KR20150081667A - A Patch Type Wireless Stethoscopy System - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a wireless stethoscope system, and more particularly, to a wireless stethoscope system that includes a transmitter capable of collecting a stethoscope sound such as heart sound and respiration sound in a human body attached to a skin of a patient, And can be easily attached to the skin of the patient without using the esophagus stethoscope during surgery to enable listening of the stethoscope sound and a plurality of transmitters can be attached to collect stethoscopes in various parts of the human body The receiver includes a coupling unit for coupling with a head of a conventional stethoscope, so that the receiver can be attached to a conventional stethoscope to listen to a stethoscope sound. Thus, the stethoscope sound can be continuously heard To a patch-type wireless stethoscope system.
In general, the esophageal stethoscope is used by an anesthesiologist to check the patient's condition by listening to the patient's heart or respiratory sound during anesthesia (hereinafter referred to as a "stethoscope sound"). During the operation, it is necessary to continuously monitor the patient's condition and immediately cope with various dangerous situations. However, since the patient's condition can not be continuously confirmed using the conventional stethoscope, conventionally, The stethoscope was inserted into the esophagus to listen to the patient's stethoscope.
1, the conventional esophageal stethoscope will be described with reference to FIG. 1, wherein a
However, in an actual operation, an anesthesiologist must constantly monitor the patient's condition through the esophageal stethoscope. In order to monitor the patient's condition continuously, the esophagus stethoscope must be inserted into the esophagus while listening to the patient's stethoscope. there was. In addition, since the tube attached with sensors should be inserted at the precise position in the patient's airway at each operation, the preparation time for the operation is prolonged and the patient's neck and airways may be injured. In addition, the conventional esophageal stethoscope is a disposable product requiring sterilization, and there is a risk of infection due to insertion of the esophageal stethoscope in the airway.
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Registered utility model publication No. 20-0215363 (Registered on December 19, 2000) "Esophageal stethoscope"
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems,
The present invention relates to a stethoscope including a transmitter capable of collecting a stethoscope sound such as a heart sound or a breathing sound in a human body attached to a skin of a patient and a receiver capable of receiving and outputting a stethoscope sound signal transmitted from the transmitter, It is possible to reduce the preparation time of the surgery, and there is no fear of injury or infection due to the insertion of the esophageal stethoscope, and it is possible to repeatedly use the device to spend unnecessary expenses The present invention relates to a patch-type wireless stethoscope system.
The present invention enables a plurality of transmitters to be attached to various positions for listening to a stethoscope sound to transmit a stethoscope sound at various positions, and a receiver can receive and output a stethoscope sound signal transmitted from a plurality of transmitters, In which a stethoscope sound can be heard in one of a plurality of positions or a stethoscope sound can be monitored at a plurality of positions at the same time.
The present invention can include a coupling unit capable of coupling with a general stethoscope, and can listen to a stethoscope sound output from a receiver through a general stethoscope, thereby continuously listening to a stethoscope sound while moving freely away from the patient The present invention provides a patch type wireless stethoscope system capable of configuring a patch type wireless stethoscope system by using a conventional general stethoscope, thereby preventing unnecessary expenditure and easily configuring a system.
The present invention includes a position fixing unit formed to surround the periphery of a transmitter and formed of a non-slip material so that the transmitter does not slip and is brought into close contact with the skin of the patient, thereby stably fixing the position of the transmitter, And to provide a patch-type wireless stethoscope system capable of allowing a user to listen to and listen to the same.
The present invention includes a monitoring device connected to a receiver and capable of displaying a patient's stethoscopic sound signal transmitted from a transmitter on a screen so that a patient's stethoscope sound can be visually checked to easily check a change in a stethoscope sound The present invention also provides a patch type wireless stethoscope system for displaying a stethoscope sound signal transmitted from a plurality of transmitters simultaneously on a screen to facilitate monitoring of the entire state of a patient.
The present invention includes a monitoring device having a storage unit capable of storing a stethoscope sound signal transmitted from a receiver, and enables a review of a state change of a patient during an operation after the operation is completed, and a stethoscope sound signal The present invention provides a patch-type wireless stethoscope system capable of generating research data on a subject.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is implemented by the following embodiments.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a patch-type wireless stethoscope system according to the present invention includes: a transmitter for attaching to a skin of a patient to collect stethoscope sounds in a human body and wirelessly transmitting collected stethoscope sound signals; And a receiver for receiving the stethoscope sound signal transmitted from the transmitter and outputting the stethoscope sound signal so that the stethoscope sound signal can be audibly output, wherein the transmitter includes: a stethoscope for picking up a stethoscope sound in the human body; A controller for controlling the operation of the transmitter; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the transmitter so that the transmitter closely contacts the skin of the patient. The receiver includes a wireless receiver for receiving a stethoscopic sound signal transmitted from the transmitter wirelessly, a signal processor for converting and amplifying the stethoscopic sound signal received by the wireless receiver into an audible analog signal, An output unit for outputting the stethoscope sound signal, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the receiver .
According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the patch type wireless stethoscope system according to the present invention, the transmitter allows a plurality of patients to be attached to the skin of a patient to transmit a stethoscope sound at various positions of the patient, And a stethoscope sound selection module capable of selecting a stethoscope sound to be output, so that a received stethoscope sound from the plurality of transmitters can be selectively or simultaneously output.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, in a patch-type wireless stethoscope system according to the present invention, the receiver includes a coupling unit capable of coupling with a head of a general stethoscope, And a slip prevention means for preventing the general stethoscope head from being slidably brought into close contact with the head of the general stethoscope, wherein the output portion includes an acoustic output means capable of outputting a stethoscope sound to the outside, The stethoscope output from the stethoscope is transmitted through the head of the combined stethoscope, so that a stethoscope in the human body of the patient can be heard by using a general stethoscope even in a place away from the patient.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, in the patch type wireless stethoscope system according to the present invention, the position fixing unit is formed so as to surround the periphery of the transmitter, and contacts the skin of the patient and is formed of a non- So that the transmitter can be brought into close contact with the skin of the patient, thereby enabling stable acquisition of the stethoscope sound.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the patch type wireless stethoscope system according to the present invention includes a monitoring device connected to the receiver and capable of displaying a stethoscope sound signal of a patient transmitted from a transmitter on a screen, The change of the sound can be visually confirmed, and the stethoscopic sound signals transmitted from the plurality of transmitters can be simultaneously displayed on the screen so that comparison monitoring can be performed.
The present invention can obtain the following effects by the above-described embodiment, the constitution described below, the combination, and the use relationship.
The present invention relates to a stethoscope including a transmitter capable of collecting a stethoscope sound such as a heart sound or a breathing sound in a human body attached to a skin of a patient and a receiver capable of receiving and outputting a stethoscope sound signal transmitted from the transmitter, It is possible to reduce the preparation time of the surgery, and there is no fear of injury or infection due to the insertion of the esophageal stethoscope, and it is possible to repeatedly use the device to spend unnecessary expenses There is an effect that can be reduced.
The present invention enables a plurality of transmitters to be attached to various positions for listening to a stethoscope sound to transmit a stethoscope sound at various positions, and a receiver can receive and output a stethoscope sound signal transmitted from a plurality of transmitters, So that it is possible to listen to the stinging sound in one of the various positions or to simultaneously monitor the stinging sound in various positions.
The present invention can include a coupling unit capable of coupling with a general stethoscope, and can listen to a stethoscope sound output from a receiver through a general stethoscope, thereby continuously listening to a stethoscope sound while moving freely away from the patient , It is possible to construct a patch-type wireless stethoscope system using a conventional general stethoscope, thereby making it possible to prevent unnecessary expenditure and easily configure the system.
The present invention includes a position fixing unit formed to surround the periphery of a transmitter and formed of a non-slip material so that the transmitter does not slip and is brought into close contact with the skin of the patient, thereby stably fixing the position of the transmitter, And listening is possible.
The present invention includes a monitoring device connected to a receiver and capable of displaying a patient's stethoscopic sound signal transmitted from a transmitter on a screen so that a patient's stethoscope sound can be visually checked to easily check a change in a stethoscope sound In addition, it is possible to simultaneously display a stunning tone signal transmitted from a plurality of transmitters on the screen, thereby facilitating the monitoring of the overall state of the patient.
The present invention includes a monitoring device having a storage unit capable of storing a stethoscope sound signal transmitted from a receiver, and enables a review of a state change of a patient during an operation after the operation is completed, and a stethoscope sound signal It is possible to generate the education data for the school.
1 is a perspective view showing a conventional esophageal stethoscope.
2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a patch-type wireless stethoscope system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the transmitter and receiver of Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a top view (a) and a bottom view (b) of the transmitter of Figure 2;
Figure 5 is a top view of the receiver of Figure 2;
6 is a reference diagram showing an example of use of a patch-type wireless stethoscope system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram showing a patch type wireless stethoscope system according to another embodiment of the present invention
Hereinafter, a patch type wireless stethoscope system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs and, if conflict with the meaning of the terms used herein, It follows the definition used in the specification. Further, the detailed description of known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.
2 to 7, the patch type wireless stethoscope system according to an embodiment of the present invention attaches to a skin of a patient and collects a stethoscope sound in a human body, A transmitter (1) for wireless transmission; And a
As described in the problems of the prior art, since the esophageal stethoscope used in the conventional surgery was inserted into the esophagus of the patient every time the operation was performed, the stethoscope sound, such as heart sounds and breath sounds, had to be collected, There was a fear of scarring and infection, and there was a problem that unnecessary expense was enormously expended because the disposable article was used and had to be discarded. In addition, since the esophageal stethoscope had to be inserted into the esophagus to listen to the stethoscope, there was a difficulty in continuously monitoring and observing the patient's stethoscope in the surgical situation. Accordingly, in the present invention, a stethoscope sound signal in the human body can be collected by easily attaching to the skin of a patient, and the sound can be transmitted by radio, thereby continuously monitoring the patient's stethoscope sound during the operation without using the esophageal stethoscope .
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While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, Should be interpreted as falling within the scope of.
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The transmitter includes a collecting part for collecting a stuttering sound in the human body, a signal processing part for amplifying the stuttering sound signal picked up by the collecting part and converting the amplified stuttering sound signal into a digital signal, and a stethoscope sound signal converted into a digital signal by the signal processing part A controller for controlling the operation of the transmitter; and a position fixing unit for allowing the transmitter to be brought into close contact with the skin of the patient,
The receiver includes a wireless receiver for receiving a stunning tone signal wirelessly transmitted from the transmitter, a signal processor for converting and amplifying the stuttering tone signal received by the wireless receiver into an audible analog signal, An output unit, and a controller for controlling the operation of the receiver.
The transmitter allows a plurality of patients to attach to the skin of a patient to transmit a stethoscope sound at various positions of the patient,
Wherein the control unit of the receiver includes a stethoscope sound selection module capable of selecting a stethoscope sound to be output so as to selectively or simultaneously output the received stethoscope sound from the plurality of transmitters .
The receiver includes a coupling portion capable of engaging with a head of a general stethoscope,
The coupling unit includes fixing means for holding and fixing the head of the general stethoscope and non-slip means for tightly contacting the head of the general stethoscope to prevent the general stethoscope head from slipping,
Wherein the output unit includes an acoustic output unit for outputting a stethoscope sound to the outside so that the stethoscope output through the sound output unit is transmitted through the head of the stethoscope coupled therewith so that a general stethoscope So that a stethoscope sound in the human body of the patient can be heard.
The position fixing unit is formed to surround the transmitter and contacts the skin of the patient and is formed of a non-slip material so that the transmitter closely contacts the skin of the patient, A patch-type wireless stethoscope system.
The patch type wireless stethoscope system includes a monitoring device connected to the receiver and capable of displaying a stethoscope sound signal of a patient transmitted from a transmitter on a screen so that a change in the stethoscope sound of the patient can be visually confirmed, And the transmitted stethoscopic sound signals are simultaneously displayed on the screen so that comparison monitoring can be performed.
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