JPH02136136A - Bi-digital o-ring tester - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform an accurate O-ring test independently by any examinee to contribute to health control and the prevention of a disease by easily obtaining objective and quantitative data in the O-ring test. CONSTITUTION:This tester is formed of a hemomanometer main body 10 and the almost spherical expansible air bag 22 of an O-ring opening pressure measuring means 20 connected by a rubber tube 21. After the power supply 12 of the operation panel 11 of the hemomanometer main body is turned ON, when a start switch 13a is pushed while the grasping part 23a of the O-ring opening pressure measuring means 20 by the thumb and the second finger, the internal pressure of the air bag 22 rises by the operation of a compressor and, when the grasping force of the finger tips does not withstand the pressure rise, the pressure of both finger tips is loosened to open contacts 24, 24'. At the same time, the power supply of the compressor is cut off and the pressure at that time is displayed on a display window 14. This pressure is a value quantitatively indicating the opening pressure of an O-ring and the health state of each internal organ can be simply known and a necessary treatment or prevention measure can be taken.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a tester for accurately and quickly performing a bi-digital O-ring test.

[Conventional technology] The bi-digital O-ring test (hereinafter referred to as the "O-ring test") proposed by Dr. Yoshiaki Kimura (based in the United States) stimulates the representative points (acupoints) of organs in Oriental medicine. This is a method for easily diagnosing organ abnormalities by forcibly opening the O-ring formed by the tow finger and other fingers (usually the second finger is used). If there is an abnormality in an organ, etc., the force required to open it will be reduced, so by knowing the magnitude of this force, it is possible to empirically discover pre-disease conditions at an early stage. Therefore, this test is a useful medical technique that is useful not only for preventive medicine but also for determining the appropriateness of food intake and appropriate drug doses.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional O-ring test, the practitioner uses both hands to photograph each phase of the O-ring test state of the patient and applies force in the direction of forcibly pulling them apart. Therefore, it goes without saying that it is impossible for the examinee to perform the procedure on his own, and since the practitioner's perception is the only standard, even if the patient is quite skilled, it is impossible to avoid the time difference, and the It was also impossible to objectively and quantitatively grasp the extent of the damage. Therefore, especially when patients do not trust this test, it is difficult to obtain reproducible data, and this has also become a factor preventing its widespread use.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to improve the reliability of this test by imparting objectivity to the results of the 0-ring test, and to make this test a preventive medicine by making it possible for patients to perform it independently. The aim is to make use of the information more effectively for such purposes.

[Means for Solving the Problems] (Summary) In order to achieve the above object, the ○-ring tester of the present invention provides a 0-ring tester formed by the toga finger and any one or more fingers of the other four fingers. - It is characterized in that it includes an air bag that can be expanded and deflated within the ring, and the internal pressure of the air bag required to open the O-ring by expanding the air bag is digitally displayed via an electronic circuit.

(0-ring release means) 0- formed by the finger and the second finger (or other fingers)
The present invention utilizes the expansion of an air bladder as a means for forcibly opening the ring state.

The expansion of the air bag normally acts on static pressure, so by touching the equator part to the inside of the O-ring and inflating it, you can not only open the air bag most naturally, but also the air bag when opened. It is also easy to convert the internal pressure into a digital signal, and in particular, in a system that is also used as an automatic blood pressure monitor as described later, it is practically advantageous because the compressor for cuff pressurization can be used as is.

(Digital Display Means) The digital display means converts the force necessary to forcibly open the 0-ring state into an electrical quantity such as voltage or current, and converts this electrical quantity into a circuit for amplifying, counting, etc. The information is then displayed on a display such as a liquid crystal display board.

This type of measurement and display device is used in the field of electronic blood pressure monitors, for example, because electronic circuits that use a strain gauge integrated with a silicone rubber diaphragm as a sensor are available at low cost. It is best to do so.

(Can also be used with an electronic blood pressure monitor) Therefore, not only can the range of use as a medical device be expanded, but also from an economic standpoint, commercially available blood pressure monitors can be used.
Practically speaking, it is desirable to modify the system so that it can be used for the purpose of the present invention. However, since commercially available blood pressure monitors are configured to restrict display operation using a sensor that detects the presence or absence of a pulse, it is necessary to load a circuit that switches the pulse sensor so that it does not operate during the O-ring test. In addition, when the air bag can no longer withstand the increase in internal pressure, both fingertips that form the O-ring are opened, but as a result of this opening, the volume of the air bag rapidly expands, resulting in a rapid increase in pressure. The pressure slows down or, conversely, the pressure decreases, but it is necessary to end the measurement using these changes as indicators. Therefore, it is desirable to have a built-in microprocessor for stopping the operation of the compressor with this point as the end point of the measurement, and for storing and displaying the pressure value at that time. however,
As a simpler method, as shown in the examples below,
There is also a method of attaching a switch contact to the cover that covers the air bag and closing the contact using fingertip pressure while an O-ring is formed, but since the effect of pressure on the pressure receiving part is indirect,
The disadvantage is that there is a possibility that a value larger than the above-mentioned value may be obtained, and that the data tends to vary depending on the position where the image is taken.

Note that the scale of a blood pressure monitor is usually expressed in mmHg, but if necessary, a scale of "kg/cm" or kgf can be added thereto.

[Function] By digitally displaying the internal pressure of the air bag when the O-ring is opened due to expansion of the air bag, the health or failure of each organ can be easily known, and the necessary treatment for the disease can be determined depending on the degree of the condition. Or preventive measures can be taken.

[Example] FIG. 1 shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a commercially available automatic blood pressure monitor body. It consists of an opening pressure measuring means 20.

The O-ring opening pressure measuring means 20 has a structure in which an air bladder 22 connected to the rubber tube 21 is covered with a rubber cover 23. The air bladder 22 is made of a stretchable material and has a substantially spherical shape, and is arranged so as to be housed in an O-ring formed by the circumference and the second finger. In addition, a pair of contacts 24 which also serve as a switch for the compressor inside the blood pressure monitor are provided inside the taking part 23a provided at the end of the air bag 22.
24' are attached, and electric wires 25 and 25' connected to these contacts are connected to the inside of the blood pressure monitor main body 10 together with the rubber tube 21.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an example of the operation panel of the electronic blood pressure monitor that also serves as an O-ring tester.

The operation panel 11 of this example includes a power switch 12, a start switch 13a, a clear switch 13b, a repeat switch 13c, a changeover switch 15, and other switches.
It includes a display window 14, an audio guidance window 16, and a printer 17.

The changeover switch 15 selects whether the object to be measured is blood pressure or not.
- The contents of the built-in measurement circuit, display circuit, and voice guidance will be changed depending on whether the ring is connected or not.

The printer 17 operates only during the O-ring test, and records measurement data 18 for each organ according to predetermined measurement data.

Now, turn on the power switch 1 on the operation panel 11 of the blood pressure monitor body 10.
2 is turned on, press the start switch 13a while holding the sensing part 23a of the O-ring opening pressure measuring means 20 between the circumferential phase and the second finger, the built-in compressor will operate and the air bag 22 will open. As it expands, the internal pressure increases,
When the gripping force of the fingertips finally becomes unable to withstand the increase in pressure, the pressure from both fingertips is relaxed and the contacts 24 and 24'' open, at the same time the compressor power is cut off, and the pressure at that time is displayed on the display window of the blood pressure monitor body 10. 14. This pressure is O
- Since this is a value that quantitatively indicates the pressure required to open the ring, each organ is It is possible to easily know whether the patient is healthy or not, and to take necessary treatment or preventive measures against the disease depending on the degree of the disease.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing another example of the O-ring opening pressure measuring means 20. In this example, the air bag 22 is not covered with the cover 23, so the expansion of the air bag 22 is O-
An ideal spreading force is applied to the fingers in a ring state.

However, in this case, compressor switch 24.24'
Since the compressor does not have a built-in
As described above, it is necessary to perform this by microcomputer control programmed to operate by a sudden pressure reduction or a reduction in the rate of pressure rise inside the pressure system including the air bladder 22.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, objective and quantitative data can be easily obtained in the O-ring test, so anyone, especially a test taker alone, can accurately test the O-ring. Tests can be conducted and contribute to the development of health management and preventive medicine.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an overall view showing a partial cross section showing one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view showing an example of an operation panel of an electronic blood pressure monitor, and Fig. 3 is a main part showing another embodiment. FIG. IO...Sphygmomanometer body, 11...Operation panel, 20.
...0-ring opening pressure measuring means, 22... air bag.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An air bag that is inflatable and deflated within an O-ring formed by the thumb and one or more of the other four fingers, and that is required to open the O-ring by expanding the air bag. A bi-digital O-ring tester, characterized in that the internal pressure of the O-ring is digitally displayed via an electronic circuit.