KR20160123945A - Hearing aid type bio-signal measuring apparatus - Google Patents

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KR20160123945A
KR20160123945A KR1020150115920A KR20150115920A KR20160123945A KR 20160123945 A KR20160123945 A KR 20160123945A KR 1020150115920 A KR1020150115920 A KR 1020150115920A KR 20150115920 A KR20150115920 A KR 20150115920A KR 20160123945 A KR20160123945 A KR 20160123945A
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Abstract

A biological signal measuring apparatus of a hearing aid type according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a biological signal measurement unit including an optical T / R module for transmitting a biological signal detected by a biological signal detection sensor to the outside; And a body module including a control module including an algorithm for receiving and processing a bio-signal transmitted from the optical T / R module, and a display module for displaying data on the bio-signal converted by the control module, And it is preferable that the living body signal is transmitted to the body part by measuring the living body signal by inserting it into the ear canal as a hearing aid type.

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[0001] HEARING AID TYPE BIO-SIGNAL MEASURING APPARATUS [0002]

The present invention relates to a hearing aid-type bio-signal measuring device, and more particularly, to a hearing aid-type bio-signal measuring device capable of measuring a bio-signal such as a body temperature or a heartbeat of a person in a state of being inserted into an ear as in a hearing aid.

In the case of infants and young children, parents who are in high fever should use the thermometer to check the temperature of their child and provide nursing care, such as feeding a fever.

In particular, when a child feels sick at night, parents have to check their body temperature regularly by the side of the child from the standpoint of the parent, so the parent can not sleep at this time and is awake continuously or has difficulty sleeping next to the child .

An ear thermometer is disclosed in US20060153272A1P.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a device for measuring a living body signal such as a body temperature in the form of a hearing aid, To a specific terminal such as a smart phone or a tablet PC so as to notify a guardian through an alarm when the temperature rises.

A biological signal measuring apparatus of a hearing aid type according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a biological signal measurement unit including an optical T / R module for transmitting a biological signal detected by a biological signal detection sensor to the outside; And a body module including a control module including an algorithm for receiving and processing a bio-signal transmitted from the optical T / R module, and a display module for displaying data on the bio-signal converted by the control module, And it is preferable that the living body signal is transmitted to the body part by measuring the living body signal by inserting it into the ear canal as a hearing aid type.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the bio-signal measuring unit includes: a bio-signal detecting sensor for sensing a bio-signal in contact with a human body; A measurement body having a structure in which a bio-signal detection sensor is attached to one side and is easily inserted into an ear canal; And an optical transmission / reception module built in the measurement body and connected to the bio-signal detection sensor and transmitting the bio-signal detected by the bio-signal detection sensor to the control module, wherein the measurement body includes one side of the measurement body, At least one air flow hole is formed through the at least one air flow hole so that heat generated in the ear canal is discharged to the outside through at least one air flow hole.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the bio-signal measuring unit has an elastic material and is coupled to the measuring body so as to surround the outer circumferential surface of the measuring body. When the measuring body is inserted into the ear canal of the measuring body, It is preferable to further include an elastic cap for preventing dislocation.

In one embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the main body further comprises an alarm unit for transmitting an abnormality signal of the living body signal to the outside when the living body signal is higher than a predetermined value.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the main body further includes a speaker for transmitting an alarm warning when the living body signal information or the living body signal displayed on the display module is higher than a predetermined value.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the main body further includes a wireless communication module, and is preferably wirelessly communicated with a communication device such as a smart phone to transmit data to the communication device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the bio-signal detection sensor is preferably a temperature sensor.

The present invention proposes a device for measuring a living body signal such as a body temperature in the form of a hearing aid and puts it on the ear of a patient such as a child and transmits it to a specific terminal using wireless communication. I can do it.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an alarm when the temperature of a child goes up to a certain temperature or more, thereby reducing the frequency of periodically checking the body temperature periodically by the child in the case of a child having a fever at night, This can solve the difficulty that parents can not sleep and keep awake, or sleeping next to their child.

In addition, the present invention records a living body signal such as a body temperature provided by a hearing aid-type bio-signal measuring device in a designated terminal such as a smart phone and provides the information to a doctor when visiting a hospital or the like, So that it can be diagnosed more accurately.

Fig. 1 schematically shows a configuration diagram of aa according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of a bio-signal measuring unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 (a) is a cross-sectional view taken along AA of FIG. 2, which is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of a living body signal measuring unit, and FIG. 3 As shown in FIG.
Fig. 4 (a) shows another example of a section taken along the line AA of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 (b) shows a plan view of a living body signal measuring unit according to another example of the living body signal measuring unit .

Hereinafter, a hearing aid-type bio-signal measuring apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A hearing aid-type bio-signal measuring apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a bio-signal measuring unit 110 and a main body unit 130.

The bio-signal measuring unit 110 measures a bio-signal of a human body in contact with a human body, and can measure, for example, a pulse rate or a body temperature. In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, a case where the bio-signal measuring unit 110 measures body temperature will be described as an example.

As shown in FIG. 1, the bio-signal measuring unit 110 has a hearing aid structure inserted into the ear canal 11. The bio-signal measuring unit 110 has a structure that is separated from the main body unit 130 independently of each other.

2 to 4, the living body signal measuring unit 110 includes a measuring body 111, an elastic cap 113, a living body signal detecting sensor 115, an optical transmitting / receiving module 117, and a body switch 116 ). The bio-signal measuring unit 110 has an independent structure with respect to the main body 130.

The measurement body 111 has a structure that facilitates insertion into the ear canal. An elastic cap 113 is coupled to the outer surface of the measurement body 111. The elastic cap 113 has an elastic material. The elastic cap 113 is for preventing the measurement body 111 from being separated from the ear canal by making contact with the ear canal when inserting the measuring body 111 into the ear canal.

The measurement body 111 is provided with at least one air flow hole 111c passing through one side 111a of the measurement body and the other side 111b of the measurement body. The air flow hole 111c is for discharging heat generated in the ear canal to the outside.

Here, one air flow hole 111c may be provided as shown in FIG. 3, and four air flow holes 111c may be provided as shown in FIG. 4. In this specification, the number of the air flow holes 111c It is needless to say that the present invention can be variously changed by a design change within a range obvious from the viewpoint of a person skilled in the art.

A living body signal detecting sensor 115 is installed on one side 111a of the measuring body. Here, one side 111a of the measurement body is a portion inserted into the ear canal. The biological signal detection sensor 115 is for sensing a biological signal in contact with a human body. The biological signal at this time may be, for example, a body temperature or a pulse. In this embodiment, the case of measuring the body temperature in a living body signal will be described for convenience of explanation.

A body switch 116 is provided on the other side 111b of the measurement body. Here, the body switch 116 is for turning on and off the operation of the biological signal detection sensor 115 and the optical T / R module 117. In the on state of the body switch 116, the living body signal detecting sensor 115 senses the body temperature of the human body, and the optical transmitting / receiving module 117 transmits the body temperature sensed by the living body signal detecting sensor 115 to the control module (134).

An optical transmission / reception module 117 is mounted inside the measurement body 111. The optical transmission / reception module 117 is connected to the biological signal detection sensor 115. The optical transmission and reception module 117 receives the external input signal sent from the control module 134 to operate the living body signal detection sensor 115 and transmits the living body signal sensed by the living body signal detection sensor 115 to the control module 134 do. The bio-signal detection sensor 115 may be a sensor that can be automatically sensed without an external input signal from the optical T / R module 117.

Here, as the optical T / R module 117, an apparatus such as an optical transceiver that performs optical transmission and reception functions simultaneously in one unit can be used, but it can be variously varied within a range that is obvious to a person skilled in the art Of course.

The main body unit 130 is connected to the bio-signal measuring unit 110 to wirelessly control the operation of the bio-signal measuring unit 110. The main body unit 130 receives data measured by the bio- ).

The main body unit 130 is provided with a control module 134, a display module 132, a wireless communication module 137, an alarm unit 138, a speaker 136 and an operation switch 139.

Specifically, on the outer surface of the main body 130, a display module 132, a notification unit, a speaker 136, and an operation switch 139 are provided. A control module 134 and a wireless communication module 137 are installed in the main body 130. The control module 134, the display module 132, the wireless communication module 137, the notification unit, and the speaker 136 are operated in the on state of the operation switch 139. [

The control module 134 receives and processes bio-signals transmitted from the optical T / R module 117. To this end, the control module 134 is provided with an algorithm for receiving and processing bio-signals transmitted from the optical T / R module 117.

The algorithm of the control module 134 is set to a cycle for sending an external input signal to the optical T / R module 117. The control module 134 sends an external input signal to the optical T / R module 117 in a predetermined cycle in the on state of the body switch 116 and the operation switch 139, It receives and processes the signal of the sent signal.

Here, the preset period is a predetermined period such as 10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, or 1 hour. In accordance with this period, the bio-signal measuring unit 110 can sense the bio-signals at regular intervals without repeating on / off operations of the body switch 116 and the operation switch 139.

Meanwhile, the display module 132 is installed on the upper surface of the main body 130. The display module 132 is for displaying data on the converted bio-signal from the control module 134 to the outside. Here, the body temperature value is expressed by a numerical value when the biological signal detection sensor 115 is a temperature sensor, for example. That is, the display module 132 is a portion in which the current body temperature sensed by the bio-signal measuring unit 110 is displayed in numerals.

For example, the display module 132 displays data on the display module 132 when the temperature of the human body sensed by the bio-signal detection sensor 115 is a normal body temperature, and a normal body temperature value of 36.5 ° C is displayed. If the patient is suffering from heat, the data displayed on the display module 132 is expressed by a value of 36.5 DEG C or higher, and a warning sign is displayed if the temperature is higher than a predetermined temperature, for example, 38 DEG C.

The alarm unit 138 is connected to the display module 132 to transmit an abnormality signal of the biological signal to the outside when the data displayed on the display module 132 is a temperature value higher than a preset temperature value. At this time, the alarm unit 138 can recognize an abnormal signal of the living body signal through the alarm sound and the warning light. Here, the preset value may be about 38 캜, which is the temperature at which the heat-releasing agent should be eaten.

The alarm unit 138 provides an alarm even when the bio-signal measuring unit 110 is out of the child's ear. For example, the alarm unit 138 recognizes the detected body temperature as a state of being out of the body temperature range of the human body, can do.

The speaker 136 is installed on the outer surface of the main body 130. The speaker 136 transmits the living body signal information displayed on the display module 132 by voice or sends a notification warning when the living body signal is higher than a predetermined value.

The wireless communication module 137 is embedded in the main body 130. The wireless communication module 137 is connected to the control module 134 to wirelessly communicate data about the bio-signal received by the control module 134 with a communication device such as the smart phone 200 and transmit the data to the communication device do.

The smartphone 200 can receive the data transmitted from the wireless communication module 137 and automatically store the data, and provide the information to the doctor or the doctor when the patient visits the hospital or the like in the future.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention . The scope of the invention will be determined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

100: a hearing aid type living body signal measuring apparatus 110: a living body signal measuring unit
111: Measuring body 113: Elastic cap
115: Biological signal detection sensor 116: Body switch
117: Optical Transmission / Reception Module 130:
132: Display module 134: Control module
136: speaker 137: wireless communication module
138: Alarm part 139: Operation switch
200: Smartphone

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A bio-signal measuring unit including an optical transmitter-receiver module for transmitting a bio-signal detected by the bio-signal sensor to the outside; And
A control module including an algorithm for receiving and processing the bio-signal transmitted from the optical T / R module, and a display module for displaying data on the bio-signal converted by the control module,
Wherein the bio-signal measuring unit has a separate structure independent of the main body unit and is inserted into the ear canal as a hearing aid type to measure the bio-signal and transmits the bio-signal to the main body unit. Device.
The bio-signal measuring device according to claim 1,
A bio-signal detection sensor for sensing the bio-signal in contact with a human body;
A measurement body having a structure in which the bio-signal detection sensor is attached to one side and is easily inserted into the ear canal; And
And an optical transceiver module built in the measurement body and connected to the bio-signal detection sensor and transmitting the bio-signal detected by the bio-signal detection sensor to the control module,
Wherein the measurement body is provided with at least one air flow hole passing through one side of the measurement body and the other side of the measurement body and heat generated in the ear hole is discharged to the outside through the at least one air flow hole A hearing aid type bio-signal measuring device.
The bio-signal measurement device according to claim 2,
An elastic cap having an elastic material and coupled to the measurement body to surround the outer circumferential surface of the measurement body, the elastic cap contacting the ear canal in insertion into the ear canal of the measurement body to prevent the measurement body from departing from the ear canal Further comprising a second signal processing unit for processing the second signal.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the main unit further comprises an alarm unit for sending an abnormality signal of the living body signal to the outside when the living body signal is higher than a predetermined value.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the main body further comprises a speaker for transmitting an alarm warning by voice when the living body signal information or the living body signal displayed on the display module is higher than a predetermined value.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the body unit further comprises a wireless communication module and wirelessly communicates with a communication device such as a smart phone to transmit the data to the communication device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the bio-signal detection sensor is a temperature sensor.
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