KR101866758B1 - Electronic acupuncture needle having heart rate sensor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronic acupuncture needle apparatus which adjusts electrical stimulation provided by an electronic acupuncture needle by using bio-signal information, and a method of controlling the electronic acupuncture needle apparatus. An objective of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide the electronic acupuncture needle apparatus which simultaneously stimulates a plurality of acupuncture points depending on the health state of a user by using the bio-signal information. The electronic acupuncture needle apparatus of the present invention comprises: an electronic acupuncture needle unit which applies electrical stimulation to the user; a sensor unit which senses the bio-signal information of the user; and a control unit which controls the sensor unit to sense a bio-signal at preset intervals and controls the electronic acupuncture needle unit so that an electrical stimulation amount is adjusted according to the bio-signal sensed by the sensor unit. The control unit controls the electrical stimulation amount after estimating if the user is in an emergency situation depending on whether a signal variation amount from a bio-signal sensed at the first set time to a bio-signal sensed at the second set time during a time change from a first set time to a second set time belongs to a predetermined range or not.

Description

ELECTRONIC ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE HAVING HEART RATE SENSOR < RTI ID = 0.0 >

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an electronic needle having a heartbeat sensor, and more particularly, to an electronic needle having a heartbeat sensor that adjusts electrical stimulation provided by an electronic needle using biological signal information.

In Oriental medicine, acupuncture points in the human body were appropriately stimulated to treat diseases, and acupuncture was used to treat the acupuncture points necessary for stimulation of the acupuncture points according to the symptoms of the disease.

In this regard, electronic acupuncture refers to a low-frequency device that stimulates the acupoint to the person or others by an electric force to help the human body's circulation of the blood, the muscles and skin, and correct the bodily rhythm. In other words, electron needle can be called low frequency light beam using lightning principle. It emits momentary current to supply anion and oxygen to each cell of human body, and it affects blood vessels and nervous system and activates the metabolism of human body.

For example, Patent Document 1 (Korean Utility Model Publication No. 1991-002387) discloses an electronic needle which searches for a specific region of a human body and electrically treats it. The user searches for a drooping point, And an electronic needle which allows the user to recognize the detection of the acupoint as a light emitting diode and a sound is disclosed.

Patent Document 2 (Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0439494) discloses a low-frequency electronic needle for automatically detecting and repairing the acupoint, which displays a relative value of the skin impedance to the user, thereby allowing the acupoint to be precisely treated A low-frequency electromagnetic needle is disclosed which is automatically searched and diagnosed

However, since the electronic needle according to the prior art including Patent Documents 1 to 2 can stimulate only one myocardial point, there is a problem in that it is necessary to simultaneously stimulate a plurality of acupoints according to a specific disease .

In addition, the electronic needle according to the prior art, which includes Patent Documents 1 to 2, merely stimulates the acupoint, and the user has to determine the time and intensity of the stimulation based on the subjective judgment.

In addition, in the case of an electronic needle according to the prior art including Patent Documents 1 to 2, when the user is in an emergency situation due to an electric stimulus applied by the user, the user can not terminate the operation of the electronic needle or adjust the amount of electric stimulation The emergency situation can not be prevented due to the fact that the user can not escape from the emergency situation and can not predict the possibility of being placed in the emergency situation of the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an electronic needle device for simultaneously stimulating a plurality of acupoints according to a health state of a user using biological signal information.

In addition, the present invention provides an electronic needle device capable of adjusting the amount of electrical stimulation in accordance with a user's condition through one embodiment.

In addition, the present invention provides an electronic needle device capable of allowing a user to escape from an emergency situation by self-determination of the electronic needle device when the user is in an emergency situation due to an electric stimulation applied through the embodiment.

In addition, the present invention provides an electronic needle apparatus for predicting an emergency situation by predicting the possibility of being placed in an emergency situation of a user through an embodiment.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an electronic device comprising: an electronic needle portion for applying an electric stimulus to an object to be measured; A sensor unit for sensing a bio-signal of the metabolism to be measured; And a control unit for controlling the sensor unit to sense a biological signal at a predetermined time interval and controlling the electronic needle unit so that the amount of electrical stimulation is adjusted according to a biological signal sensed by the sensor unit, The user changes the signal change amount from the set time to the second set time to the biological signal detected at the second set time within the predetermined range from the biological signal detected at the first set time, And the electric stimulation amount is controlled after estimating whether or not the subject is in a situation.

The sensor unit may be an electrocardiogram measuring sensor for measuring an electrocardiogram.

The sensor unit includes an electrocardiogram measuring sensor for measuring electrocardiogram, a pulse measuring sensor for measuring pulse, an oxygen saturation measuring sensor for measuring oxygen saturation of blood, a skin conductivity measuring sensor for measuring the palm skin conductivity, and a temperature sensor for measuring body temperature And at least one of the sensors.

A body forming an outer appearance; And a display unit provided in the main body, for displaying the bio-signal and the amount of electric stimulation as an image.

The electronic needle portion and the sensor portion may be electrically connected to the main body.

In addition, the present invention provides an electric stimulation method comprising: an electric stimulation step of applying electric stimulation to a user; A biometric signal sensing step of sequentially sensing a biometric signal at a first set time and at a second set time after the first set time; Whether the biological signal variation from the biological signal detected at the first set time to the biological signal detected at the second set time during the time change from the first set time to the second set time belongs to a predetermined range A signal change rate judging step of predicting a possibility that the user is put in an emergency situation according to the signal change rate; And a signal amount judging step of judging whether or not the user is in an emergency situation according to whether or not the detected amount of the biomedical signal is equal to or larger than a predetermined limit value, thereby solving the above-mentioned problem .

And an electric stimulation adjusting step of adjusting the electric stimulation amount according to a result of the signal change rate judging step and the signal amount judging step.

Wherein the electric stimulation adjusting step includes a step of adjusting the amount of electric stimulation when the amount of change in the vital signal is less than the first set value and the amount of the vital signal is less than the first threshold, And the biomedical signal is less than the second threshold value, the amount of electrical stimulation can be reduced.

The second threshold value may be smaller than the first threshold value.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the electronic needle apparatus and the control method thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention have the following effects.

First, according to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously stimulate a plurality of acupoints according to a health state of a user using bio-signal information.

Second, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to adjust the electric stimulation amount appropriately according to the conditions of the user.

Third, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user is in an emergency situation due to an electric stimulus applied to the user, it is possible to allow the user to escape from an emergency situation through self-determination of the electronic needle device.

Fourth, the present invention provides an effect of anticipating the possibility of being placed in an emergency situation of a user and anticipating an emergency situation according to an embodiment.

1 is a perspective view showing an electron-immersion apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing an example of an electrode patch with needles shown in Fig.
3 is a perspective view showing another example of the electrode patch with needles shown in Fig.
4 is a block diagram showing a configuration related to the operation of the electronic needle device shown in Fig.
5 is a flowchart showing a control method of the electronic needle apparatus.

It is to be understood that the embodiments described below are provided for illustrative purposes only, and that the present invention may be embodied with various modifications and alterations. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail to avoid obscuring the subject matter of the present invention. In addition, the attached drawings are not drawn to scale in order to facilitate understanding of the invention, but the dimensions of some of the components may be exaggerated.

The first and second terms used in the present application can be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by terms. Terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

Furthermore, the terms used in the present application are used only to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of the rights. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It is to be understood that the terms such as "comprising", "comprising" or "comprising" in this application are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, components, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an electronic needle apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1, an electronic needle apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 100 forming an external appearance, an electronic needle unit 200 electrically connected to the main body 100, a main body 100, And a display unit 110 provided in the main body 100 and providing an image.

The main body 100 receives and processes an electrical signal generated by the sensor unit 300 so that the display unit 110 provides an image and the electronic epineutic unit 200 provides an electrical stimulus to the user. The main body 100 can be manufactured in various sizes, and in particular, can be manufactured in a portable size.

The electronic needle unit 200 is electrically connected to the main body 100 and is supplied with electric power from the main body 100. The electron beam unit 200 includes a plurality of electrode patches 230 and a needle attached to each of the electrode patches 230.

The electrode patch 230 is formed such that one side thereof is bonded to the user and is provided with a needle for providing an electric stimulus to the user. Electric power supplied from the main body 100 may be supplied to the needle through the patch, but power supplied from the main body 100 may be supplied to the needle via the patch when the patch is made of a material that allows electricity to pass therethrough.

The electrode patch 230 is connected to the main body 100 through an electric wire and the electric wire is provided with a detachable terminal detachably attached to the main body 100 at one end connected to the main body 100.

The user can use the electronic needle unit 200 equipped with the real needle 210 according to the input mode set in advance in the main body 100 through the operation of the main body 100, Or provide electronic stimulation to the user by using the electronic needle unit 200 provided with the fake needle 220.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, the electronic needle unit 200 may be provided with a real needle 210 used to be driven in a real needle 210 mode mode in the electrode patch 230, The electrode patch 230 may be provided with a fake needle 220 used for driving in a fake needle 220 mode as shown in FIG.

The real needle 210 used to be driven in the real needle 210 mode mode can be formed to have a sharp tip so that it can actually penetrate through the skin. However, the fake needle 220 may be formed with a blunt end portion of the needle. Therefore, it does not enter the skin of the user.

Since the user receives acupuncture through the electrode patch 230 of the same shape, he can not recognize whether the acupuncture he or she is performing is a false needle 220 or a real needle 210. In addition, since the fake needle 220 also provides the same electrical stimulation as the real needle 210, there is little difference in the user's biological changes due to electrical stimulation.

Meanwhile, the sensor unit 300 includes a plurality of patches attached to the user's skin. The patch is electrically connected to the main body 100 by a wire. At one end of the electric wire, a detachable terminal for detachably attaching to the main body 100 is provided.

The sensor unit 300 senses a bio-signal of the user's body. For example, the sensor unit 300 may include an electrocardiogram (heartbeat) measuring sensor for measuring electrocardiogram, a pulse measuring sensor for measuring a pulse, an oxygen saturation measuring sensor for measuring oxygen saturation of blood, a skin conductivity measuring device for measuring the conductivity of a palm skin A sensor, and a temperature sensor for measuring a body temperature.

The electrocardiogram measuring sensor is a device for amplifying and recording a small potential change caused by the activity of the heart by a certain method on a suitable part of the body surface. The pulse measuring sensor is a device for measuring the pulse of the wrist by being worn on the user's wrist, The oxygen saturation measuring sensor is a device for measuring the degree of oxygen saturation of the skin. When the abnormality of the skin and the body tissue is abnormal, the oxygen saturation is lowered because the oxygen supply amount is decreased. In addition, the skin conductivity measuring sensor is a device for determining a correct returning part by measuring the skin conductivity near the affected part of the patient, and is installed at a position corresponding to a part corresponding to a reflection or acupoint at each part of the human body in the user's hands .

However, such a measurement sensor is merely an example, and the sensor unit 300 may include all kinds of sensors that detect any bio-signal that a person skilled in the art can easily think of.

The electronic needle unit 200 and the sensor unit 300 may be formed integrally with each other, but the present invention is not limited thereto. And is not excluded from the configuration in which it is electrically connected to the main body. In this case, the sensor unit 300 may be provided on the electrode patch 230 of the electronic needle unit 200.

The display unit 110 is provided on the front surface of the main body 100 and displays a biometric signal sensed by the sensor unit 300 and an electric stimulation amount provided by the electronic epineutic unit 200 as an image.

The display unit 110 may be provided as a touch screen, and may serve as an input unit for receiving a control command from a user, in addition to serving as a display unit for displaying a biological signal and an electric stimulus amount. For example, the display unit 110 may display a mode of use that the user can select on the touch screen, and a user's control command may be input by touching the desired use mode with the touch screen.

A configuration related to the operation of the electronic needle apparatus 10 will be described with reference to Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration related to the operation of the electron-withdrawing apparatus 10 shown in Fig.

Referring to FIG. 4, the configuration related to the operation of the electronic needle device 10 may include a sensor unit 300, an electronic needle unit 200, a display unit 110, and a control unit 400.

The sensor unit 300 senses the user's bio-signal and transmits the signal to the controller 400 as described above. The sensor unit 300 senses a user's biometric signal at a predetermined time interval according to a control command of the controller 400. [ A detailed description thereof will be described later.

The electronic needle unit 200 provides an electric stimulus to the user by a control command of the control unit 400. The electrical stimulation provided by the electronic stylus 200 can be adjusted in strength and frequency by a control command of the controller 400. [

The display unit 110 displays the biometric signal sensed by the sensor unit 300 and the amount of electric stimulation provided by the electrodialysis unit 200 as an image by the control unit 400 by the control unit 400. As described later, The control unit 400 can display an icon or an icon indicating an emergency situation.

The control unit 400 controls the electronic needle unit 200 so that the electronic needle unit 200 provides an electric stimulus to the user and controls the sensor unit 300 so that the sensor unit 300 senses the user's bio- The sensor unit 300 and the display unit 110 on the basis of the signal received through the sensor unit 300. The controller 110 controls the display unit 110 to provide the above- Can be controlled.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling the electronic needle apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing a control method of the electronic needle device 10. Fig.

First, the user attaches the sensor unit 300 and the electronic needle unit 200 to the user and turns the main body 100 ON. When the sensor unit 300 and the electronic needle unit 200 are formed of patches, the patches can be attached to desired positions.

When the main body 100 is turned on, an electric stimulation step S510 is performed to apply electric stimulation to the user. The electric stimulation step S510 is a step in which the electronic wand 200 provides electrical stimulation to the user by a control command of the control unit 400. [ The amount of electric stimulation initially set in the electric stimulation step S510 may be set to a value adjusted in the electric stimulation amount adjustment step S570 when the electric stimulation step S510 starts again after the end of the third signal change rate determination step described later have.

When the electric stimulation step S510 is started, the living body signal sensing step S520 is performed. The biological signal sensing step S520 is a step in which the sensor unit 300 senses a user's biological signal at a predetermined time interval in a control command of the controller 400. [

For example, in the electric stimulation step S510, the sensor unit 300 senses the bio-electrical signal at the first set time and sequentially senses the bio-electrical signal at the second set time after the first set time. The time interval between the first set time and the second set time can be set in advance, and the time interval can be adjusted by the control unit 400. [ Furthermore, the biological signals may be detected a plurality of times other than the first set time and the second set time.

After the biological signal detection step S520 is performed, the signal change rate determination step may be performed.

The step of determining the rate of signal change is a step of determining whether the rate of change of the biological signal derived by deriving the rate of change of the rate of change of the rate of change of the rate of change of the rate of change of the rate of change of the rate of change of the rate of change.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first signal change rate determination step S530, the second signal change rate determination step S550, and the third signal change rate determination step S580). The second signal change rate determination step S550 may be performed after the first signal amount determination step S540 described later and the third signal change rate determination step S580 may be performed after the electrical stimulus amount adjustment step S570 .

The biological signal change rate is a rate at which the sensor unit 300 senses the biological signal detected at the first set time from the first set time to the second set time, Refers to the amount of change in the biological signal up to the biological signal.

Conventionally, when determining whether the user is in an emergency situation, it is difficult to accurately and promptly determine whether or not the user is in an emergency situation by using only the user's biomedical signal as a judgment factor, and the emergency situation can not be predicted and prevented. According to the control method of the electronic needle device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the rate of change of the biological signal is used as a determination factor in the step of determining the rate of signal change, the change of the user's biological signal is more accurately and quickly judged . In addition, if the detected biological signal has a high biological signal change rate even before reaching a limit corresponding to an emergency situation, it is possible to prevent an emergency situation by predicting that the user will be placed in an emergency situation.

The first signal change rate determination step S530 is a step of determining whether the rate of change of the bio signal is greater than or equal to 0 and less than a preset first set value.

In the first signal change rate determination step S530, if the rate of change of the living body signal is less than the first set value (S530-Y), the first signal amount determination step S540 is performed. The rate of change of the biological signal is less than the first set value means that the rate of change of the biological signal is gentle enough that it is judged that the detected user is unlikely to be placed in an emergency situation. However, even if the rate of change of the biological signal is slow, the magnitude of the biological signal still increases. Therefore, the first signal amount determination step S540 is further performed to determine whether the user is in an actual emergency situation.

If it is determined in step S530 that the rate of change of the living body signal is equal to or greater than the first set value in step S530-N, the first signal amount determination step S540 is not performed and the second signal change rate determination step S550 is performed . Since the rate of change of the vital signal is equal to or greater than the first predetermined value, it is possible that the user is likely to be placed in an emergency situation. Therefore, it is possible to determine the degree of change of the vital sign and reduce the electric stimulation or immediately terminate the electric stimulation.

The first signal amount determination step S540 is a step for determining whether the detected bio signal is less than a first threshold value. The first threshold is the maximum value of the allowed bio-signals.

If it is determined in step S540 that the biological signal is less than the first threshold value (S540-Y), it is determined that the user is not in the current emergency state, and the second signal change rate determination step S550 is performed.

In the first signal amount determination step S540, if the bio-signal is greater than or equal to the first threshold value (S540-N), it is determined that the user is in the present emergency state, and the electric stimulation is terminated.

The second signal change rate determination step S550 is a step of determining whether the rate of change of the living body signal is equal to or greater than the first set value and less than the second set value. If it is determined in the second signal change rate determination step (S550) that the rate of change of the biological signal falls below the first set value second set value, it is determined that the user's state is likely to be in an emergency state.

Accordingly, a second signal amount determination step (S560) is performed to determine whether the user is currently in an emergency situation. In the second signal amount determination step (S560), it is determined whether the sensed biometric signal is less than the second threshold value.

The second limit value is also a maximum value of the allowed bio signal, and may be set to a value smaller than the first limit value, for example. The second limit value is set to be lower than the first limit value because the user is likely to be placed in an emergency situation and the user can be easily prevented from being in an emergency situation.

If the biometric signal is equal to or greater than the second threshold value (S560-N) in the second signal amount determination step (S560), it is regarded that the user is in an emergency situation and the electric stimulation is terminated.

If the biometric signal is less than the second threshold (S560-Y) in the second signal amount determination step S560, the electrical stimulation amount adjustment step S570 is performed. In the step of adjusting the amount of electrical stimulation (S570), the amount of electrical stimulation is reduced.

After the execution of the electrical stimulation amount adjustment step S570, the third signal change rate determination step S580 is performed. The third signal change rate determination step S580 is a step of determining whether the rate of change of the biological signal is equal to or greater than a second set value.

In the third signal change rate determination step S580, if the rate of change of the biological signal is not less than the second preset value (S580-Y), it is determined that the current situation of the user is in an emergency situation and the electrical stimulation is immediately stopped. At this time, it is not further determined whether or not the detected bio-signal reaches the limit value.

In the third signal change rate determination step S580, if the rate of change of the living body signal is less than the second set value (S580-N), the electric stimulation step S510 starts again from the beginning.

Meanwhile, the display unit 110 may display an image representing the state of the user through the control command of the controller 400 at each step.

According to the result of the step of determining the signal change rate, the display unit 110 displays the different cases in which the user is likely to be in an emergency situation and the case where the user is in an emergency according to the result of the emergency state determination step, . At this time, according to the result of the signal change rate determination step, the possibility that the user is placed in an emergency situation can be displayed in different colors in different steps.

The display unit 110 may display the electric stimulus applied to the user by the electronic head unit 200 and the biological signals sensed by the sensor unit 300 by using numbers, letters or symbols, have.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

10: Electronic immersion apparatus 100:
110: display unit 200: electronic needle unit
300: sensor unit 400: control unit

Claims (10)

An electronic needle portion that applies electrical stimulation to the user;
A sensor unit for sensing a bio-signal of the user; And
And a control unit for controlling the sensor unit to sense a bio-signal at a predetermined time interval and controlling the electronic needle unit so that the amount of electrical stimulation is controlled according to the bio-signal detected by the sensor unit,
The control unit
The biological signal variation from the biological signal detected at the first set time to the biological signal detected at the second set time during the time change from the first set time to the second set time belongs to a predetermined range Determining whether the user is in an emergency situation according to whether the detected amount of the biological signal is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value after predicting the possibility of the user being put in an emergency situation,
Wherein when the amount of biological signal change is less than a first set value, the amount of electrical stimulation is not adjusted if the amount of biological signal is less than a first threshold value, and the operation of the electronic needle portion is terminated if the amount of biological signal is not less than a first threshold,
The amount of electric stimulation is reduced so that the amount of electric stimulation is reduced when the amount of the biomedical signal is less than a second threshold value smaller than the first threshold value when the amount of change in the biomedical signal is less than a second predetermined value, Terminating the operation of the electronic needle unit if the second threshold value is not less than the second threshold value,
And terminates the operation of the electronic needle portion when the biological signal change amount is equal to or greater than the second set value. The method according to claim 1,
The sensor unit
And an electrocardiogram measuring sensor for measuring an electrocardiogram. The method according to claim 1,
The sensor unit
At least one of an electrocardiogram measuring sensor for measuring an electrocardiogram, a pulse measuring sensor for measuring a pulse, an oxygen saturation measuring sensor for measuring blood saturation of blood, a skin conductivity measuring sensor for measuring the palm skin conductivity, and a temperature sensor for measuring the body temperature Of the sensor. The method according to claim 1,
A body forming an outer appearance; And
And a display unit provided on the main body and configured to display the bio-signal and the amount of electrical stimulation as an image. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the electronic needle portion and the sensor portion are electrically connected to the main body. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the electronic needle and the sensor unit are integrally formed and electrically connected to the main body. An electrical stimulation step of applying electrical stimulation to the user;
A biometric signal sensing step of sequentially sensing a biometric signal at a first set time and at a second set time after the first set time;
Whether the biological signal variation from the biological signal detected at the first set time to the biological signal detected at the second set time during the time change from the first set time to the second set time belongs to a predetermined range A signal change rate judging step of predicting a possibility that the user is put in an emergency situation according to the signal change rate;
A signal amount determining step of determining whether the user is in an emergency situation according to whether the detected amount of biological signal is greater than or equal to a predetermined limit value after the step of determining the signal change rate; And
And an electric stimulation adjusting step of adjusting an electric stimulation amount according to a result of the signal change rate judging step and the signal amount judging step,
Wherein when the amount of biological signal change is less than a first set value, the amount of electrical stimulation is not adjusted if the amount of biological signal is less than a first threshold value, and the electrical stimulation step is terminated if the amount of biological signal is not less than a first threshold,
The amount of electric stimulation is adjusted to be reduced when the amount of the biomedical signal is less than a second threshold value smaller than the first threshold value when the amount of change in the biomedical signal is less than a second set value larger than the first set value, The electrical stimulation step is terminated if it is greater than or equal to the second threshold,
And the electric stimulation step ends when the amount of change in the biological signal is equal to or greater than the second set value. delete delete delete

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