JPH01223934A - Measuring apparatus for health care - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To always perform measurement in a fixed posture and psycological state and to also measure all of items at once, by mounting an operation part for selecting and setting an item to be measured and a measuring part having a plurality of health degree index measuring terminals generating the output signals of measured data. CONSTITUTION:A start signal is inputted to a signal processing circuit 24 from a switch part 41 and the signal processing circuit 24 outputs the names of several preliminarily registered persons or the name of one preliminarily registered person and the preliminarily allotted code numbers of them to display the same on the picture of the panel display 320 of a display part 3. An item to be measured is displayed on the panel display 320 by the input from the signal processing circuit 24. For example, items to be measured such as blood pressure, an electrocardiogram, a pulse, the wt., bodily temp. and urine are displayed. An examinee sits down on the seat 30a of a chair. The signal processing circuit 24 processes the measuring signal inputted from a measuring part 1 at every item to be measured and judges a measured result after the finish of measurement to output the same to the display part 3.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a measuring device for measuring the health level of a person in a normal state of health (hereinafter referred to as a healthy person), and in particular to a measuring device that measures the health level of a person in a normal state of health (hereinafter referred to as a healthy person). Multiple health indicators such as blood pressure, pulse, electrocardiogram, and weight can be easily measured by having the person take the measurement position on one device, and the data can be easily recognized through display. The present invention relates to a health management measuring device.

[Conventional technology]

Traditionally, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, pulse rate, and
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Many health checkup devices that perform health assessment on individual items such as body weight are in widespread use, and are often installed not only in medical institutions but also in general homes, sports facilities, and the like.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, when measuring the above-mentioned health indicators, it is not always the case that they are measured in the same posture, and when they are in the presence of a doctor, they are often measured in a relaxed posture or psychological state due to unnecessary tension. It's hard to say. In particular, in electrocardiograms and the like, true and highly accurate data cannot be obtained unless measurements are taken in a relaxed posture and psychological state. Therefore, there is a need for a device that always measures health indicators under uniform conditions.

Furthermore, in clinics and hospitals, the patient must go to a dedicated room for each health measurement item, which requires waiting time each time, which is cumbersome. Therefore, there is a need for a health management device that can measure a plurality of measurement items that are indicators of health levels at one location, and preferably at one time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a health care measurement device that can solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and satisfy various demands. In other words, once the subject is at a certain measurement position, the measurement can be carried out in a fixed posture and psychological state.
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a health management measurement device that can also perform measurements at different times.

Further, the present invention aims to provide a health care measurement device that is integrated into one measurement structure.

[Means of solution and action]

According to the present invention, in a health management measurement device that measures each measurement item serving as an index of health level, there is provided an operation section for selecting and setting measurement items serving as an index for health level; a measurement unit having a plurality of health index measurement terminals that generate data output signals; a control unit that calculates a measurement value based on the output signal from the measurement unit; and a control unit that calculates the measurement value data from the control unit. A health management measuring device is provided, which is configured by mounting each of these parts on a single support structure that supports the subject in a measurement posture, and is equipped with a data display section to display the data to the subject. Measurements can be carried out for selected items or all items from the health index in a uniform posture and in a relaxed psychological state of the person being measured, and the data display allows recognition of the health condition and data collection. It is possible. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the health care measuring device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the health care device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a specific functional configuration of the apparatus of FIG.

Now, referring to FIG. 2, the health care measuring device according to the present invention includes a measuring section 1 for measuring blood pressure, pulse, electrocardiogram, body weight, etc.
, a control section 2, a display section 3, and an operation section 4. The measurement section 1 is a part of the main body of the apparatus suitable for measurement, which is, for example, a chair-shaped structure in which a person to be measured sits at a measurement position. It has a plurality of measurement ends 1a...In installed or housed in. The control unit 2 is installed in a suitable place in the main body of the device, for example, on the back of a chair, for each measurement item that serves as an index of health level, aggregates the data output of the index of health level measured by the measurement unit 1, and calculates the health level. The health level is determined and the measurement result of the health level is output to a data display section 3, which will be described later.

The display section 3 is comprised of a voice synthesis circuit, a liquid crystal display, a printer, etc., and outputs and displays the health level determination results from the control section 2 in various forms such as audio, images, and print data. The operation unit 4 is composed of, for example, a panel switch, a switch, etc., and is used for mode switching, selection of measurement items, selection or registration of a measurer, selection of display output, recall of previous measurement values, start/end of measurement, and 0N10FF of power supply. etc. settings and inputs.

Next, one embodiment of the health care measuring device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which the main body of the health care device of the present invention is in the form of a chair. In FIG. 1, 31 is a printer that constitutes the display section 3, and a control section 2, which will be described in detail later.
Optionally or automatically print out the output results.

Reference numeral 32 denotes a touch switch panel, which includes a panel display 320 (FIG. 3) composed of an LCD and a panel switch 321 for setting mode switching and the like. Reference numeral 33 denotes a measuring part setting confirmation indicator light for checking whether the measurer has correctly installed the measuring part of the body in the measuring part 1, and 11 denotes a heart constituting one measuring end 1a of the measuring part l. Electrical electrode, 1
3 is the same (a weight scale constituting one measuring end 1b, and 15 is a cover for storing therein a finger-type blood pressure monitor constituting another measuring end 1c).

41 is a group of switches composing the operation section 4, and the power supply is set to 0N.
It has a switch for operating 10FF, start/end of @setting, feed of printer 31, switching of audio output from 0N10FF, etc. The various functional parts described above are attached to a structural body 30 in the form of a chair.
0 is equipped with a seat 30a on which a person to be measured sits, an arm 30b on which an arm is placed, a back rest 30C1, and a pedestal 30d holding the scale 13 described above.

FIG. 3 shows the functional configuration of the same embodiment, in which numeral 11 is an electrocardiographic electrode for electrocardiographic measurement as described above, and numeral 12 is a cardiac electrode that detects a signal from the electrocardiographic electrode and sends it out as an electrocardiographic measurement signal. An electric amplifier 13a is an example of a device constituting the weight scale 13 described above, and a load cell measures body weight and converts it into an electric signal.A body weight 14 receives an electric signal from the load cell 13a, creates a weight measurement signal, and sends it out. The amplifier section 15a is the aforementioned blood pressure cuff section for blood pressure measurement, and the reference numeral 16 is a blood pressure amplifier that amplifies the electrical signal output from the blood pressure cuff section 15a. The control section B 2 includes a multiplexer 21 that performs output switching between an electrocardiogram measurement signal sent from the electrocardiogram electrode 11 via the electrocardiogram amplifier 12 and a weight measurement signal sent from the load cell 13a via the weight amplifier 14. , a first A/D conversion circuit 22 that performs analog/digital conversion of the electrocardiogram measurement signal and weight measurement signal, and a first A/D conversion circuit 22 that performs analog/digital conversion of the blood pressure measurement signal sent from the blood pressure cuff section 15a via the blood pressure amplifier section 16. Second A/D conversion circuit 23, CPU, ROM
, RAM, etc., and includes a signal processing circuit 24 for various signal processing calculations and control. The display unit 3 described above is composed of the printer 31, the panel display 320 described above, the speaker 34, and the like. The operation section 4 includes a switch section 41 and a panel switch 321, and is configured to start measurement, set a mode, etc., and also display a setting method and settings.

The power supply circuit 5 is a circuit means for supplying power to each of the above-mentioned parts, and is provided at an appropriate position in the main body 30 shown in FIG. An external connection circuit section 6 is further provided to connect signals from an external measuring device, for example, a urine test instrument that is not suitable for measurement except in a special place, or a thermometer stored separately, if necessary. Performs external output to accumulate input and measurement results.

Next, the operation of the health care measuring device of this embodiment will be explained along with how to use each part function. Structure body 30 in the form of a chair
As shown in FIG. 4(a), when not in use, the seat 30a and both arms 30b are rotated and stored in the back rest 30c. In this embodiment, even when the seat 30a is stored in the backrest 30c, the person to be measured can sit on the pedestal 30d as shown in FIG. 4(b) and the scale 13 can be used. Further, as shown in FIG. 4(d), the scale 13 can be used even when the user remains seated on the seat 30a. In this measuring device, the power supply through the power supply port path 5 is turned off.
In the N state, when a predetermined load is applied to the load cell 13, the display section 3 is automatically activated and displays the load, that is, weight data, in any form of voice, screen, or print.

Next, a method of measuring health level using the chair-shaped health care measuring device according to this embodiment will be explained.

First, the operation will be explained with reference to FIG. 4(c) together with FIGS. 1 and 3. The person to be measured folds the structure main body 30 shown in FIG. 1 into the state shown in FIG.
Press the end switch. The start signal is sent to the switch section 41
The signal is then input to the signal processing circuit 24 shown in FIG. The signal processing circuit 24 switches to the measurement mode by inputting the start signal (if the power is ON only, it is in standby mode), and the signal processing circuit 24 sends a signal to the display unit 3 indicating that the measurement mode has started. Output and panel display 3
20 and a voice etc. to inform the person to be measured that the measurement mode has started.

Next, the signal processing circuit 24 outputs and displays on the screen of the panel display 320 of the display unit 3 the names of one or more persons registered in advance and the code number assigned in advance. The operator (the person to be measured) selects or inputs a number that corresponds to him/her from the displayed names of multiple people or one person. In this embodiment, the panel display 320 is a panel switch of the operation section 4, and the panel display 320 is used as a panel switch for the operation section 4.
It is possible to easily select and set the personal name displayed in 20 by touching it with a finger. The personal name input through the operation unit 4 is output to the signal processing circuit 24 . When the individual name is input, the signal processing circuit 24 outputs a measurement item menu to the panel display 320 as an image. Measurement items are displayed on the panel display 320 based on the input from the signal processing circuit 24 . For example, measurement items such as blood pressure, electrocardiogram, pulse, body weight, body temperature, and urine are displayed.

The operator presses the panel switch 32 of the operation section 4 in the same manner as described above.
1, select multiple or one measurement item (there is also a switch for calling up the previous measurement value). Here, for example, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and body weight are selected. The measurement items input using the panel switch 321 are output to the signal processing circuit 24 .

Next, the operation when measuring blood pressure, weight, and electrocardiogram will be explained. The person to be measured sits on the seat 30a of the chair (see FIG. 4(d)). The bare feet are placed on the electrode portions on the footrest plate IO provided in front of the pedestal 30d.

Open the cover 15 of the finger sphygmomanometer, take out the blood pressure cuff 15a, and insert your index finger into the sphygmomanometer 153. The person to be measured attaches the chest electrode stored in the chest electrode storage part to the chest, and places the wrist and wrist on the electrocardiogram electrode 11 surface shown in Fig. 2.
Place your bare feet. The chest electrode can be easily attached with a suction cup, and its signal is connected to the structure body 30 by inserting it into the chest electrode connector on the arm 30b.

To check the set of electrodes 11 on the wrist and bare feet, use the arm 30.
This is done by displaying green on the LED of the measurement site confirmation indicator light 33 installed at b. In other words, if you place your wrists and bare feet correctly on the electrode surface ll, they will be set correctly and the LED corresponding to that part will be displayed in green, and if they are not set correctly, they will be displayed in red. will be displayed blinking, allowing the person being measured to understand the entire status of each part.

When the preparation for measurement is completed, the signal processing circuit 24 sends a start signal to each measuring end 1a...in of the measuring section l corresponding to the measurement item that has already been selected. As shown in Figure 3, there are two signal systems for measurement, one for electrocardiogram and body weight (separate signal systems may be used), and the other for blood pressure measurement. Here, we will briefly explain the principle of blood pressure measurement.The principle is based on the volume pulse wave method using photoplethysmography.
Apply pressure using a compression cuff using a pressure pump. At this time, the blood vessel in the finger changes its internal volume due to the difference between the cuff pressure and the intravascular pressure, and at the same time, since the vascular system has strong nonlinearity in pressure-volume characteristics, the volume changes in response to the pulse wave component of blood pressure. The size also changes depending on the difference between the cuff pressure and the intravascular pressure. The finger is sandwiched between a light source (for example, an LED) and a light receiving element (phototransistor), the part is wrapped with a compression cuff, and the cuff pressure is increased until the pulse wave is lost and then gradually decreased. The alternating current component of the output of appears at a certain point,
After that, the amplitude gradually increases, reaches a maximum value, and then decreases. The blood pressure value is calculated via a microcomputer from the change in the wave height of the photoplethysmogram that occurs at this time, and the principle itself is well known. A signal obtained by measuring blood pressure with the finger sphygmomanometer 15a is input to the blood pressure amplifier 16, which detects the average blood pressure value and the systolic blood pressure value, and is converted into a digital signal in the second A/D conversion circuit 23 as a blood pressure measurement signal. , are output to the signal processing circuit 24. Weight measurement is performed by a load cell 13a built into the chair base 30d. The weight is based on the weight of the chair body 30, and the load cell 1 calculates the added load on the bones when the subject is seated on the chair.
Detected and measured by 3a. Therefore, measurement can be performed while seated on the main body 30. The load cell 13a converts the weight into an electrical signal and outputs it to the weight amplifier 14. The weight amplifier 14 detects the weight from the electrical signal and outputs it as a weight measurement signal to the signal processing circuit 24 via the multiplexer 21 and the first A/D conversion circuit 22. here,
The multiplexer 21 is for switching between a weight measurement signal and an electrocardiogram measurement signal as a signal input to the first A/D conversion circuit 22. The first A/D conversion circuit 22 converts the signals output from the amplifiers 12 and 14 into digital signals so that the signals can be processed by the signal processing circuit 24 that combines them. After the weight measurement is completed, the electrocardiogram will be measured. Electrocardiography is performed by detecting the electrocardiographic waveforms of leads 1, 2, 2, and thoracic leads using electrodes 11 placed on the chest, wrists, and soles of bare feet. Multiplexer 21, first A/D conversion circuit 22
The signal is output to the signal processing circuit 24 via.

Next, the operation of displaying or transmitting the measurement results to the outside will be explained. The signal processing circuit 24 processes the measurement signal input from the measurement section 1 for each measurement item.

When the measurement is completed, the signal processing circuit 24 first outputs a signal to the display unit 3 indicating that the measurement has been completed. Upon receiving the measurement end signal, the display unit 3 provides audio guidance such as "measurement complete" via the speaker 34. Next, signal processing circuit 2
4 outputs the measurement result to the display unit 3 after determining the measurement result. The display unit 3 displays the measurement results on a panel display 320. When displaying each measurement item, the measurement values are automatically scanned, so the measurement values are displayed one after another. When the measurement results are to be printed by the printing unit 31, a print switch is provided in the panel switch 321, and the printout is performed by operating the print switch. Although not explained above, when measuring body temperature, the person taking the temperature takes out the sublingual thermometer stored separately in the main body 30, and connects the connector with which the thermometer is connected under the tongue to the arm 30b. do. After confirming the measurement results, the person to be measured presses the start/end switch again to end the measurement mode.

The device then switches to standby mode, allowing only the weight to be measured. As shown in Fig. 3, this embodiment has an external connection circuit 6 consisting of an input circuit and an output circuit, into which measurement data from measurements other than a chair, such as urine tests, etc., is input. It is also possible to process. Urine tests must necessarily be conducted in a toilet to obtain urine, and since testing on the structure itself is difficult, an external connection circuit 6 is provided. Furthermore, as described above, the measurement results may be displayed as they are, but the measurement results may be compared and judged with the standard range of the subject or the standard range by gender and age, which has been input or calculated in advance in the signal processing circuit 24. It can also be output. In that case, the display unit 3 displays an attention message such as "It is within the standard range.""Please consult a doctor." together with the measured value. Alternatively, the measurement data may be transmitted from the external connection circuit 6 to an external management center using a communication line, together with the contract code and personal code, and the measurement data may be aggregated at the management center to determine normality or abnormality.

In this case, since the measured values are sent to the management center after the measurement is completed, the display unit 3 may display that the analysis is in progress, and the management center may store records of the measurement details for each individual. In that case, the determination result can be transmitted from the management center, and the health management measuring device can receive and display the data of the measurement result. Furthermore, the control unit 2 may be coupled to another signal processing device such as a personal computer. This can be used as a medical record, for example, by inputting the diagnosis results of a doctor or the like into a storage device for viewing the measurement results of the measurer and accumulating them. Further, in this embodiment, a chair-shaped measuring device is shown, but the structure body 30 may also be in the form of a medical table, a bed, or the like. Although this embodiment has been described with a configuration in which one signal processing circuit 24 is provided, a processing circuit may be provided for each measurement system to speed up the processing.

In that case, multiple measurements can be performed simultaneously.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As can be understood through the description of the embodiments described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to measure a health index in a relaxed psychological state and in a uniform measurement posture, and the measurement subject can This means that the true data at the time of measurement can be measured with high precision, and therefore a highly accurate health level determination result can be obtained. If there is a possibility of illness based on the determination result, a display may be displayed to prompt diagnosis at a hospital, making it possible to discover the illness at an early stage.

Furthermore, since a plurality of measurement items can be measured at the same time, measurement efficiency is improved and time wasted due to waiting time can be eliminated. Furthermore, according to the present invention, this health care measuring device has 1
Since it has a structure that is organized into a stand structure, if the person being measured can install it at home, they can promote health management from the comfort of their own home, and it is relatively easy to collect valuable data that contributes to doctors' diagnosis. Moreover, it can be supplied at high frequency. Therefore, it can be expected that the quality of health management will improve.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the health care measuring device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the health care device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a specific functional configuration of the device of FIG. 1. Measuring section, la to 1n. Measuring end, 2. Control section, 3. Display section, 4. Operation section, 5. Power supply circuit, 24. Signal processing circuit, 30. Structure body. , 30a...Seat, 30b...Arm, 30c...Backrest, 30d...Pedestal. Figure 1 Figure 2 (CI) (b) Personal name and measurement item settings During measurement (c) (d) Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A health management measurement device that measures each measurement item that is an index of health level, including an operation section that selects and sets measurement items that are indicators of health level, and a device that responds to the operation section. a measurement unit having a plurality of health index measurement terminals that generate output signals of measurement data; a control unit that calculates a measurement value based on the output signal from the measurement unit; and a control unit that calculates the measurement value data from the control unit. A health management measurement characterized in that each of these parts is mounted on a single support structure that is equipped with a data display unit to be displayed on a person to be measured, etc., and supports the person to be measured in a measurement posture. Device. 2. The health care measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the support structure is a chair having a seat, an arm, a back rest, and a pedestal. 3. The health care measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit has a switch group that allows selection of a plurality of modes. 4. The health care measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the data display section displays the measurement results obtained by the plurality of health index measurement terminals on a single display section.