KR20120040530A - Patient friendly medical support electronic stethoscope and stethosocopy method using the same - Google Patents

Patient friendly medical support electronic stethoscope and stethosocopy method using the same Download PDF

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KR20120040530A
KR20120040530A KR1020100102003A KR20100102003A KR20120040530A KR 20120040530 A KR20120040530 A KR 20120040530A KR 1020100102003 A KR1020100102003 A KR 1020100102003A KR 20100102003 A KR20100102003 A KR 20100102003A KR 20120040530 A KR20120040530 A KR 20120040530A
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Abstract

The present invention control unit for controlling the power and operation of the stethoscope; A touch sensor unit for sensing a contact with a patient and instructing a stethoscope and a communication start; A stethoscope sensor unit for collecting a stethoscope sound of a heartbeat according to the command of the contact sensor unit; A memory unit for storing the stethoscope sound data; And a communication unit configured to transmit the stethoscope sound data stored in the memory unit. The present disclosure relates to a patient-friendly medical assisted electronic stethoscope and a stethoscope method using the same, which have a patient-friendly surface and appearance. The patient can be auscultated regularly in a comfortable state without visiting the hospital.

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PATIENT FRIENDLY MEDICAL SUPPORT ELECTRONIC STETHOSCOPE AND STETHOSOCOPY METHOD USING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a medical assisted electronic stethoscope and a stethoscope method using the same, and more particularly, to a patient-friendly medical assisted electronic stethoscope and a stethoscope method using the same that can be continuously auscultated without feeling rejected by patients such as infants and adolescents.

In general, a stethoscope is a medical examination tool used by a doctor to determine a patient's condition by amplifying and listening to a sound generated by a patient's internal organs. The structure of such a conventional stethoscope is briefly shown in FIG. Collects the sound generated in the human body 10 and the ear piece (Ear Piece) 70 for listening to the collected sound and the collection unit 10 and the ear piece 70 is connected to deliver the sound The tube 80 is comprised. With such a conventional stethoscope, the doctor should apply the stethoscope 10 to the patient's body at a close distance to face the patient directly, and place the earpiece 70 on his ear to perform the examination.

Therefore, in order to examine a patient, a doctor and a patient must always exist in the same space. This is a hassle of having to go to a doctor's office for simple routine diagnosis among patients undergoing hospital treatment and diagnosis. For patients with mild symptoms who live on remote islands or in mountainous wallpaper, it may seem like a tremendous burden to travel long distances for simple medical examinations. In addition, even if the doctor knows the patient's condition to some extent and the doctor can take the proper prescription only through regular diagnosis of the internal organ's activity using a stethoscope, the patient travels a long distance for simple examination. In other words, waiting for a turn in a hospital is a significant inconvenience. In addition, the conventional stethoscope as described above has a problem that the stethoscope itself becomes impossible by causing a sense of rejection by giving a strong feeling that the doctor is a treatment device for an infant or a child and in a severe case, crying or screaming.

In order to solve the problems described above, the present invention provides a patient-friendly medical assisted electronic stethoscope and a stethoscope method using the same, which can be used without a patient's regular visit to the hospital, and does not cause discomfort to infants and the like. It aims to provide.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention,

(1) an operation unit for controlling the power and operation of the stethoscope; A touch sensor unit for sensing a contact with a patient and instructing a stethoscope and a communication start; A stethoscope sensor unit for collecting a stethoscope sound of a heartbeat according to the command of the contact sensor unit; A memory unit for storing the stethoscope sound data; And a communication unit for transmitting the stethoscope sound data stored in the memory unit, and providing a patient-friendly medical assistant electronic stethoscope having a patient-friendly surface and appearance.

(2) In the above (1), the computer connection for transmitting the stethoscope sound data from the communication unit to the external computer; provides a patient-friendly medical assistant electronic stethoscope further comprising.

In addition, the present invention to solve the above problems,

(3) detecting contact with the patient in the touch sensor unit; Collecting a stethoscope sound in the stethoscope sensor unit when the contact sensor unit detects contact with the patient; Storing the stethoscope sound data detected by the stethoscope sensor unit in a memory unit; And transmitting the stethoscope sound data stored in the memory unit through the communication unit. The method provides a stethoscope method using a patient-friendly medical assistant electronic stethoscope.

(4) The method of (3), wherein the transmitting step, the stethoscope method using a patient-friendly medical assistant electronic stethoscope, characterized in that for transmitting the stethoscope sound data to an external computer through a computer connection unit connected to the communication unit. to provide.

(5) In the above (3), when the contact sensor unit is not detected the patient, the stethoscope sensor unit stops the stethoscope, the memory unit stops storing the stethoscope sound data, The communication unit provides a stethoscope method using a patient-friendly medical assistant electronic stethoscope, characterized in that to stop the transmission of the stethoscope data.

According to the present invention, a patient can stethoscope without having to visit the hospital regularly, and several doctors can simultaneously stethoscope to improve reliability.

In addition, since infants do not feel the fear of being treated in a hospital by using a stethoscope having a patient-friendly appearance, the stethoscope is possible in a comfortable state.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a stethoscope according to the prior art,
2 is a view showing the configuration of a stethoscope according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a view showing an application example of a stethoscope according to an embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a flow diagram of a stethoscope method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The terms or words used in this specification and claims are not to be construed as limiting in their usual or dictionary meanings, and the inventors may properly define the concept of terms in order to best explain their invention in the best way possible. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible. Here, like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

2 is a view showing the configuration of a patient-friendly medical assistant electronic stethoscope 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is an application of a patient-friendly medical assistant electronic stethoscope 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention An example is shown.

According to FIG. 2, the patient-friendly medical assistant electronic stethoscope 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the operation unit 110, the contact sensor unit 120, the stethoscope sensor unit 130, the memory unit 140, and the communication unit 150. And the computer connection unit 160.

The operation unit 110 is a part that controls the power and operation of the electronic stethoscope 100 according to the present invention to turn on or off the power of the stethoscope 100 or data from the communication unit 150 to the external computer 200. Control to transmit selectively.

The touch sensor unit 120 is a part for detecting a contact with a patient and instructing to start a stethoscope and communication. When the power is supplied to the stethoscope 100 according to the manipulation of the manipulation unit 110, the touch sensor unit 120 waits to detect contact with the patient. Done.

If the patient's contact is detected, the stethoscope sensor unit 130 and the communication unit 150 are commanded to start the stethoscope.

On the contrary, if the contact with the patient is not detected or the contact is lost, the command is made to maintain the standby state. In the standby state, the stethoscope sensor unit 130 stops the stethoscope, and the memory unit 140 stops storing the stethoscope sound data, and the communication unit 150 also transmits the stethoscope sound data to the external computer 200 or the like. It will stop.

The stethoscope sensor unit 130 is a portion to start or stop the stethoscope according to the command of the contact sensor unit 120, it may be configured to include a sounding plate or a microphone.

The sounding plate is a part of the electronic stethoscope 100 that is primarily in contact with the patient's skin, and collects vital signals such as a pulse generated by heart activity through the patient's skin and a heart sound or lung sound transmitted to the chest wall due to breathing. To this end, the sounding plate is formed as thin as possible in a thin plate shape. As the thickness becomes thinner, the sensitivity of the electronic stethoscope 100 may increase.

In addition, a stethoscope is installed on the body of the stethoscope 100 to collect the bio-signal entered through the sound board.

The memory unit 140 stores the stethoscope sound data collected by the stethoscope sensor unit 130, and includes a data converter or amplification unit for converting the collected stethoscope sound into data for easy transmission and storage. It is preferable to be.

The communication unit 150 is a part for transmitting the stethoscope sound data stored in the memory unit 140 as a method of transmitting data may be used both wired and wireless communication.

In the case of using wireless communication, a wireless communication method using an infrared sensor or RFID, which is a wireless transmission port, may be used. When using wired communication for more reliable communication, a computer connection unit 160, such as a USB port, is provided with a stethoscope. Sound data can be transmitted. By using such a communication method, the patient can be treated remotely, and the patient can conveniently manage his / her health without visiting regularly.

In the case of the electronic stethoscope 100 according to the present invention is configured to be attached to a teddy bear, etc. as shown in Figure 3 so that the appearance or surface of the electronic stethoscope 100 does not make the patient feel rejected. In particular, infants are afraid of being treated in the hospital itself, so often only to see the stethoscope (100) by crying or shouting to interfere with the stethoscope, the present invention is the appearance of the stethoscope (100) By forming a patient-friendly form using a doll, etc., the patient feels as if he is holding a doll rather than feeling healed.

On the other hand, Figure 4 is a view showing the flow of a stethoscope method using a patient-friendly medical assistant electronic stethoscope 100 according to the present invention.

In the case of a stethoscope method using the patient-friendly medical assisted electronic stethoscope 100 according to the present invention, a step (S10) of detecting contact with the patient in the touch sensor unit 120 and the patient in the touch sensor unit 120 are described. Collecting a stethoscope sound in the stethoscope sensor unit 130 when the contact is detected (S20) and storing the stethoscope sound data detected by the stethoscope sensor unit 130 in the memory unit (S30) and It may be configured to include the step (S40) for transmitting the stethoscope sound data stored in the memory unit 140 through the communication unit 150.

Detecting contact with the patient in the touch sensor unit 120 (S10) is a step of applying power to the stethoscope 100 through the operation unit 110 and waiting for contact with the patient in the touch sensor unit 120. .

Then, when the contact with the patient is detected, the step of collecting the stethoscope sound through the stethoscope sensor unit 130 (S20). If the contact with the patient is not detected or the contact is broken, the stethoscope of the stethoscope sensor unit 130 is stopped, the memory unit 140 ends the storage, and the communication unit 150 stops transmitting the stethoscope sound data. Done.

Next, the stethoscope sound collected through the stethoscope sensor unit 130 is stored in the memory unit 140 (S30). For this purpose, a data converter or stethoscope sound for converting the stethoscope sound into data as discussed above. It may be provided with an amplifier for amplifying.

Then, the data stored in the memory unit 140 is transmitted through the communication unit 150. (S40) For this purpose, as described above, both wired and wireless communication may be used, and when using wired communication, such as a USB port. The computer connection unit 160 may be provided to transmit stethoscope sound data to an external computer 200.

An external doctor may analyze the stethoscope sound data transmitted to the computer 200 through the communication unit 150 to determine the patient's condition and to perform a medical examination remotely. In particular, in the case of the conventional stethoscope 100, only one doctor can hear the stethoscope, but by being able to transmit to several doctors at the same time through the communication unit 150 enables more reliable medical care.

Looking at the patient-friendly stethoscope method according to the present invention through an embodiment, the hospital first gives a stethoscope 100 mounted on a teddy bear to the child of the infant. The child does not enter the doctor's office and hugs the teddy bear outside, so he cannot even feel that he is being treated. At this time, the touch sensor unit 120 of the stethoscope 100 mounted on the bear doll detects the contact of the child, and commands the driving of the stethoscope sensor unit 130, and the stethoscope sensor unit 130 starts to collect sound. . The collected stethoscope sounds are stored in the memory unit 140 as data, and are transmitted to the doctor in the doctor's office through the communication unit 150 to treat the child's condition.

100: stethoscope 110: control panel
120: touch sensor unit 130: Tianjin sensor unit
140: memory unit 150: communication unit
160: computer connection 200: external computer

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An operation unit for controlling power and operation of the stethoscope;
A touch sensor unit for sensing a contact with a patient and instructing a stethoscope and a communication start;
A stethoscope sensor unit for collecting a stethoscope sound of a heartbeat according to the command of the contact sensor unit;
A memory unit for storing the stethoscope sound data; And
And a communication unit for transmitting the stethoscope sound data stored in the memory unit, wherein the patient-friendly medical assistant electronic stethoscope has a patient-friendly surface and appearance.
The method of claim 1,
And a computer connection unit configured to transmit the stethoscope sound data from the communication unit to an external computer.
Sensing contact with the patient in the touch sensor unit;
Collecting a stethoscope sound in the stethoscope sensor unit when the contact sensor unit detects contact with the patient;
Storing the stethoscope sound data detected by the stethoscope sensor unit in a memory unit;
And transmitting the stethoscope sound data stored in the memory unit through a communication unit.
The method of claim 3,
The transmitting of the stethoscope method using a patient-friendly medical assistant electronic stethoscope, characterized in that for transmitting the stethoscope sound data to an external computer through a computer connection connected to the communication unit.
The method of claim 3,
When no contact with the patient is detected by the touch sensor unit, the stethoscope sensor unit stops the stethoscope, the memory unit stops storing the stethoscope sound data, and the communication unit stops transmitting the stethoscope sound data. A stethoscope method using a patient-friendly medical assistant electronic stethoscope, characterized in that.
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