JP6706319B2 - 生体電気信号を検出する外耳道プラグ - Google Patents
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いわゆるアクティブ電極とされ,上記電極から派生する信号がよりパワフルになり,したがってノイズの影響を受けにくくなる。上記増幅回路は,電極からの信号がノイズの影響を一層受けにくくするアナログ−デジタル(A/D)変換器を有してもよい。
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- イヤプラグが外耳道内に配置されるときに皮膚表面からのEEG信号を検出するために用意される少なくとも2つの電極(3),
弾性材料からつくられる外壁(2)を有するハウジング,および
上記電極(複数)(3)に接続され,上記EEG信号を信号処理する信号取得回路(23)を備え,
上記電極(複数)(3)が,上記ハウジングの外表面に配置され,かつ上記ハウジングの上記外壁(2)中の孔を通じて上記ハウジングの内部の支持部材(5)に接続される皮膚接触部(4)を備え,
上記皮膚接触部(4)に柱状の内側接続部(61)が,上記支持部材(5)に筒状の外側接続部(62)が,それぞれ一体に形成されており,
上記外壁(2)の孔内において上記内側接続部(61)が外側接続部(62)に押し込まれることによって上記皮膚接触部(4)と上記支持部材(5)とが接続され,かつ上記皮膚接触部(4)および上記支持部材(5)が,上記外壁(2)を締め付けるように構成されている,
外耳道内に配置されるイヤプラグ(1)。 - 上記ハウジングが圧縮可能であり,上記電極(3)が上記外壁(2)の圧縮によって生じる動きに追従するように配置されている,請求項1に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記外壁(2)が特定ユーザの外耳道に対してカスタマイズされた形状を備えている,
請求項1に記載のイヤプラグ。 - 上記電極(3)の皮膚接触部(4)が,少なくとも皮膚表面に接触することが意図される表面上に酸化イリジウムの層を備えている,請求項1に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記酸化イリジウムの層がタンタルも含む,請求項4に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記酸化イリジウムの層が多孔質である,請求項4または5に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記少なくとも2つの電極(3)のそれぞれが増幅回路(23)を備え,上記増幅回路が電磁干渉に対してシールドされている,請求項1に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記増幅回路(23)が,上記少なくとも2つの電極に接続されるフレックス・プリント回路に接続されている,請求項7に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記皮膚接触部(4)が,上記内側接続部(61)および上記外側接続部(62)から構成される接続部(6)を介して上記支持部材(5)に着脱自在に接続されている,請求項1に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記少なくとも2つの電極(3)のそれぞれが上記信号取得回路(23)を備えている,請求項1に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 上記少なくとも2つの電極(3)の皮膚接触部(4)と外耳道壁の間の電気的接触を増強するために,上記外壁(2)が外耳道への挿入時に圧縮され,挿入後に外耳道壁に対して圧力を加えるサイズおよび弾性をもつ,請求項1または2に記載のイヤプラグ。
- 請求項1から11のいずれか一項に記載のイヤプラグを備えるEEGモニタ。
- 請求項1から11のいずれか一項に記載のイヤプラグを備える補聴器。
- 弾性外壁(2)を有するイヤプラグ・ハウジングを用意し,
複数のEEG電極(3)を用意し,各電極が,柱状の内側接続部(61)が一体に形成された皮膚接触部(4)と筒状の外側接続部(62)が一体に形成された支持部材(5)とに分けられており,
上記支持部材(5)を,EEG信号を信号処理する電子回路(23)に接続し,
上記電子回路(23)を備える上記支持部材(5)を上記イヤプラグ・ハウジングの内部に配置し,かつ上記外側接続部(62)を上記弾性外壁(2)にあらかじめ配置された孔(複数)に押し込み,
上記外壁(2)の孔(複数)を通じて上記イヤプラグ・ハウジングの外側から上記皮膚接触部(4)の上記内側接続部(61)を上記支持部材(5)の外側接続部(62)に押し込むことによって,上記外壁(2)の孔内において上記皮膚接触部(4)を上記支持部材(5)に接続し,ここで上記皮膚接触部(4)および上記支持部材(5)が上記外壁(2)を締め付けるように配置される,
EEGモニタを製造する方法。
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