KR101658724B1 - Portable otoscope capable of measuring temperature and diagnosis method thereby - Google Patents

Abstract

The view-guide unit includes a view-guide unit including at least one temperature sensor and a control unit for controlling the operation of the view-guide unit. The view-guide unit includes a light source shaft for observing the inside of the view- A portable medical instrument capable of measuring body temperature in which an optical axis for body temperature measurement is arranged in different directions by a measurement sensor is disclosed.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a portable gum scanner capable of measuring body temperature,

The present invention relates to a portable gonioscope capable of measuring body temperature and a method of examining the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a portable gonioscope capable of measuring body temperature, The present invention relates to a portable medical examiner capable of simultaneously acquiring data and body temperature data and capable of measuring body temperature, which can be transmitted to and received from a mobile device via an audio terminal of the mobile device, and a method of examining the same.

In general, a suture needle is inserted into the ear of a funnel-shaped tip called "specular ". Light emitted from the lamp is illuminated through the hole provided at one end of the speculum into the patient's ear, Optic type suture suture which is used to visually confirm the state is mainly used. In recent years, an electronic goggle such as an endoscope equipped with a lens and a CCD camera is used at the front. Using such an electronic gonioscope, the doctor can view the ear image of the patient obtained from a CCD camera or the like through a separate display device connected by a wire. In contrast to the optic-type gonioscope, only the physician can directly observe the patient's eardrum with the naked eye. In contrast, the electronic gonioscope that can see the image of the eardrum through a separate display device can view images of the patient's eardrum, , The patient's right to know can be met.

However, such a conventional electronic goggle is inconvenient to use because a power supply line and a communication line for realizing this are connected to the main body of the inspection apparatus by a long wired line, which may lead to an increase in equipment size and an increase in equipment . In other words, in the conventional electronic goniometer, it is necessary to separately use an inspection apparatus main body including a display unit, a CCD camera and a photographing unit including a light source, a CPU, etc., There is a limit to use. Especially, since the body of this inspection apparatus is still an expensive product, and it is not easy to discriminate the state of the inner ear taken if it is not assisted by professional medical knowledge, there is no practical use of the suture in each family.

According to the present invention, a light source axis of a camera for observing a user's inner eye and an optical axis of an infrared ray sensor for measuring a body temperature are disposed to be mutually shifted to simultaneously acquire a user's inner image and body temperature information, Terminal to a mobile device and to provide a portable inspection and inspection method for observing the same.

As an embodiment of the present invention, a portable inspection tool capable of measuring body temperature can be provided. A portable gum scanner capable of measuring body temperature includes a view-guide unit including at least one temperature sensor and a control unit for controlling the operation of the view-guide unit. The view- The optical axes for body temperature measurement can be arranged in different directions by the measurement sensor.

The view-guide unit according to an embodiment of the present invention may be connected to a mobile device.

The operation of the view-guide unit according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one of scaling of the inner-ear image and body temperature data acquisition by driving the body temperature sensor, and the audio terminal of the mobile device to which the view- The body temperature measuring sensor and the control unit can receive power or transmit the acquired data to the mobile device.

As an embodiment of the present invention, a method of examining using a portable gum scanner capable of measuring body temperature can be provided. A method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of acquiring data for at least one of the in-door image and the body temperature through a view-guide unit attached to the mobile device, converting the acquired data to an audio signal, And transmitting the audio signal to the mobile device through the audio terminal of the mobile device to allow the mobile device to display the inner image and the body temperature based on the converted audio signal.

In the view-guide unit according to the embodiment of the present invention, the light axis for observing the inner part and the optical axis for measuring the body temperature by the body temperature measuring sensor may be arranged in different directions.

The view-guide unit according to an embodiment of the present invention may receive power from the audio terminal of the mobile device to which the view-guide unit is connected or convert the obtained data into an audio signal and transmit the audio signal to the mobile device.

Meanwhile, as an embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable recording medium on which a program for causing the computer to execute the above-described method may be provided.

In the portable gonioscope capable of measuring the body temperature according to an embodiment of the present invention, the body temperature of the object is measured and the inner temperature image of the object is acquired. The measured body temperature and the acquired inner- The user can quickly and accurately perform the body temperature management and the inner ear diagnosis on the object.

In addition, it is possible to easily carry out body temperature measurement and inner-eye observation at each home by using a mobile device used in everyday life in combination with a view-guide unit without having to separately provide an expensive inspection apparatus body or a complicated usage method .

FIG. 1 shows a combined state diagram of a portable gonioscope capable of measuring body temperature according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 shows a view-guide unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 illustrates a power supply flow from a mobile device to a view-guide unit in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 illustrates the flow of temperature data transfer from a view-guide unit to a mobile device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart showing a method of examining using a portable gum scanner capable of measuring body temperature.

The terms used in this specification will be briefly described and the present invention will be described in detail.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the term used in the present invention should be defined based on the meaning of the term, not on the name of a simple term, but on the entire contents of the present invention.

When an element is referred to as "including" an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well, without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Also, the terms "part," " module, "and the like described in the specification mean units for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software . In addition, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part throughout the specification, it is not limited to the case where it is "directly connected" but also includes the case where the part is "electrically connected" do.

Throughout the specification, the term "user" may be a physician, nurse, clinician, medical imaging expert, etc. as a medical professional and may be, but not limited to, a technician repairing a medical device. Throughout the specification, "subject" may refer to a patient or an ordinary person.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a combined state diagram of a portable gonioscope capable of measuring body temperature according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The portable gum scanner capable of measuring body temperature according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a view-guide unit 100 including at least one body temperature sensor 110 and a controller 120 for controlling the operation of the view- . The view-guide unit 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be connected to the mobile device 1000. [ The mobile device 1000 may be a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), a navigation device, a tablet PC,

1, the view-guide unit 100 may be mounted on at least one of the camera 1100 and the flash 1200 of the rear portion 1000b of the mobile device 1000. As shown in FIG. In other words, one end of the view-guide unit 100 may be of a size having a size for being mounted to cover at least one of the camera 1100 and the flash 1200. The view-guide unit 100 may be in the form of a cone including a hole at one side as shown in FIG. This view-guide unit 100 may be referred to as a tip or speculum. In addition, the view-guide unit 100 can be mounted so as to cover the camera 1100 and the like in the front portion of the mobile device 1000. [

The view-guide unit 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a body temperature measurement sensor 110. The body temperature measuring sensor 110 may include an infrared sensor or the like. In addition, the view-guide unit 100 may include a line 130 for power supply or data transmission / reception. One end of the line 130 may include a connection unit 140 for connection with an audio terminal 1300 such as the mobile device 1000. The connection 140 may be referred to as a jack or the like.

Figure 2 shows a view-guide unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The operation of the view-guide unit 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one of scaling of the inner ear image and body temperature data acquisition by driving the body temperature sensor 110, and the view-guide unit 100 The body temperature measuring sensor 110 and the control unit 120 may receive power or transmit the acquired data to the mobile device 1000 through the audio terminal 1300 of the mobile device 1000 connected to the body temperature measuring sensor 110 and the controller 120. [

2, the view-guide unit 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a light source shaft 20 for observing the inner surface thereof and an optical axis 10 for measuring temperature by a temperature measurement sensor in different directions . In other words, since the optical axis of the camera 1100 and the optical axis of the temperature measurement sensor 110 are disposed in the view-guide unit 100 so as to be mutually shifted to form a predetermined angle, The inner ear image of the subject and the body temperature data can be obtained at the same time. The angle of the optical axis of the optical axis 20 of the camera 1100 and the optical axis of the temperature measurement sensor 110 may be more than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees but is not necessarily limited thereto. The body temperature data of the subject obtained through the body temperature measurement sensor 110 may be transmitted to the mobile device 1000 through the line 130 and the connection unit 140 through the predetermined data processing step in the control unit 120. This will be described later with reference to FIG.

Figure 3 illustrates a power supply flow from a mobile device to a view-guide unit in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

Power may be delivered to the view-guide unit 100 through the audio terminal 1300 of the mobile device 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, an audio signal may be input from the audio terminal 1300 of the mobile device 1000 to the view-guide unit 100 via the connection 140, the line 130, and so on. For example, an audio signal output at 22 kHz, which is a high band available in the audio signal band, can be input to the view-guide unit 100 through the audio terminal 1300 of the mobile device 1000. The input signal can be used as a power source for the view-guide unit 100 through the full-wave rectification 121, the reverse current prevention 122, and the power stabilization 123 in the control unit 120. For example, the signal processed by the control unit 120 may provide 7.4 mW of power to the view-guide unit 100. If the voltage of the device included in the control unit 120 or the like is 3.3 V, the generated signal can be generated up to 2.24 mA and used in the view-guide unit 100. These currents, voltages, and amounts of power are illustrative only, and are not necessarily limited thereto.

Figure 4 illustrates the flow of temperature data transfer from a view-guide unit to a mobile device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

The view-guide unit 100 inserted into the interior of the object may include a body temperature measuring sensor 110 that can be used as a near-infrared non-contact thermometer, such as an infrared sensor, as described above. The user can acquire body temperature information from the inner ear of the subject through the body temperature measuring sensor 110. [ The control unit 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a processor, a chopper, a signal conversion unit, an amplification unit, a synchronous detection unit, a filter unit, a sensor temperature measurement unit and a body temperature estimation unit, have. For example, the infrared rays radiated from the eardrum of the inner ear of the subject are interrupted by a chopper (not shown) and incident on the infrared sensor, and the incident infrared rays are converted into electric signals having the same frequency as the operating frequency of the chopper . The converted electrical signal is amplified by an amplification unit or the like, detected by a synchronous detection unit, and then converted into a DC by a filter unit including a predetermined filter such as a low-pass filter. A value obtained by the output signal of the filter section may be a measurement value of infrared ray having a correlation with the temperature of the eardrum. In addition, the temperature of the chopper is measured using a sensor temperature measuring unit configured by a thermistor. The temperature of the chopper can be used as a temperature correction signal when the throttle temperature is calculated from the output signal of the filter section. The body temperature estimating unit can estimate the temperature of the eardrum based on the temperature of the chopper and the measurement value of the infrared ray obtained by the output signal of the filter unit. In other words, in the body temperature estimating section, the temperature of the eardrum can be calculated by correcting the temperature value of the chopper with respect to the infrared ray measurement value obtained by the output signal of the filter section.

The body temperature related signal of the subject obtained through the body temperature measuring sensor 110 may undergo a signal conditioning process 124 such as signal amplification and filtering in the controller 120. Since the amplified signal is almost DC level, it is difficult to transmit / receive directly through the audio terminal 1300 of the mobile device 1000, so that it can be changed to an audio signal through the modulation 125. The modified audio signal can be transmitted to the mobile device 1000 through the audio terminal 1300. [

The user can receive the inner image and the body temperature information of the object through the mobile device 1000 using the audio signal processing function, the display function, etc. of the mobile device 1000.

3, power may be delivered to the view-guide unit 100 through the audio terminal 1300 of the mobile device 1000 and power may be supplied to the view-guide unit 100 via the audio terminal 1300 of the mobile device 1000, The power of the processor may be 1 mW, and the power of the amplifier may be 3.3 uW. These currents, voltages, and amounts of power are illustrative only, and are not necessarily limited thereto.

5 is a flowchart showing a method of examining using a portable gum scanner capable of measuring body temperature.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of acquiring data on at least one of the inner-view image and the body temperature through a view-guide unit attached to the mobile device (S100), converting the obtained data into an audio signal (S200), and transmitting the converted audio signal to the mobile device through the audio terminal of the mobile device, thereby allowing the mobile device to display the inner image and the body temperature based on the converted audio signal (S300).

In the view-guide unit according to the embodiment of the present invention, the light axis for observing the inner part and the optical axis for measuring the body temperature by the body temperature measuring sensor may be arranged in different directions.

The view-guide unit according to an embodiment of the present invention may receive power from the audio terminal of the mobile device to which the view-guide unit is connected or convert the obtained data into an audio signal and transmit the audio signal to the mobile device.

One embodiment of the present invention may also be embodied in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as program modules, being executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium can include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

100: View-guide unit
110: Temperature sensor
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130: line
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1000: Mobile device
1100: Camera
1200: Flash
1300: Audio terminal

Claims (7)

In portable gauges capable of measuring body temperature,
A view-guide unit including at least one temperature measurement sensor; And
And a control unit for controlling the operation of the view-guide unit,
The view-guide unit is connectable to a mobile device,
Wherein the view-guide unit is provided with a light source axis for observing the inside of the view-guide unit and an optical axis for measuring body temperature by the body temperature measuring sensor,
Wherein the operation of the view-guide unit includes at least one of scaling of the inner-view image and body temperature data acquisition by driving the body temperature measuring sensor, and the body- And the control unit is supplied with power or transmits the acquired image scaling data or body temperature data to the mobile device,
The signal inputted to the view-guide unit through the audio terminal is supplied to the power source through the full-wave rectification, reverse current prevention and power stabilization steps in the control unit,
Wherein the body temperature data measured through the body temperature measuring sensor is transmitted to the mobile device through the signal conditioning and modulation steps in the controller.

delete delete In a method for screening using a portable gum scanner capable of measuring body temperature,
Acquiring data on at least one of an inner-view image and a body temperature through a view-guide unit attached to the mobile device;
Converting the obtained data into an audio signal; And
And transmitting the converted audio signal to the mobile device via an audio terminal of the mobile device to cause the mobile device to display the internal image and the body temperature based on the converted audio signal,
Wherein the view-guide unit is connectable to a mobile device and receives power through an audio terminal of the mobile device or converts the obtained data into the audio signal and transmits the audio signal to the mobile device,
Wherein the view-guide unit is provided with a light source axis for observing the inside of the view-guide unit and an optical axis for measuring body temperature by the body temperature measuring sensor,
The signal input to the view-guide unit through the audio terminal is supplied to the power source of the view-guide unit through the steps of full-wave rectification, reverse current prevention and power stabilization,
Wherein the body temperature data measured through the body temperature measuring sensor is transmitted to the mobile device through signal conditioning and modulation steps.

delete delete A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for implementing the method of claim 4 is recorded.

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