JPS6090544A - Pain meter - Google Patents
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- JPS6090544A JPS6090544A JP19870183A JP19870183A JPS6090544A JP S6090544 A JPS6090544 A JP S6090544A JP 19870183 A JP19870183 A JP 19870183A JP 19870183 A JP19870183 A JP 19870183A JP S6090544 A JPS6090544 A JP S6090544A
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Abstract
(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた
め要約のデータは記録されません。(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.
Description
【発明の詳細な説明】
〔発明の属する技術分野〕
本発明は、医師が患者の痛みをできるだけ客観化、数値
化して知るための痛づ計に関するものである。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field to which the Invention Pertains] The present invention relates to a pain meter that allows a doctor to understand a patient's pain as objectively and numerically as possible.
医師が痛みを訴える患者を診断あるいは治療する場合、
患部の痛みの程度がどの程度であるが、あるいは痛みの
程度がどのように変化するかを把握することが重要であ
る。When a doctor diagnoses or treats a patient who complains of pain,
It is important to understand the degree of pain in the affected area and how the degree of pain changes.
従来、患者の痛みの程度は、専ら医師の問診により、患
者がそれぞれの表現で、例えば１少し痛い′、１すごく
痛い′といった口頭によシ行なわれており、これを定量
的に把握することは行なわれていなかった。Traditionally, the degree of a patient's pain has been determined solely by the doctor's interview, and the patient has verbally expressed it in their own way, for example, 1: It hurts a little, 1: It hurts a lot,' and it is difficult to understand this quantitatively. was not carried out.
ここにおいて、本発明は、患者の痛みの程度を定量化し
て表示することのできる痛さ計を実現しようとするもの
である。Here, the present invention aims to realize a pain meter that can quantify and display the degree of pain of a patient.
本発明に係る装置は、痛ざの程度を表示した目盛を有し
指等によって指示が可能な接触板と、この接触板上で指
定された指示位置全検出する手段と、この検出手段から
の信号を入力し所定の演算を行なうとともにその演算結
果をディジタル界示、させる演算表示手段とで構成され
ている。The device according to the present invention includes a contact plate that has a scale indicating the degree of pain and allows instructions to be made with a finger or the like, means for detecting all indicated positions specified on the contact plate, and a It is comprised of calculation display means for inputting signals, performing predetermined calculations, and digitally displaying the calculation results.
第１図は本発明に係る装置の一例金示す構成斜視図、第
２図は構成ブロック図である。FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the structure of an example of the apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the structure.
これらの図において、１は例えばガラス板で構成された
接触板で、ここには痛さの程度、例えば痛くない、や＼
痛い、痛い、相当痛い、激痛の文字を表示した目盛１０
が表示され、この目盛を例えば指２によって指示できる
ようになっている。In these figures, 1 is a contact plate made of, for example, a glass plate, and here the degree of pain is indicated, for example, ``no pain'' or \\.
Scale 10 that displays the words ``It hurts, ``It hurts, It hurts a lot,'' and it says ``Severe pain.''
is displayed, and this scale can be indicated using the finger 2, for example.
３はケース、４はケース３の上面に設けた一ディジタル
表示部である。3 is a case, and 4 is a digital display section provided on the top surface of the case 3.
５は接触板１の一端に設けられた表面弾性波（ＳＡＷ）
の送受信手段で、例えば圧電素子が使用されている。５
０はパルスジェネレータで、ここ力為らのパルスは送受
信手段５に印加される。５１は送受信手段５からの受信
信号金増１】するアンプ、５２は受信信号のエンベロー
プを得る回路、５３は波形整形回路で、エンベロープ回
路５２からの信号を波形整形する。５４はクロック発生
器５５からのクロック全パルスジェネレータ５０からの
信号に基づいて計数し、波形整形回路５３からの信号に
より計数を停止するカウンタである。ＳＡＷ送受信手段
５、パルスジェネレータ５０からカウンタ５４及びクロ
ック発生器５５１での各回路は、接触板１上で例えば指
によって指定された指示位置を検出する検出手段全構成
している。5 is a surface acoustic wave (SAW) provided at one end of the contact plate 1
For example, a piezoelectric element is used as the transmitting/receiving means. 5
0 is a pulse generator, from which pulses are applied to the transmitting/receiving means 5. 51 is an amplifier for increasing the received signal from the transmitting/receiving means 5; 52 is a circuit for obtaining the envelope of the received signal; and 53 is a waveform shaping circuit that shapes the waveform of the signal from the envelope circuit 52. A counter 54 counts based on the clock signal from the clock generator 55 and the total pulse generator 50, and stops counting based on the signal from the waveform shaping circuit 53. The SAW transmitting/receiving means 5, the pulse generator 50, the counter 54, and the clock generator 551 constitute the entire detection means for detecting a designated position on the contact plate 1, for example, by a finger.
４０はカウンタ５４からのデータを入力する演算処理回
路、４は演算処理回路４０での演算結果を表示するディ
ジタル表示部である。40 is an arithmetic processing circuit that inputs data from the counter 54, and 4 is a digital display section that displays the result of the arithmetic operation in the arithmetic processing circuit 40.
第３図は、接触板１とＳＡＷ送受信手段５付近の断面図
である。ここでは、ＳＡＷ送受信手段５とし圧電素子５
６全使用した場合であり、圧電素子５６は縦波をＳＡＷ
に変換するためのくさび５７を介して接触板１の一端に
取付けである。また、痛さの程度を表わす文字や目盛１
０は、ここでは接触板１の裏面に形成されている。FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the vicinity of the contact plate 1 and the SAW transmitting/receiving means 5. Here, the piezoelectric element 5 is used as the SAW transmitting/receiving means 5.
This is the case when all 6 are used, and the piezoelectric element 56 converts longitudinal waves into SAW
It is attached to one end of the contact plate 1 via a wedge 57 for converting it into a. In addition, there are letters and scales that indicate the degree of pain.
0 is formed here on the back side of the contact plate 1.
この様に構成した装置において、ＳＡＷ送受信手段５か
らは、パルスジェネレータ５０からの駆動パルス信号に
より、矢印ａに示す様に接触板１の表面に、５ＡＷｉ発
生させ、これを接触板１の他端に向けて伝播させる。ま
た、パルスジェネレータ５０からの駆動パルスは、カウ
ンタ５４に印加され、カウンタ５４の計数動作をスター
トさせる。In the device configured in this manner, the SAW transmitting/receiving means 5 generates 5 AWi on the surface of the contact plate 1 as shown by the arrow a by the drive pulse signal from the pulse generator 50, and transfers this to the other end of the contact plate 1. Propagate towards. Further, the drive pulse from the pulse generator 50 is applied to the counter 54 to start the counting operation of the counter 54.
ここで接触板１の表面上に指２が存在すると、接触板１
の表面上全伝播してきたＳＡＷは、指２の接触位置で反
射し、矢印すに示すようにＳＡＷ送受信手段５側に戻り
、ここで反射波が、受信される。なお、実験によれば、
接触板１としてガラスを使用すると、指とのなじみがよ
く、良好な反射波が得られる。この受信信号は、アンプ
５１．エンベロープ回路５２及び波形整形回路５３を介
してカウンタ５４に印加され、カウンタ５４の計数動作
を停止させる。Here, if the finger 2 is present on the surface of the contact plate 1, the contact plate 1
The SAW that has completely propagated on the surface of the finger 2 is reflected at the contact position of the finger 2 and returns to the SAW transmitting/receiving means 5 side as shown by the arrow, where the reflected wave is received. Furthermore, according to the experiment,
When glass is used as the contact plate 1, it fits well with fingers and good reflected waves can be obtained. This received signal is transmitted to the amplifier 51. The signal is applied to the counter 54 via the envelope circuit 52 and the waveform shaping circuit 53, and the counting operation of the counter 54 is stopped.
従って、カウンタ５４の計数値ｕ、ＳＡＷがＳＡＷ送受
信手段５と指２との間１＜往復する伝播時間に対応した
もの、すなわち、指２による指定位置を代表したものと
なる。演算処理回路４０は、指定位置を示すカウンタ５
４からのデータを入力し、これを痛さの程度を示す数値
、例えば痛くないを％ ０１ とし、激痛全１００とす
るような数値に変換演算を行ない、この演算結果を表示
部４にディジタル表示する。Therefore, the count value u of the counter 54, SAW, corresponds to the propagation time of 1<reciprocation between the SAW transmitting/receiving means 5 and the finger 2, that is, it represents the designated position by the finger 2. The arithmetic processing circuit 40 has a counter 5 indicating the specified position.
The data from 4 is input and converted into a numerical value indicating the degree of pain, such as %01 for no pain and 100 for severe pain, and the result of this calculation is digitally displayed on the display unit 4. do.
従って、この装置によれば、患者が医師等の問診により
自分の痛さ具合？、接触板１上に指でタッチすることに
よシ、医師等はその痛さ具合を、表示部４に表示された
例えばＯから１００までの数値化された値で知ることが
できる。よって、同一患者についての痛さの経過等が、
より正確に、定量的に把握することができる。Therefore, according to this device, patients can ask doctors, etc. about their pain level. By touching the contact plate 1 with a finger, a doctor or the like can know the level of pain as a numerical value, for example from 0 to 100, displayed on the display unit 4. Therefore, the progression of pain for the same patient, etc.
It is possible to understand more accurately and quantitatively.
なお、上記の実施例においては、痛きの程度を表わした
目盛全接触板１の裏面に設けたものであるが、目盛板を
別個に設けこれ全接触板１に沿って設置してもよい。ま
た、表示部４をケースの上面に設けたが、これはケース
の背面あるいは側面に設けてもよく、また、表示部４を
別個にするか、数値データを例えば集中監視室等へ伝送
させるようにしてもよい。また、上記の実施例において
は、接触板１の一端に設けたＳＡＷ送受信手段５として
、圧電素子を含んで構成したものを示したが、これに代
えて、接触板１０表面に、例えばｚｎＯのような圧電薄
膜ですだれ状電極（Ｉｎｔｅｒｄｉｇｌｔａｌ Ｅｌｅ
−ｃｔｒｏｄｅｓ ） ｆ形成させたものを用いてもよ
い。更に、この実施例では、指の指定位置を、ＳＡＷの
往復に要する伝播時間を計測して検出するようにしたも
のであるが、これに限定されず、例えば特開昭５４−１
１５１５５号にみられるような磁歪線を利用して位置を
検出する手法や、導電ゴムを利用′したポテンショ メ
ータを用いて指定位置の検出を行なうようにしてもよい
。In the above embodiment, the scale indicating the degree of pain is provided on the back side of the full contact plate 1, but a separate scale plate may be provided and placed along the full contact plate 1. . Although the display section 4 is provided on the top of the case, it may also be provided on the back or side of the case.Also, the display section 4 may be provided separately or the numerical data may be transmitted to, for example, a central monitoring room. You may also do so. Further, in the above embodiment, the SAW transmitting/receiving means 5 provided at one end of the contact plate 1 was configured to include a piezoelectric element, but instead of this, the surface of the contact plate 10 may be provided with, for example, ZnO. Interdigital electrodes are made of piezoelectric thin films such as
-ctrodes) may be used. Further, in this embodiment, the designated position of the finger is detected by measuring the propagation time required for the SAW to reciprocate, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example,
The specified position may be detected using a method of detecting the position using magnetostrictive wires as seen in No. 15155, or a potentiometer using conductive rubber.
以上説明したように、本発明に係る装置によれば、患者
の痛みの程度を定量化して表示することのできる痛さ計
が実現できる。As explained above, according to the device according to the present invention, a pain meter that can quantify and display the degree of pain of a patient can be realized.
第１図は本発明に係る装置の一例を示す構成斜視図、第
２図は構成ブロック図、第３図は第２図において、接触
板とＳＡＷ送受信手段付近の断面図である。
１・・・接触板、２・・・指、３・・・ケース、４・・
・表示部、５・・・ＳＡＷ送受信手段、５４・・・カウ
ンタ、４０・・・演算処理回路FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the structure of an example of the apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the structure, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the contact plate and SAW transmitting/receiving means in FIG. 2. 1... Contact plate, 2... Finger, 3... Case, 4...
・Display unit, 5... SAW transmitting/receiving means, 54... Counter, 40... Arithmetic processing circuit
Claims (2)
が可能な接触板と、この接触板上で指定された指示位置
を検出する手段と、この指示位置検出手段からの信号を
入力し所定の演算を行ない演算結果をディジタル表示さ
せる演算表示手段と全具備し、 痛さの程度を前記演算表示手段において定量化して表示
するようにしたことを特徴とする痛さ計。(1) A contact plate that has a scale that displays the degree of pain and allows instructions to be made with a finger, a means for detecting a designated position on the contact plate, and a signal from the specified position detection means is inputted. A pain meter, characterized in that the pain meter is completely equipped with calculation display means for performing predetermined calculations and digitally displaying the calculation results, and the degree of pain is quantified and displayed on the calculation display means.
ＡＷ送受信手段と、このＳＡＷ送受信手段からのＳＡＷ
の往復伝播時間を計測する手段とで構成されている特許
請求の範囲第１項記載の痛さ計。(2) The indicated position detection means is an S provided at one end of the contact plate.
AW transmitting/receiving means and SAW from this SAW transmitting/receiving means
2. The pain meter according to claim 1, further comprising means for measuring the round-trip propagation time of the pain meter.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP19870183A JPS6090544A (en) | 1983-10-24 | 1983-10-24 | Pain meter |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP19870183A JPS6090544A (en) | 1983-10-24 | 1983-10-24 | Pain meter |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| JPS6090544A true JPS6090544A (en) | 1985-05-21 |
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| JP19870183A Pending JPS6090544A (en) | 1983-10-24 | 1983-10-24 | Pain meter |
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| WO2001080744A1 (en) * | 2000-04-26 | 2001-11-01 | Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho | Pain inferring device and pain inferring method |
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| JPS5614385A (en) * | 1979-07-16 | 1981-02-12 | Fujitsu Ltd | Encoder unit |
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| WO2001080744A1 (en) * | 2000-04-26 | 2001-11-01 | Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho | Pain inferring device and pain inferring method |
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