TW201605409A - Processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

A processing device including an interface unit, a first slot and a transmission unit is provided. The interface unit is configured to receive a plurality of physiological monitoring signals. When a first analytic module inserts into the first slot, the first analytic module analyzes a first signal group to generate a first analysis result. The first signal group has at least two of the physiological monitoring signals. The transmission unit outputs the first analysis result to at least one external device.

Description

Processing device

The present invention relates to a processing apparatus, and more particularly to a processing apparatus in a physiological state.

In a general medical environment, a physiological monitor is one of the common medical instruments, and its purpose is to measure various physiological parameters for diagnosis or care by a physician or a caregiver. However, different physiological parameters (such as electrocardiogram, blood pressure, temperature, and breathing) need to be taken through different physiological monitors. It is quite inconvenient in terms of economic benefits or use.

The invention provides a processing device comprising an interface unit, a first slot and a transfer unit. The interface unit is configured to receive a plurality of physiological monitoring signals. When the first analysis module is inserted into the slot, the first analysis module analyzes a first signal group to generate a first analysis result. The first set of signals includes at least two of the physiological monitoring signals. The transmitting unit outputs the first analysis result to at least one external device.

In order to make the features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the preferred embodiments are described below, and are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

100,400‧‧‧Processing device

110, 410‧‧‧ interface unit

120, 420, 450‧‧‧ slots

130, 430‧‧‧Transmission module

111~114, 411~414‧‧‧ jack

121, 421, 451‧‧‧ Analysis Module

140, 440‧‧‧ External devices

141, 441‧‧‧ display devices

142, 442‧‧‧ storage devices

S ₁ ~S ₄ ‧‧‧ Physiological monitoring signals

S _A1 ‧‧‧Analysis results

210, 220, 230‧‧‧ signal groups

310‧‧‧Analysis unit

320‧‧‧Consolidation unit

330‧‧‧Control unit

S _OUT ‧‧‧ output signal

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram showing the possible appearance of one of the processing devices of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a possible embodiment of a processing device of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a possible implementation of the analysis module of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic view showing another appearance of the processing apparatus of the present invention.

Figure 5 is another possible embodiment of the processing apparatus of the present invention.

Figure 1 is a schematic view showing the appearance of a processing apparatus of the present invention. As shown, the processing device 100 includes an interface unit 110, a slot 120, and a transfer module 130. The interface unit 110 includes jacks 111-114. The invention does not limit the number and shape of the jacks. In this embodiment, each jack is coupled to a corresponding physiological monitoring device (not shown) for receiving at least one physiological monitoring signal. In a possible embodiment, the same physiological monitoring device may generate a plurality of physiological monitoring signals.

The physiological monitoring device is used for detecting physiological states, such as an EEG signal, a heart sound map signal, an impedance cardiogram signal, an ECG volume pulse wave signal, a blood pressure signal, an ECG signal, a respiratory signal, and an EMG. Figure signal. The physiological monitoring device provides the detected physiological monitoring signal to the interface unit 110.

The slot 120 is used to place the analysis module 121. The invention does not limit the size of the analysis module 121. In a possible embodiment, the analysis module 121 has a shape similar to a secure digital card. When the analysis module 121 is inserted into the slot 120, the analysis module 121 analyzes the physiological monitoring signals received by at least two of the jacks 111-114 to generate an analysis result.

Different types of analysis modules analyze different types of physiological monitoring signals. For example, if the analysis module 121 is a cardiopulmonary function analysis module, the analysis module 121 analyzes the physiological monitoring signals received by the jacks 111 and 112, such as An ECG signal and a respiratory signal are used to generate an analysis result. When the analysis module 121 is a blood pressure adjustment analysis module, the analysis module 121 analyzes the physiological monitoring signals received by the jacks 112 and 113, such as an electrocardiogram signal and a blood pressure signal, to generate an analysis result. In the above embodiments, the same physiological monitoring signal may be used by different analysis modules. In other embodiments, different types of analysis modules may use different physiological monitoring signals.

The transmitting module 130 transmits the analysis result to the external device 140 in a wireless manner or in a wired manner. The invention does not limit the type of external device 140. In a possible embodiment, the external device 140 includes a display device 141. The display device 141 presents the analysis result of the analysis module 121 in a text or image manner. In a possible embodiment, the display device 141 is a smart phone or a screen.

In other embodiments, the external device 140 further includes a storage device 142 for storing the analysis result of the analysis module 121. For example, the storage device 142 is a smart phone, a host, or a server. In other embodiments, the transmission module 130 performs data transmission with the display device 141 in a wired manner and performs data transmission with the storage device 142 in a wireless manner. In some embodiments, the delivery module 130 transmits the data to the cloud over the network.

Figure 2 is a possible embodiment of a processing device of the present invention. For convenience of explanation, FIG. 2 only shows the physiological monitoring signals S ₁ to S ₄ . The analysis module 121 analyzes at least two of the physiological monitoring signals S ₁ -S ₄ for generating an analysis result S _A1 .

For example, when the analysis module 121 is a first type of analysis module (such as a cardiopulmonary function analysis module), it analyzes the signal group 210, wherein the signal group 210 includes physiological monitoring signals S ₁ and S ₂ ; When the analysis module 121 is a second type of analysis module (such as a blood pressure adjustment analysis module), it analyzes the signal group 220, wherein the signal group 220 includes physiological monitoring signals S ₃ and S ₄ ; When the 121 is a third type of analysis module, it analyzes the signal group 230, wherein the signal group 230 includes physiological monitoring signals S ₂ -S ₄ .

Different types of analysis modules produce different analysis results. The user can know the physiological state of the patient based on the analysis result. Since the analysis module 121 is a pluggable module, the user can insert a suitable analysis module into the slot 120 as needed, thereby improving measurement flexibility.

In other embodiments, the analysis module 121 controls the transfer unit 130 for selectively transmitting the analysis result S _A1 to a suitable external device. For example, when the analysis module 121 is of the first type, the analysis module 121 causes the transmission unit 130 to transmit the analysis result S _A1 to the first external device; when the analysis module 121 is of the second type, the analysis module 121 The transmitting unit 130 causes the analysis result S _{A1 to be} transmitted to the second external device.

The present invention does not limit the internal architecture of the analysis module 121. Any circuit architecture having an analytical physiological monitoring signal can be used as the analysis module 121. Figure 3 is a possible implementation of the analysis module of the present invention. In a possible embodiment, the analysis module 121 has an analysis unit 310. The analyzing unit 310 analyzes at least two of the physiological monitoring signals S ₁ -S ₄ to generate an output signal S _OUT . In this example, the transmitting unit 130 directly receives and transmits the output signal S _OUT to an external device.

In another possible embodiment, the analysis module 121 further includes a take-up unit 320. The take-up unit 320 collects the output signal S _OUT for generating the analysis result S _A1 . For example, the take-up unit 320 outputs an analysis result S _A1 every fixed time. Therefore, the user can know the change in the physiological state of the patient based on the analysis result presented by the external device.

In other embodiments, the merging unit 320 is disposed in an external device for arranging the analysis result S _A1 output by the transmitting unit 130. In a possible embodiment, the external device presents the analysis result S _A1 in a text or image manner. In another embodiment, the external device stores the analysis result S _A1 .

In some embodiments, the analysis module 121 further includes a control unit 330 for detecting a burst state. When the state of at least two of the physiological monitoring signals S ₁ to S ₄ conforms to a dangerous state, the control unit 330 issues a warning signal. For example, during the analysis, if the patient's cardiopulmonary function is suddenly abnormal, the control unit 330 immediately issues a warning signal to notify the medical staff. In other embodiments, the control unit 330 can be disposed in an external device.

Figure 4 is another schematic view of the processing apparatus of the present invention. Figure 4 is similar to Figure 1, except that Figure 4 has a more than 450 slot. The slot 450 is used to place the analysis module 451. In a possible embodiment, the analysis modules 421 and 451 can be placed in the slots 420 and 450 at the same time. The transmitting unit 430 sequentially provides the analysis results of the analysis modules 421 and 451 to the external device 440.

In a possible embodiment, the transmitting unit 430 provides different analysis results to the same external device, such as the display device 441. In another possible embodiment, the transmitting unit 430 provides different analysis results to different external devices. For example, the transmitting unit 430 provides the analysis result of the analysis module 421 to the display device 441, and provides the analysis result of the analysis module 451 to the storage device 442. In other embodiments, the transmitting unit 430 wirelessly transmits the data to an external device and transmits the data to another external device in a wired manner.

Figure 5 is another possible embodiment of the processing apparatus of the present invention. As shown, the physiological monitoring signals S ₁ and S ₂ form a signal group 510 and the physiological monitoring signals S ₂ -S ₄ form a signal group 520. In the present embodiment, the analysis modules 421 and 451 both use the physiological monitoring signal S ₂ , but are not intended to limit the present invention. In other embodiments, analysis modules 421 and 451 each analyze different physiological monitoring signals.

The analysis module 421 analyzes the signal group 510 for generating the analysis result S _A1 . The analysis module 451 analyzes the signal group 520 for generating the analysis result S _A2 . The present invention does not limit the order in which the analysis modules 421 and 451 operate. In one possible embodiment, slot 420 has a higher priority order than slot 450. Therefore, when the analysis modules 421 and 451 are respectively inserted into the slots 420 and 450, the analysis module 421 performs analysis first, and after the analysis module 421 completes the analysis, the analysis module 451 starts analysis. In other embodiments, the analysis modules 421 and 451 are analyzed simultaneously.

The transmitting unit 430 sequentially outputs the analysis results S _A1 and S _A2 to the external device. In a possible embodiment, all external devices receive the analysis results S _A1 and S _A2 . Therefore, the user can see different physiological states on the same external device. In other embodiments, some of the external devices will only receive the analysis results S _A1 or S _A2 .

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) are used in the ordinary meaning Moreover, unless expressly stated, the definition of a vocabulary in a general dictionary should be interpreted as consistent with the meaning of an article in its related art, and should not be interpreted as an ideal state or an overly formal voice.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above in the preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art is not The scope of the present invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100‧‧‧Processing device

110‧‧‧Interface unit

120‧‧‧ slots

130‧‧‧Transmission module

111~114‧‧‧ jack

140‧‧‧External devices

141‧‧‧ display device

142‧‧‧Storage device

121‧‧‧Analysis module

Claims (10)

A processing device includes: an interface unit for receiving a plurality of physiological monitoring signals; a first slot for inserting a first analysis module, and when the first analysis module is inserted into the first slot, analyzing a first signal group for generating a first analysis result, wherein the first signal group includes at least two of the physiological monitoring signals; and a transmitting unit that outputs the first analysis result to the at least one external device . The processing device of claim 1, wherein when a second analysis module is inserted into the first slot, the second analysis module analyzes a second signal group to generate a second analysis. As a result, the second group of signals includes at least two of the physiological monitoring signals, the second analysis result being different from the first analysis result. The processing device of claim 2, wherein the at least one physiological monitoring signal of the first signal group is the same as the physiological monitoring signal of the second signal group. The processing device of claim 1, further comprising a second slot for inserting a second analysis module, wherein the second analysis module is inserted into the second slot, the second analysis The module analyzes a second signal group for generating a second analysis result, the second signal group including at least two of the physiological monitoring signals. The processing device of claim 4, wherein the at least one physiological monitoring signal of the first signal group is the same as the physiological monitoring signal of the second signal group. The processing device of claim 1, wherein the first analysis module comprises an analysis unit, and the first signal group is analyzed and processed to generate an output signal. The processing device of claim 6, wherein the transmitting unit uses the output signal as the first analysis result and provides the external device, the external device further comprising a collecting unit, collecting the output signal for Produce a consolidation result. The processing device of claim 6, wherein the first analysis module further comprises a take-up unit that collects the output signal for generating the first analysis result. The processing device of claim 8, wherein the first analysis module further comprises a control unit that sends a warning signal when the state of the first signal group conforms to a dangerous state. The processing device of claim 1, wherein the physiological monitoring signals comprise an EEG signal, a heart sound map signal, an impedance cardiogram signal, an ECG volume pulse wave signal, a blood pressure signal, At least two of an electrocardiogram signal, a respiratory signal, an EMG signal, and a heartbeat signal.