KR102297353B1 - Portable nasal opening measuring device suitable for facial structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The technology disclosed in this specification is inserted into the nasal cave to measure air permeability, but by recognizing the patient's facial structure, it is a portable nasal airway measuring device suitable for a facial structure that can measure air permeability suitable for the patient's nasal cave structure. It largely includes a breathability measurement unit 100 , a rhinitis diagnosis unit 200 , and a facial structure setting unit 300 .

Description

Portable nasal opening measuring device suitable for facial structure {PORTABLE NASAAL OPENING MEASURING DEVICE SUITABLE FOR FACIAL STRUCTURE}

The technology disclosed in the present specification relates to a device for measuring the nasal strength of the nasal cavity of the human body, and in detail, inserting it into the nasal cave to measure the nasal strength, but by recognizing the patient's facial structure It relates to a portable nasal openness measuring device suitable for facial structures that can measure nasal strength suitable for nasal cave structures.

The technology disclosed herein relates to an apparatus for measuring the air permeability of the nasal cavity of the human body, and the air permeability of the nasal cave is used when diagnosing rhinitis and the like.

Conventional Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2001-0071039 (published on July 28, 2001, 'Acoustic nasal airway inspection apparatus and method') has an electroacoustic emitter and a first transmission pipe leading from the emitter to the first connecting piece; , connecting means for connecting the first connecting piece to the patient's nostril, a proximity microphone positioned adjacent to the emitter or a first microphone made into the first connecting piece, and an electrical signal for the emitter; and a computer for extracting and analyzing the electrical signals received from the microphone. A technique is disclosed wherein the device of the present invention preferably comprises a second acoustic transmission tube capable of emitting from the emitter in the opposite direction of the first acoustic transmission tube.

Conventional Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1182762 (published on September 14, 2012), 'Non-invasive nasal sound analysis device, non-invasive nasal sound analysis system capable of remote data transmission, non-invasive nasal sound analysis method and methods thereof are recorded Recording medium ') includes an acoustic converter that receives an acoustic signal corresponding to an inhalation or an expiration through the nasal cavity from the outside spaced apart from the patient's nasal cavity and converts it into an electrical signal, and collects the data of the electrical signal converted for a certain period of time. A non-invasive nasal sound analysis device comprising a data collection unit, a signal analysis unit for analyzing the strength and frequency of an electrical signal based on the collected data, and a first display unit for displaying the analyzed strength and the analyzed frequency is disclosed. have.

On the other hand, in order to diagnose rhinitis, a method of checking intranasal mucous membranes, etc. through a conventional endoscope is being implemented. Device and endoscopic therapy device using the same) relates to an endoscopic therapy device for treating headache by injecting a drug into the sphenoid palatal ganglion (SPG) or applying a high frequency wave, and an endoscopic insertion guide device used therefor, the endoscopic therapy device comprising: An endoscope inserted into the nasal cavity to photograph the inside of the nasal cavity is mounted, and a surgical tool guide passage for guiding a surgical tool for treatment in the longitudinal direction to protrude toward one end inserted into the nasal cavity. A technology that injects drugs into the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) after being injected into the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity through the surgical tool guide passage has been disclosed.

A portable nasal opening measuring device suitable for facial structures includes a ventilation measuring unit, a rhinitis diagnosis unit, and a facial structure setting unit.

Accordingly, the invention disclosed in this specification is a portable nasal airway measuring device suitable for a facial structure that is inserted into a nasal cave to measure air permeability, but can measure air permeability suitable for a patient's nasal cave structure according to the patient's facial structure. would like to provide

In one embodiment, a portable nasal openness measurement device suitable for facial structures is disclosed.

Doedoe inserted into the patient's nasal cavity, the nasal measurement unit 100 for measuring the inside of the nasal cavity, the opening degree calculating unit 200 for deriving the opening degree of the nasal cavity by analyzing the measured values inside the nasal cavity, and the patient measures the nasal cavity It may include a facial structure setting unit 300 that allows the unit 100 to be used in the same way as in the past measurement conditions.

The nasal measurement unit 100 is inserted into the nasal cavity, and may include a sonar measuring instrument for measuring the internal structure of the nasal cavity through sound waves.

The opening degree calculation unit 200 is connected to the nasal measurement unit 100 to receive a measurement receiving unit 210 for receiving a sound wave measurement value, and a structure analysis unit 220 for analyzing the structure inside the nasal cavity through the sound wave measurement value. ), an opening calculating unit 230 for calculating the area of the opened portion in the structure of the nasal cavity, and an outputting unit 240 for outputting the opened area.

The openness calculator 200 may include based on distance curve data of the cross-sectional area inside the nasal cavity.

The facial structure setting unit 300 stores the measurement condition with the condition measurement unit 310 that detects the measurement condition of the nasal measurement unit 100, but the first stored when using the nasal measurement unit 100 It may include a face correspondence guide 320 to output the measurement conditions.

The facial structure setting unit 300 includes a patient input unit 330 that receives the individual information of the patient, and a facial structure specifying unit that stores the measurement conditions measured by the condition measurement unit 310 in the input individual information of the patient. (340) may be included.

The facial structure setting unit 300 is located in the pharynx of the patient. and a condition measuring unit 310 for detecting the measurement conditions of the eye support unit 360 and the angle adjusting unit 370 that can be freely folded and unfolded and the nasal cavity measuring unit 100 connected to each other; Including, the condition measuring unit 310 may be a protractor that displays the unfolded angle of the angle adjusting unit 370 .

It has the effect of diagnosing rhinitis suitable for the patient by measuring the air permeability suitable for the nasal cave structure of the patient according to the patient's facial structure.

The foregoing provides only optional concepts in a simplified form for matters to be described in more detail later. It is not intended to limit key features or essential features of the claims, or to limit the scope of the claims.

1 is a view showing the concept of a portable nasal opening measuring device suitable for the facial structure disclosed herein.
2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a portable nasal openness measuring device suitable for the facial structure disclosed herein.
3 is a schematic configuration diagram of another example of the facial structure setting unit disclosed in the present specification.
4 is a view showing another example of the facial structure setting unit disclosed in the present specification.

Hereinafter, embodiments disclosed in the present specification will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Unless otherwise specified in the text, like reference numbers in the drawings indicate like elements. Exemplary embodiments described above in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not intended to be limiting, and other embodiments may be used, and other changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the technology disclosed herein. A person skilled in the art may arrange, construct, combine, and design in variously different configurations the elements of the present disclosure, i.e., the elements generally described herein and illustrated in the drawings, all of which are clearly contemplated, and the It will be readily understood that forming a part. In the drawings, in order to clearly express various layers (or films), regions, and shapes, the width, length, thickness, or shape of the components may be exaggerated.

When one component is referred to as “arranged” in another component, the case in which the one component is directly disposed on the other component, as well as a case in which an additional component is interposed therebetween, may be included.

When one component is referred to as “connected” to another component, the case in which the one component is directly connected to the other component, as well as a case in which an additional component is interposed between them, may be included.

When a component is referred to as “formation” of another component, the case in which the component is directly formed on the other component, as well as a case in which an additional component is interposed therebetween may be included.

When a component is referred to as “coupled” to another component, the case in which the component is directly coupled to the other component, as well as a case in which an additional component is interposed therebetween may be included.

Since the description of the disclosed technology is only an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the disclosed technology should not be construed as being limited by the embodiment described in the text. That is, since the embodiment may have various changes and may have various forms, it should be understood that the scope of the disclosed technology includes equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea.

The singular expression is to be understood to include the plural expression, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and "includes". Or “have.” The term etc. is intended to designate that there is an embodied feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof, but one or more other features or number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof. It should be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of the existence or addition of one.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the disclosed technology belongs, unless otherwise defined. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as being consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and cannot be interpreted as having an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application.

A portable nasal opening measuring device suitable for a facial structure includes a nasal opening measuring unit 100 , an opening calculating unit 200 , and a facial structure setting unit 300 .

The nasal measurement unit 100 may be provided with a conventional sound wave transceiver. The nasal measurement unit 100 is inserted into the patient's nose. The nasal measurement unit 100 transmits a sound wave inside the patient's nose and receives a reflected sound wave. The nasal cavity measurement unit 100 may predict the internal structure of the patient's nasal cavity by transmitting/receiving sound waves.

The opening degree calculation unit 200 may be provided as a normal terminal. The openness calculating unit 200 may be connected to the nasal cavity measuring unit 100 . The opening degree calculation unit 200 calculates a portion opened inside the nasal cavity from the structure of the nasal cavity predicted by the nasal cavity measurement unit 100 . The openness calculator 200 outputs the calculated value of the open portion so that the doctor can diagnose rhinitis.

As shown below, the nasal opening may be calculated through the pressure of the sound wave reflected for each location with respect to the sound wave pressure provided to the nasal cavity.

The facial structure setting unit 300 allows the patient to use the nasal cavity measuring unit 100 described above in the same manner as in the past measurement conditions. As for the measurement conditions, the measurement value varies depending on the angle and depth at which the nasal measurement unit 100 is inserted into the patient's nasal cavity in the measurement through the ultrasound described above. It means the state or situation of the nasal measurement unit 100 described. The facial structure setting unit 300 is to adjust the angle and depth at which the nasal measurement unit 100 is inserted to the patient so that the same angle and depth can be measured. That is, by recognizing the facial structure of the patient, it may be provided so that the air permeability measurement suitable for the structure inside the nasal cavity can be progressed.

As an example with reference to FIG. 2 , the facial structure setting unit 300 may largely include a condition measurement unit 310 and a face correspondence guide unit 320 .

The condition measurement unit 310 may be provided to detect the measurement conditions of the nasal cavity measurement unit 100 described above. The condition measuring unit 310 may be provided as a general gyro sensor. The condition measurement unit 310 may be provided in the nasal cavity measurement unit 100 . The condition measurement unit 310 measures the inclined state of the nasal cavity measurement unit 100 . The inclined inclination of the side nasal measurement unit 100 is a measurement condition.

The facial correspondence guide 320 may be provided to store the measurement conditions, and to output the measurement conditions stored initially when the nasal measurement unit 100 is used. In more detail, the facial correspondence guide unit 320 measures the inclination of the nasal measurement unit 100 described above in a situation in which the opening degree calculation unit 200 described above operates under the conditions described above. Stores the value of the measurement unit 310 . The facial correspondence guide unit 320 outputs the measured value of the condition measurement unit 310 stored initially when the nasal cavity measurement unit 100 is used.

The facial structure setting unit 300 described above outputs the state in which the patient first used the nasal measurement unit 100 , that is, the nasal measurement unit 100 is tilted in the patient's nasal cavity, so that the current nasal measurement unit (100) to set the measurement environment the same as in the past. As a result, it is possible to accurately compare changes in air permeability in the nasal cavity due to rhinitis to the past and the present, and accurately diagnose rhinitis by accurately comparing the nasal opening measured in the past and the current nasal opening.

As another example with reference to FIG. 3 , the facial structure setting unit 300 includes the condition measuring unit 310 and the face correspondence guide unit 320 described above, but the patient input unit 330 and the facial structure specifying unit ( 340) may be further included.

The patient input unit 330 may be provided to receive individual information of a patient. The patient input unit 330 may be provided as a terminal of the opening degree calculation unit 200 . The patient input unit 330 may be provided to receive individual information of a patient through a terminal. The patient's individual information can be set as a resident registration number or phone number.

The facial structure specifying unit 340 may be provided to store the measurement conditions measured by the condition measurement unit 310 in the input individual information of the patient. The facial structure specifying unit 340 may be provided in the terminal of the opening degree calculating unit 200 . When individual information of a patient is input through the patient input unit 330 , the facial structure specifying unit 340 activates the nasal measurement unit 100 described above. The facial structure specifying unit 340 merges the measurement conditions of the condition measuring unit 310 described above into the patient's individual information.

The facial structure setting unit 300 described above may present measurement conditions suitable for each patient's facial structure even when a plurality of patients use one nasal measurement unit 100 .

As another example with reference to FIG. 4 , the facial structure setting unit 300 may include a condition measuring unit 310 including a pharyngeal support part 350 and an eyebrow support part 360 , an angle adjusting part 370 and a protractor. have.

The pharyngeal support 350 is located in the pharynx of the patient, but may be provided so that the side is in contact with the tip of the nose. In more detail, the pharyngeal support 350 may be provided as a plate. The lower part of the plate is positioned in the patient's pharynx and one side of the plate is positioned at the tip of the nose where the nose begins in the patient's pharynx.

The eye supporter 360 may be provided to be located in the eye area of the patient's face. In more detail, the brow support part 360 is provided as a plate like the pharyngeal support part 350 described above, and the lower surface is located in the nasolabial muscle between the eyes of the patient.

The angle adjusting unit 370 may be provided so as to connect the eye supporters 360 to each other, and to be freely folded and unfolded. In more detail, the angle adjusting unit 370 is provided with at least two rods, and the two rods are hinged to each other so that they can rotate freely. At both ends of the angle adjusting unit 370 , the above-described pharyngeal support 350 and eye support 360 are hinged.

The condition measuring unit 310 may be provided with a conventional protractor. The condition measuring unit 310 may be provided at a position serving as a rotation axis of the rod of the angle adjusting unit 370 described above. The condition measuring unit 310 displays the unfolded angle of the angle adjusting unit 370 described above.

In the facial structure setting unit 300 described above, the nasal measurement unit 100 described above may be coupled to one side of the angle adjusting unit 370 connected to the pharyngeal support unit 350 . In the facial structure setting unit 300 , the inclination of the nasal measurement unit 100 is determined according to the unfolded state of the angle adjusting unit 370 . That is, the facial structure setting unit 300 changes the inclination of the nasal cavity measurement unit 100 based on the distance between the pharyngeal mass and the nasolabial muscle of the patient. After all, the facial structure setting unit 300 is such that the inclination of the nasal measurement unit 100 according to the patient's facial structure is automatically set. The facial structure setting unit 300 suppresses the shaking of the doctor's hand or the patient's face by the doctor pressing the angle adjusting unit 370 so that the nasal measurement unit 100 can accurately measure without shaking. have. Furthermore, as the face structure setting unit 300 angle adjustment unit 370 is folded, it is easy to carry.

Meanwhile, the condition measuring unit 310 may be provided as the conventional gyro sensor described above.

Meanwhile, the nasal cavity measuring unit 100 may be screw-coupled to the angle adjusting unit 370 . The nasal measurement unit 100 may be inserted into the patient's nasal cavity according to the rotational direction. At this time, the nasal measurement unit 100 may include a normal ruler. A normal ruler displays the distance traveled by the nasal measurement unit 100 based on one side of the angle adjusting unit 370 .

On the other hand, the facial structure setting unit 400 including the protractor and the ruler described above may receive an input using the angle displayed by the protractor and the length displayed by the ruler as the measurement condition values through the terminal described above.

From the above, various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described for purposes of illustration, and it will be understood that various modifications are possible without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. And the various embodiments disclosed above are not intended to limit the spirit of the present disclosure, the true spirit and scope will be presented from the following claims.

100: measurement unit
200: opening degree calculation unit
210: measurement receiver
220: structure analysis unit
230: opening calculation unit
240: output unit
300: facial structure setting unit
310: condition measurement unit
320: facial response guide
330: patient input unit
340: facial structure specific part
350: pharyngeal support
360: eyeball support
370: angle adjustment unit

Claims (7)

Doedoe inserted into the patient's nasal cavity, nasal measurement unit 100 for measuring the inside of the nasal cavity;
an opening degree calculation unit 200 for deriving an opening degree of the nasal cavity by analyzing the measured values inside the nasal cavity; and
a facial structure setting unit 300 for allowing the patient to use the nasal cavity measuring unit 100 in the same way as in the past measurement conditions;
Including, a portable nasal opening measuring device suitable for facial structures that can measure air permeability suitable for the patient's nasal cave structure according to the patient's facial structure. The method of claim 1,
The nasal measurement unit 100 is
A portable nasal opening measuring device suitable for facial structures, including a sonar that is inserted into the nasal cavity and measures the internal structure of the nasal cavity through sound waves. The method of claim 1,
The opening degree calculation unit 200
a measurement receiving unit 210 connected to the nasal measurement unit 100 to receive a sound wave measurement value;
a structure analysis unit 220 for analyzing the structure of the nasal cavity through the sound wave measurement value;
an opening calculation unit 230 for calculating an area of an open portion in the structure of the nasal cavity; and
an output unit 240 for outputting the opened area;
A portable nasal opening measurement device suitable for facial structures comprising a. 4. The method of claim 3,
The opening degree calculation unit 200
A portable nasal openness measurement device suitable for facial structures, comprising: based on distance curve data of the cross-sectional area inside the nasal cavity. The method of claim 1,
The facial structure setting unit 300 is
a condition measurement unit 310 for detecting the measurement condition of the nasal cavity measurement unit 100;
But storing the measurement conditions, when using the nasal measurement unit 100, a face corresponding guide unit 320 to output the measurement condition stored initially;
A portable nasal opening measurement device suitable for facial structures comprising a. 6. The method of claim 5,
The facial structure setting unit 300 is
a patient input unit 330 for receiving the patient's individual information; and
a facial structure specifying unit 340 for storing the measurement condition measured by the condition measurement unit 310 in the inputted individual information of the patient;
A portable nasal opening measurement device suitable for facial structures further comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The facial structure setting unit 300 is
but located in the patient's pharynx, the pharyngeal support 350, the side of which is in contact with the tip of the nose;
An eye support portion 360 located in the eye area of the patient's face;
an angle adjusting part 370 that connects the pharyngeal support part 350 and the eyebrow support part 360 to each other, and can be freely folded and unfolded; and
a condition measurement unit 310 for detecting the measurement condition of the nasal cavity measurement unit 100; including,
The condition measuring unit 310 is a portable nasal opening measuring device suitable for a facial structure, including a protractor that displays the unfolded angle of the angle adjusting unit 370 .

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