JPH0344525B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a tester for accurate and rapid bi-digital O-ring testing.

[Prior art] Bi-digital O-ring test (hereinafter referred to as “O-ring test”) proposed by Dr. Yoshiaki Kimura (based in the United States).
"Ring test") is a method of forcibly opening the O-ring formed by the thumb and other fingers (usually the second finger is used) while stimulating the organ's representative points (acupuncture points) in Oriental medicine. This is a method for easily diagnosing organ abnormalities by opening the organ.If there is an abnormality in the organ, the force required to open it will be smaller, so by knowing the magnitude of this force,
Pre-disease conditions can be discovered empirically at an early stage. Therefore, this test is useful not only for preventive medicine, but also for preventive medicine.
It is also a useful medical technique that helps determine 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 take each finger in the O-ring test state of the recipient and applies force in the direction of forcibly pulling them apart. Therefore, it goes without saying that it is impossible for the receiver to perform it on his own, and since the only standard is the skill of the practitioner, even if he is quite skilled, it is impossible to avoid the time difference, and the strength at that time cannot be avoided. It was also impossible to objectively and quantitatively grasp the extent of this. Therefore, it is difficult to obtain more reproducible data, especially if recipients do not trust the test, 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 O-ring test, and to make it possible for the recipient to carry out the test independently. The aim is to make tests more effective for purposes such as preventive medicine.

[Means for Solving the Problems] (Summary) In order to achieve the above object, the O-ring tester of the present invention provides an O-ring tester formed by the thumb 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 that 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.

(O-Ring Opening Means) The present invention utilizes the expansion of an air bag as a means for forcibly opening the O-ring formed by the finger and the second finger (or other fingers).

Since the expansion of the air bladder normally acts statically,
By touching the equator part to the inside of the O-ring and inflating it, not only can the air bag be opened most naturally, but it is also easy to convert the pressure inside the air bag into a digital signal at the time of opening. In particular, in the case of a release type device which 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 it is.

(Digital Display Means) The digital display means converts the force necessary to forcibly open the O-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. This type of measurement and display device is used in the field of electronic blood pressure monitors, for example, because electronic circuits using strain gauges integrated with silicone rubber diaphragms as sensors are available at low cost. It is best to use it.

(Can also be used with an electronic blood pressure monitor) Therefore, not only to expand the range of use as a medical device, but also from an economic standpoint, a commercially available blood pressure monitor should be utilized and renovated so that it can be used for the purpose of the present invention. is desirable for practical purposes. However, since commercially available blood pressure monitors are configured to restrict the 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. However, 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 measurement, and for storing and displaying the pressure value at that time. However, as shown in the example below, a simpler method is to attach a switch contact to the cover that covers the air bag and close the contact with fingertip pressure while the O-ring is formed. Since the effect of pressure is indirect, there is a possibility that a value larger than the above-mentioned value may be obtained, and the disadvantage is that the data tends to fluctuate depending on the position where the image is taken.

Note that the scale of a blood pressure monitor is normally expressed in mmHg, but if necessary, a Kg/cm ² or Kgf scale can be added thereto.

[Function] By digitally displaying the internal pressure of the air bag when the O-ring opens due to expansion of the air bag, it is possible to easily know the health or failure of each organ, and depending on the degree, necessary treatment for the disease can be determined. 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, in which a blood pressure monitor body 10 is connected to a pressurized air plug 19 of the blood pressure monitor body through a rubber tube 21.
- ring 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 formed of a stretchable material into a substantially spherical shape, and is arranged so as to be housed within an O-ring formed by the thumb and second finger. In addition, a pair of contacts 2 which also serve as a switch for the compressor inside the blood pressure monitor are provided inside the taking part 23a provided in a single part of the air bag 22.
4 and 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 an operation panel of an electronic blood pressure monitor that also serves as an O-ring tester.

The operation panel 11 of this example includes a power switch 12,
Start switch 13a, clear switch 13
b, a repeat switch 13c, a changeover switch 15, a display window 14, a voice guidance window 16, and a printer 17.

The changeover switch 15 has a built-in measurement circuit,
Switch the display circuit and audio guidance content.

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

Now, after turning on the power switch 12 on the operation panel 11 of the blood pressure monitor body 10, hold the thumb and second finger on the O-ring opening pressure measuring means 20.
When you press the start switch 13a while holding the air bag 2, the built-in compressor operates and the air bag 2
2. At the same time as the expansion, the internal pressure rises, and when the gripping force of the fingertips can no longer withstand the increase in pressure, the pressure from both fingertips loosens and the contacts 24 and 24' open, at the same time the compressor power is cut off. The pressure is displayed on the display window 14 of the blood pressure monitor body 10.
This pressure is a value that quantitatively indicates the pressure required to open the O-ring, so at the same time, the representative points of each organ are measured using small rubber suction cups, or more precisely,
By applying stimulation with a He-Ne laser, the health or failure of each organ can be easily determined, and necessary treatment or preventive measures against the disease can be taken depending on the degree.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing another example of the O-ring opening pressure measuring means 20. In this example, since the air bag 22 is not covered with the cover 23, inflating the air bag 22 exerts an ideal expansion force on the finger in the O-ring state.

However, in this case, compressor switch 2
4, 24', the compressor power supply is cut off by a microcomputer programmed to operate in response to a sudden pressure reduction or a decrease in the rate of pressure rise inside the pressure system contained in the air bag 22, as described above. It needs to be done under control.

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

[Brief explanation of drawings]

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. 10...Sphygmomanometer body, 11...Operation panel, 2
0... O-ring opening pressure measuring means, 22... Air bag.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Equipped with an air bag that can be expanded and deflated within an O-ring formed by the thumb and one or more fingers of any of the other four fingers, and the O
- A bi-digital O-ring tester, characterized in that the internal pressure of the air bag required to open the ring is digitally displayed via an electronic circuit.