JPH07155300A - Electrocardiograph - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an electrocardiograph which can send rapidly a clear electrocardiogram to the other party and make a rapid and highly reliable diagnosis to the electrocardiogram possible. CONSTITUTION:In a coding and decoding part 15, information on a measured electrocardiogram from an electrocardiogram measuring part 13 is coded and if necessary, an analytical result in an electrocardiographic information analyzing part 14 is also coded to form a facsimile transmitting image. Then, the coded electrocardiographic information is transmitted by facsimile e.g. to another apparatus 300 directly through a facsimile interface 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electrocardiograph, and more particularly to an electrocardiograph capable of facsimile transmission of measured electrocardiogram information and the like to other devices via a network.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in general, an electrocardiogram recorded by an electrocardiograph has been visually inspected by a doctor or a laboratory technician at a hospital or the like in which the electrocardiogram is recorded for diagnosis. In some cases, the recording paper on which the electrocardiogram is recorded may be sent to another hospital by mail or via a facsimile machine for the purpose of being seen by another specialist or processing a complaint.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, sending by mail requires a lot of time to reach the other party,
It could not be used in an emergency or when you would like to get immediate results. Also, in the case of sending it through a facsimile device, it is necessary to set the electrocardiogram recorded on the recording sheet to the facsimile device, read it, and send the read electrocardiographic information. It was difficult to send a clear ECG to the other party.

As a result, there is a possibility that an abnormal electrocardiogram cannot be found because a clear electrocardiogram is not available, making proper diagnosis difficult.

[0005]

The present invention has been made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems, and has the following structure as one means for solving the above-mentioned problems. That is, it comprises an input means for inputting electrocardiographic information, an encoding means for encoding the input electrocardiographic information by the input means, and a transmitting means for transmitting the encoded information by the encoding means by facsimile to the connection line network. .

For example, it further comprises an analyzing means for analyzing the input electrocardiographic information, and the encoding means encodes the analysis result of the analyzing means and the measured electrocardiographic information. Then, for example, the encoding unit develops an image of the analysis result of the analyzing unit and the measured electrocardiogram information in page units and encodes the image.

[0007]

With the above structure, a clear electrocardiogram can be quickly sent to the other party, and a quick and highly reliable electrocardiographic diagnosis can be performed.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. [First Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a view showing the arrangement of an electrocardiograph according to one embodiment of the present invention, in which 10 is an electrocardiograph according to the present embodiment.
Reference numeral 100 is a subject, 200 is a public line network, and 300 is a communication device having another facsimile communication function. The public line network is a telephone line network if the facsimile communication function of the apparatus of this embodiment is, for example, the G1 to G3 standards of the facsimile communication standard, and a digital public line network if the facsimile communication function is G4 or higher.

In the electrocardiograph 11, 11 is a bioelectrode part for detecting predetermined biometric information, for example, electrocardiogram information from the subject, 12 is an electrocardiogram measuring part 13 connected, and bioelectrode part 11
An amplifier unit that amplifies a minute living body detection potential, and an electrocardiogram measurement unit 13 that converts the analog biological information (such as electrocardiogram information) from the amplifier unit 12 into a corresponding digital signal. Reference numeral 14 is an electrocardiogram analysis unit that analyzes the digital electrocardiogram information from the electrocardiogram measurement unit 13 and outputs the analysis result.

Reference numeral 15 encodes the measured electrocardiogram information from the electrocardiogram measurement unit 13, and also encodes the analysis result of the electrocardiogram information analysis unit 14 as necessary to generate a facsimile transmission image and the facsimile interface 2
An encoding / decoding unit that decodes the encoded facsimile data sent from another device 300 via 0 and prints it out from the printer 19 as necessary, 16 indicates the electrocardiogram measurement data, the transmission / reception data, and the like. It is a memory for storing.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a display operation section having a display for displaying the processing results of the apparatus of this embodiment and an operation input section for inputting various operation instructions, and 18 is for storing various measurement information shop subject information and the like. An external storage device that can be configured by a magnetic disk device or the like, 19 is a printer, 20 is a public network 200, and is a facsimile interface for performing facsimile communication with other communication devices according to a known facsimile communication control procedure. is there.

The operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described below with reference to the flow charts of FIGS. The device of the present embodiment, in addition to the function of operating as a normal electrocardiograph, directly outputs the electrocardiogram information measured to a desired partner, analysis results, etc., if necessary, without the need for a special facsimile device or the like. It has the function of sending by facsimile.

When performing electrocardiographic measurement analysis using the electrocardiograph of this embodiment, first, an electrocardiographic measurement preparation process is performed in step S1 shown in FIG. Specifically, before the biometric information and the like of the subject is sent via the automatic information measuring unit 13, the subject information such as the ID number, name, sex, and age of the subject is previously set, for example, The information is input by an operation input from the display operation unit 17 or from an external storage device 18 in which the subject information brought by the subject is recorded. Then, the subject information is stored in the memory 16 or the external storage device 18 in association with the ID number before the biological information measurement is started. Then, subsequently, the living body electrode of the living body electrode portion 11 is attached to a predetermined living body part of the subject 100, for example, by the 12-guide method.

When the above electrocardiogram measurement preparation process is completed,
In subsequent step S2, an electrocardiogram measurement process is executed. That is,
First, the amplifier circuit 12 and the electrocardiogram information measurement unit 13 are activated to confirm the operation, check the electrode mounting state, etc., and then the actual electrocardiogram measurement / analysis process is started. The electrocardiogram information detected via the biomedical electrode is amplified to a predetermined level by the amplifier circuit 12 and input to the electrocardiogram information measurement unit 13. The electrocardiogram information measurement unit 13 has I, II, III, aVR, aVL, aVF, V1, and V which are electrocardiographic waveforms of 12 leads.
Waveforms such as 2, V3, V4, V5 and V6 are measured and temporarily stored in the memory 16. In addition to this, the measured electrocardiogram information is output to the electrocardiogram information analysis unit 14.

The electrocardiogram information analysis unit 14 analyzes the measured electrocardiogram information in step S3 to derive basic measurement values, automatic diagnostic findings, etc., and stores them in the memory 16. This memory 16 can be displayed on the display unit of the display operation unit 17 together with the basic waveform for a predetermined time (5 seconds in this embodiment) for each of the above-described limb, back, and chest guidance, and can be displayed in page units from the printer 19. The code information is converted into corresponding image information so that it can be printed out in (1), and is expanded to a predetermined layout portion, and when the guidance is received as image information, it is also expanded to a predetermined layout portion.

Then, in the subsequent step S4, the analysis result is associated with the subject information and the measurement result, and the external storage device 1
Store in 8. At this time, if a caution waveform such as an arrhythmia is found as a result of the analysis of the electrocardiogram information, it is stored in the memory 16 and the external storage device 18 as a caution record together with the above-mentioned basic measurement value and automatic diagnostic findings. To be done. In step S5, the display operation unit 17 displays the measured electrocardiogram information for the predetermined time in the electrocardiogram information measurement unit 13 and the analysis result in the electrocardiogram information analysis unit 14 on the display screen of the attached display unit. That is, the basic waveforms for 5 seconds of each of the above-described limb, back, and chest leads are selectively extracted and displayed, and the automatic analysis result is displayed on the display screen together with the automatic diagnostic findings that are output as necessary.

Subsequently, in step S6, it is determined whether or not the electrocardiogram information measured / analyzed is printed out by referring to the measurement result displayed on the display operation unit 17 in this way. If no print output is made, the process proceeds to step S8. On the other hand, in the case of printing and outputting, the process proceeds to step S7, and the printer 19 prints out the measurement result and the like stored in the memory 16 and developed so that printing can be performed in page units. Then, the process proceeds to step S8.

In step S8, when the result of the measurement / analysis as described above is viewed and the opinion of another doctor or the like is desired to be received, the measurement result or the like is sent via the public network 200 to a desired destination device, for example, another device. It is determined whether or not to send a facsimile to 300. When the facsimile transmission is not performed, the processing is ended, and post-processing such as detaching the biological electrode part 11 from the subject 100 is performed and the processing is ended.

On the other hand, in the case of facsimile transmission, the process proceeds to step S9, the measured electrocardiogram information and the like are read out from the memory 16 and transmitted to the destination device by facsimile. When the facsimile transmission ends, the post-processing is executed and the processing ends. In the above description, steps S2 to S
Although 5 has been described as a separate process, each of these steps can be executed concurrently and in effect, in real time and in parallel. Then, when steps S2 to S5 are completed and step S6 is reached,
The measurement results and the like developed in the external storage device 18 and / or the memory 16 are stored in the image-developed state in page units.

Details of the facsimile transmission process in step S9 in FIG. 2 will be described below with reference to the flowchart in FIG. The following description will be made by taking as an example the case where the apparatus of this embodiment performs facsimile communication in the G3 standard or the G2 standard.

First, in step S21, the facsimile interface 20 is activated, a destination specific number signal is output to the connected public network 200 via the facsimile interface 20, and the destination device is called. That is, the facsimile interface 20 forms a DC loop in the line by a built-in NCU (network control unit), and the built-in ACU, for example.
The destination telephone number signal is output from the (auto calling unit) to the public network 200. The designation of the transmission destination may be set in advance or may be input at this point.

Then, in a succeeding step S22, it is checked whether or not the other party responds. If the other party does not respond even after a predetermined time has passed, or if the other party does not return a carrier signal even if the other party responds, etc. Advances to step S23, and after opening the DC loop formed in the line, the operation display unit 17 and / or the printer 19 informs the failure of facsimile communication (non-response of the other party).

On the other hand, if the other party responds, the process proceeds from step S22 to step S24 to execute the facsimile communication pre-procedure processing. Then, in step S25, the encoding / decoding unit 15 is activated. Subsequently, in step S26, the encoding / decoding unit 15 reads from the external storage device 18 the measurement results and the like stored in step S4 described above from the memory 16,
Alternatively, according to an instruction, the currently displayed measurement result is read from the memory 16, and a predetermined compression encoding process is performed in step S27. Then, the encoded data that has been compression-encoded in step S28 is sent to the facsimile interface 20,
The data is transmitted to the partner device according to a predetermined facsimile communication control procedure.

In the next step S29, it is checked whether or not the transmission of the facsimile communication data is completed. If the facsimile communication is not completed, the process proceeds to step S30, and it is checked whether or not the partner device has opened the line. When the communication with the partner device is secured, the process returns to step S26, and the next facsimile data is transmitted. In this way, when the facsimile communication progresses and the transmission of the desired data is completed, the process proceeds from step S29 to step S31, and the well-known facsimile post-procedure process is executed to terminate the facsimile communication process.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the measured electrocardiogram information and the like can be sent directly and quickly to a desired partner, which can greatly contribute to diagnosis. Note that the above description has been made only when transmitting facsimile communication data, but when receiving communication data from the other party, when the called party from the other party is detected, the facsimile interface 20 forms a DC loop in the line. Then, the functions and the like of the communication devices are notified by publicly known facsimile pre-procedure processing, the communication procedure is decided, and facsimile communication data sent according to the decided communication procedure is received. The received data is sent to the encoding / decoding unit 15, where the decoding processing is performed to restore the original image data, and the original image data is stored in the memory 16 or the external storage device 18 as necessary. Then, the printer 19 prints out if necessary.

As a result, for example, the electrocardiogram measurement information or the like sent from the partner communication device can be promptly output without using any special device.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, a clear electrocardiogram can be quickly sent to the other party, and a quick and highly reliable electrocardiographic diagnosis can be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing operation control of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a detailed configuration of a facsimile communication process of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Electrocardiograph 11 Bioelectrode part 12 Amplifier circuit 13 Electrocardiogram measurement part 14 Electrocardiogram analysis part 15 Encoding / decoding part 16 Memory 17 Display operation part 18 External storage device 19 Printer 20 Facsimile interface 200 Public network 300 Other device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Input means for inputting electrocardiographic information, encoding means for encoding input electrocardiographic information by the input means, and transmitting means for transmitting the encoded information by the encoding means to a connection network by facsimile. An electrocardiograph comprising: 2. The electrocardiogram according to claim 1, further comprising analysis means for analyzing the input electrocardiogram information, wherein the encoding means encodes the analysis result of the analysis means and the measured electrocardiogram information. Total. 3. The electrocardiograph according to claim 2, wherein the encoding unit develops an image of the analysis result of the analyzing unit and the measured electrocardiographic information in page units and encodes the image.