it is possible to measure blood pressure precisely.

  The principle of the conventional blood pressure measurement by the blood pressure measurement device described in Non-Patent Document 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the blood pressure measurement device described in Non-Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. 11, the blood pressure measurement device includes a pressurization unit 100, a pressurization pump 101, a pulsation measurement unit 102 that measures the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel, a pulsation display unit 103 that displays the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel, a pressure measurement unit 104, The pressure display unit 105 is configured. In FIG. 11, the pressurizing unit 100 attached to the human body part 200 applies pressure to the human body part 200 by the pressure supplied from the pressurizing pump 101. The pressure measuring unit 104 measures the pressure applied to the part 200 of the human body by the pressurizing unit 100, and the pressure value is displayed on the pressure display unit 105. The pulsation measuring unit 102 measures a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel of a part 200 of the human body in a pressurized state and displays it on the pulsation display unit 103.

  The operation principle of the blood pressure measurement apparatus as described above will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 12, the blood pressure changes like a blood pressure waveform 110 so as to gently swell as a whole while showing a sawtooth waveform due to the motion of the heart. The blood pressure waveform 110 is shown for explaining the principle of blood pressure measurement, and can be measured by a precise blood pressure measuring instrument inserted into a blood vessel. It was not measured at. Conventional blood pressure measurement is performed as follows.

  First, the pressure of the pressurizing unit 100 is gradually decreased from a state in which a sufficiently high pressure is applied to the part 200 of the human body to stop the blood flow by the pressurizing unit 100 of FIG. This depressurization process is shown as the pressure 114 of the pressurizing portion in FIG. 12, and shows how the pressure decreases with time.

  A pulsation waveform 120 shown in FIG. 12 is a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel of a part 200 of the human body that is measured by the pulsation measurement unit 102 of FIG. When the pressure 114 of the pressurizing part is sufficiently high, the blood flow stops and the pulsation waveform 120 of the blood vessel hardly appears, but the pressure 114 of the pressurizing part is lowered and a small triangular pulsation waveform appears. The present time point of the blood vessel pulsation waveform 120 is indicated by point A 121 in FIG. Further, when the pressure 114 of the pressurizing unit is decreased, the amplitude of the pulsation waveform 120 increases and reaches the maximum value at the point B 122. Further, when the pressure 114 of the pressurizing part is lowered, the amplitude of the pulsation waveform 120 gradually decreases, and then the upper end part of the pulsation waveform 120 becomes a constant value, indicating a flat state. After the upper end portion of the pulsation waveform 120 becomes a constant value, the lower end portion of the pulsation waveform 120 also changes from a reduced state to a constant value. The time point at which the value at the lower end of the pulsation waveform 120 changes to a constant value is indicated by a C point 123. Further, FIG. 12 also shows a maximum blood pressure 111, an average blood pressure 112, and a minimum blood pressure 113 described below. In the process of depressurizing the pressure 114 of the pressurizing unit, the value of the pressure 114 of the pressurizing unit corresponding to the point A 121 that is the changing point appearing in the pulsation waveform 120 is the maximum blood pressure 111 and the value corresponding to the B point 122 is added. The value of the pressure 114 of the pressure part is the average blood pressure 112, and the value of the pressure 114 of the pressure part corresponding to the C point 123 is the minimum blood pressure 113. In the present application, the term “average blood pressure” is used as described above. However, the term “average blood pressure” does not represent a mathematical average value of the maximum blood pressure and the minimum blood pressure. The blood pressure corresponding to the point B 122 where the amplitude reaches the maximum value is expressed.

  Based on the principle shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, in the conventional technique, the magnitude of the pulsation waveform 120 that changes in the process of gradually reducing the pressure 114 of the pressurizing unit from a sufficiently high pressure at which the blood flow stops, that is, the pulsation waveform. The amount corresponding to the signal amplitude is judged by listening with the ear as the intensity of the sound using a stethoscope, or the pulsation waveform signal amplitude of the pulsation waveform 120 is electrically extracted and measured and displayed, etc. The point A 121 corresponding to the point B and the point C 123 corresponding to the minimum blood pressure 113 were determined, and the pressure applied to a part of the human body at that time was measured to measure the maximum blood pressure 111 and the minimum blood pressure 113, respectively. .

However, as shown in FIG. 12, the pulsation waveform 120 shows a complicated change, and when the point A 121 and the point C 123 are judged by listening with the ear as the intensity of sound using a stethoscope from these changes. There was a drawback that the individual difference of the measurer and the measurement error increased. On the other hand, the method of electrically extracting and measuring the pulsation waveform signal amplitude of the pulsation waveform 120 has a drawback that a measurement error due to deviation or noise due to the measuring device is large because the change of the pulsation waveform 120 is complicated. . Furthermore, Non-Patent Document 1 describes a method of measuring a pulsation waveform 120 by applying light and finding a point indicated by a C point 123 in FIG. 12 corresponding to the minimum blood pressure from a change in the pulsation waveform 120. However, although this method is effective for measuring the minimum blood pressure, there is a problem that it is impossible to easily measure a wide range of blood pressure from the maximum blood pressure to the minimum blood pressure. Thus, in the prior art, it was difficult to measure blood pressure from outside the body easily and with high accuracy.
Osamu Tochikubo, Yoshiyuki Kawaso, Eiji Miyajima, Masao Ishii: A new photo-oscillometric method using the delta-algorithm for accurate b1ood pressure measurement. Journal of Hypertension 1997, Vol. 15, No.2, pp.148-151, Fig.1, Fig.3 Kenichi Yamakoshi, Tatsuo Togawa: “Biological Sensors and Measuring Devices”, MM Japan Society / ME Textbook Series A-1, pp. 39-52

  In order to solve such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a blood pressure measurement device capable of measuring blood pressure simply and accurately.

  The above-described problems include a pressurizing unit that applies pressure to a part of a human body, a pressure measuring unit that measures the pressure, a pulsation measuring unit that measures a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel in the part of the human body, and a plurality of reference pulsations. A reference pulsation corresponding to the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit by comparing the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit with the reference pulsation waveform. This is solved by a blood pressure measurement device that outputs a blood pressure level corresponding to the waveform.

  According to the present invention, since the pressure measured by the pressure measurement unit and the blood pressure level at that time can be known, for example, when the reference pulsation waveform is a waveform corresponding to the maximum blood pressure, the pressure measurement unit measures the pressure. Can be measured as the maximum blood pressure. Therefore, it is possible to provide a blood pressure measurement device that can easily and accurately measure blood pressure. In addition to the blood pressure level, a numerical value of the pressure measured by the pressure measuring unit may be output.

  The blood pressure measurement device sequentially compares the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit with a reference pulsation waveform, and sets a reference pulsation waveform that minimizes a difference from the measured pulsation waveform to a reference pulsation corresponding to the pulsation waveform. It can be a waveform. Thereby, the reference pulsation waveform corresponding to the pulsation waveform measured from a plurality of reference pulsation waveforms can be accurately searched.

  Further, when comparing the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit with the reference pulsation waveform, it is possible to search more accurately by performing comparison after aligning the maximum values of the amplitudes of both waveforms.

  The above-described problems include a pressurizing unit that applies pressure to a part of a human body, a pressure measuring unit that measures the pressure, a pulsation measuring unit that measures a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel in the part of the human body, and a predetermined standard And a storage unit having a pulsation waveform, and when the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit corresponds to the predetermined reference pulsation waveform, the pressure measurement unit at the time of measuring the pulsation waveform This can also be solved by a blood pressure measurement device that outputs a numerical value of the measured pressure.

  According to the present invention, by setting a reference pulsation waveform corresponding to a desired blood pressure level as the reference pulsation waveform defined in advance, the blood pressure at the blood pressure level can be easily measured.

  For example, if the predetermined reference pulsation waveform is used as the pulsation waveform corresponding to the systolic blood pressure, the systolic blood pressure can be easily measured.

  The above-described problems include a pressurizing unit that applies pressure to a part of a human body, a pressure measuring unit that measures the pressure, a pulsation measuring unit that measures a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel in the part of the human body, and a predetermined standard Also solved by a blood pressure measurement device having a storage unit having a pulsation waveform and a control unit for controlling the pressure of the pressurization unit so that the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit becomes the predetermined reference pulsation waveform it can.

  According to the present invention, by setting a reference pulsation waveform corresponding to a desired blood pressure level as the predetermined reference pulsation waveform, blood pressure at a desired blood pressure level can be easily and accurately measured continuously. A blood pressure measurement device can be provided.

  The above control reduces the pressure of the pressurizing unit when the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit corresponds to the reference pulsation waveform on the hypertension side than the blood pressure level corresponding to the predetermined reference pulsation waveform. When the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit corresponds to a reference pulsation waveform on the lower blood pressure side than the blood pressure level corresponding to the predetermined reference pulsation waveform, the pressure of the pressurization unit is increased. Control can be performed. In addition, you may make it output the numerical value of the pressure which the said pressure measurement part measured.

  By setting the predetermined reference pulsation waveform to be a waveform corresponding to the pulsation waveform having the minimum amplitude among the pulsation waveforms measured by the pulsation measurement unit, the systolic blood pressure can be easily and accurately further continuously. A blood pressure measurement device capable of measurement can be provided.

  In addition, by setting the predetermined reference pulsation waveform to a waveform corresponding to the pulsation waveform having the maximum amplitude among the pulsation waveforms measured by the pulsation measurement unit, the average blood pressure can be easily and accurately further continuously. A blood pressure measurement device capable of measurement can be provided.

  In addition, the above-described problems include a pressurizing unit that applies pressure to a part of a human body, a pressure measuring unit that measures the pressure, a pulsation measuring unit that measures a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel in the part of the human body, and the pulsation This can also be solved by a blood pressure measuring device having a control unit that controls the pressure of the pressurizing unit so that the pulsation waveform measured by the measuring unit has a predetermined amplitude.

  According to the present invention, blood pressure at a blood pressure level corresponding to a pulsation waveform having a predetermined amplitude can be easily measured.

  By setting the amplitude to the minimum amplitude among the amplitudes of the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measuring unit, the systolic blood pressure can be easily measured. In addition, the average blood pressure can be easily measured by setting the amplitude to the maximum amplitude among the amplitudes of the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit.

  According to the blood pressure measurement device of the present invention, blood pressure can be measured easily and accurately.

(First embodiment)
DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a blood pressure measurement device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the blood pressure measurement device 10 is attached to a part 40 of a human body. As shown in FIG. 1, a blood pressure measurement device 10 includes a pressurizing unit 11 that applies an arbitrary pressure to a part 40 of a human body, a pressure measuring unit 12 that measures the pressure, a pulsation measuring unit 13 that measures a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel, The pressure supply unit 14, the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, and the display unit 16 are configured. The pressure measurement unit 12 is connected to the pressurization unit 11 via a pipe for pressure measurement, and the pressure supply unit 14 is connected to the pressurization unit 11 via a pipe for pressure supply. Both the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 and the display unit 16 are connected to the pulsation measurement unit 13 through signal lines.

  Next, the configuration of the pulsation measurement unit 13, the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, and the display unit 16 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows an internal configuration of the pulsation measurement unit 13 and a connection state between the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 and the display unit 16.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pulsation measuring unit 13 includes a pulsation detection circuit 30, an AD conversion circuit 31, a storage circuit 32, and an arithmetic / control circuit 33. The pulsation detection circuit 30 is connected to the AD conversion circuit 31 by a signal line. The AD conversion circuit 31 is connected to the storage circuit 32 through a signal line, and the storage circuit 32 is connected to the arithmetic / control circuit 33 through a signal line. The calculation / control circuit 33 is connected to the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 and the display unit 16 by signal lines.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the pulsation detection circuit 30 irradiates light such as a laser beam on the reflection plate 22 attached to a part 40 of the human body as irradiation light 20 and reflects the reflected light 21 reflected by the reflection plate 22. Can be measured by a photodiode or the like. The part 40 of the human body repeats expansion and contraction due to the pulsation of the blood vessels, and the reflector 22 also exhibits exactly the same movement as the part 40 of the human body. The position of the reflected light 21 changes according to the movement of the reflecting plate 22. That is, when the part 40 of the human body expands and the reflecting plate 22 moves in a direction approaching the arrival direction of the irradiation light 20, the amount of the reflection light 21 increases or the arrival position of the reflection light 21 is the irradiation light 20. Therefore, the amount of expansion of the part 40 of the human body can be measured by the change in the reflected light 21. Further, when the part 40 of the human body contracts and the reflector 22 moves in the direction opposite to the direction of arrival of the irradiation light 20, the amount of the reflection light 21 decreases or the arrival position of the reflection light 21 is the irradiation light 20. Therefore, the amount of contraction of the part 40 of the human body can be measured by the change in the reflected light 21.

  A blood pressure measurement principle by the blood pressure measurement device according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 shows only the pulsation waveform 120 of FIG. 12 again to explain the characteristics of the pulsation waveform 120. (A), (b), and (c) shown in FIG. 4 are enlarged pulsation waveforms 120 at point A 121, point B 122, and point C 123, respectively. More specifically, (a), (b), and (c) shown in FIG. 4 are pulse-like waveforms constituting the pulsation waveforms corresponding to the A point 121, the B point 122, and the C point 123 in FIG. 12, respectively. One period of the waveform is indicated by a solid line, and adjacent pulse waveforms are indicated by a broken line.

  When the pulse-like waveforms constituting the pulsation waveform 120 are individually viewed, a triangular pulse-like waveform having many flat portions and a small amplitude in the vicinity of the point A 121 corresponding to the systolic blood pressure as shown in FIG. As the B point 122 corresponding to the average blood pressure is approached, the triangle head becomes sharper and the flat part decreases, and at the B point 122, the time occupied by the flat part and the triangle is almost as shown in FIG. It is a pulse-like waveform that can be said to have been cut out from the lower half of the triangular wave that is equal and vibrates up and down. Further, as the point C corresponding to the diastolic blood pressure 113 is approached, the pulsating waveform 120 constituting the pulsation waveform 120 approaches a triangular wave, and at the point C 123, the rising portion approaches the vertical as shown in FIG. Becomes a gentle pulse-like waveform. Thus, each of the pulse-like waveforms constituting the pulsation waveform 120 has a shape with a very remarkable characteristic in the range from the point A 121 corresponding to the systolic blood pressure to the point C 123 corresponding to the diastolic blood pressure. Show.

  Further, it is known that the shape of the pulsation waveform 120 only changes the amplitude when the blood pressure changes, and the shape does not change. That is, in FIG. 12, when the blood pressure changes to the higher blood pressure side and the blood pressure waveform 110 moves to the higher side, the amplitude of the pulsation waveform 120 increases, or the blood pressure changes to the lower blood pressure side. When the blood pressure waveform 110 moves to the lower side as a whole, the amplitude of the pulsation waveform 120 is reduced, but the shape of the waveform is kept similar. Therefore, if the waveform for one period of the pulse waveform constituting the pulsation waveform measured at an arbitrary time point is compared in detail with each of the pulse waveforms constituting the pulsation waveform 120 shown in FIG. It can be determined which level the waveform corresponds to between the systolic blood pressure and the systolic blood pressure.

  The blood pressure measurement principle of the blood pressure measurement device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is that each pulse-like waveform constituting a pulsation waveform of a part of a human body to which pressure is applied is individually stored, and this is used as a reference. Measure the pulsation waveform when arbitrary pressure is applied to a part of the human body, determine which level the measured pulsation waveform corresponds to between the systolic blood pressure and the diastolic blood pressure, and The measured value of the applied pressure is measured as the blood pressure corresponding to that level.

  Next, a blood pressure measurement method of the blood pressure measurement device 10 based on the above measurement principle will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the pressurizing unit 11 is mounted so as to surround or sandwich a part 40 of the human body, and is supplied with pressure through a pipe from a pressure supply unit 14 configured by an air pump or the like. An arbitrary pressure is applied to the portion 40. The pressure measurement unit 12 measures the pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body through the pipe connected to the pressure unit 11. The pulsation waveform storage unit 15 stores each pulse-like pulsation waveform serving as a reference. The pulsation measurement unit 13 is installed in a portion of the human body part 40 where the pressurization unit 11 applies pressure, and the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel of the human body part 40 to which the pressurization unit 11 applies pressure. The measured pulsation waveform is compared with the characteristics of the reference pulsation waveform stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, and which part of the pulsation waveform corresponds to between the highest blood pressure and the lowest blood pressure Is displayed on the pulsation waveform display unit 16. The pressure value of the pressurization unit 11 measured by the pressure measurement unit 12 at that time is the blood pressure of a part 40 of the human body corresponding to the level displayed by the display unit 16 between the maximum blood pressure and the minimum blood pressure, and the value is the pressure. Reading can be performed by connecting a voltmeter or the like to the measuring unit 12 from the outside.

  The operations of the pulsation measurement unit 13, the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, and the display unit 16 in the blood pressure measurement device 10 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

  The pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 is input to the AD conversion circuit 31 as an analog electric signal. The AD conversion circuit 31 has a function of sampling an analog signal at a high speed and converting the amplitude into a digital signal expressed by a binary code. The pulsation waveform signal converted into the digital signal is stored in the storage circuit 32 through a signal line. The In addition, as described above, the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 stores each pulse-like waveform constituting the pulsation waveform 120 shown in FIG. 4 as a reference waveform individually in the form of a digital signal. The arithmetic / control circuit 33 takes out the measured pulsation waveform signal stored in the storage circuit 32 and the reference pulsation waveform signal stored in the pulsation waveform recording unit 15 as necessary, and compares them to obtain the result. Is displayed on the display unit 16.

  Here, the repetition period of the pulsation waveform is about 1 second, and the frequency component of the pulsation waveform is 1 kHz or less at most, so that the signal of the pulsation waveform is a digital signal with sufficiently high accuracy in the AD conversion circuit 31. Can be converted. For example, when a pulsation waveform signal is sampled at 1 kHz, the individual pulse-like waveforms constituting the pulsation waveform 120 are expressed and stored with high accuracy in a time divided into 1000 equal parts on the time axis. Therefore, the individual pulse-like waveforms constituting the pulsation waveform 120 are memorized even to a sufficiently small change, and are compared with the measured pulsation waveform with sufficiently high accuracy. The pulsation waveform signal converted into the digital signal can be easily stored in the LSI memory in the storage circuit 32, and is extracted from the measured pulsation waveform signal and the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 in the calculation / control circuit 33. Computations such as comparison with a reference pulsation waveform signal can be easily performed with high accuracy.

  Next, a specific example of blood pressure measurement by the blood pressure measurement device 10 of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 5 again shows the pulsation waveform 120 and the A point 121 corresponding to the maximum blood pressure, the B point 122 corresponding to the average blood pressure, and the C point 123 corresponding to the minimum blood pressure shown in FIG. The upper part of the table in FIG. 5 represents the waveform number, the middle part represents the reference waveform, and the lower part represents the blood pressure level. In this table, the middle reference waveform is obtained by dividing the pulse waveform constituting the pulsation waveform 120 for each cycle and arranging the pulse waveform from the systolic blood pressure side to the diastolic blood pressure side. The upper waveform numbers are obtained by assigning numbers “1, 2, 3,...” From the highest blood pressure side to the lowest blood pressure side to the middle reference waveform. The lower blood pressure level is a numerical value obtained by proportionally distributing the blood pressure level corresponding to the reference waveform between the highest blood pressure and the lowest blood pressure with the waveform corresponding to the highest blood pressure, that is, the waveform of number 1 being 100% and the lowest blood pressure being 0%. . The waveform number, reference waveform, and blood pressure level are stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 shown in FIGS.

  The tendency 130 of the pressurizing pressure corresponds to the case where the waveform number “1” in the table is high in the pressurizing pressure 114 shown in FIG. 12, and the pressurizing pressure 114 shown in FIG. It shows that it tends to correspond to a low case. The “measured pulsation waveform” of the measurement data 131 in FIG. 5 is measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 in the pulsation measurement unit 13 in FIG. 2, converted into a digital signal by the AD conversion circuit 31, and stored in the storage circuit 32. The The “pressurized pressure at the time of measurement” of the measurement data 131 is measured by the pressure measurement unit 12 of FIG.

  The calculation / control circuit 33 in FIG. 2 extracts a certain “measured pulsation waveform” in the measurement data from the storage circuit 32 and simultaneously extracts the table of FIG. 5 stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15. "" Matches the reference waveform number in the table of FIG.

  The calculation for this search can be performed as follows. The “measured pulsation waveform” and the reference pulsation waveform in the measurement data 131 are equally divided into, for example, 1000 on the time axis, and the amplitude value corresponding to each time is expressed by a digital signal. First, the “measured pulsation waveform” is compared with the reference waveform of No. 1. In this case, the amplitudes are compared at corresponding times of both waveforms after the maximum values of both waveforms are aligned. The reason for comparing the amplitudes at the corresponding times of both waveforms after aligning the maximum values of both waveforms here is that the amplitude of the pulsating waveform changes depending on the blood pressure, so comparison is made using information on the shape of the pulsating waveform. It is necessary to do. If a difference is obtained as a result of the comparison, the difference is stored. Next, the comparison between the “measured pulsation waveform” and the reference waveform of No. 2 is performed in the same procedure. By repeating such an operation from the reference waveform number 1 to the last number, the reference waveform number having the waveform closest to the “measured pulsation waveform” can be searched.

  In the measurement example of FIG. 5, the waveform closest to the “measured pulsation waveform” is the waveform number k in the table shown in FIG. 5, and the blood pressure level corresponding to this waveform is 75% from the highest blood pressure to the lowest blood pressure. It turns out that there is. Further, the measurement example of FIG. 5 shows a case where the pressurizing pressure at the time of measurement in the measurement data 131 is measured as 130 mmHg by the pressure measurement unit 12 of FIG. Therefore, the result of the blood pressure measurement is “75% blood pressure is 130 mmHg” as the measurement result 132 shown in FIG.

  Instead of the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, a human stores the pulsation waveform, the pressurization unit 11 measures the pulsation waveform of a blood vessel of a part 40 of the human body, and the measured pulsation waveform and Compared with the characteristics of the stored pulsation waveform, it may be determined to which part the pulsation waveform corresponds to the maximum blood pressure to the minimum blood pressure. At that time, the pressure value of the pressurizing unit 11 measured by the pressure measuring unit 12 is the blood pressure of the part 40 of the human body corresponding to the level displayed on the display unit 16 between the maximum blood pressure and the minimum blood pressure.

  According to the blood pressure measurement device 10 of the first embodiment of the present invention described above, the relationship between the blood pressure, the pressure applied to a part of the human body, and the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel is stored in advance, and the part of the human body is stored. Measure the applied pressure and measure the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel. From the relationship between the pressure applied to a part of the human body and the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel, which have been memorized in advance, all levels between the highest blood pressure and the lowest blood pressure The corresponding blood pressure can be measured instantaneously. Therefore, blood pressure can be measured easily and accurately as compared with the conventional technique.

(Second Embodiment)
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of the blood pressure measurement device 10 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the blood pressure measurement device 10 is attached to a part 40 of the human body. As shown in FIG. 6, the blood pressure measurement device 10 according to the second embodiment includes a pressurizing unit 11 that applies an arbitrary pressure to a part 40 of a human body, a pressure measuring unit 12 that measures the pressure, and a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel. It comprises a pulsation measurement unit 13 for measuring, a pressure supply unit 14, a pulsation waveform storage unit 15, a display unit 16, and a numerical value output unit 17. The pressure measurement unit 12 is connected to the pressurization unit 11 via a pipe for pressure measurement, and the pressure supply unit 14 is connected to the pressurization unit 11 via a pipe for pressure supply. The pulsation waveform storage unit 15, the display unit 16, and the pressure measurement unit 12 are each connected to the pulsation measurement unit 13 through signal lines. The numerical value display unit 17 is connected to the pressure measurement unit 12 through a signal line. The pulsation measurement unit 13 has the same configuration as the pulsation measurement unit 13 shown in FIG. 2, but in the second embodiment, the function of the arithmetic / control circuit 33 transmitting a signal to be described later to the pressure measurement unit 12. have.

  A blood pressure measurement method of the blood pressure measurement device according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the pressurizing unit 11 is mounted so as to surround or sandwich a part 40 of the human body, and is supplied with pressure through a pipe from a pressure supply unit 14 configured by an air pump or the like, and An arbitrary pressure is applied to the portion 40. The pressure measurement unit 12 measures the pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body through the pipe connected to the pressure unit 11. The pulsation waveform storage unit 15 individually stores each pulse-like waveform constituting the pulsation waveform 120 shown in FIG. 4 as a reference waveform, and further stores a predetermined pulsation waveform. This can be set, for example, by specifying a waveform number or a blood pressure level from the outside of the blood pressure measurement device.

  The pulsation measurement unit 13 is installed in a portion of the human body part 40 where the pressurization unit 11 applies pressure, and the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel of the human body part 40 to which the pressurization unit 11 applies pressure. Is measured, and the measured pulsation waveform is compared with a predefined pulsation waveform stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, and when the measured pulsation waveform matches the predefined pulsation waveform, a signal is sent to the pressure measurement unit 12. Send.

  When the pressure measurement unit 12 receives a signal from the pulsation measurement unit 13, the pressure measurement unit 12 transmits the numerical value of the pressure of the pressurization unit 11 measured by the pressure measurement unit 12 at that time to the numerical value output unit 17. The pressure value of the pressurizing unit 11 measured by the pressure measuring unit 12 is output. In the above measurement, since a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel corresponding to an arbitrary blood pressure can be defined in advance, it is possible to measure a desired level of blood pressure between the highest blood pressure and the lowest blood pressure of the human body.

  In the above measurement, the method for comparing the measured pulsation waveform with the predefined pulsation waveform stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 is the blood pressure measurement device according to the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. This is the same as the method in the ten measurement examples. That is, the arithmetic / control circuit 33 in the pulsation measuring unit 13 in FIG. 6 stores the number corresponding to the waveform number of the reference waveform shown in FIG. The number of the reference waveform in FIG. 5 corresponding to the pulsation waveform thus obtained is searched for in the same procedure as described in the measurement example of the blood pressure measurement device according to the first embodiment. Based on the result, by comparing the waveform number of the measured pulsation waveform with the waveform number of the pulsation waveform defined in advance, it is possible to detect the time when both coincide.

  The blood pressure measurement device according to the second embodiment described above applies pressure to a part of the human body, and the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel in that part matches the pulsation waveform of a predetermined level between the highest blood pressure and the lowest blood pressure. Blood pressure can be output at any point in time, so that any level of blood pressure between the highest and lowest blood pressure can be measured, and the blood pressure at the desired blood pressure level can be measured easily and accurately in continuous measurement over a long period of time. It becomes.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The configuration of the third embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment described with reference to FIG.

  A blood pressure measurement method of the blood pressure measurement device according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the pressurizing unit 11 is mounted so as to surround or sandwich a part 40 of the human body, and is supplied with pressure through a pipe from a pressure supply unit 14 configured by an air pump or the like, and An arbitrary pressure is applied to the portion 40. The pressure measuring unit 12 measures the pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body through the pipe connected to the pressing unit 11. The pulsation waveform storage unit 15 individually stores each pulse-like waveform constituting the pulsation waveform 120 shown in FIG. 4 as a reference waveform, and further stores a pulsation waveform corresponding to a predetermined maximum blood pressure. ing. The pulsation measurement unit 13 is installed in a portion of the human body part 40 where the pressurization unit 11 applies pressure, and the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel of the human body part 40 to which the pressurization unit 11 applies pressure. The measured pulsation waveform is compared with the pulsation waveform corresponding to the pre-specified systolic blood pressure stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, and the measured pulsation waveform matches the pulsation waveform corresponding to the pre-specified systolic blood pressure. If so, a signal is transmitted to the pressure measurement unit 12. When the pressure measurement unit 12 receives a signal from the pulsation measurement unit 13, the pressure measurement unit 12 transmits the numerical value of the pressure of the pressurization unit 11 measured by the pressure measurement unit 12 at that time to the numerical value output unit 17. The pressure value of the pressurizing unit 11 measured by the pressure measuring unit 12 is output. In the above measurement, since the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel corresponding to the systolic blood pressure can be defined in advance, the systolic blood pressure of the human body can be measured. In the above measurement, the method for comparing the measured pulsation waveform with the predefined pulsation waveform stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 is the same as the measurement example described with reference to FIG.

  According to the blood pressure measurement device of the third embodiment described above, pressure is applied to a part of the human body, and the blood pressure at the time when the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel in that part coincides with the pulsation waveform corresponding to the maximum blood pressure is obtained. Since it can output, it becomes possible to measure the systolic blood pressure easily and accurately.

(Fourth embodiment)
Hereinafter, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a blood pressure measurement device 10 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the blood pressure measurement device 10 is attached to a part 40 of the human body. As shown in FIG. 7, the blood pressure measurement device 10 includes a pressurizing unit 11 that applies an arbitrary pressure to a part 40 of a human body, a pressure measuring unit 12 that measures the pressure, a pulsation measuring unit 13 that measures a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel, The pressure supply unit 14, the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, the display unit 16, and the pressure control unit 18 are configured.

  The pressure measurement unit 12 is connected to the pressurization unit 11 via a pipe for pressure measurement, and the pressure supply unit 14 is connected to the pressurization unit 11 via a pipe for pressure supply. Both the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 and the display unit 16 are connected to the pulsation measurement unit 13 through signal lines. The pressure control unit 18 is connected to the pressure measurement unit 12, the pulsation measurement unit 13, and the pressure supply unit 14 through signal lines.

  Next, a detailed configuration of a part including the pulsation measurement unit 13, the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, and the display unit 16 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 shows an internal configuration of the pulsation measuring unit 13, and a state in which the pulsation measuring unit 13, the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, and the display unit 16 are connected to each other by signal lines.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the pulsation measuring unit 13 includes a pulsation detection circuit 30, an AD conversion circuit 31, a storage circuit 32, and an arithmetic / control circuit 33. The pulsation detection circuit 30 is connected to the AD conversion circuit 31 through a signal line. The AD conversion circuit 31 is connected to the storage circuit 32 through a signal line, and the storage circuit 32 is connected to the arithmetic / control circuit 33 through a signal line. The arithmetic / control circuit 33 is connected to the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 and the display unit 16 through signal lines, and further includes a control signal output terminal 34. The control signal output terminal 34 corresponds to a terminal on the pulsation measurement unit 13 side of the signal line connected to the pressure control unit 18 from the pulsation measurement unit 13 shown in FIG.

  Next, a blood pressure measurement method of the blood pressure measurement device 10 according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the pressurizing unit 11 is mounted so as to surround or sandwich a part 40 of the human body, and is supplied with pressure through a pipe from a pressure supply unit 14 configured by an air pump or the like. An arbitrary pressure is applied to the portion 40. The pressure measurement unit 12 measures the pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body through the pipe connected to the pressure unit 11. The pulsation waveform storage unit 15 individually stores each pulse-like waveform constituting the pulsation waveform 120 shown in FIG. 4 as a reference waveform, and further stores a predetermined pulsation waveform. This predetermined pulsation waveform corresponds to the pulsation waveform of the blood pressure level desired to be measured.

  The pulsation measuring unit 13 is installed in a portion of the human body part 40 where the pressurizing unit 11 applies pressure, and the blood vessel pulsation of the human body part 40 to which the pressurizing unit 11 applies pressure. The waveform is measured, the measured pulsation waveform is compared with a predetermined pulsation waveform stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, and the pressure of the pressurizing unit 11 is set so that the measured pulsation waveform matches the predetermined pulsation waveform. Is transmitted to the pressure control unit 18. The pressure control unit 18 controls the pressure supply unit 14 while referring to the measurement value of the pressure measurement unit 12 according to the signal from the pulsation measurement unit 13, and applies the pressure applied by the pressurization unit 11 to the part 40 of the human body. Control to pressure.

  In the above operation, the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13 is compared with the predetermined pulsation waveform stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 so that the measured pulsation waveform matches the predetermined pulsation waveform. A method for controlling the pressure of the pressure unit 11 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8, and 9.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of blood pressure measurement in the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 9, the pulsation waveform 120 and the table are the first embodiment of the present invention described with reference to FIG. Created in exactly the same way as the form. The method of comparing the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13 with the predetermined pulsation waveform stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 is the same as the method described with reference to FIG. 5 in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 9 further shows a predetermined pulsation waveform 133 and a measured pulsation waveform 134. The calculation / control circuit 33 performs the following calculation in advance. That is, the arithmetic / control circuit 33 compares the reference pulsation waveform stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 with the predetermined pulsation waveform stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, and the predetermined pulsation waveform is obtained. The number of the pulsed waveform that matches among the individual pulsed waveforms constituting the reference pulsating waveform is stored. In the example of FIG. 9, the predetermined waveform 133 matches the reference waveform number k.

  After such advance preparation, the calculation / control circuit 33 in the pulsation measuring unit 13 is measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30, converted to digital by the AD conversion circuit 31, and stored in the storage circuit 32. Is taken out through the signal line. At the same time, a reference pulsation waveform signal stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 is extracted. The arithmetic / control circuit 33 compares the two pulsation waveform signals extracted in this way through the same process as described above. As a result of the comparison, the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 at that time is determined to correspond to the number of the pulsed waveform constituting the reference pulsation waveform stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15.

  Based on the determination result, the arithmetic / control circuit 33 stores how many different the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 at that time and the predetermined pulsation waveform are, and the difference becomes zero. In other words, a signal for controlling the pressure is output to the control signal output terminal 34 so that the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 at that time coincides with the predetermined pulsation waveform.

  The pulsation measuring unit 13 transmits a signal for controlling the pressure output to the control signal output terminal 34 of the arithmetic / control circuit 33 therein to the pressure control unit 18 through a signal line. The pressure control unit 18 controls the pressure supply unit 14 while referring to the measurement value of the pressure measurement unit 12 according to the signal transmitted from the pulsation measurement unit 13, and the pressurization unit 11 applies to a part 40 of the human body. Control the pressure.

  Here, the method of matching the number of the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 at that time with the number of the predetermined pulsation waveform can be executed as follows. For example, when the pulsation waveform number measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 at that time is smaller than a predetermined pulsation waveform number, the pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body at that time is a pressure at which the predetermined pulsation waveform is obtained. It can be seen that it is higher than the highest blood pressure. Therefore, in this case, the arithmetic / control circuit 33 transmits a signal for instructing the pressure controller 18 to reduce the pressure through the control signal output terminal 34. Conversely, as in the example shown in FIG. 9, when the number of the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 at that time is larger than the number of the predetermined pulsation waveform, the part 40 of the human body is It can be seen that the applied pressure is lower than the pressure at which a predetermined pulsation waveform is obtained and is on the side of the minimum blood pressure. Therefore, in this case, the arithmetic / control circuit 33 transmits a signal instructing the pressure control unit 18 to increase the pressure through the control signal output terminal 34. FIG. 9 shows the pressurizing pressure control direction 135.

  The pressure control unit 18 controls the pressure supply unit 14 while referring to the measurement value of the pressure measurement unit 12 according to the signal transmitted from the pulsation measurement unit 13, and the pressurization unit 11 applies to a part 40 of the human body. Control is performed so that the pressure becomes the pressure instructed by the calculation / control circuit 33 in the pulse wave measurement unit 13. Further, the blood pressure fluctuates during measurement, and the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 changes every moment, but the calculation / control circuit 33 in the pulsation measurement unit 13 always measures the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30. Is determined as to which order of the pulse-like waveform constituting the reference pulsation waveform stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15. By this determination, the arithmetic / control circuit 33 stores the number of the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 at that time and the predetermined pulsation waveform as a waveform number, and the difference is zero. That is, a control signal is output to the control signal output terminal so as to match, and the pulsation measuring unit 13 transmits a signal for controlling the pressure to the pressure control unit 18. The pressure control unit 18 controls the pressure supply unit 14 while referring to the measurement value of the pressure measurement unit 12 according to the signal transmitted from the pulsation measurement unit 13, and the pressure applied by the pressurization unit 11 to the part 40 of the human body. Is controlled so as to be the pressure instructed by the arithmetic / control circuit 33 in the pulsation measuring unit 13.

  As described above, the calculation / control circuit 33 in the pulsation measuring unit 13 always controls the pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body so that the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 matches the predetermined pulsation waveform. The pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body always coincides with a predetermined level of blood pressure between the highest blood pressure and the lowest blood pressure corresponding to the predetermined pulsation waveform. Accordingly, the pressure of the pressurizing unit 11 measured by the pressure measuring unit 12 at that time is the blood pressure of the portion 40 of the human body corresponding to a predetermined level of blood pressure between the highest blood pressure and the lowest blood pressure corresponding to the predetermined pulsation waveform. The value can be read by connecting a voltmeter or the like to the pressure measuring unit 12 from the outside.

  According to the blood pressure measurement device in the fourth embodiment described above, the relationship between the blood pressure, the pressure applied to a part of the human body, the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel, and a predetermined level at which a measurement between the highest blood pressure and the lowest blood pressure is desired. A part of the human body so that a predetermined pulsation waveform stored in advance can be obtained by measuring the pressure applied to a part of the human body and measuring the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel. By controlling the pressure applied to the blood pressure, blood pressure corresponding to a desired level between the highest blood pressure and the lowest blood pressure can be measured instantaneously, and blood pressure can be measured more easily and accurately than before. Become. Instead of storing a predetermined pulsation waveform in advance, a desired blood pressure level or waveform number may be stored.

(Fifth embodiment)
The fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a blood pressure measurement device 10 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. Note that the configurations of the pulsation measurement unit 13, the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, and the display unit 16 are the same as those described with reference to FIG. 8 in the fourth embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the blood pressure measurement device 10 includes a pressurization unit 11 that applies an arbitrary pressure to a part 40 of a human body, a pressure measurement unit 12 that measures the pressure, a pulsation measurement unit 13 that measures a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel, The pressure supply unit 14, the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, the display unit 16, the numerical value output unit 17, and the pressure control unit 18 are configured. The pressure measurement unit 12 is connected to the pressurization unit 11 via a pipe for pressure measurement, and the pressure supply unit 14 is connected to the pressurization unit 11 via a pipe for pressure supply. The numerical value display unit 17 is connected to the pressure measurement unit 12 through a signal line. Both the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 and the display unit 16 are connected to the pulsation measurement unit 13 through signal lines. The pressure control unit 18 is connected to the pressure measurement unit 12, the control signal output terminal 34 of the calculation / control circuit 33 in the pulsation measurement unit 13, and the pressure supply unit 14 through signal lines.

  Next, a blood pressure measurement method of the blood pressure measurement device 10 according to the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 10, the pressurizing unit 11 is mounted so as to surround or sandwich a part 40 of the human body, and is supplied with pressure through a pipe from a pressure supply unit 14 configured by an air pump or the like. An arbitrary pressure is applied to the portion 40. The pressure measuring unit 12 measures the pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body by the pressurizing unit 11 through a pipe connected to the pressurizing unit 11. The pulsation waveform storage unit 15 individually stores each pulse-like waveform constituting the pulsation waveform 120 shown in FIG. 4 as a reference waveform, and further stores a predefined pulsation waveform.

  The pulsation measuring unit 13 is installed in a portion of the human body part 40 where the pressurizing unit 11 applies pressure, and the blood vessel pulsation of the human body part 40 to which the pressurizing unit 11 applies pressure. The waveform is measured, and the measured pulsation waveform is compared with the predefined pulsation waveform stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 so that the measured pulsation waveform matches the predefined pulsation waveform. A signal for controlling the pressure is transmitted to the pressure control unit 18. The pressure control unit 18 controls the pressure supply unit 14 while referring to the measurement value of the pressure measurement unit 12 according to the signal transmitted from the calculation / control circuit 33 in the pulsation measurement unit 13, and the pressurization unit 11 Control the pressure applied to part 40 of the human body. The pulsation measurement unit 13 measures the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel of the part 40 of the human body to which the pressurization unit 11 applies pressure, and the measured pulsation waveform and the predetermined pulsation waveform stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15. In comparison, if the measured pulsation waveform matches the pulsation waveform defined in advance, the pressure measurement unit 12 outputs the numerical value of the pressure of the pressurization unit 11 measured at that time to the numerical value display unit 17.

  In the above operation, the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13 is compared with the predefined pulsation waveform stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15 so that the measured pulsation waveform matches the predefined pulsation waveform. The method for controlling the pressure of the pressurizing unit 11 is exactly the same as that described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8, and 9 in the fourth embodiment. As described above, the calculation / control circuit 33 in the pulsation measuring unit 13 always controls the pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body so that the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 matches the pulsation waveform defined in advance. Therefore, the pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body always coincides with a predetermined level of blood pressure between the highest blood pressure and the lowest blood pressure corresponding to the predetermined pulsation waveform. Accordingly, the blood pressure of the portion 40 of the human body corresponding to a predetermined level of blood pressure between the highest blood pressure and the lowest blood pressure corresponding to the predetermined pulsation waveform as measured by the pressure measurement unit 12 at that time. The value is output as a numerical value from the numerical value output unit 17 connected to the pressure measuring unit 12.

  According to the blood pressure measurement device of the fifth embodiment of the present invention described above, the relationship between the blood pressure, the pressure applied to a part of the human body, the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel, and the level at which measurement between the highest blood pressure and the lowest blood pressure is desired. Blood pressure so that the pre-defined pulsation waveform stored in advance is measured, the pressure applied to a part of the human body is measured, the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel is measured, and the pre-stored pre-defined pulsation waveform is obtained. By controlling the pressure applied to a part of the human body, blood pressure corresponding to any level between the highest blood pressure and the lowest blood pressure can be measured continuously and instantaneously, making measurement easier and more accurate than before. It becomes possible.

(Sixth embodiment)
Next, a sixth embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The configuration of the sixth embodiment is the same as that shown in FIGS.

  Next, a blood pressure measurement method of the blood pressure measurement device according to the sixth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the pressurizing unit 11 is mounted so as to surround or sandwich a part 40 of the human body, and is supplied with pressure through a pipe from a pressure supply unit 14 configured by an air pump or the like. An arbitrary pressure is applied to the portion 40. The pressure measurement unit 12 measures the pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body through the pipe connected to the pressure unit 11. The pulsation waveform storage unit 15 individually stores each pulse-like waveform constituting the pulsation waveform 120 shown in FIG. 4 as a reference waveform, and further, a pulsation waveform having the minimum amplitude that can be measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13. I remember it.

  The pulsation measurement unit 13 is installed in a portion of the human body part 40 where the pressurization unit 11 applies pressure, and the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel of the human body part 40 to which the pressurization unit 11 applies pressure. The measured pulsation waveform is compared with the pulsation waveform having the minimum amplitude that can be measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13 stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, and the measured pulsation waveform can be measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13. A signal for controlling the pressure of the pressurizing unit 11 is transmitted to the pressure control unit 18 so as to coincide with the pulsation waveform having the minimum amplitude.

  The pressure control unit 18 controls the pressure supply unit 14 while referring to the measurement value of the pressure measurement unit 12 according to the signal transmitted from the calculation / control circuit 33 in the pulsation measurement unit 13, and the pressurization unit 11 The pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body is controlled to a predetermined pressure.

  In the above operation, the measured pulsation waveform is compared with the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13 and the pulsation waveform having the minimum amplitude that can be measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13 stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15. A method of controlling the pressure of the pressurizing unit 11 so as to coincide with the pulsation waveform having the minimum amplitude that can be measured by the unit 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8, and 9 in the description of the fourth embodiment. The contents are the same as those described above.

  As described above, the calculation / control circuit 33 in the pulsation measurement unit 13 always adds the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 to the part 40 of the human body so as to coincide with the pulsation waveform having the minimum amplitude that can be measured. Since the pressure is controlled, the pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body always coincides with the maximum blood pressure corresponding to the pulsation waveform having the minimum amplitude that can be measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 in the pulsation measurement unit 13. Therefore, the pressure of the pressurization unit 11 measured by the pressure measurement unit 12 at that time becomes the maximum blood pressure corresponding to the pulsation waveform having the minimum amplitude that can be measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13, and the value is supplied to the pressure measurement unit 12 from the outside. It can be read by connecting a voltmeter.

  According to the blood pressure measurement device in the sixth embodiment of the present invention described above, the relationship between the blood pressure, the pressure applied to a part of the human body, the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel, and the pulsation waveform corresponding to the maximum blood pressure are stored in advance. In addition, the pressure applied to a part of the human body is measured, the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel is measured, and the pressure applied to the part of the human body is controlled so that a pulsation waveform corresponding to the highest blood pressure stored in advance is obtained. Thus, the maximum blood pressure can be measured continuously and instantaneously, and can be measured more easily and accurately than in the past.

(Seventh and eighth embodiments)
Next, seventh and eighth embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The configurations of the seventh and eighth embodiments are the same as those shown in FIGS.

  Next, blood pressure measurement methods of the blood pressure measurement devices according to the seventh and eighth embodiments will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, a seventh embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, the pressurizing unit 11 is mounted so as to surround or sandwich a part 40 of the human body, and is supplied with pressure through a pipe from a pressure supply unit 14 configured by an air pump or the like. An arbitrary pressure is applied to the portion 40. The pressure measurement unit 12 measures the pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body through the pipe connected to the pressure unit 11. The pulsation waveform storage unit 15 individually stores each pulse-like waveform constituting the pulsation waveform 120 shown in FIG. 4 as a reference waveform, and further stores the pulsation waveform with the maximum amplitude measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13. I remember it. The pulsation measurement unit 13 is installed in a portion of the human body part 40 where the pressurization unit 11 applies pressure, and the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel of the human body part 40 to which the pressurization unit 11 applies pressure. The measured pulsation waveform is compared with the maximum amplitude pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13 stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15, and the measured amplitude of the pulsation waveform is measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13. A signal for controlling the pressure of the pressurizing unit 11 is transmitted to the pressure control unit 18 so as to coincide with the pulsation waveform. The pressure control unit 18 controls the pressure supply unit 14 while referring to the measurement value of the pressure measurement unit 12 according to the signal transmitted from the calculation / control circuit 33 in the pulsation measurement unit 13, and the pressurization unit 11 The pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body is controlled to a predetermined pressure.

  In the above operation, the measured pulsation waveform is compared with the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13 and the pulsation waveform of the maximum amplitude measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13 stored in the pulsation waveform storage unit 15. The method of controlling the pressure of the pressurizing unit 11 so as to coincide with the pulsation waveform of the maximum amplitude measured by 13 is the content described in the description of the fourth embodiment with reference to FIG. 7, FIG. 8, and FIG. It is the same.

  As described above, the calculation / control circuit 33 in the pulsation measurement unit 13 always applies pressure applied to a part 40 of the human body so that the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 matches the pulsation waveform of the maximum amplitude measured. Therefore, the pressure applied to the part 40 of the human body always matches the average blood pressure corresponding to the pulsation waveform with the maximum amplitude measured by the pulsation detection circuit 30 in the pulsation measurement unit 13. Therefore, the pressure of the pressurization unit 11 measured by the pressure measurement unit 12 at that time becomes an average blood pressure corresponding to the pulsation waveform with the maximum amplitude measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13, and the value is supplied to the pressure measurement unit 12 from the outside by a voltmeter. It can be read if connected. Therefore, according to the seventh embodiment, the blood pressure at point B 122 shown in FIG. 4 can be automatically measured.

  According to the blood pressure measurement device in the seventh embodiment described above, the relationship between the blood pressure, the pressure applied to a part of the human body, the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel, and the pulsation waveform corresponding to the blood pressure are stored in advance. Measure the pressure applied to the part, measure the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel, always control the pressure applied to a part of the human body so that the pulsation waveform corresponding to the average blood pressure stored in advance is obtained, Blood pressure can be measured continuously and instantaneously, and can be measured more easily and accurately than in the past.

  The seventh embodiment stores the pulsation waveform with the maximum amplitude and always controls the pressure applied to a part of the human body so as to obtain the pulsation waveform corresponding to the blood pressure stored in advance. In contrast to the continuous and instantaneous measurement, in the eighth embodiment, the pressure control unit 18 is always on a part of the human body so that the amplitude of the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit 13 becomes the maximum amplitude. The applied pressure is controlled to measure blood pressure continuously and instantaneously. Therefore, the blood pressure at the point B 122 shown in FIG. 4 can also be automatically measured according to the eighth embodiment.

  According to the blood pressure measurement device of the eighth embodiment described above, the pressure applied to a part of the human body is measured, the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel is measured, and the human body is always maintained so that the amplitude of the pulsation waveform is maximized. The blood pressure can be continuously and instantaneously measured by controlling the pressure applied to a part of the blood pressure, and can be measured more easily and accurately than in the past.

Note that the configuration of the blood pressure measurement device described so far can be summarized as follows, for example.
(Configuration 1)
A pressurizing unit that applies pressure to a part of the human body, a pressure measuring unit that measures the pressure, a pulsation measuring unit that measures a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel in the part of the human body, and a plurality of reference pulsation waveforms to a blood pressure level And a storage unit stored in association with each other,
A blood pressure measurement characterized by comparing a pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit with a reference pulsation waveform and outputting a blood pressure level corresponding to the reference pulsation waveform corresponding to the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit. apparatus.
(Configuration 2)
The blood pressure measurement device according to configuration 1, wherein a numerical value of the pressure measured by the pressure measurement unit is output in addition to the blood pressure level.
(Configuration 3)
The blood pressure measurement device sequentially compares the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit with a reference pulsation waveform, and sets a reference pulsation waveform having a minimum difference from the measured pulsation waveform to a reference pulsation corresponding to the pulsation waveform. The blood pressure measurement device according to Configuration 1, wherein the waveform is a waveform.
(Configuration 4)
4. The blood pressure measurement device according to Configuration 3, wherein when comparing the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit with a reference pulsation waveform, the comparison is performed after aligning the maximum values of the amplitudes of both waveforms.
(Configuration 5)
A pressurizing unit that applies pressure to a part of the human body, a pressure measuring unit that measures the pressure, a pulsation measuring unit that measures a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel in the part of the human body, and a memory having a predetermined reference pulsation waveform And
When the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit is equivalent to the predetermined reference pulsation waveform, the numerical value of the pressure measured by the pressure measurement unit at the time of measuring the pulsation waveform is output. A blood pressure measuring device.
(Configuration 6)
6. The blood pressure measurement device according to Configuration 5, wherein the predetermined reference pulsation waveform is a pulsation waveform corresponding to a maximum blood pressure.
(Configuration 7)
A pressurizing unit that applies pressure to a part of the human body, a pressure measuring unit that measures the pressure, a pulsation measuring unit that measures a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel in the part of the human body, and a memory having a predetermined reference pulsation waveform And a control unit that controls the pressure of the pressurizing unit so that the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit becomes the predetermined reference pulsation waveform.
(Configuration 8)
The storage unit stores a plurality of reference pulsation waveforms including a predetermined reference pulsation waveform in association with blood pressure levels,
The controller is
When the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit corresponds to a reference pulsation waveform on the hypertension side than the blood pressure level corresponding to the predetermined reference pulsation waveform, the pressure of the pressurization unit is decreased, and the pulsation measurement unit When the pulsation waveform measured by the step corresponds to the reference pulsation waveform on the lower blood pressure side than the blood pressure level corresponding to the predetermined reference pulsation waveform, the control is performed to increase the pressure of the pressurizing unit. The blood pressure measurement device described.
(Configuration 9)
The blood pressure measurement device according to Configuration 7, which outputs a numerical value of the pressure measured by the pressure measurement unit.
(Configuration 10)
The blood pressure measurement device according to Configuration 7, wherein the predetermined reference pulsation waveform corresponds to a pulsation waveform having a minimum amplitude among the pulsation waveforms measured by the pulsation measurement unit.
(Configuration 11)
The blood pressure measurement device according to Configuration 7, wherein the predetermined reference pulsation waveform corresponds to a pulsation waveform having a maximum amplitude among the pulsation waveforms measured by the pulsation measurement unit.
(Configuration 12)
A pressurization unit that applies pressure to a part of the human body, a pressure measurement unit that measures the pressure, a pulsation measurement unit that measures a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel in the part of the human body, and a pulsation measured by the pulsation measurement unit A blood pressure measurement apparatus comprising: a control unit that controls the pressure of the pressurizing unit so that the waveform has a predetermined amplitude.
(Configuration 13)
The blood pressure measurement device according to Configuration 12, wherein the amplitude is a minimum amplitude among amplitudes of a pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit.
(Configuration 14)
The blood pressure measurement device according to Configuration 12, wherein the amplitude is a maximum amplitude among amplitudes of a pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and applications can be made within the scope of the claims.

1 is a configuration diagram of a blood pressure measurement device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the pulsation measurement part 13, the pulsation waveform memory | storage part 15, and the display part 16 in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the structural example of the pulsation detection circuit of the blood-pressure measuring device in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the shape of the pulsation waveform measured with a blood-pressure measurement apparatus. It is a figure for demonstrating the specific example of the blood pressure measurement of the blood pressure measuring device in the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the blood pressure measuring device in the 2nd, 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the blood-pressure measuring apparatus in the 4th, 6th, 7th embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the pulsation measurement part of the blood pressure measuring device in the 4th-7th embodiment of this invention, a pulsation waveform memory | storage part, and a display part. It is a figure for demonstrating the specific example of the blood-pressure measurement of the blood-pressure measuring device in the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the blood-pressure measurement apparatus in the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the conventional blood pressure measuring device. It is a figure for demonstrating the blood-pressure measurement principle of the conventional blood-pressure measuring device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Blood pressure measuring device, 11 Pressurization part, 12 Pressure measurement part, 13 Pulsation measurement part 14 Pressure supply part, 15 Pulsation waveform storage part, 16 Display part, 17 Numerical output part 18 Pressure control part, 20 Irradiation light, 21 Reflection Light, 22 Reflecting plate 30 Pulsation detection circuit, 31 AD conversion circuit, 32 Memory circuit 33 Operation / control circuit, 34 Control signal output terminal, 40 Part of human body 100 Pressurization unit, 101 Pressurization pump, 102 Pulsation measurement unit 103 Pulsation display unit, 104 Pressure measurement unit, 105 Pressure display unit 110 Blood pressure waveform, 111 systolic blood pressure, 112 mean blood pressure, 113 systolic blood pressure 120 pulsation waveform, 121 A point, 122 B point, 123 C point 130 Trend of pressurizing pressure, 131 Measurement data, 132 Measurement result 133 Predetermined pulsation waveform, 134 Measured pulsation waveform 135 Control direction of pressurized pressure, 200 Part of human body

Claims (4)

A plurality of pressure units that apply pressure to a part of the human body, a pressure measurement unit that measures the pressure, a pulsation measurement unit that measures a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel in the part of the human body, and a plurality of pre-defined reference pulsation waveforms A storage unit that stores the reference pulsation waveform in association with a blood pressure level, and a control unit that controls the pressure of the pressurization unit so that the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit becomes the predetermined reference pulsation waveform A blood pressure measuring device comprising:
The controller is
When the pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit corresponds to a reference pulsation waveform on the hypertension side than the blood pressure level corresponding to the predetermined reference pulsation waveform, the pressure of the pressurization unit is decreased, and the pulsation measurement unit When the pulsation waveform measured by the step corresponds to a reference pulsation waveform on the lower blood pressure side than the blood pressure level corresponding to the predetermined reference pulsation waveform, control is performed to increase the pressure of the pressurizing unit. Blood pressure measuring device.   The blood pressure measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the pressure measurement unit outputs a numerical value of the pressure measured.   The blood pressure measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined reference pulsation waveform corresponds to a pulsation waveform having a minimum amplitude among the pulsation waveforms measured by the pulsation measurement unit. A pressurizing unit that applies pressure to a part of the human body, a pressure measuring unit that measures the pressure, a pulsation measuring unit that measures a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel in the part of the human body, and a memory having a predetermined reference pulsation waveform A blood pressure measuring device comprising: a control unit configured to control a pressure of the pressurizing unit such that a pulsation waveform measured by the pulsation measurement unit becomes the predetermined reference pulsation waveform;
The blood pressure measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined reference pulsation waveform corresponds to a pulsation waveform having a maximum amplitude among the pulsation waveforms measured by the pulsation measurement unit.

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