KR20200006813A - Patch-type biosensor device for measuring electrocardiogram - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram (ECG) which operates wirelessly to provide a remote health care service. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram comprises: an electrode patch module having electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes arranged on a first surface to collect an electrocardiogram, connectors arranged on both ends of a second surface facing the first surface for connection to the electrocardiogram electrodes, and a plurality of insulated leads mounted thereon to connect both ends of the second surface through a cable capable of shape transformation; a circuit unit main body which is detachable and attachable to a first area of the patch module, is electrically connected to an electrode connection terminal and a data connector arranged on the first area, and includes one or more circuit parts for processing, storage, and short-range wireless communication for the collected electrocardiogram; and a power supply unit main body which is detachable and attachable to a second area of the patch module and is electrically connected to an electrode connection terminal arranged on the second area to supply power to the circuit parts.

Description

Patch-type biosensor device for measuring electrocardiogram

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a patch type biosensor device for wirelessly operating ECG, and more particularly, to a device for wirelessly measuring ECG, activity level, etc. by mounting an ECG electrode and an acceleration sensor on one device.

Electrocardiogram is a picture of measuring the electrical signals of the heart through electrodes attached to the skin and recording them as pictures.

Specifically, ECG is performed in patients with symptoms such as chest pain and dyspnea or in patients with diseases affecting the heart, such as hypertension, and as a basic test to check cardiac function before general anesthesia in patients before surgery. Can be.

Conventional electrocardiogram measuring devices for diagnosing and monitoring heart disease are difficult to use for a long time because they are connected to the patient's body by sensor wires that measure bio signals and the equipment that receives and stores or displays measurement data. have.

Conventional outpatient portable electrocardiogram devices have low arrhythmia diagnosis rate due to inconvenience of long-term use.

Korean Registered Patent No. 1002020 "Realtime ECG monitoring system and method, patch type ECG measuring device, communication device" Korean Patent No. 1780926 "Patched ECG Sensor"

An object of the present invention is to provide a small-sized, light weight human body-mounted biosensor device that supports the measurement of ECG waveform, heart rate, activity level, etc. by mounting an ECG electrode and an acceleration sensor on one device. do.

An object of the present invention is to provide a patch-type biosensor device for convenient electrocardiogram measurement, to be used for a long time wearing and heart disease management services by enabling the use.

The present invention aims to interwork with various cardiac disease management service platforms by providing connectivity through a wireless function.

The present invention aims to provide a remote healthcare service by recording and monitoring all measurement data via a smart phone when the measurement is completed.

The present invention aims to quickly and efficiently diagnose a patient by confirming examination data of a patient stored in a healthcare server through a web portal.

In the patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram, an electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode for electrocardiogram collection is disposed on a first surface, and the electrocardiogram (ECG) is disposed at both ends of a second surface opposite to the first surface. a connector for connecting to an electrocardiogram electrode, an electrode patch module electrically connected to both ends of the patch module by mounting a plurality of insulated conductors, and having a shape-deformable cable; A circuit unit body capable of being electrically connected to an electrode connection terminal and a data connector disposed in the first region and including at least one circuit component for processing, storing, and short-range wireless communication with respect to the collected electrocardiogram; and Detachable to the second region of the patch module, but electrically connected to the electrode connecting terminal disposed in the second region It may include a power supply main body for supplying power to the circuit components.

According to an embodiment, the electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes may be disposed at the center of the first region of the first surface and at the center of the second region of the first surface.

The patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram according to an embodiment may include a first region and a second region of the patch module, the circuit unit body detachably attached to the first region, and the power unit body detachably attached to the second region. It features.

According to an embodiment, the circuit unit main body converts the electrocardiogram of an analog form transmitted from an electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode into a digital form, and converts an RR interval and a heart rate from the digitally converted electrocardiogram. ECG analog front end to extract, acceleration sensor to detect motion, calculate activity level from the detected movement, the calculated activity level, the extracted RR interval and heart rate Microcontrol unit (MCU) for processing recording, memory for recording and maintaining the extracted RR interval and heart rate under control of the microcontrol unit, and in the memory It may include a short-range wireless communication module for transmitting the recorded data to a possible communication device connected to the Internet. .

The communication device according to an embodiment may transmit a data and identification information transmitted through the short range communication module to a remote healthcare server to record and manage a request.

According to an embodiment, the communication device may display a real-time electrocardiogram waveform, an R-R interval, and a heart rate on the screen using data transmitted through the short range communication module.

According to an embodiment, the circuit unit main body may include an LED, a power button, and a trigger button for displaying a status.

Electrode terminals of the electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes according to an embodiment may be formed of a metal in the form of a metal cap.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an ECG electrode and an acceleration sensor may be mounted on a single device to provide a compact, lightweight, human body-mounted biosensor device that supports measurement of ECG waveform, heart rate, activity level, and the like.

According to one embodiment, through the provision of a patch-type biosensor device for convenient electrocardiogram measurement, it can be used for long-term wear and heart management services such as heart failure by enabling the use.

According to one embodiment, it is possible to link with various heart disease management service platform by providing connectivity through a wireless function.

According to one embodiment, when the measurement is completed, it is possible to provide a remote healthcare service by recording and monitoring all the measurement data via the smart phone.

According to one embodiment, by checking the test data of the patient stored in the healthcare server through a web portal, it is possible to quickly and efficiently diagnose the patient.

1 is a view illustrating a patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram according to an embodiment.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit unit body of a patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram according to an embodiment.
3 is a view for explaining the structure of the patch-type biosensor device for measuring ECG to which a metal cap is applied.
4 is a view for explaining an embodiment of manufacturing the electrode itself.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a solution configuration to which a patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram is applied according to an exemplary embodiment.
6 is a view for explaining a method of operating a patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram according to one embodiment.

Specific structural or functional descriptions of the embodiments according to the inventive concept disclosed herein are merely illustrated for the purpose of describing the embodiments according to the inventive concept, and the embodiments according to the inventive concept. These may be embodied in various forms and are not limited to the embodiments described herein.

Embodiments according to the inventive concept may be variously modified and have various forms, so embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail herein. However, this is not intended to limit the embodiments in accordance with the concept of the present invention to specific embodiments, and includes modifications, equivalents, or substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first or second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another component, for example, without departing from the scope of the rights according to the inventive concept, the first component may be called a second component, Similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.

When a component is said to be "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that another component may be present in the middle. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between. Expressions describing relationships between components, such as "between" and "immediately between" or "directly neighboring", should be interpreted as well.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that the stated feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof is present, but one or more other features or numbers, It should be understood that it does not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art, and are not construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined herein. Do not.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the scope of the patent application is not limited or limited by these embodiments. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

1 is a view illustrating a patch-type biosensor device 100 for measuring an electrocardiogram according to an embodiment.

Reference numeral 110 is a top view of the patch-type biosensor device 100 for measuring ECG.

The patch-type biosensor device 100 for measuring an electrocardiogram may include a circuit unit body 101 and a power supply unit body 102.

The patch-type biosensor device 100 for measuring an electrocardiogram may be implemented in a wireless manner in order to improve problems occurring in transmitting data to a device capable of communicating with a server in a conventional wired manner.

That is, through the provision of a patch-type biosensor device for convenient electrocardiogram measurement, it can be used for long-term wear and heart disease management services by enabling to use for a long time. In addition, it is possible to link with various heart disease management service platform by providing connectivity through wireless function.

To this end, the circuit unit 101 may provide measurement information to a communication device, for example, a smart phone, capable of accessing the Internet through a short range wireless communication method. In addition, the power supply unit body 102 may be wirelessly implemented using a rechargeable or replaceable battery.

Reference numeral 104 denotes a power button, and may provide a power on or off function or a trigger function.

In addition, reference numeral 105 is an LED for displaying the status, and may display the status of the device through color, blinking, dimming, and the like.

Reference numeral 106 denotes a power supply cover for battery replacement, and serves to fix or protect the battery from the outside.

Referring to FIG. 110, the patch-type biosensor device 100 for measuring an electrocardiogram may measure an electrocardiogram by exposing a plurality of electrodes to a surface in contact with the human body.

Reference numeral 120 is a bottom view of the patch-type biosensor device 100 for measuring ECG.

Reference numeral 107 denotes a surface in contact with the human body, in which an ECG electrode may be disposed.

Reference numeral 130 is a top view of the patch-type biosensor device 100 for measuring an electrocardiogram, and shows a state in which a circuit body and a power supply body are detached.

Specifically, reference numeral 108 is an electrocardiogram electrode for measuring an electrocardiogram. The electrocardiogram electrode 108 may be used to induce and measure an active current generated in the myocardium on the body surface according to the heartbeat.

Reference numeral 109 denotes an 8-pin connector for data transmission in connection with a circuit unit body.

Specifically, referring to the front view 130 of the patch-type biosensor device 100 for measuring an electrocardiogram, the circuit unit body may be attached to and detached from the first region of the electrode patch module.

The first surface of the electrode patch module may be interpreted as a side on which an electrode for electrocardiogram collection is disposed. In addition, the second surface of the electrode patch module may face the first surface, and the connector 109 may be disposed at both ends.

The first region is a region in which the circuit unit body is detachable from the second surface, and an 8-pin connector 109 for power supply, data transmission, and electrode connection may be disposed.

On the other hand, the second region is a region in which the power supply body is detachable from the second surface, the ECG electrode 108 may be disposed.

According to one embodiment, the first region and the second region are both ends of the patch-type biosensor device 100 for measuring an electrocardiogram, and a plurality of insulated conductors may be mounted and electrically connected to each other through a cable 103 capable of shape deformation. Can be.

For example, the electrocardiogram electrodes may be disposed one each at the center of the first region of the first surface and at the center of the second region of the first surface. In addition, the first and second regions of the patch module, the circuit unit body detachably attached to the first region, and the power supply unit body detachably attached to the second region may have a circular shape.

The circuit unit body 101 may include an LED 105, a power supply, and a trigger button 104 for displaying a status.

Reference numeral 140 is a side view of the patch-type biosensor device 100 for measuring ECG.

The circuit unit body and the power supply unit body may be disposed on the electrode patch module, and may be implemented in a detachable form.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit unit body 200 of a patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram according to an embodiment.

The circuit unit body 200 of the patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram may support an electrocardiogram waveform, a heart rate, an activity level, and the like by mounting an electrocardiogram electrode and an acceleration sensor on one device.

To this end, the circuit unit body 200 of the patch-type biosensor device for measuring ECG includes an ECG electrode 210, an ECG analog front end 220, an acceleration sensor 230, a memory 240, and a micro control unit. 250, an MCU, a micro control unit, and a short range wireless communication module 260.

First, the ECG electrode 210 is an electrode for measuring the electrocardiogram, and may be induced by measuring the active current generated in the myocardium on the body surface according to the heartbeat.

Next, an ECG analog front end 220 converts an electrocardiogram of an analog form transmitted from an electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode into a digital form, and an RR interval and a heart rate from the digitally converted ECG. Rate) can be extracted.

Next, the acceleration sensor 230 is a sensor for detecting the movement of the measurement target, the micro control unit 250 (MCU, Micro Control Unit) can process the digitally converted information after the measurement from the ECG electrode 210. have.

For example, the micro control unit 250 may record the corresponding information in the memory 240 or transmit the information to a communication device located at a short distance using the short range wireless communication module 260. For example, the Bluetooth may be used to transmit corresponding information to a smartphone located at a short distance.

In detail, the micro control unit 250 may process an activity level from the detected movement and record the calculated activity level, the extracted RR interval, and the heart rate. Can be.

For example, the memory 240 may record and maintain the extracted R-R interval and heart rate under the control of the micro control unit.

According to an embodiment, the communication device may transmit data and identification information transmitted through the short range communication module to the remote healthcare server to record and manage the request. The communication device is a device connected to a wired or wireless network and may be interpreted as a smartphone, a notebook, a desktop, or the like.

Meanwhile, the communication device may display a real-time electrocardiogram waveform, an R-R interval, and a heart rate on the screen using data transmitted through the short range communication module.

3 is a view for explaining the structure of the patch-type biosensor device 300 for measuring electrocardiography to which a metal cap is applied.

As shown in FIG. 3, the patch-type biosensor device 300 for measuring an electrocardiogram may be implemented based on a substrate housing 310 having a hole 320 at the center thereof for penetrating the electrode 330. The power supply unit body may be located in the second area, and a rechargeable or replaceable battery 340 may be mounted in the power supply unit body. The power cover 350 serves to fix the battery 340 or to protect it from the outside.

Meanwhile, a button 360 for power and trigger may be disposed in the second area.

4 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment 400 for fabricating an electrode itself.

Looking at the embodiment 400, the reference numeral 410 to 430 may be formed of a metal cap by the frame of the electrode shape. As shown at 440, the formed metal cap may be coated and fixed with a tacky conductive material. The hole created in the center of the formed metal cap may serve as an electrocardiogram electrode.

Reference numeral 450 denotes an electrode surface attached to the human body, and reference numeral 460 denotes an opposite side of the electrode surface.

After all, the present invention is composed of a metal cap-shaped metal of the electrode terminal, it is possible to apply a conductive electrode having a tacky adhesive rather than a commercial electrode in the form of a snap button.

5 is a diagram illustrating a solution configuration 500 to which the patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram is applied according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to the configuration diagram 500 of the solution, the configuration of the solution may include a patch-type biosensor device 510, a smart phone app 520, a healthcare server 530, a medical staff web portal 530 for ECG measurement. .

Referring to the data usage flow of the configuration diagram 500 of the solution, the patch-type biosensor device 510 may be attached to the human body to measure a biosignal, such as an electrocardiogram and an acceleration, for a predetermined time. At this time, the measured data is transmitted to the smart phone app 520 through the Bluetooth wireless communication, and stored in the memory of the smart phone.

When the measurement is completed, all the measurement data is stored in the smart phone, and transmits the data to the remote healthcare server 530 through the Internet, the transmitted data may be stored in the database of the server. The medical staff may check the test data of the patient stored in the healthcare server through the web portal 540 previously built.

As a result, when the measurement is completed, it is possible to provide a remote healthcare service by recording and monitoring all the measurement data through the smart phone. In addition, by checking the patient's examination data stored in the healthcare server through a web portal, it is possible to quickly and efficiently diagnose the patient.

6 is a view illustrating a method of operating a patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram according to an embodiment.

The operation method of the patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram according to an embodiment may measure real-time electric potential through two electrocardiogram electrodes attached to a human body (step 610).

Next, the operation method of the patch-type biosensor device for measuring an ECG according to an embodiment may extract a real-time R-R interval and a heart rate (step 620). For example, the operation method of the patch-type biosensor device for ECG measurement converts the measured analog potential value into a digital signal through an ECG analog front end, and extracts a real-time RR interval and heart rate. have.

According to an exemplary embodiment, an operation method of a patch-type biosensor device for measuring an ECG may store measured ECG data in a memory mounted in the device (step 630).

On the other hand, the operation method of the patch-type biosensor device for measuring the ECG according to an embodiment of the present invention to the gateway device (communication device) such as a smart phone in a short-range wireless method, for example, a Bluetooth method using real-time ECG waveform and RR interval, heart rate The data may be transmitted and displayed in real time through the screen of the communication device (step 640).

The operation method of the patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram according to an embodiment may measure an activity level through an acceleration sensor.

In addition, the operation method of the patch-type biosensor device for measuring ECG is converted into the active level by the algorithm mounted in the micro control unit, and is stored in the memory, and at the same time, it is displayed on the screen of the gateway device (communication device) through a short range communication module such as Bluetooth. It may be displayed in real time (step 650).

As a result, by using the present invention, it is possible to provide a small-sized, light-weight human body-mounted biosensor device supporting measurement of ECG waveform, heart rate, activity level, etc. by mounting an ECG electrode and an acceleration sensor on one device. In addition, through the provision of a patch-type biosensor device for convenient electrocardiogram measurement, it can be used for heart disease management services such as heart failure by enabling a long time to be used.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments may include, for example, processors, controllers, arithmetic logic units (ALUs), digital signal processors, microcomputers, field programmable arrays (FPAs), It may be implemented using one or more general purpose or special purpose computers, such as a programmable logic unit (PLU), microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications running on the operating system. The processing device may also access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to the execution of the software. For the convenience of understanding, the processing apparatus may be described as one used, but those skilled in the art will appreciate that the processing apparatus includes a plurality of processing elements and / or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that it may include. For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. In addition, other processing configurations are possible, such as parallel processors.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of the above, and may configure the processing device to operate as desired, or process independently or collectively. You can command the device. Software and / or data may be any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device in order to be interpreted by or to provide instructions or data to the processing device. Or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a signal wave to be transmitted. The software may be distributed over networked computer systems so that they may be stored or executed in a distributed manner. The software and data may be stored on one or more computer readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be embodied in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the embodiments, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

Although the embodiments have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings as described above, various modifications and variations are possible to those skilled in the art from the above description. For example, the described techniques may be performed in a different order than the described method, and / or components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, etc. may be combined or combined in a different form than the described method, or other components. Or, even if replaced or substituted by equivalents, an appropriate result can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are within the scope of the claims that follow.

Claims (8)

Electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes for electrocardiogram collection are disposed on a first side, and connectors for connecting to the electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode are disposed at both ends of a second side opposite to the first side. An electrode patch module in which a plurality of insulated conductors are mounted to electrically connect both ends thereof through a cable capable of deformation;
At least one detachable to the first area of the patch module, electrically connected to an electrode connection terminal and a data connector disposed in the first area, for processing, storing, and short-range wireless communication with respect to the collected electrocardiogram. A circuit unit body including the above circuit parts; And
A power supply main body which can be attached to and detached from the second region of the patch module, and is electrically connected to an electrode connection terminal disposed in the second region to supply power to the circuit components.
Patch type biosensor device for measuring ECG comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes,
A patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram, disposed at a center of a first region of the first surface and a center of a second region of the first surface. The method of claim 1,
The patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram, wherein a first region and a second region of the patch module, the circuit unit body detachably attached to the first region, and the power unit body detachably attached to the second region are circular. The method of claim 1,
The circuit part body,
An electrocardiogram analog front end for converting the electrocardiogram of the analog form transmitted from the electrocardiogram (ECG) electrode into a digital form and extracting the RR interval and heart rate from the digitally converted electrocardiogram. ;
An acceleration sensor for detecting movement;
A micro control unit (MCU) for calculating an activity level from the sensed movement and processing to record the calculated activity level, the extracted RR interval and heart rate;
A memory for recording and maintaining the extracted RR interval and heart rate according to the control of the micro control unit; And
Short-range wireless communication module for transmitting data recorded in the memory to a possible communication device connected to the Internet
Patch type biosensor device for measuring ECG comprising a. The method of claim 4,
The communication device,
Patch type biosensor device for electrocardiogram measurement by transmitting the data and identification information transmitted through the short-range communication module to the remote healthcare server for recording and management requests. The method of claim 4,
The communication device,
The patch-type biosensor device for measuring an electrocardiogram (ECG), displaying a real-time electrocardiogram waveform, an RR interval, and a heart rate on a screen by using data transmitted through the short range communication module. The method of claim 1,
The circuit part body,
Patch type biosensor device for electrocardiogram measurement with LED, power button, and trigger button for status display. The method of claim 1,
The electrode terminal of the electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes is a patch-type biosensor device for electrocardiogram measurement is made of a metal of the metal cap form.

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