JPH05337116A - Thermometer for woman - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the impairing of health of a woman by detecting a physiological condition indicating that a woman is desired to receive a diagnosis by a physician based on a basal body heat, the day of ovulation and a specific state involving the menses of the woman to make a display to the effect by a specified mark. CONSTITUTION:When body heat of a woman is measured with a body heat sensor 5 daily at a specified time zone in a thermometer 1 for women, temperature measurement data are stored with a microcomputer built in together with number of days of menstrual period data with the initial day of menses as first day. The microcomputer detects a physiological condition indicating that a woman is desired to receive a diagnosis by a physician based on the day of ovulation computed based on the temperature measurement data and the initial day of menses and a specific condition inputted with switches 3G, 3H and 3I and a doctor mark DM is shown on a display section 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a female thermometer having a function of detecting that a woman needs a medical examination by a doctor and urging the female to receive the medical examination.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a female thermometer, for example, there is a "body temperature storage device" described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-106128. This "body temperature memory device" is configured to display the pregnancy possible period based on the woman's basal body temperature and Ogino's method data.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional female thermometer has a single function of displaying the fertile period using the basal body temperature measured by the woman every day and the data of Ogino's method. .. However, since the basal body temperature is measured every day, the measured basal body temperature is used as information,
The advent of a female thermometer that can obtain useful information for the female is desired.

Therefore, in the present invention, based on the measured basal body temperature, it is detected that the physiological condition of the woman has become a condition in which it is desirable to see a doctor, and by displaying this, the woman is informed. It is a technical issue to be solved that encourages medical examination by a doctor and does not damage the health of women.

[0005]

A technical means for solving the above-mentioned problems is to provide a calendar for generating year, month and day calendar data based on a calendar every 24 hours.
Data generating means, body temperature measuring means for measuring the basal body temperature of the woman, means for inputting the physiological first day of each physiological cycle of the woman, and for each physiological cycle with the input physiological first day as the first day Means for generating weekday data and storing it together with the calendar data, and body temperature storage means for storing the basal body temperature measured by the body temperature measuring means together with the calendar data and weekday data. And the calendar data and weekday data
Based on the basal body temperature stored in the body temperature storage means together with the reference body temperature calculation means for calculating the reference body temperature which is the average body temperature in the low temperature period and high temperature period of each menstrual cycle, from the first day of menstruation of the current menstrual cycle If more than a predetermined number of days have passed and the temperature is higher than the reference body temperature and higher than the minimum body temperature of the current menstrual cycle by a predetermined temperature or more for a predetermined number of days including the current day, the period before the specified number of days of the current day An ovulation day detection means for determining an ovulation day of a cycle, and a female thermometer having a memo function for inputting and storing a specific state relating to a woman's physiology,
Means for detecting that it has become desirable to see a doctor based on the basal body temperature, ovulation date, and a specific state related to a woman's physiology, and the detecting means may allow a woman to see a doctor. When a desired situation is detected, a specific mark is displayed, and a medical examination request display function for urging the woman to undergo medical examination is provided.

[0006]

According to the female thermometer having the above construction, the examination request display function displays a specific mark for prompting the woman to undergo examination in the following situations. (1) If the ovulation date is detected and the high temperature period continues for 20 days or more, it is determined that there is a high possibility of pregnancy and a specific mark is displayed. (2) If it is determined that there is a high possibility of pregnancy as described above, and the body temperature does not reach the reference body temperature for two consecutive days, a specific mark is displayed because there is a possibility of miscarriage. (3) If bleeding, menstrual cramps, or a vaginal discharge is entered as a specific state within a few days after reaching the high temperature period, it is highly likely that the bleeding is illegal, and a specific mark is displayed. (4) When bleeding is continuously input for 10 days or more as a specific state, the bleeding period is too long, so a specific mark is displayed. (5) When the high temperature period is less than 7 days, the progestational hormone may be out of balance and a specific mark is displayed. Although the specific mark display example described above is a specific example for convenience of description, the specific mark display example is not limited to the above example.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the arrangement of instruments on the panel surface of the female thermometer 1 with the lid (not shown) opened. As shown in FIG. 1, the panel surface of the female thermometer 1 is
The display unit 2, the switch unit 3, and the body temperature sensor storage unit 4 are roughly classified.
It has and. The display unit 2 is composed of LCD segments, and the numbers and letters are lit and displayed in 7 segments, and other displays are LCDs formed in a predetermined shape in advance.
Display by segment. For convenience of explanation, the display unit 2
Will be described as the left display portion 2L, the center display portion 2C, and the right display portion 2R. In addition, the switch unit 3 is formed by arranging push-button switches in a horizontal row. However, the memory switch 3A and the memory correction switch 3B are arranged on the left side of the display unit 2. The functions of the switches 3C to 3K, including the memory switch 3A and the memory correction switch 3B, will be described later. Further, the body temperature sensor housing portion 4 is formed in a laterally long groove shape so as to house a body temperature sensor 5 for measuring a woman's basal body temperature and a curl cord 6 electrically connected to the body temperature sensor 5.

Next, various functions of the female thermometer 1 will be described. Incidentally, the female thermometer 1 has a built-in micro computer which will be described later, and is configured so that various functions can be realized by the micro computer.

(1) Clock function. Calendar function The female thermometer 1 has a clock function and a calendar function based on a calendar, and normally the current time is displayed on the left display section 2L of the display section 12 for 12 hours. That is, the time at that time is displayed on the left display unit 2L together with AM and PM indicating AM and PM, while the date is updated every 24 hours when the time count by this clock function elapses.
This date is displayed together with M / D (date display) on the right display portion 2R by the calendar function.

(2) Alarm Mechanism The female thermometer 1 has an alarm function, and when the preset alarm time comes, an alarm signal from the built-in electronic buzzer for about 10 minutes. A sound is output to prompt the measurement of the woman's basal body temperature, while the ALM mark (alarm mark) on the right display section 2R blinks during the ± 1 hour of the alarm set time, and the body temperature measurement time is displayed. Is notified. And
When the body temperature of the woman is measured using the body temperature sensor 5 while the ALM mark is blinking, the basal body temperature is determined based on the temperature measurement algorithm described later and stored in the microcomputer MCU. ..

The above-mentioned alarm time is set as follows. That is, when the mode switch 3C is pressed seven times, the alarm time is set to "hour", and the AL of the right display portion 2R is set.
The "hour" digit of the M mark and alarm time blinks. When the switch 3G is pressed in this blinking state, the "hour" digit of the alarm time is incremented in a 12-hour system each time the switch 3G is pressed, so the "hour" digit is set, for example, at 9:00 am AM. When the mode switch 3C is pressed after the setting of the "hour" digit is completed, the alarm time is set to the "minute" setting state.
The ALM mark on the right display section 2R and the "minute" digit of the alarm time blink. Switch 3 in this blinking state
When H is pressed, the "minute" digit of the alarm time is set to 0 each time it is pressed.
Since it is incremented from 0 to 59, "minutes"
The digit is set to 30 minutes, for example. With this setting, the alarm time is set to 9:30 am. Of course, the year, month, day, and real-time time can be set in addition to the alarm time. However, the description of the setting method will be omitted.

(3) Temperature measurement function With the real-time time (clock time) displayed on the left display section 2L, the body temperature sensor 5 is inserted into the oral cavity of the woman, and the temperature measurement key attached to the body temperature sensor 5 is displayed. When 5A is pressed, the temperature measuring operation is started. When this temperature measurement operation is started,
A signal sound for about 1 second is emitted from the electronic buzzer, and the left display portion 2L switches from the clock display state to the temperature measurement value display. The algorithm for this temperature measurement is as follows. (A) 30 seconds have passed since the start of temperature measurement. (B) The fluctuation of the measurement temperature was within 0.02 ° C. within the above 30 seconds. (C) The measurement temperature is 0.2 ° C between the above (a) and (b).
When the temperature drops above the above, a temperature measurement error is given. (D) When all of the above items (1) and (2) are satisfied, a signal sound of about 1 second is output, assuming that the temperature measurement is confirmed, and the maximum temperature for 30 seconds of the item (b) is measured temperature data. (Basal body temperature). In addition, even if the temperature measurement is confirmed within 5 minutes after the start of temperature measurement, if the woman continues the temperature measurement state,
The maximum temperature for 5 minutes after the start of temperature measurement is the measured temperature data (basal body temperature). If the temperature measurement is not confirmed within 5 minutes after the start of temperature measurement, the temperature measurement is terminated and the maximum temperature for 5 minutes is used as the measured temperature data (basal body temperature).

At the end of the temperature measurement, a 0.3 second beep sound is output twice to notify the end of the temperature measurement, and the measured temperature data (basic body temperature) is displayed on the left display section 2L for 10 seconds and then the clock is displayed. Return to the display state.

The daily measured temperature data (basal body temperature) measured as described above are sequentially recorded together with the date data in the memory RAM of the microcomputer. still,
This memory RAM is provided with a capacity capable of recording measured temperature data for, for example, 211 days.

(4) Pregnant Period Display Function Next, a function for displaying whether or not the day is the pregnancy period will be described. This fertile period is displayed on the central display portion 2C of the display unit 2 as a baby-face mark BM, and the period during which this baby-face mark BM is displayed is the fertile period. Hereinafter, items necessary for this display function will be described.

(B) Registration of the first day of menstruation When the memory switch 3A is pressed on the first day of menstruation when the woman enters menstruation, the date of the day is registered as the latest first day of menstruation in the memory RAM of the microcomputer. To be done.
When the first day of menstruation is registered, the microcomputer generates menstrual weekday data having the first day of menstruation as the first day and stores it together with the date data. The memory correction switch 3B
It is also possible to cancel or change the registered first day of menstruation by pressing, but the description thereof will be omitted.

(B) Calculation of the reference body temperature The reference body temperature is the average value of the average body temperature in the low temperature period and the average body temperature in the high temperature period of the woman's physiological cycle. FIG. 2 is a graph showing the basal body temperature in a low temperature period (L) and a high temperature period (H) in a woman's one menstrual cycle. The reference body temperature is not the average body temperature based on the basal body temperature on all days of the low temperature period (L) and the high temperature period (H), and the average body temperature of the low temperature period is Lx (8 days before L 1 day before the ovulation day P). ) Is an average of basal body temperature, and the average body temperature in the high temperature period is an average of basal body temperature of Hx (8 days) excluding H1 one day after ovulation day P.
The reference body temperature calculated as described above is averaged with the reference body temperature in the previous physiological cycle, and the averaged reference body temperature is adopted as the reference body temperature in the current physiological cycle.

(C) Calculation of ovulation date (a) Under the condition that 7 days (8 days in the menstrual week) have passed since the first day of menstruation, the body temperature of the day is higher than the reference body temperature, and , Less than the minimum body temperature of this menstrual cycle.
If 3 days or more is higher than 3 ° C including that day, 3 days before that day is set as the ovulation day in this physiological cycle. However, if the basal body temperature of the day is higher than the previous day's body temperature, the day before ovulation will be the day before ovulation. (B) Under the condition that 7 days (8 days in the menstrual week) have passed since the first day of menstruation, the body temperature of the day is higher than the reference body temperature and is lower than the lowest body temperature of the current menstrual cycle. 0.
If there are 3 days out of 4 days including the day when the temperature is 3 ° C or higher, 4 days before the day is set as the ovulation day in this physiological cycle. However, if the basal body temperature of the day is higher than the previous day's body temperature, the day before ovulation will be the day before ovulation. Therefore, the body temperature is higher than the reference body temperature, and is 0.3 than the lowest body temperature of the current physiological cycle.
The day before or the day before the first day after 3 days or more out of 3 or 4 days with a temperature higher than ℃ is the ovulation day in this physiological cycle.

(D) Input of extension length of cervical mucus (drift) From the day when the cervical mucus begins to be discharged several days after the first day of physiology, the cervical mucus is, for example, between the thumb and the index finger. By stretching, the switch 3H is pressed a plurality of times according to the stretched length. At this time, the stretched length is divided as follows, and the switch is input. (A) Switch 3H when the cervical mucus hardly expands
Press once. (B) Switch 3H to 2 when cervical mucus extends about 5 cm
Press twice. (C) When the cervical mucus extends to about 10 to 15 cm, press the switch 3H three times. Thus, each time the switch 3H is pressed, the cervical mucus extension marks P1, P are displayed on the central display portion 2C.
2, P3 are sequentially displayed, and the extension length of the cervical mucus is registered together with the periday data of the menstrual cycle.

When each item is determined as described above, the display of the baby-face mark BM is started under the following conditions, and the display of the baby-face mark BM is ended under the conditions. Display of the Baby-Face Mark BM in the current menstrual cycle from the shortest menstrual days of the last 5 menstrual cycles-19 weekdays or the shortest number of menstrual days of the last 5 menstrual cycles to the day of ovulation-5 To start. Under the condition that the ovulation day in this menstrual cycle is detected, two days after the day when the length of cervical mucus extension begins to decrease, the baby in this menstrual cycle begins.
The display of the face mark BM is ended. Therefore, the baby face mark BM is displayed for the period from, and it is displayed that it is a pregnancy possible period.

(5) Pregnancy indication (heart mark) function The heart mark HM displayed on the central display portion 2C is a pregnancy indication mark, and the day of ovulation is detected and high temperature If it continues for more than 20 days, it will start from the 21st day
KU is displayed. When the memory switch 3A is pressed in the next menstrual cycle and the first day of menstruation is input,
The display of the heart mark HM is canceled.

(6) Function of calculating the expected date of birth When the heart mark HM is displayed, the expected date of birth is calculated by the following calculation. Expected delivery date = Ovulation date + 265 days Therefore, the expected delivery date is calculated as the ovulation date + 265th day,
Switch 3D with the Heart Mark HM displayed
While is pressed, the expected birth date is displayed on the right display portion 2R.

(7) Memo input function Physiologic items useful when a doctor diagnoses a woman can be input with a switch and stored together with date data and weekday data. When this is in the clock display state, the following physiological items can be stored as a memo input and the memo mark can be displayed on the central display portion 2C for 10 seconds. (B) When there is "bleeding", pressing the switch 3G causes the memo 1 mark M1 to be displayed on the central display portion 2C. (B) When "physiological pain" occurs, pressing the switch 3I causes the memo 2 mark M2 to be displayed on the central display portion 2C. (C) When there is "orimono", pressing the switch 3H causes the memo 3 mark M3 (P1) to be displayed on the central display portion 2C. In addition, as described above, when the "orimono" input by the switch 3H is sequentially pressed two times or three times according to the extension degree, the cervical mucus extension degree marks P2, P3 are sequentially displayed. .. (D) When the user has "fuck", pressing the switch 3J causes the memo 4 mark M4 to be displayed on the central display portion 2C. (E) When the "drug" is taken and the switch 3F is pressed, the memo 5 mark M5 is displayed on the central display portion 2C. (F) When the switch 3K is pressed during "heat", the memo 6 mark M6 is displayed on the central display portion 2C. The measured body temperature data on the day when the switch 3K is pressed is excluded from all calculations.

(8) Doctor Mark Display Function (Examination Request Display Function) This function may have an important symptom for a woman, and a specific mark for urging the doctor to receive an examination.
Function to display a mark (doctor mark)
The mark DM is displayed on the central display portion 2C. There are the following factors that cause the doctor mark DM to be displayed. If there is a corresponding day, in principle, it will be displayed for 3 days including that day. (A) When the heart mark HM is displayed. This is to get a diagnosis of pregnancy. (B) When the body temperature falls below the standard body temperature for two consecutive days after the heart mark HM is displayed. This is because there is a possibility of miscarriage. (C) When the memo 1, memo 2, and memo 3 are input within 3 days after reaching the high temperature period. This is because there is a possibility of illegal bleeding. (D) When memo 1 is entered continuously for 10 days or more. This is because the bleeding period is abnormally long. (E) When the high temperature period is less than 7 days. This is because the luteinizing hormone may be out of balance. When the doctor mark DM is displayed under the above-mentioned circumstances, the woman can receive the diagnosis of the doctor without delaying the time, so that the health disorder can be prevented in advance. ..

(9) Battery Consumption Display Function This function is for displaying when the degree of consumption of the built-in battery has reached a limit state, and displays the battery consumption mark BL on the central display portion 2C. For 5 days including the day when the battery consumption mark BL is displayed, the female thermometer 1 functions normally, and from the 6th day, all functions except the clock function are stopped and the battery replacement is prompted. (10) Other display functions (a) The temperature mark T1 indicates that the day is in the high temperature period. (B) The temperature mark T2 indicates that the day is a low temperature period. (C) When the switch 3E is pressed, the registered first physiological day is displayed on the right display portion 2R and the left display portion 2 is displayed.
The reference body temperature is displayed in L. (D) When the switch 3F is pressed, the right display section 2R displays the day of the week in the menstrual cycle, and the left display section 2L displays the body temperature of the day. When the switch 3I is further pressed, the body temperature of the previous day is displayed. Is displayed.

Next, the structure of the electronic circuit of the female thermometer 1 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG.
A micro computer MCU is provided at the center of the electronic circuit of the female thermometer 1, and the micro computer MCU has a central processing unit CPU and a random access memory RA.
M, a read only memory ROM and the like are provided. The random access memory RAM stores the data of each function described above, and a read only memory R.
A control program for each function is stored in the OM.

The microcomputer MCU also has an input interface 12 and an output interface 13.
Are connected. In the input interface 12, the switches 3A to 3K, the A / D converter 11 for converting the analog signal output from the body temperature sensor 5 into a digital signal and outputting the digital signal, and the body temperature sensor 5. The attached temperature measuring switch 5A is connected. On the other hand, the output interface 13 has an LCD driver 14 for driving the LCD segment of the display unit 2 and an electronic buzzer-1.
And 5 are connected. In addition, the output interface 13
An external printer 16 (not shown) can be connected to the computer, and various data recorded in the microcomputer MCU of the female thermometer 1 can be transmitted to the printer 16 and printed out.

Next, the body temperature sensor 5 and the temperature measuring switch 5A
The structure of the part will be described with reference to the exploded perspective view of FIG. The body temperature sensor 5 includes a thermistor 22 so that the thermistor 22 is located at the tip of the sensor body case 21.
Is attached to the sensor substrate 23, and a female connector 24 is soldered to the sensor substrate 23. The female connector 24 is attached to the sensor body case 2
It is fixed to one end. Further, a notch is formed on the upper surface of the sensor body case 21 in the drawing, and the temperature measuring switch 5A is arranged in the notch, and a switch lid 25 is further provided.
Is fitted in the notch in a one-touch type. The temperature measuring switch 5A is connected to the sensor board 23 via a lead wire (not shown), and is connected to a female connector 24 via a conduction pattern of the sensor board 23. A male connector 26 which is detachably fitted into the female connector 24 is fixed to a sensor attaching / detaching case 27 through which the curl cord 6 is inserted. Therefore, the sensor attachment / detachment case
Connector fixing fittings 28 and 29 are attached to the inside of the slot 27. When the latching portion of the male connector 26 is locked to the connector fixing fittings 28 and 29, the male connector The reference numeral 26 is fixed to the sensor attachment / detachment case 27. Each core of the curl cord 6 is connected to each contactor of the male connector 26. By configuring the body temperature sensor 5 as described above, the body portion of the body temperature sensor 5 can be separated, so that the body portion of the body temperature sensor 5 inserted into the oral cavity can be easily washed and the body temperature sensor 5 can be kept clean. be able to. Further, when a plurality of women have only the main body of each body temperature sensor 5, they can always use the main body of their own body temperature sensor 5, so that infection by oral bacteria from other persons or to other persons can be prevented. You can

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to detect that the physiological condition of a woman has become a condition in which it is desirable to see a doctor, and display it in a specific mark. Therefore, the woman can receive a doctor's diagnosis without delay, and it is possible to prevent the woman's health from being impaired in advance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a layout view of a panel surface device of a female thermometer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of calculating a reference body temperature.

FIG. 3 is an electronic circuit block diagram of a female thermometer.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a body temperature sensor unit.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 Thermometer for women 2 Display 2L Left display 2C Central display 2R Right display 3A switch 3B switch 3C switch 3D switch 3E switch 3F switch 3G switch 3H switch 3I switch 3J switch 3K switch 5 Body temperature sensor 5A Temperature measuring switch 11 A / D converter 12 Input interface 13 Output interface 14 LCD driver 15 Electronic buzzer MCU Micro computer CPU Central processing unit RAM Random access memory ROM Read only memory

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A calendar data generating means for generating year, month and day calendar data based on a calendar every 24 hours, and a body temperature measuring means for measuring a basal body temperature of a woman. , Means for inputting the first menstrual day of each menstrual cycle and weekday data of each menstrual cycle with the inputted first menstrual day as the first day, and storing it together with the calendar data Means, body temperature storage means for storing the basal body temperature measured by the body temperature measuring means together with the calendar data and weekday data, and the body temperature memory together with the calendar data and weekday data. Based on the basal body temperature stored in the means, a reference body temperature calculation means for calculating a reference body temperature which is an average body temperature in the low temperature period and high temperature period of each menstrual cycle, and a predetermined number of days or more have passed since the first day of menstruation of the current menstrual cycle. , And higher than the reference body temperature, Further, when the number of days higher than the minimum body temperature of the current menstrual cycle by a predetermined temperature or more continues for a predetermined number of days including the current day, an ovulation day detection means for determining the ovulation day of the current menstrual cycle as the ovulation day of the current period, In a female thermometer having a memo function for inputting and storing a specific state relating to the physiology, it becomes a desirable situation to see a doctor based on the basal body temperature, ovulation date and the specific state relating to the physiology of the woman. And a means for detecting the fact that when it is detected by the detecting means that it is desirable for the woman to see a doctor, a specific mark is displayed and the woman is consulted. A thermometer for women, which is equipped with a function for displaying a medical examination request to prompt the patient.