KR20220063705A - Portable medical diagnosis device and disease diagnosis method using same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable medical diagnosis device and a disease diagnosis method using the same, and more particularly, to a portable medical diagnosis device which accurately diagnoses various diseases in a home or outdoors to enable a person without medical expertise to continuously monitor his/her physical condition and accurately manage his/her health regardless of time and place. In particular, the present invention acquires a shadowless image with shadows removed so as to enable accurate diagnosis of an affected area, and naturally grasps and uses the same through an ergonomic design, and acquires various bio-signals, converges and analyzes and diagnoses the bio-signals so as to enable accurate diagnosis and health care of various diseases. In addition, the present invention enables each element to operate in an IoT-based sensor network, thereby smoothly performing convergence and management of various bio-signals and information, and information processing (data processing), etc. Therefore, the present invention can improve reliability and competitiveness in a medical field and diagnosis field, a diagnostic device field, a portable medical device field, a home medical device field, an IoT-based medical device field, a remote medical treatment field, a non-face-to-face medical treatment field and the like, and in fields similar to or related to the above fields.

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Portable medical diagnosis device and disease diagnosis method using same

The present invention relates to a portable medical diagnosis apparatus and a method for diagnosing diseases using the same, and more particularly, by enabling accurate diagnosis of various diseases at home or outdoors, even ordinary people without medical expertise can continuously monitor their physical condition anytime, anywhere. This enables monitoring and accurate health management.

In particular, the present invention not only enables accurate diagnosis of the affected part by acquiring a shadowless image from which the shadow is removed, but also allows it to be grasped and used naturally through ergonomic design, and is diagnosed by acquiring and fusion of various bio-signals and analyzing them By doing so, the present invention relates to a portable medical diagnosis apparatus capable of accurately diagnosing various diseases and health management, and a disease diagnosis method using the same.

In general, when an abnormality occurs in one's own body due to an accident or disease, the patient visits a local hospital, receives a diagnosis from a medical professional, and receives treatment and prescription accordingly.

However, if a person moves to another area other than the residential area for the purpose of travel or business trip, there is a high possibility of exposure to the disease in that area. Diagnosis and treatment may be difficult.

In particular, since diagnosis of diseases has been mainly made by doctors, it is difficult for non-medical generals to determine whether their current physical condition is caused by a disease or a temporary one. There is also a problem that it is not easy to find.

Recently, a technology related to telemedicine has been developed, but in this case, specific equipment must be provided in a remote location away from the hospital, so it is difficult to apply when moving for the purpose of travel or business trip.

On the other hand, the following prior art document, Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2004370 'portable medical diagnostic device box' (hereinafter referred to as 'prior art') is configured to carry a medical device outdoors, and using it, After determining the severity, information on patients requiring emergency treatment is delivered to nearby medical facilities.

However, in the case of the prior art, the configuration of the diagnostic device box is a configuration in which each medical device is simply arranged, and the diagnosis of the patient is performed by a medical staff, so there is a problem in that it is difficult for a non-medical person to make a diagnosis.

In other words, the prior art is a technology with a clear limitation that only medical professionals can use it, and the configuration is also simply a combination to the extent that medical devices are placed inside the box.

On the other hand, in the case of patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes or high blood pressure, they manage their health by using medical devices to manage their diseases, for example, blood glucose measuring devices or blood pressure measuring devices. Since only one type of biometric information is provided, such as blood sugar or blood pressure, there are limitations or limitations in use.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2004370 'Portable Medical Diagnostic Device Box'

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention allows for accurate diagnosis of various diseases at home or outdoors, so that even ordinary people without medical expertise can continuously monitor their body condition and accurately manage their health anytime, anywhere. An object of the present invention is to provide a portable medical diagnosis apparatus capable of performing the same, and a method for diagnosing a disease using the same.

In particular, the present invention not only enables accurate diagnosis of the affected part by acquiring a shadowless image from which the shadow is removed, but also allows it to be grasped and used naturally through ergonomic design, and is diagnosed by acquiring and fusion of various bio-signals and analyzing them Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable medical diagnosis apparatus capable of enabling accurate diagnosis and health management of various diseases and a disease diagnosis method using the same.

In addition, the present invention allows the subject (eg, patient) to be configured and portable by selectively combining a measurement module capable of measuring a necessary biosignal based on the subject's disease or hospital medical record, so that the subject can be used as a single device. An object of the present invention is to provide a portable medical diagnosis apparatus capable of measuring various biosignals required by the patient and a disease diagnosis method using the same.

In order to achieve the above object, a portable medical diagnosis apparatus according to the present invention includes: at least one biosignal measuring module for measuring a specific biosignal of a subject; and a medical diagnosis module for diagnosing the health condition of the subject based on at least one bio-signal measured by the bio-signal measurement module.

In addition, the biosignal measurement module may be configured to change and adjust a measurement method under the control of the medical diagnosis module.

In addition, the bio-signal measurement module includes an affected area photographing module for photographing the affected part of the subject, and the affected area photographing module is at least one LED for removing the shadow by illuminating the affected area of the subject so as to take a non-image image; The medical diagnosis module is configured to enable data communication with a remote server including a hospital server, and based on at least one of a user's operation, a subject's disease, a hospital medical record, and a request from a remote server, the You can adjust the color of the LED's emission.

In addition, the medical diagnosis module may obtain an optimized image for the affected part of the subject by adjusting the brightness of the LED.

In addition, the biosignal measuring module, a distance measuring sensor for measuring the distance to the skin of the subject; a piezoelectric sensor that checks whether the subject's skin is in close contact; a temperature sensor that measures the subject's body temperature; and a microphone for measuring the biological sound of the subject, wherein the medical diagnosis module measures at least one of the distance to the subject's skin and the degree of skin adhesion based on at least one of the distance measuring sensor and the piezoelectric sensor. check, and according to the result, it is possible to adjust the sensitivity of at least one of the temperature sensor and the microphone.

In addition, the medical diagnosis module may analyze a pattern of biological sounds obtained from the subject to obtain by separating at least one of a basic biological sound including a breathing sound and a disease biological sound including a coughing sound.

In addition, an ergonomically designed grip portion is formed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the medical diagnostic cap, and the biosignal measurement module may include an oxygen saturation measuring sensor configured on at least a portion of the grip portion.

In addition, the medical diagnosis module matches the basic biological signal of the subject measured by the biosignal measurement module with the biosignal required for each disease required for diagnosis of the subject, and fusion biometric data for diagnosis of the subject can create

In addition, the biosignal measuring module is configured in a modular form to be detachable from the medical diagnosis module, and based on at least one of the subject's disease and hospital medical record, at least one of the type and number is selected, It may be coupled to a diagnostic module.

In addition, the medical diagnosis module operates as a sink node in an IoT-based sensor network, and includes at least one of the biosignal measurement module and a separate personal diagnosis device. ) can be linked with

Further, in the method for diagnosing a disease using a portable medical diagnosis apparatus according to the present invention, the medical diagnosis module of the portable medical diagnosis apparatus operates as a sink node, and at least one of the biosignal measuring module and a separate personal diagnosis device is provided. A method for diagnosing a disease based on a sensor network using IoT, wherein one is configured to operate as a sensor node, the method comprising: a biosignal measuring step of the sensor node measuring a subject's biosignal; and a disease diagnosis step in which the medical diagnosis module analyzes the biosignal measured by the sensor node to diagnose the disease of the subject.

In addition, before the bio-signal measurement step, the medical diagnosis module checks the type of bio-signal measured by the sensor node, and confirms whether it matches the subject's disease and medical record, and then sets the matched sensor node A device registration step of registering information as an interworking device; further comprising, wherein the biosignal measuring step may measure the subject's biosignal using at least one of the registered interworking devices.

In addition, the device registration step may include: a first linked device registration process of registering the biosignal measuring module as an interworking device when a necessary biosignal for each disease is received from the biosignal measuring module; a second interlocking device registration process of registering the diagnosis device as an interlocking device when the biosignal required for each disease is not received from the biosignal measurement module and the biosignal required for each disease is also received from the personal diagnosis device; and when a necessary biosignal for each disease is not received from the biosignal measurement module and a necessary biosignal for each disease is not received from the personal diagnostic device, replace the necessary biosignal for each disease among interlocked personal diagnostic devices and an alternative signal setting process of confirming possible bio-signals and setting the bio-signals measured by the corresponding personal diagnostic device as alternative bio-signals for the necessary bio-signals for each disease.

In addition, the disease diagnosis step may include: a basic biological signal confirmation process of confirming the basic biological signal of the subject measured by the biological signal measurement module; A necessary biological signal confirmation process for identifying necessary biological signals for each disease required for diagnosis of the subject; and a fusion biometric data generation process of generating fusion biometric data for diagnosis of the subject by matching the basic biometric signal with the necessary biometric signal.

In addition, the disease diagnosis step may include: a reference position guidance process of guiding a reference position required for a disease to be diagnosed in the subject's body when the measurement of the biosignal measurement module starts; a positioning process of confirming the current position of the biosignal measurement module; and when the bio-signal measurement module moves to the reference position, a bio-signal measurement process of sequentially guiding the position where measurement is required while confirming the movement of the bio-signal measurement module based on the reference position, and measuring the bio-signal for each measurement position ; may be included.

In addition, the sensor node of the IoT-based sensor network further includes a personal terminal for each member. It may further include a disease history management step for each member performing the management.

In addition, the IoT-based sensor network is configured to enable data communication with a remote server including at least one of a hospital server and an insurance company server, and after the disease diagnosis step, each member's disease history data is transferred to hospital data and a disease history data providing step of classifying and generating at least one of insurance use data, and transmitting the disease history data to a corresponding remote server if necessary.

By means of the above-mentioned solutions, the present invention enables accurate diagnosis of various diseases at home or outdoors, so that even ordinary people without medical expertise can continuously monitor their body condition and accurately manage their health anytime, anywhere. There is this.

In particular, the present invention not only enables accurate diagnosis of the affected part by acquiring a shadowless image with the shadow removed, but also allows it to be grasped and used naturally through an ergonomic design, thereby minimizing discomfort and fatigue during use. there is.

In addition, the present invention has the advantage of enabling accurate diagnosis and health management of various diseases by acquiring and fusion of various biosignals and analyzing and diagnosing them.

In addition, the present invention allows the subject (eg, patient) to be configured and portable by selectively combining a measurement module capable of measuring a necessary biosignal based on the subject's disease or hospital medical record, so that the subject can be used as a single device. It has the advantage of being able to measure various bio-signals required by people.

In addition, the present invention has the advantage of enabling the convergence and management of various biosignals and information, and information processing (data processing), etc. to be smoothly performed by allowing each module to operate in an IoT-based sensor network.

In addition, the present invention controls the operation of the biosignal measurement module based on disease or hospital medical records to obtain optimized data (biometric signals and images, etc.), so that a more accurate diagnosis of the subject can be made. There is an advantage to

In addition, the present invention provides an IoT-based interlocking of separate personal diagnostic devices such as a blood pressure measuring device, a diabetes measuring device, and an electrocardiogram measuring device in addition to a bio-signal measuring module configured as a module, so that even if there is no module for measuring a specific bio-signal, diagnosis is made There is an advantage in that it is possible to acquire a corresponding bio-signal or to obtain a bio-signal that can replace the corresponding bio-signal using devices.

Through this, the present invention has the advantage of enabling accurate diagnosis of various diseases using limited resources (biometric signal measurement module and personal diagnostic device).

In addition, the present invention uses a positioning sensor such as a gyro sensor to detect the position of a medical diagnostic module or a bio-signal measurement module, and to accurately acquire a bio-signal required by a corresponding disease or hospital medical record, etc., There is an advantage in that even a non-medical person can acquire a biosignal at an accurate location.

In addition, the present invention can manage disease history data for a subject by linking the acquired bio-signals with a hospital server, and, if necessary, receive non-face-to-face remote treatment from a medical professional or receive various biometrics at the request of a medical professional. It has the advantage of being able to acquire a signal, and linking with the insurance company server to facilitate insurance processing for the disease.

In addition, the present invention has an effect that can greatly help the health management of patients by sharing information among patients by using the patient association, etc., which is a group of people with a specific disease.

Therefore, reliability and competitiveness in the medical field, diagnosis field, diagnostic device field, portable medical device field, home medical device field, IoT-based medical device field, telemedicine field, non-face-to-face treatment field, as well as similar or related fields can improve

1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of a portable medical diagnosis apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of FIG. 1 .
3 is a perspective view illustrating another embodiment of FIG. 1 ;
4 and 5 are diagrams for explaining a method of using FIG. 3 .
6 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a disease diagnosis system using the portable medical diagnosis apparatus of FIG. 1 .
7 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for diagnosing a disease using a portable medical diagnosis apparatus according to the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a specific embodiment of step 'S100' of FIG. 7 .
9 is a flowchart illustrating another specific embodiment of step 'S100' of FIG. 7 .
10 is a flowchart illustrating a specific embodiment of step 'S200' of FIG. 7 .
11 is a flowchart illustrating a specific embodiment of step 'S300' of FIG. 7 .
12 is a flowchart illustrating another specific embodiment of step 'S300' of FIG. 7 .
13 is a configuration diagram illustrating another embodiment of FIG. 6 .
14 is a view for explaining an embodiment of the method of using FIG. 12 .

Examples of the portable medical diagnosis apparatus and the disease diagnosis method using the same according to the present invention can be variously applied. Hereinafter, the most preferred embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of a portable medical diagnosis apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 1 , a portable medical diagnosis apparatus includes a biosignal measuring module 100 and a medical diagnosis module 200 .

The biosignal measurement module 100 measures a specific biosignal of a subject (patient), and may be configured integrally with the medical diagnosis module 200, and may also be configured in a modular form to be detachable if necessary.

Specifically, the biosignal measurement module 100 is configured to enable respiration measurement, fever measurement, ultrasound measurement, blood pressure measurement, electrocardiogram measurement, blood sugar measurement, oxygen saturation measurement, image shooting, fetal heart sound measurement, etc., and each biosignal As for the configuration and method of measuring, various methods may be applied according to the needs of those skilled in the art, so it is of course not limited to a specific one.

For example, the biosignal measurement module 100 may include a respiration measurement module, a fever measurement module, an image recording module, an oxygen saturation measurement module, a fetal heart sound measurement module, etc. , family members, etc.) may be configured to measure biosignals.

As another example, the biosignal measurement module 100 may include an ultrasound measurement module, a blood pressure measurement measurement, an electrocardiogram measurement module, a blood sugar measurement module, and the like. , at least one of the type and number may be selected based on the corresponding disease or medical record.

For these biosignals, the measurement time can be set for each type, and when a specific pattern is repeated, by analyzing the pattern and extracting one or two cycles, it is possible to prevent unnecessary increase in the data of the biosignal. .

For example, when it is desired to acquire the subject's heart sound, bio-signals as many as a set number of times (eg, three heartbeats) may be acquired.

Such a bio-signal acquisition time may be set according to a bio-signal to be measured, or may be selected and adjusted by a user's manipulation.

Accordingly, the medical treatment module 200 may be combined and combined with at least some of modules for measuring basic bio-signals of the subject and modules for measuring bio-signals required for each disease of the subject.

The bio-signal measurement module 100 may be configured so that a subject can directly check his/her own bio-signals, as well as so that a medical professional can examine or auscultate at a remote location.

The medical diagnosis module 200 diagnoses the health condition of a subject based on at least one bio-signal measured by the bio-signal measurement module 100, and the diagnosis result is obtained by using visual information or voice information using a display or speaker. Diagnostic results can be output as information.

In this case, the medical diagnosis module 200 may guide a method of measuring a biosignal, etc., or guide precautions during measurement, through visual information or voice information using a display or a speaker.

In addition, the medical diagnosis module 200 can improve the security of personal biometric information by enabling only registered subjects to operate and inquire biometric information using a fingerprint sensor or the like.

In addition, the medical diagnosis module 200 notifies the need for re-measurement when the legitimacy of the bio-signals collected from each bio-signal measurement module 100 is not sufficiently secured, or visualizes the diagnosis results according to the analysis of the bio-signals. It can be output as information or sound information.

In addition, the medical diagnosis module 200 can store and manage biometric information for each family member, and in particular, by managing an infectious disease or family history, when a specific member is exposed to an infectious disease, it guides other members to infection. In addition to preventing the spread of the disease, it is possible to prevent the development of a specific disease due to a family history in advance.

For example, by matching and storing information about family members as a dataset, and storing various information measured using a diagnostic device by matching the measurement time, when one session is finished, it is stored as one dataset You can make it possible to manage family members.

In addition, the biosignal measuring module 100 may be configured on one side of the medical diagnosis module 200 .

For example, the medical diagnosis module 200 may be formed in a column shape, and the biosignal measuring module 100 may be coupled to one side (upper part in FIG. 1 ) in the longitudinal direction of the medical diagnosis module 200 .

In addition, the biosignal measurement module 100 may be configured to change and adjust a measurement method under the control of the medical diagnosis module 200 .

For example, when the biosignal measurement module 100 is an affected part imaging module that takes pictures of the affected part (eg, oral cavity, tonsil, eyeball, ear, skin, etc.) of the subject, in one direction (upper direction in FIG. 1) A camera 110 may be configured in the central portion, and a plurality of LEDs 120 may be configured around the camera 110 .

At this time, the LED 120 performs a function of removing the shadow by illuminating the affected part of the subject, and through this, the camera 110 can take a non-image image for the affected part.

On the other hand, color interference may occur depending on the subject's disease and affected area. In this case, it is necessary to make the image of the affected area more clear and clear through complementary color contrast.

To this end, the medical diagnosis module 200 is based on at least one of a request from a remote server and an automatic control according to a user's operation or setting information, or a hospital medical record by interworking with a hospital server configured to enable data communication, The emission color of the LED 120 can be adjusted.

In addition, the medical diagnosis module 200 may obtain an optimized image for the affected part of the subject by adjusting the brightness of the LED 120 .

In addition, although the portable medical diagnosis apparatus shown in FIG. 1 was formed in a rectangular prism shape as a whole, the present invention is not limited thereto and may be changed into various shapes according to the needs of those skilled in the art.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the biosignal measuring module 100 may include a temperature sensor 130 for measuring the body temperature of the subject and a microphone 140 for measuring the biosound of the subject.

Accordingly, the medical diagnosis module 200 measures the subject's body temperature through the temperature sensor 130, and through the microphone 140, breathing sounds, coughing sounds, heart movements, pulses, sounds generated from the stomach, large intestine, small intestine, etc. As such, it is possible to acquire various sounds generated in the body of the subject.

The sound obtained in this way may be stored by matching with tag information according to each item (cough, heart, pulse, stomach, large intestine, small intestine, etc.), and body temperature or oxygen saturation may also be matched and stored as tag information. .

On the other hand, the subject's body temperature, breathing sound, coughing sound, etc. vary depending on the measurement location or whether the subject is in close contact with the subject's skin.

Accordingly, the medical diagnosis module 200 checks at least one of the distance to the skin of the subject and the degree of skin adhesion, and adjusts the sensitivity of at least one of the temperature sensor and the microphone according to the result, thereby providing a clearer biosignal ( sound, etc.) can be obtained.

To this end, the present invention may further comprise a distance measuring sensor (not shown) for measuring the distance to the subject's skin, and a piezoelectric sensor (not shown) for checking whether the subject's skin is in close contact, Through this, it is possible to check at least one of the distance to the skin of the subject and the degree of skin adhesion.

For example, the distance measuring sensor may be configured at a position adjacent to the temperature sensor 130 .

As another example, the piezoelectric sensor may be configured on one side of the sound insulation wing 150 in close contact with the skin. Here, the sound insulation wing 150 is to prevent external noise from being mixed in the process of acquiring a biological sound, and may be made of synthetic resin or the like.

Through this, the medical diagnosis module 200 analyzes the pattern of the biological sound obtained from the subject, and separates and acquires at least one of the basic biological sound including the breathing sound and the disease biological sound including the cough sound, Diagnosis can be made possible.

In addition, the grip part 210 may be formed on the outer surface of the medical diagnostic module 200 , specifically, both sides of the central part, so that a subject can easily hold the medical diagnostic module 200 .

The grip part 210 is ergonomically shaped so as to provide an excellent grip, and the oxygen saturation measuring sensor 220 is configured in at least part of it, so that when the subject holds the medical diagnostic module 200, Oxygen saturation can be measured naturally.

Here, the oxygen saturation measuring sensor 220 measures the light absorption for each wavelength non-invasively to measure the oxygen saturation of the blood, and transmits light of two different wavelengths to a specific body part, such as a finger located in the grip part 210 . It is irradiated, receives the light that has passed through the corresponding body part, converts it into an electrical signal, and calculates oxygen saturation using the converted electrical signal.

In addition, the medical diagnosis module 200 matches the basic biosignals of the subject measured by the biosignal measurement module 100 and the necessary biosignals for each disease required for diagnosis of the subject, for diagnosis of the subject. Convergence bio data can be created and, if necessary, can be provided to a remote hospital server.

Through this, the subject's doctor can more accurately diagnose the subject's current condition.

In addition, at least one button 240 may be configured on the other side of the medical diagnosis module 200 for the operation of the subject, and the number of the buttons may be minimized.

In addition, on the other side of the medical diagnosis module 200, a display 230 that outputs the current status (eg, connection status, setting information, operation information, etc.) of each module or the subject's biometric information may be configured.

In addition, by further configuring an ultrasound transmitter and an ultrasound receiver in the biosignal measuring module 100 configured under the medical diagnosis module 200 , an ultrasound image of the subject can be obtained.

3 is a perspective view illustrating another embodiment of FIG. 1 , and FIGS. 4 and 5 are views for explaining a method of using FIG. 3 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , the biosignal measuring module 100 may be configured in a modular form to be detachable from the medical diagnosis module 200 .

In particular, the biosignal measuring module 100 is selected based on at least one of the subject's disease and hospital medical records, and at least one of the type and number is selected and coupled to the medical diagnosis module 200 or portable to be exchanged. can

In addition, the medical diagnostic module 200 may operate as a sink node in an IoT-based sensor network, and includes at least one of the biosignal measurement module 100 and a separate personal diagnostic device. It can be linked with a sensor node.

This IoT-based sensor network will be described in more detail below.

In addition, the medical diagnosis module 200 can be used by combining various modules, such as an ultrasound measurement module, a respiration measurement module, a fever measurement module, an image photographing module, an oxygen saturation measurement module, and a fetal heart sound measurement module, in addition to the above-described affected part imaging module. there is.

In FIG. 5 , an unexplained symbol 'S' is a smartphone, and an unexplained symbol 'C' is a charger for charging the medical diagnostic module 200 and the smartphone (S).

6 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a disease diagnosis system using the portable medical diagnosis apparatus of FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 6 , the medical diagnosis module 200 may be linked with the biosignal measurement module 100 by an IoT-based sensor network.

In this case, the medical diagnosis module 200 may operate as a sink node in the IoT-based sensor network, and the biosignal measurement module 100 may operate as a sensor node.

In addition, the medical diagnosis module 200 may be linked with the personal diagnosis device 300 used by the subject or other family members through an IoT-based sensor network, and the personal diagnosis device 300 also operates as a sensor node. Of course it could be. Here, the personal diagnosis device 300 may include a blood pressure measurement device 310 , an electrocardiogram measurement device 320 , and a blood sugar measurement device 330 .

Accordingly, the medical diagnostic module 200 operated as a sync node collects various bio-signals from modules or devices operated as a sensor node, selectively fuses them for each subject to generate fusion bio-data for diagnosis, and sends it to a remote doctor. can provide

Hereinafter, embodiments of a disease diagnosis method using such a system will be described in more detail.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for diagnosing a disease using a portable medical diagnosis apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the disease diagnosis method using the portable medical diagnosis apparatus includes a device registration step ( S100 ), a biosignal measurement step ( S200 ), and a disease diagnosis step ( S300 ).

The device registration step (S100) is a step of registering the biosignal measurement module 100 to be linked to the medical diagnosis module 200. The medical diagnosis module 200 is a biosignal measured at a sensor node configured in an IoT-based sensor network. After confirming the type of the target and matching with the patient's disease and medical record, the matched sensor node setting information is registered as an interlocking device.

In the bio-signal measurement step (S200), when the bio-signal measurement starts, the subject's bio-signal is measured using sensor nodes registered as interworking devices.

In this case, the sensor nodes for measuring the subject's biosignal may be selected by the manipulation of the user (subject) or may be selected based on the subject's disease or medical record.

In addition, according to the type of the interlocking device and the needs of those skilled in the art, it is possible to measure the subject's biosignals in various ways.

In the disease diagnosis step (S300), the medical diagnosis module 200 analyzes the biosignal measured by the sensor node to diagnose the disease of the subject.

In this case, the medical diagnosis module 200 may diagnose the subject's disease based on the bio-signals measured using artificial intelligence for medical purposes, and if necessary, transmit it to a remote hospital server and request a diagnosis from the doctor in charge.

In addition, after the described disease diagnosis step (S300), each member's disease history management step of interlocking with each member's personal terminal (eg, a smartphone) to manage the disease history data for the members, respectively; may include more.

In addition, after the described disease diagnosis step (S300), the disease history data providing step of classifying each member's disease history data into at least one of hospital data and insurance use data, and transmitting the disease history data to the remote server if necessary; may include

Each of these steps will be described in more detail with reference to more specific examples below.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a specific embodiment of step 'S100' of FIG. 7 .

First, the medical diagnosis module 200 checks the type of biosignal measured by the sensor node including the biosignal measurement module 100 and the personal diagnosis device 300 (S111), and records the disease and medical records of the subject. After checking (S112), it is possible to check whether the disease and medical records of the subject match the biosignals (S113).

In this case, the medical diagnosis module 200 may register and store the disease and medical records of the subject, or may receive a request from a remote hospital server.

Accordingly, the medical diagnosis module 200 connects the setting information of the sensor node for measuring the biosignal matched with the subject's disease and medical record, that is, the biosignal that needs to be measured by the subject's disease and medical record, to the interlocking device. can be registered as (S114).

When the necessary sensor nodes are registered as interlocking devices in this way, the medical diagnosis module 200 guides the subject to the biosignal that needs to be measured and a module or device for measuring the biosignal when measuring the subject's biosignal, It can be checked whether all necessary bio-signals have been collected, and the non-collected bio-signals can be requested to be measured by the subject.

In addition, the medical diagnosis module 200 may register unmatched sensor nodes as additional devices ( S115 ), and the additional devices may be used to measure alternative biological signals to be described below.

9 is a flowchart illustrating another specific embodiment of step 'S100' of FIG. 7 .

Referring to FIG. 9 , the device registration step ( S100 ) may include a first interworking device registration process ( S124 ), a second interworking device registration process ( S127 ), and an alternative signal setting process.

First, as described above, the medical diagnosis module 200 may be linked with at least one of the biosignal measuring module 100 and a separate personal diagnosis device 300 through an IoT-based sensor network.

Accordingly, the medical diagnosis module 200 may check the interlocked bio-signal measurement module 100 (S121), and determine whether a necessary bio-signal for each disease according to the subject's disease or medical record is received (S122).

At this time, when a necessary biosignal for each disease is received from the biosignal measuring module 100 , the medical diagnosis module 200 may register the biosignal measuring module 100 as an interlocking device ( S124 ).

If the biosignal measurement module 100 does not receive a necessary biosignal for each disease (S123), the personal diagnostic device 300 may be checked (S125) and it may be confirmed whether a necessary biosignal has been received for each disease (S125). S126).

In this case, when a necessary biosignal for each disease is received from the personal diagnosis device 300, the medical diagnosis module 200 may register the personal diagnosis device 300 as an interworking device (S127).

If a necessary biological signal for each disease is not received from the personal diagnosis device 300 , that is, a necessary biological signal for each disease is not received from the biosignal measurement module 100 , and the corresponding biological signal is also received from the personal diagnosis device 300 . When the necessary biosignal for each disease is not received, the medical diagnosis module 200 uses a personal diagnosis device 300 for measuring biosignals that can replace the necessary biosignal for each disease among the interlocked personal diagnosis devices 300 . After checking, the biosignal measured by the personal diagnostic device may be set as an alternative biosignal of the biosignal required for each disease (S128).

10 is a flowchart illustrating a specific embodiment of step 'S200' of FIG. 7 .

First, the biosignal measurement module 100 may be configured to change and adjust a measurement method under the control of the medical diagnosis module 200 .

For example, the biosignal measurement module 100 may include an affected area photographing module for photographing the affected area (eg, oral cavity, tonsil, eyeball, ear, skin, etc.) of the subject, and the affected area photographing module is shown in FIG. As shown, it may include at least one LED 120 that illuminates the affected area of the subject.

As described above, the LED 120 is to prevent a shadow from occurring in the process of photographing the affected part of the subject, and is for photographing a silent image.

And, the affected area photographed by the affected area imaging module may be output to the display 230 as shown in FIG.

In this case, the contrast or sharpness of the image may vary depending on the affected part to be photographed.

Accordingly, the medical diagnosis module 200 may adjust the emission color of the LED 120 according to the affected part to be photographed.

More specifically, the medical diagnosis module 200 may adjust the emission color of the LED 120 based on at least one of the subject's disease (S211), the hospital medical record (S212), and the remote server's request (S213). There is (S215).

To this end, the medical diagnosis module 200 may be configured to enable data communication with a remote server including a hospital server.

In addition, the subject can check the image output on the display 230 and directly adjust the emission color of the LED 120 by using the button 240 configured in the medical diagnosis module 200 (S214) as shown in FIG. 1 . There is (S215).

In addition, the medical diagnosis module 200 may adjust the brightness of the LED 120 (S216) to obtain an optimized image for the affected part of the subject (S217).

In particular, the adjustment of the color and brightness of the LED 120 may be requested from a remote hospital server, and the hospital server optimizes the image to accurately diagnose the disease or disease using AI by deep learning. The color and luminance of the LED 120 may be adjusted.

In addition, such an affected area imaging module can be used to photograph the skin or a specific part of a dog or cat, in addition to family members, and can be used in connection with a veterinary hospital.

11 is a flowchart illustrating a specific embodiment of step 'S300' of FIG. 7 .

Referring to FIG. 11 , the disease diagnosis step ( S300 ) may include a basic biological signal confirmation process ( S311 ), a necessary biological signal confirmation process ( S312 ), and a fusion biometric data generation process ( S314 ).

Looking at this in more detail, the medical diagnosis module 200 checks the basic biosignals of the subject measured by the biosignal measurement module 100 (S311) and necessary biosignals for each disease required for diagnosis of the subject. It can be (S312).

For example, when the subject is a high blood pressure patient, the medical diagnosis module 200 checks the body temperature, which is a basic biosignal, and necessary biosignals such as blood pressure required for hypertension, and when matching is required according to the subject's disease or medical record (S313), two biosignals (body temperature and blood pressure) may be fused to generate fusion biometric data for diagnosis of the subject (S314).

When the medical diagnosis module 200 transmits this fusion biometric data to a remote hospital server, the doctor can check the fusion biometric data and diagnose the subject's condition from various viewpoints.

If matching is not required (S313), the medical diagnosis module 200 may classify the measured bio-signals into individual data (S315).

12 is a flowchart illustrating another specific embodiment of step 'S300' of FIG. 7 .

12 , the disease diagnosis step ( S300 ) may include a reference location guidance process ( S322 ), a location confirmation process ( S325 ), and a biosignal measurement process ( S327 ).

For example, when measuring a subject's body temperature and breathing sound, a general subject without professional medical knowledge may not know which part of his or her body to measure the breathing sound.

Accordingly, the medical diagnosis module 200 may request that it or the biosignal measurement module 100 move to a reference position of the body when the measurement of the biosignal is started by manipulation of the subject (S321) (S322).

For example, when the subject operates the button 240 of the medical diagnosis module 200 to select breathing sound measurement, the medical diagnosis module 200 may output an image as shown in FIG. 14 through the display 230 . (S322), the subject can move the biosignal measurement module 100 (for example, a microphone, etc.) for measuring respiration to the reference position (P0) of the body by checking the output image and operate the measurement start button ( S323).

As such, when the confirmation of the reference position (P0) is completed (S323), the medical diagnosis module 200 checks the position (P1) for measuring the subject's breathing sound (S324), and outputs it to the display 230, , it can be confirmed that the biosignal measurement module 100 moves from the reference position P0 to the first breathing sound measurement position P1 by the movement of the subject (S325).

The position movement of the biosignal measuring module 100 may be confirmed using a position confirmation sensor such as a gyro sensor or an acceleration sensor.

In addition, by further configuring a laser pointer in the biosignal measuring module 100 and checking which part of the subject's body the laser output from the laser pointer points to, the subject (or user) is currently in the biosignal measuring module 100 Alternatively, the location of the medical diagnosis module 200 may be visually confirmed.

The medical diagnosis module 200 can measure the biosignal (breathing sound) when the biosignal measuring module 100 is positioned at the correct position (P1) (S326) (S327), and not at the correct position (P1) (S327). In this case (S326), it is possible to continuously guide the movement of the biosignal measuring module 100 (S328).

As described above, the medical diagnosis module 200 repeats steps 'S324' to 'S328' of FIG. 12 to sequentially guide the position where the subject's breathing sound should be measured, as shown in FIG. 14, and the location sensor It is possible to continuously check the position of the bio-signal measurement module 100 and guide (guide) it to be positioned at the correct position.

13 is a configuration diagram illustrating another embodiment of FIG. 6 .

Referring to FIG. 13 , the medical diagnosis module 200 includes at least one bio-signal measuring module 100 , a separate personal diagnosis device 300 , and at least one of a personal terminal (eg, a smart phone) for each member and IoT-based It can be linked with a sensor network of

For example, the medical diagnosis module 200 may be configured to enable data communication with a remote server including at least one of the hospital server 400 and the insurance company server 500, and transmits disease history data for each member to hospital data. and at least one of insurance use data, and then, if necessary, may be transmitted to a corresponding remote server.

Accordingly, the hospital server 400 may perform remote treatment for the subject through the medical diagnosis module 200, and the insurance company server 500 may check insurance information and pay insurance money according to the remote treatment. .

The portable medical diagnosis apparatus according to the present invention and a disease diagnosis method using the same have been described above. Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that the technical configuration of the present invention may be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention.

Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

100: bio-signal measurement module
110: camera 120: LED
130: temperature sensor 140: microphone
150: sound insulation wing
200: medical diagnostic module
210: grip part 220: oxygen saturation measuring sensor
230: display 240: button
300: personal diagnostic device
310: device for measuring blood pressure 320: device for measuring electrocardiogram
330: blood glucose measurement device
400: hospital server 500: insurance company server

Claims (17)

at least one biosignal measuring module for measuring a specific biosignal of a subject; and
and a medical diagnosis module for diagnosing a health condition of a subject based on at least one bio-signal measured by the bio-signal measuring module.
The method of claim 1,
The biosignal measurement module,
The portable medical diagnosis apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the measurement method can be changed and adjusted under the control of the medical diagnosis module.
3. The method of claim 2,
The biosignal measurement module,
Including an affected area photographing module for photographing the affected area of the subject,
The affected part photographing module,
Includes; at least one LED to remove the shadow by illuminating the affected part of the subject to take a silent image;
The medical diagnostic module,
It is configured to enable data communication with remote servers including hospital servers,
The portable medical diagnosis apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the LED's emission color is adjusted based on at least one of a user's manipulation, a disease of the subject, a hospital medical record, and a request from a remote server.
4. The method of claim 3,
The medical diagnostic module,
A portable medical diagnosis device, characterized in that by adjusting the brightness of the LED, an optimized image for the affected part of the subject is obtained.
3. The method of claim 2,
The biosignal measurement module,
a distance sensor for measuring the distance to the subject's skin;
a piezoelectric sensor that checks whether the subject's skin is in close contact;
a temperature sensor that measures the subject's body temperature; and
Including; a microphone for measuring the subject's biological sound;
The medical diagnostic module,
Based on at least one of the distance measuring sensor and the piezoelectric sensor, checking at least one of the distance to the skin of the subject and the degree of skin adhesion, and adjusting the sensitivity of at least one of the temperature sensor and the microphone according to the result A portable medical diagnostic device.
6. The method of claim 5,
The medical diagnostic module,
A portable medical diagnosis apparatus, characterized in that by analyzing patterns of biological sounds obtained from the subject, at least one of a basic biological sound including a breathing sound and a disease biological sound including a coughing sound is separately acquired.
The method of claim 1,
The medical diagnostic cap?
Forming an ergonomically designed grip part on at least a part of the outer surface,
The biosignal measurement module,
and an oxygen saturation measuring sensor configured in at least a part of the grip part.
The method of claim 1,
The medical diagnostic module,
Portable, characterized in that by matching the basic biosignals of the subject measured by the biosignal measurement module and the biosignals required for each disease required for diagnosis of the subject, fusion biometric data for diagnosis of the subject is generated medical diagnostic device.
The method of claim 1,
The biosignal measurement module,
It is configured in the form of a module so as to be detachable from the medical diagnostic module,
A portable medical diagnosis apparatus, characterized in that, based on at least one of the subject's disease and hospital medical record, at least one of the type and number is selected and coupled to the medical diagnosis module.
10. The method of claim 9,
The medical diagnostic module,
It operates as a sink node in the IoT-based sensor network,
A portable medical diagnosis apparatus, characterized in that it is interlocked with a sensor node including at least one of the biosignal measuring module and a separate personal diagnosis device.
A sensor using IoT configured such that the medical diagnosis module of the portable medical diagnosis device of claim 1 operates as a sink node, and at least one of the biosignal measurement module and a separate personal diagnosis device operates as a sensor node In a disease diagnosis method based on a network (Sensor network),
a bio-signal measurement step in which the sensor node measures the subject's bio-signal; and
and a disease diagnosis step in which the medical diagnosis module analyzes the biosignal measured by the sensor node to diagnose the disease of the subject.
12. The method of claim 11,
Before the biosignal measurement step,
Device registration step in which the medical diagnosis module confirms the type of bio-signal measured by the sensor node, checks whether it matches the subject's disease and medical record, and then registers the matched setting information of the sensor node as an interlocking device further including;
The biosignal measurement step is
A method for diagnosing a disease using a portable medical diagnosis device, characterized in that the biosignal of the subject is measured by using at least one of the registered interlocking devices.
13. The method of claim 12,
The device registration step is
a first interlocking device registration process of registering the biosignal measuring module as an interworking device when a necessary biosignal for each disease is received from the biosignal measuring module;
a second interlocking device registration process of registering the diagnosis device as an interlocking device when the biosignal required for each disease is not received from the biosignal measurement module and the biosignal required for each disease is also received from the personal diagnosis device; and
If the biosignal required for each disease is not received from the biosignal measurement module and the necessary biosignal for each disease is not received from the personal diagnostic device, it is possible to replace the necessary biosignal for each disease among the interlocked personal diagnostic devices. A disease using a portable medical diagnosis device, comprising: an alternative signal setting process of identifying possible bio-signals and setting the bio-signals measured by the corresponding personal diagnostic device as an alternative bio-signal of the necessary bio-signals for each disease diagnostic method.
12. The method of claim 11,
The disease diagnosis step is
a basic biological signal checking process of confirming the basic biological signal of the subject measured by the biological signal measuring module;
A necessary biological signal confirmation process for confirming necessary biological signals for each disease required for diagnosis of the subject; and
and a fusion biodata generation process of generating fusion biometric data for diagnosis of a subject by matching the basic biosignal with the necessary biosignal.
12. The method of claim 11,
The disease diagnosis step is
a reference position guidance process of guiding a reference position required for a disease to be diagnosed in the subject's body when the measurement of the biosignal measurement module is started;
a positioning process of confirming the current position of the biosignal measurement module; and
a bio-signal measurement process of sequentially guiding a location requiring measurement while confirming the movement of the bio-signal measuring module based on the reference position when the bio-signal measuring module moves to the reference position, and measuring bio-signals at each measurement location; A disease diagnosis method using a portable medical diagnosis device, comprising:
12. The method of claim 11,
The sensor node of the IoT-based sensor network further includes a personal terminal for each member,
After the disease diagnosis step,
and a disease history management step for each member in association with each member's personal terminal to manage disease history data for each member.
17. The method of claim 16,
The IoT-based sensor network is configured to enable data communication with a remote server including at least one of a hospital server and an insurance company server,
After the disease diagnosis step,
Using a portable medical diagnosis device, characterized in that it further comprises a disease history data providing step of classifying each member's disease history data into at least one of hospital data and insurance use data, and then transmitting the disease history data to the remote server if necessary. How to diagnose a disease.

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