KR101299879B1 - Electrocardiogram measurment instrument having a function of electric memo and electrocardiogram measurment method using thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An electrocardiogram measuring device having a memo function and an electrocardiogram measuring method using the same are provided to improve the reliability of an electrocardiogram test by recording or writing a behavioral pattern of a user at a randomly set interval when a medical staff diagnoses an electrocardiogram measuring waveform. CONSTITUTION: An electrocardiogram measuring device includes an electrocardiogram measuring unit (330) measuring an electrocardiogram of a user by using multiple electrocardiogram measuring electrodes (307); an alarm unit (350) generating an alarm signal recognized by a sense organ of the user at a randomly set interval; a record unit (340) recording a behavioral pattern of the user during the time when the alarm signal is generated or any time the user wants; a storage unit (303) storing the measured electrocardiogram of the user and behavioral pattern time information; the electrocardiogram measuring electrode; an alarm output unit (313); a recording button (215); and a control unit (301) controlling an electrocardiogram signal and the recording unit. [Reference numerals] (213) Microphone; (215) Recording button; (301) Control unit; (303) Storage unit; (305) Amplification unit; (309) A/D converter; (311) Internal timer; (313) Alarm output unit; (321) Sound wave amplification unit; (323) Touch panel; (325) Interface

Description

Electrocardiogram measuring device with built-in memo function and electrocardiogram measuring method using same {ElectroCARDIOGRAM MEASURMENT INSTRUMENT HAVING A FUNCTION OF ELECTRIC MEMO AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MEASURMENT METHOD USING THEREOF}

The present invention relates to an electrocardiogram measuring apparatus and an electrocardiogram measuring method using the same, at an arbitrarily set time interval. By recording or memorizing the user's behavior patterns or inducing seizure arrhythmias, or when there is a symptom of seizure arrhythmias, the medical staff instructs the user to record or memo the behavior patterns. The present invention relates to an electrocardiogram measuring device having a memo function for recognizing an electrocardiogram, and an electrocardiogram measuring method using the same.

Arrhythmia can also be caused by heart disease, lung disease, brain disease, arteriosclerosis, etc. It can cause symptoms such as fainting and death without proper first aid. Among the arrhythmias, the diagnosis and early treatment of arrhythmia is important through continuous monitoring of the occurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. ECG is mainly performed in the hospital 12 lead system, but it is impossible to measure ECG accurately when the patient's physical abnormalities appear. In other words, whenever there is an abnormality, it is necessary for the user to directly measure the electrocardiogram and present the waveform to a specialist for diagnosis.

Portable ECG has been commercialized and used for users suffering from heart disease. Due to the nature of heart disease, which may occur at any time and at any moment, a portable ECG device that can carry the cardiogram and prepare for sudden heart disease is the device that can highlight the advantages of ubiquitous health care.

An electrocardiogram measuring apparatus is a device for detecting an electrocardiogram generated in a living body and obtaining an electrocardiogram waveform for determining a heart disease. In the portable electrocardiogram measuring device, the elements such as the structure, shape, and material of the electrode for detecting the weakly electrocardiogram signal from the living body have a great influence on the performance and usefulness of the entire measurement system.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2006-79 (hereinafter referred to as “priority literature”) uses a portable terminal that can measure ECG and heart rate and monitor body changes for a certain time by attaching a separate device to the portable terminal. An electrocardiogram measuring system is provided. This will be described with reference to the accompanying FIG. 1 as follows.

The prior art document discloses a portable terminal 100 for connecting an electrocardiogram measuring device for measuring an electrocardiogram and the electrocardiogram measuring device with electrodes to store and display the electrocardiogram information measured by the electrocardiogram measuring device.

In the electrocardiogram measuring apparatus, four electrodes are formed on each of two upper and lower surfaces. The portable terminal 100 is a mobile communication terminal and a wireless terminal. The ECG information includes an ECG waveform, a storage time, and a heart rate trend.

The portable terminal 100 includes an electrocardiogram measuring device connecting unit 110 for connecting the electrocardiogram measuring device, a storage unit 130 for storing electrocardiogram information measured by the electrocardiogram measuring device, and electrocardiogram information measured by the electrocardiogram measuring device. The display unit 140 for displaying, controlling the terminal to operate according to a terminal specific function execution mode or an electrocardiogram measurement mode selected by the user, and receiving the electrocardiogram measured by the electrocardiogram measuring device when the user selects the electrocardiogram measurement mode. The control unit 120 controlling the display unit 140 to be displayed on the display unit 140 and storing the ECG information stored in the storage unit at a predetermined time interval to the center. Include.

However, the conventional electrocardiogram measuring device configured as described above has sufficient functions to analyze the electrocardiogram and the signal waveform for electrocardiogram measurement in daily life, but there is no means for inputting or recording the behavior of the patient at the time of recording. Therefore, the result of ECG measurement and its results are not known because the measured ECG is not known in what condition the patient is measured, and if the patient shows any signs of physical abnormality, the record of the patient's condition at that time should not exist. At the time, the patient's conditions were not matched with each other, so it was difficult to analyze the ECG, and the diagnosis by the expert was accurate.

1. Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2006-0000079, 2006.01.06. Publication, the name of the invention: ECG measurement system using a portable terminal.

The present invention was created to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to induce the recording of the user's behavior pattern or memo at randomly set time intervals, so that the medical staff reliability of the ECG test when diagnosing the ECG waveform It provides an electrocardiogram measuring device with a built-in memo function to increase the electrocardiogram measurement method and the same.

Another object of the present invention by inducing a recording or memo recording of the user's behavior patterns when paroxysmal arrhythmias occur or signs, ECG measuring device with a built-in memo function that can clearly analyze the ECG measurement results from a specialist And it provides an electrocardiogram measuring method using the same.

In an electrocardiogram measuring apparatus having a memo function according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the electrocardiogram measuring unit 330 for measuring the electrocardiogram of the user and at least one of the sense organs of sight, hearing, and tactile sense of the user Through the recording or memo of the alarm unit 350 and the user's behavior pattern that is in progress at any time desired by the alarm unit 350 and the alarm signal generated at randomly set time intervals that can be recognized through the alarm signal. The display unit 211 for displaying the user's electrocardiogram measured by the recording unit 340 and the electrocardiogram measuring unit 330 for recording and the user's behavior pattern recorded by the recording unit 340 and the measured user's Electrocardiogram, electrocardiogram time information which is information on the point at which the electrocardiogram of the user is measured by the electrocardiogram measuring unit 330, the recorded The storage unit 303, the ECG measuring unit 330, and the alarm unit for storing the behavior pattern time information, which is information on a time point at which the user's behavior pattern is recorded by the recording unit 340. 350, a control unit 301 for controlling the recording unit 340, the display unit 211, and the storage unit 303.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the user detects an alarm through an alarm signal generated by the alarm unit 350, the recording unit 340 records a behavior pattern of the user in progress at the time when the alarm signal is generated. The rule mode and any time desired by the user are when there is a symptom of physical abnormality of the user, and include an irregular mode for recording a behavior pattern of the user in progress when there is a symptom of physical abnormality. The alarm unit 350 may know through the user's hearing and the vibrating motor 317 that can be vibrated so as to know through the light emitter 319 and the user's tactile sense so as to know through the user's vision. And a speaker 315 capable of outputting sound, wherein the controller 301 controls whether the light emitter 319, the vibration motor 317, and the speaker 315 are operated.

Electrocardiogram measuring method according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the alarm setting step of setting the alarm interval (S100); It includes a recording step (S200) for recording the electrocardiogram and behavior pattern measured by the user, wherein the recording step (S200) is selectively applied to any one of a passive measurement step (S200A) or an active measurement step (S200B), The manual measurement step (S200A) may include a first alarm providing step (S230A) of providing an alarm at an alarm interval set in the alarm setting step (S100) to allow a user to periodically measure and record an electrocardiogram; Electrocardiogram measured after measuring the electrocardiogram of the user among the first behavior pattern recording step (S240A) and the behavior pattern of the user to record the behavior pattern of the user in progress according to the alarm provided in the first alarm providing step (S230A) A first abnormal phase for measuring and recording an electrocardiogram of a user together with a behavior pattern of a user in progress when there is a first normal phase including a first electrocardiogram recording step (S250A) for recording a user's physical abnormality (S210A) Any one of the steps (S220A) is selectively operated, the active measurement step (S200B), the second electrocardiogram recording step (S210B) for measuring and recording the user's ECG continuously for a specific time period; A second alarm providing step (S240B) of providing an alarm at an alarm interval set in the alarm setting step (S100) of the specific time section; The second normal step or the second ECG recording step (S210B) including a second behavior pattern recording step (S250B) for recording the behavior pattern of the user in progress according to the alarm provided in the second alarm providing step (S240B). When there is a physical abnormality sign (S220B) of the user characterized in that any one of the second abnormal step (S230B) for recording only the behavior pattern of the user in progress is selectively operated.

The electrocardiogram measuring apparatus and the electrocardiogram measuring method using the same according to the present invention are induced to record or memo the user's behavior pattern at an arbitrarily set time interval, thereby increasing the reliability of the ECG test when the medical staff diagnoses the ECG waveform. It can be effective. In addition, when paroxysmal arrhythmias occur or its manifestation is induced, the user's behavioral pattern is induced to record or memo immediately, thereby providing a clear analysis of electrocardiogram results from a specialist.

1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a conventional electrocardiogram measuring apparatus.
2 is a perspective view showing an electrocardiogram measuring apparatus according to the present invention.
3 is a view showing the main configuration of FIG.
4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of FIG.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for describing operation S200A of FIG. 4.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for describing operation S200B of FIG. 4.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a perspective view for explaining an electrocardiogram measuring apparatus proposed in the present invention. As shown, the display device 211 includes a housing 201 having a portable structure, and a display unit 211 for displaying a waveform and a recorded behavior pattern according to an electrocardiogram measurement result on a front surface of the housing 201, and the housing 201. A microphone 213 for recording a user's voice and a recording button 215 for instructing to start recording are provided at one end thereof, and an electrode (not shown) is connected to one side of the housing 201 for ECG measurement. The connection jack 203 is provided to make.

The electrocardiogram measuring apparatus 200 according to the present invention configured as described above may measure the electrocardiogram (ECG) of the user from the electrode, and the electrode is attached to the user's body. Electrocardiogram measurement is to measure by attaching the electrode from the outside as the active current according to the contraction expansion of the heart muscle, the measurement results are recorded by the electrocardiogram measuring apparatus 200 according to the present invention. In addition, the recorded data is displayed through the display unit 211 and is displayed together with the ECG time information, which is information on the time point at which the ECG is measured, and the behavior pattern time information, which is information on the time point at which the user's action pattern is recorded.

On the other hand, the electrode applied to the electrocardiogram measuring apparatus 200 may be provided as a wet and dry electrode depending on whether or not the electrolyte contains on the surface, the dry electrode worn on the chest region using a wet electrode or elastic band is ECG It is used in the case of measuring a long time, the user is in contact with the chest portion of the three or more dry electrodes embedded in the electrocardiogram measuring device 200 itself is used in the form of measuring for a short time. The ECG signal detected by these electrodes is an action potential generated when the heart muscle contracts and relaxes, causing an electric current to spread from the heart to the whole body, and this electric current generates an electric potential difference according to the position of the body. The detection may be performed through a surface electrode, and the recording may be performed through the ECG measuring apparatus 200.

The above-described electrocardiogram measurement is used to confirm the abnormality of the heart, and is used as a basic method for diagnosing cardiac diseases such as angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and arrhythmia, which is a very important factor.

In addition, in the present invention, by providing a recording or memo function to the electrocardiogram measuring apparatus 200, the alarm can be detected by the user through at least one sensory organ of the user's sight, hearing, tactile sense at any time interval set arbitrarily When the user senses through the signal to record the behavioral pattern of the ongoing use, or to record the behavioral pattern of the user in progress at any time desired by the user.

First, when the user detects an alarm signal through at least one of the visual, auditory, and tactile senses of the user at the arbitrarily set time interval, the user's behavior pattern is in progress at the time when the alarm signal is generated. The rule mode for recording, and secondly, the irregular mode for recording the behavior pattern of the user in progress, at any time desired by the user, in particular, when there is a sign of physical abnormality of the user.

3 is a view for explaining the main configuration of the ECG measuring apparatus for implementing the function for each mode.

As shown, it can be recognized through the ECG measuring unit 330 for measuring the ECG of the user using the plurality of ECG electrodes 307 and at least one sensory organ of the user's visual, auditory, and tactile senses. Alarm unit 350 for generating an alarm signal at a predetermined time interval, and a recording unit for recording the behavior pattern of the user in progress at the time when the alarm signal is generated or any time desired by the user through recording or memo 340, the measured electrocardiogram of the user, electrocardiogram time information which is information on a time point at which the user's electrocardiogram is measured by the electrocardiogram measuring unit 330, the recorded user's behavior pattern, and the recording unit 340. The storage unit 303 and the ECG measuring unit 330 for storing the behavior pattern time information, which is information on a time point at which the user's behavior pattern is recorded, The electrocardiogram measuring electrode 307 is controlled to perform the measurement, the alarm unit 350 controls the alarm output unit 313 to operate according to the set alarm, and the recording unit 340 performs recording. 215 or the touch panel 323 to control the display unit 211 to display the recorded ECG signal and the behavior pattern, the storage unit 303 is measured by the ECG 330 and the recording unit The controller 301 controls to store the behavior pattern recorded at 340.

The ECG measuring unit 330 includes an amplifier 305 for amplifying the ECG measurement signals detected from the plurality of ECG measuring electrodes 307 to a predetermined level.

The alarm unit 313 may be flashed so as to know through the user's vision, the flashing light 319, the vibration motor 317 to vibrate so as to know through the user's tactile sense, and the user's hearing. And a speaker 315 capable of outputting sound, and the controller 301 controls whether the light emitter 319, the vibration motor 317, and the speaker 315 are operated.

The recording unit 340 may include a sound wave amplifier 321 for amplifying a voice signal input from the microphone 213 to a predetermined level, and an AD converter for converting an output signal from the sound wave amplifier 321 into a digital signal ( 309 and the voice information output from the AD converter 309 are stored in the storage unit 303.

The recording unit 340 includes an internal timer RTC (Real Time Clock) that keeps time even when the power is removed, and the controller 301 is linked with the internal timer RTC (Real Time Clock) to measure the ECG ( ECG time information, which is information on a time point at which an electrocardiogram of the user is measured by 330, and behavior pattern time information, which is information on a time point when a user's behavior pattern is recorded by the recording unit 340, is stored and measured in the storage unit. The user's electrocardiogram, the recorded user's behavior pattern, the electrocardiogram time information, and the behavior pattern time information on the display unit 211.

The display unit 211 is preferably used as the touch panel 323, and the recording button 215 may be substituted using the touch function of the touch panel 323. That is, the recording may be started by touching or dragging the touch panel 323, or the recorded information may be reproduced or the recorded waveform may be displayed.

In addition, the touch panel 323 may record and store textified information. This allows the user to save the current behavior pattern as text using the touch panel 323. In this recording method, behavior pattern time information, which is information on a time point at which a user's behavior pattern is recorded through the internal timer 311, is automatically stored.

On the other hand, the electrocardiogram measuring apparatus according to the present invention is applied to the portable, the power supplied to the system is to use a portable battery or a secondary battery, or to further include a solar cell to enable ECG measurement in an emergency.

In addition, the storage unit 303 includes an electrocardiogram signal measured from an electrocardiogram measuring apparatus, and records a behavior pattern of the user, and thus, the storage unit 303 needs a sufficient data storage capacity to be used until a medical examination. The capacity of the storage unit 303 according to an embodiment of the present invention is suitably about tens to hundreds of gigabytes. If necessary, when storing and managing the ECG measurement signal at the same time as the continuous measurement of the ECG, the capacity of the storage unit 303 should be designed to a few to several tens of gigabytes.

4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention.

As shown, step S100 is an alarm setting step of setting the alarm interval. It sets the alarm interval that the user wants at randomly set time interval.

The step S200 is a recording step of recording the electrocardiogram and behavior pattern measured by the user, and the recording step is either a passive measurement step (S200A) or an active measurement step (S200B).

5 is a flowchart for explaining the manual measurement step (S200A).

Step S230A is a first alarm providing step of providing an alarm at an alarm interval set in the alarm setting step S100 so that a user may periodically measure and record an electrocardiogram. The alarm unit 301 provides an alarm signal according to the alarm interval set in the alarm setting step (S100). To this end, an alarm sound may be provided through the speaker 315 or a guide message may be provided. The vibration sound may be provided by driving the vibration motor 317 according to a user setting. In addition, the light emitter 319 may blink to display a guide message on the display unit 211 or to allow a user to recognize a light on the screen through the light emitter 319.

Step S240A is a first behavior pattern recording step of recording a user's behavior pattern according to the alarm provided in the first alarm providing step S230A. The user records the current situation or performs a text memo using the recording button 215 or the touch panel 323.

Step S250A is a first electrocardiogram recording step of recording the measured electrocardiogram after measuring the electrocardiogram of the user among the behavior patterns of the user. The electrocardiogram of the user may be measured through the electrocardiogram measuring electrode 307, and the measurement signal is supplied to the controller 301 through the amplifier 305.

In addition, when there is a physical abnormality sign (S210A) of the user, the user may enter the first abnormal step (S220A) to measure and record the electrocardiogram of the user together with the behavior pattern of use.

6 is a flowchart for explaining the active measurement step S200B.

Step S210B is a second ECG recording step of measuring and recording an ECG of a user continuously for a specific time period. The ECG of the user may be measured through the ECG measuring electrode 307, and the measurement signal is supplied to the controller 301 through the amplifier 305.

Step S240B is a second alarm providing step of providing an alarm at an alarm interval set in the alarm setting step S100 of the specific time interval. The alarm unit 301 provides an alarm signal according to the alarm interval set in the alarm setting step (S100). To this end, an alarm sound may be provided through the speaker 315 or a guide message may be provided. The vibration sound may be provided by driving the vibration motor 317 according to a user setting. In addition, the light emitter 319 may blink to display a guide message on the display unit 211 or to allow a user to recognize a light on the screen through the light emitter 319.

Step S250B is a second behavior pattern recording step of recording the current behavior pattern of the user according to the alarm provided in the second alarm providing step S240B. The user records or text memos the user's behavior pattern by using the recording button 215 or the touch panel 323.

In addition, when there is a physical abnormality sign S210A of the user during the second ECG recording step S210B, the user may enter the second abnormal step S230B to record only the user's behavior pattern.

The controller 301 stores the current time information in the storage unit 303 through the digital signal of the recorded behavior pattern and the electrocardiogram measurement signal and the internal timer 311.

The controller 301 notifies the behavior pattern recording and ECG completion state through the display unit 211, and releases the recording and measurement.

As described above, when recording and storing the ECG signal and the behavior pattern is completed, the ECG signal measured by operating the recording button 215 or the touch panel 323 by the user or a medical staff, the behavior pattern recorded as a text memo, and the ECG ECG time information, which is information on the point at which the measurement is performed, and behavior pattern time information, which is information on the point at which the user's behavior pattern is recorded, or measured ECG signal, ECG time information, which is information on the point at which the ECG is measured, Display the behavior pattern time information, which is information on the time point at which the behavior pattern of the user is recorded, and reproduce the recorded behavior pattern by voice.

This is for the medical staff to recognize the ECG waveform and the user's current state of the time zone through the recorded behavior patterns, and play back the voice recording and display the text memo at that time. For example, the user regularly records his or her behavioral pattern or recorded behavioral pattern information when the user's physical symptoms are found, such as 'wake up', 'exercise', 'climbing', 'swimming', etc. If it is stored, the staff will refer to it for medical treatment.

200: ECG measuring device 201: housing
203: electrode connection jack 211: display unit
213: microphone 215: recording button
301: control unit 303: storage unit
305: amplification unit 307: electrocardiogram measuring electrode
309: AD converter 311: internal timer
313: alarm output unit 315: speaker
317: vibration motor 319: light emitting body
321: sound wave amplifier 323: touch panel
325 interface 330 ECG measurement unit
340: Recording unit 350: Alarm unit

Claims (4)

An electrocardiogram measuring unit 330 for measuring an electrocardiogram of a user;
An alarm unit 350 for generating an alarm signal that can be recognized through at least one sensory organ of a user's sight, hearing, and tactile sense at a predetermined time interval;
A recording unit 340 for recording a behavior pattern of the user in progress at a time when the alarm signal is generated or at any time desired by the user through a recording or a memo;
A display unit 211 for displaying an electrocardiogram of the user measured by the electrocardiogram measuring unit 330 and a behavior pattern of the user recorded by the recording unit 340;
The measured electrocardiogram of the user, electrocardiogram time information which is information on the point at which the electrocardiogram of the user is measured by the electrocardiogram measuring unit 330, the recorded user behavior pattern, and the behavior pattern of the user by the recording unit 340 A storage unit 303 for storing behavior pattern time information which is information on a time point at which the recording is performed; And
A controller (301) for controlling the electrocardiogram measuring unit (330), the alarm unit (350), the recording unit (340), the display unit (211) and the storage unit (303); Electrocardiogram measuring device with a built-in memo function characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1,
The recording unit 340 is a rule mode for recording the behavior pattern of the user in progress at the time when the alarm signal is generated when the user detects the alarm through the alarm signal generated by the alarm unit 350; And
Any time desired by the user is a symptom of physical abnormality of the user, an irregular mode for recording the behavior pattern of the user in progress when there is a physical symptom; Electrocardiogram measuring device with a built-in memo function characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1,
The alarm unit 350 includes a light emitter 319 capable of blinking to know through the user's time;
Vibration motor 317 capable of vibrating so as to know through the user's tactile sense;
A speaker 315 capable of outputting sound through the user's hearing; Including;
The control unit 301 is an electrocardiogram measuring device with a memo function, characterized in that for controlling the operation of the light emitter 319, the vibration motor 317 and the speaker 315. Alarm setting step of setting the alarm interval (S100); A recording step (S200) of recording the electrocardiogram and behavior pattern measured by the user; Including but not limited to:
The recording step (S200) is selectively applied to any one of a passive measurement step (S200A) or an active measurement step (S200B),
The passive measurement step (S200A),
Providing an alarm at the alarm interval set in the alarm setting step (S100) to provide a first alarm (S230A) to allow the user to periodically measure and record the ECG; A first behavior pattern recording step (S240A) of recording a behavior pattern of a user in progress according to the alarm provided in the first alarm providing step (S230A); And a first electrocardiogram recording step (S250A) of measuring the electrocardiogram of the user among the behavior patterns of the user and recording the measured electrocardiogram. A first normal step comprising a; Or a first abnormal step (S220A) for measuring and recording the electrocardiogram of the user together with the behavior pattern of the user in progress when there is a physical abnormality sign (S210A) of the user; Whichever is optional.
The active measurement step (S200B),
A second electrocardiogram recording step (S210B) of measuring and recording the electrocardiogram of the user continuously for a specific time period; A second alarm providing step (S240B) of providing an alarm at an alarm interval set in the alarm setting step (S100) of the specific time section; A second behavior pattern recording step (S250B) of recording a behavior pattern of a user in progress according to the alarm provided in the second alarm providing step (S240B); A second normal step comprising a; Or a second abnormal step (S230B) of recording only a behavior pattern of a user in progress when there is a physical abnormality sign (S220B) of the second ECG recording step (S210B); Electrocardiogram measuring method characterized in that any one of which is selectively operated.

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