KR100406753B1 - Auscultating system and method using breath issued from mouth or nasal cavity - Google Patents

Abstract

A stethoscope system and a stethoscope method using breathing sound emitted from the oral or nasal cavity are disclosed. Stethoscope system of the present invention is trapping means formed to capture the breath sounds emitted from the mouth or nasal cavity of the patient; Detection means embedded in the catching means and detecting breathing sound captured by the catching means; And output means for outputting the breath sound detected by the sensing means in a predetermined form. Such a stethoscope method using the stethoscope system of the present invention comprises the steps of sensing the breath sound discharged from the oral cavity or nasal cavity of the patient; Converting the detected breath into a signal of a predetermined type and outputting the signal; And diagnosing the patient's condition by checking the output signal. Accordingly, according to the stethoscope system and method of the present invention, since the patient is treated using the breath sound emitted from the oral cavity or the nasal cavity of the patient, there is no need to contact the stethoscope directly to the patient, so that the patient feels comfortable without feeling shame. You can get medical care.

Description

AUSCULTATING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING BREATH ISSUED FROM MOUTH OR NASAL CAVITY}

The present invention relates to a stethoscope system and a stethoscope method for examining a patient, and more particularly, to a stethoscope system and a stethoscope method using breath sounds emitted from the oral cavity or the nasal cavity.

In general, when treating a patient, a doctor uses a stethoscope to acoustically check a sound generated in a patient's lungs, heart, etc., and uses medical knowledge to determine a patient's condition.

Next, the stethoscope of the related art will be briefly described with reference to FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 1, the stethoscope of the related art has a body 1 having a passage 1a through which sound passes, a diaphragm 3 fixed to the front end of the body 1 by a fixture 2, and a passage of the body. An induction pipe 4 mounted to communicate with 1a is provided.

The diaphragm 3 is in close contact with the human body of the patient, and amplifies the sound generated inside the human body, that is, the lungs. At this time, the sound amplified by the diaphragm 3 is transmitted to the induction pipe 4 through the passage (1a) of the body.

The induction pipe 4 is divided into two branches in the center, and the sound insulation part 4a through which sound is discharged is formed at the end of each branch. The harmonic part 4a is formed to be plugged into the ear of a user (for example, a doctor). Such an induction pipe 4 transmits the sound transmitted thereto to the doctor's ear through the overtone 4a.

When the patient is treated using the above-described conventional stethoscope, the doctor diagnoses the patient's condition by checking the sound coming from the overtone portion 4a.

However, according to the stethoscope of the prior art as described above, since the diaphragm 3 should be in direct contact with the human body, the patient, especially a woman, may feel shame, and thus the burden of medical treatment using the stethoscope is felt.

In addition, according to the stethoscope of the prior art described above, due to the organs for protecting the organs of the patient, for example, muscles, ribs, etc., it is not only possible for the doctor to accurately hear the sound generated in the patient's body, In accordance with the diagnosis of the patient's condition, there is a problem that is very likely to be misdiagnose.

An object of the present invention is to provide a stethoscope system and a stethoscope method using the breath sounds emitted from the oral cavity or the nasal cavity to effectively solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.

1 is a partial cross-sectional view schematically showing a stethoscope of the prior art.

2 is a block diagram conceptually illustrating a stethoscope system using breath sounds emitted from the oral cavity or nasal cavity according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing in detail the stethoscope of the stethoscope system according to the present invention.

4 is a view showing a state of use of the stethoscope system according to the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

100: stethoscope 110: body

120: filter fixing mask 130: filter

140: sensor 150: amplifier

200: converter 300: monitor

400: speaker

One aspect of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem relates to a stethoscope system used to examine a patient. Stethoscope system according to an aspect of the present invention is trapping means formed to capture the breath sounds emitted from the mouth or nasal cavity of the patient; Sensing means embedded in the catching means and detecting breathing sound captured by the catching means; And output means for outputting the breath sound detected by the sensing means in the form of an electrical signal. In addition, the stethoscope system of the present invention is mounted on one side of the capture means, the breathing sound discharged from the oral cavity or nasal passage, but further comprises a filtering means for blocking foreign substances discharged from the oral cavity or nasal passages. Another aspect of the present invention for achieving the problem relates to a stethoscope system used to examine a patient. Stethoscope system according to another aspect of the present invention is the capture means formed to capture the breath sounds emitted from the mouth or nasal cavity of the patient; Sensing means embedded in the catching means and detecting breathing sound captured by the catching means; And a speaker configured to convert the breath sound detected by the sensing means into a sound which can be audibly confirmed by the breath sound sensed by the sensing means.

Another aspect of the present invention for achieving the technical problem as described above relates to a method of auscultating using breath sounds emitted from the oral cavity or nasal cavity of the patient. A stethoscope method according to another aspect of the present invention comprises the steps of A) detecting the sound of the breath discharged from the mouth or nasal cavity of the patient; B) converting the detected breath sound into a predetermined sound signal and outputting the sound signal; And C) diagnosing the patient's condition by audibly checking the output sound signal.

In order to fully understand the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention and the contents described in the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, a stethoscope system and a stethoscope method using breath sounds emitted from the oral cavity or the nasal cavity in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a block diagram conceptually showing a stethoscope system using the breath sounds emitted from the oral cavity or nasal cavity according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing in detail a stethoscope of the stethoscope system according to the present invention. 2 and 3, the stethoscope system of the present invention includes a stethoscope 100, a converter 200, a monitor 300, and a speaker 400.

The stethoscope 100 includes a body 110, a filter fixing mask 120, a filter 130, a sensor 140, and an amplifier 150. In the present embodiment, the body 110, as shown in Figure 3, the hollow hollow (210), the breath guide 220 mounted in front of the hollow portion 210 and The cover 230 is mounted to the rear of the hollow portion 210 is divided.

A female screw portion 212 is formed on the front outer circumferential surface of the hollow portion 210, and a sensor positioner 214 for fixing the sensor 140 is formed inside the front portion, and an amplifier 150 is disposed inside the rear portion. Amplifier positioner 216 is formed. Here, the sensor 140 is installed between the sensor positioner 214 and the breath guide 220, the amplifier 150 is installed between the amplifier positioner 216 and the cover 230.

The breath guide 220 is formed to guide the breath sound discharged from the oral cavity or nasal cavity of the patient to the sensor 140 mounted inside the front of the hollow portion 210. On the rear inner circumferential surface of the breath guide portion 220, a male screw portion 222 is formed to be engaged with the female screw portion 212 of the hollow portion, and for fixing the position of the sensor 140 mounted on the hollow portion 210. The fixing protrusion 224 is formed inside the male screw portion 222. That is, the breath guide 220 is screwed to the hollow portion 210 to secure the sensor 140. In addition, the breath guide portion 220 is formed with a screw protrusion 226 of a predetermined height in the front, the locking step 228 of a predetermined width is formed on both sides of the screw protrusion 226.

The cover 230 has a through hole 232 formed at the center thereof, and an electric wire for guiding a signal output from the amplifier 150 is drawn out through the through hole 232.

The filter fixing mask 120 is a hollow body formed to cover the mouth and nose of the patient, and captures the breath emitted from the mouth and nasal cavity of the patient and transmits it to the breath sound guide 220. The filter fixing mask 120 is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the rear end is formed with a screw groove 122 is engaged with the screw projection 226 of the breath guide 220, combined with the breath guide 220, the filter Secure 130. Meanwhile, in the present embodiment, the filter fixing mask 120 and the filter 130 are illustrated and described as being separated from each other, but in another embodiment of the present invention, the filter fixing mask 120 and the filter 130 are separated from each other. May be formed integrally.

The filter 130 is fixed to the front of the breath sound guide portion 220 by the filter fixing mask 120, the breath sound discharged from the oral cavity or nasal passage of the patient passes, but foreign substances discharged from the oral cavity or nasal passage is blocked. do. By the filter 130 as described above, the sensor 140 may be protected. The filter 130 may be easily replaced by a simple operation of rotating the filter fixing mask 120 to separate / combine from the breath guide 220.

The sensor 140 is fixed to the front of the hollow portion 210 by the breath sound guide 220, detects the breath sounds of the patient passing through the filter 130, and generates a predetermined detection signal amplifier 150 To pass).

The amplifier 150 amplifies the detection signal transmitted from the sensor 140 and transmits it to the converter 200 and the speaker 400.

The converter 200 converts a signal transmitted from the amplifier 150 into an electrical signal having a predetermined waveform and transmits the signal to the monitor 300. In this case, the monitor 300 outputs the waveform of the electrical signal transmitted from the converter 200 on the screen. Preferably, the frequency of the electrical signal transmitted from the converter 200 on the monitor 300 is displayed in Arabic numerals so that the doctor can objectively and clearly diagnose the patient's condition. . In addition, if the frequency is displayed on the monitor 300 as described above, it is possible to classify the disease according to the breath sound by obtaining statistical data, the doctor can easily check the patient's disease.

The speaker 400 outputs sound corresponding to a signal transmitted from the amplifier 150.

The stethoscope method using the stethoscope system of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4. First, when a user, ie, a doctor, covers the filter fixing mask 120 on the nose and mouth of a patient, breath sounds discharged from the patient's mouth or nasal cavity are removed from the filter 130 mounted in front of the breath guide 220. Through the sensor 140 is detected. At this time, the foreign substances (for example, saliva, runny nose, etc.) discharged with the breath is blocked by the filter 130.

Subsequently, the sensor 140 generates a detection signal in response to the detected breath sound, and the amplifier 150 amplifies the detection signal generated by the sensor 140 and transmits the detected signal to the converter 200 and the speaker 400. .

In this case, the converter 200 converts the signal transmitted from the amplifier 150 into an electrical signal having a waveform of a predetermined type and transmits the signal to the monitor 300. At this time, the monitor 300 outputs the waveform and frequency of the transmitted electrical signal on the screen so that the doctor can visually check the patient's condition.

On the other hand, the speaker 400 outputs the sound corresponding to the signal transmitted from the amplifier 150 so that the user can confirm audibly.

According to the stethoscope system and the stethoscope method of the present invention as described above, since the change in the breathing sound exhaled by the patient can be visually confirmed without directly touching the stethoscope on the patient's body, the patient can be comfortably treated without feeling shame. have.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to one embodiment shown in the drawings, this is merely exemplary, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible.

For example, in the above-described embodiment is shown and described as to diagnose the condition of the patient by using both the breath sound emitted from the oral cavity and the nasal cavity, in another embodiment of the present invention is a filter fixing mask for capturing the breath of the patient The patient's condition can be diagnosed using only the breath sound emitted from the patient's mouth by transforming it into a rod that the patient can bite. In this case, since the breath can be prevented from leaking to the outside, the doctor can diagnose the patient's condition more accurately.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, the filter fixing mask for capturing the breath of the patient may be modified to another form to diagnose the condition of the patient using only the breath sound emitted from the nasal cavity of the patient.

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, although the breath of the patient is shown and described as being transmitted to both the converter 200 and the speaker 400, in another embodiment of the present invention, the converter 200 and the speaker 300 are different from each other. Connected to the amplifier 150 by a wire, the user may be implemented to treat the patient's condition by selectively using either visual or auditory.

Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

According to the stethoscope system and method of the present invention described above, since the patient is treated using the breath sound emitted from the oral cavity or the nasal cavity of the patient, there is no need to contact the stethoscope directly to the patient, so that the patient feels comfortable without feeling shame. Can be received.

In addition, according to the above-described auscultation system and method of the present invention, since the change in the breathing sound exhaled by the patient to be treated visually, it is possible to obtain an objective and accurate medical examination results.

Furthermore, according to the auscultation system and method of the present invention described above, since the frequency corresponding to the breath of the patient is displayed on the monitor, the doctor can secure statistics and classify the disease according to the breath. The disease of the patient can be easily identified.

Claims (7)

delete In the stethoscope system used to examine a patient, Capture means formed to capture breath sounds emitted from the mouth or nasal cavity of the patient; Sensing means embedded in the catching means and detecting breathing sound captured by the catching means; And Output means for outputting the breath sound detected by the sensing means in the form of an electrical signal, It is mounted on one side of the capture means, a stethoscope system, characterized in that it further comprises a filtering means for passing the breath sound discharged from the oral cavity or nasal passages, foreign matter discharged from the oral cavity or nasal passages. delete In the stethoscope system used to examine a patient, Capture means formed to capture breath sounds emitted from the mouth or nasal cavity of the patient; Sensing means embedded in the catching means and detecting breathing sound captured by the catching means; And A stethoscope system, characterized in that it comprises a speaker for outputting the sound detected by the detection means to the sound that can be audibly confirmed. delete delete In the method of auscultating using breath sounds emitted from the mouth or nasal cavity of the patient, A) step of detecting the breath sound discharged from the oral cavity or nasal cavity of the patient; B) converting the detected breath sound into a predetermined sound signal and outputting the sound signal; And And c) diagnosing the patient's condition by audibly checking the output sound signal.