TW201742598A - Wearable sleep respiration state monitoring device for allowing a user to conveniently put on or take off the device for use and enabling a sleep without interference - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a wearable sleep respiration state monitoring device, which is suitable for being worn on the palm of a user and includes a glove, a blood oxygen sensing module and a heart rate sensing module that can be pressed by the glove to abut upon the center portion of the palm, and a sleep respiration analysis module mounted on the glove. The sleep respiration analysis module is built-in with disease symptom conditions of heart rate and blood oxygen concentration corresponding to the sleep apnea syndrome, so as to generate a wake-up operation for waking up the user when the measured heart rate and blood oxygen concentration are in consistence with the disease symptom conditions. In the present invention, the blood oxygen sensing module, the heart rate sensing module and the sleep respiration analysis module are designed for installation to the glove, so as to allow the user to conveniently put on or take off the device for use without interference, keep the device from falling off due to change of the sleep posture, and conveniently monitor the sleep aspiration state at home or in travel at any time.

Description

Wearable sleep breathing condition monitoring device

The present invention relates to a monitoring device, and more particularly to a wearable monitoring device for monitoring sleep.

Relying on the advancement of medical technology, in recent years, there has been a breakthrough in the study of sleep apnea, and many studies have confirmed that sleep apnea increases the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. Patients with sleep apnea symptoms often stop breathing due to obstruction of the respiratory passage or other central nervous system, and then wake up briefly because the oxygen in the lungs is used up, causing hypoxic breathing difficulties. Sometimes about 10~30 seconds, some people even last more than a minute, and this breathing stop symptom may appear hundreds of times every night, just because the time is too short, so the patient does not know any interruption in sleep, at most Wake up from the Lord and feel tired without sleeping. However, this kind of repeated hypoxia, as well as the rise of blood pressure and heart rate when waking up, is prone to permanent hypertension, and the blood pressure immediately rises from the state of cessation of breathing is also likely to cause stroke or heart disease. In addition, long-term lack of oxygen in the state of sleep breathing, it will also lead to poor metabolism of the body, unable to fully metabolize body fat at night, so that patients are obese, even if deliberately lose weight is still not effective. The hypoxic state of long-term sleep apnea will also affect the control of blood sugar and blood pressure in diabetic patients.

Although there are many medical institutions that can perform sleep-stop symptom examinations, because patients must be hospitalized for examination, in addition to inconvenience, the cost of the examination is quite expensive, and because many sensors need to be attached to the whole body, the patient is easily These long-term sensors placed in the body interfere with sleep, and the sensor is also easy to fall off because the patient turns over and changes posture. Therefore, the current technology for monitoring sleep apnea monitoring remains to be improved.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a wearable sleep breathing condition monitoring apparatus that facilitates sleep apnea monitoring.

Thus, the wearable sleep breathing state monitoring device of the present invention is suitable for being worn on the palm of a user. The wearable sleep breathing condition monitoring device comprises a glove for being worn on the palm of the hand, a blood oxygen sensation which can be mounted on the inner side of the glove by being pressed against the palm of the glove and can sense a blood oxygen concentration signal. a test module, a heart rate sensing module mounted on the inner side of the glove by the glove pressing against the palm portion, and sensing a heart rate signal, and a detachably mounted on the outer surface of the glove Sleep breathing analysis module. The sleep breathing analysis module is connected to the blood oxygen sensing module and the heart rate sensing module, and includes a wake-up unit that can be driven to wake up the user, and a breathing suspension determining unit. The respiratory arrest determination unit has a condition condition of heart rate and blood oxygen concentration corresponding to sleep apnea, and can receive and analyze the heart rate signal and the blood oxygen signal to obtain a corresponding heart rate and blood oxygen concentration respectively, and When the heart rate and the blood oxygen concentration meet the condition of the condition, the wake-up unit is driven.

The utility model has the advantages that: the blood oxygen sensing module, the heart rate sensing module and the sleep breathing analysis module are arranged on the design of the wearable glove, in addition to facilitating the user to wear the palm to perform sleep breathing suspension monitoring, and the wearing is convenient. It is not easy to interfere with sleep, and it is not easy to fall off because the user turns over and changes the sleep posture, and it is convenient to monitor the sleep breathing state when traveling at home or on the go.

Referring to Figures 1, 3 and 5, an embodiment of the wearable sleep breathing condition monitoring apparatus of the present invention is suitable for wearing a palm 800 of a user who is to be monitored for sleep apnea and can be associated with a remote monitoring center. 900 wireless communication for data transmission, convenient for users to monitor sleep apnea on their own.

The wearable sleep breathing state monitoring device includes a glove 3 for being worn outside the palm 800, a blood oxygen sensing module 4 detachably mounted to the glove 3, and a heart rate sensing module 5 And a sleep breathing analysis module 6, and a wireless alarm module 7 remote from the glove 3.

The glove 3 includes a half-cut glove body 31 that can be worn on the palm 800 and exposes the finger, and a plurality of signal lines 32 that are interwoven and coupled to the glove body 31. The two are electrically connected to the signal lines 32 and are respectively located. a first terminal 33 on the inner side of the glove body 31, two second terminals 34 respectively connected to the signal wires 32 and located outside the glove body 31, and two first joints spaced apart from the inner surface of the glove body 31 A member 35, and a second coupling member 36 fixed to an outer surface of the glove body 31. The second terminals 34 are disposed on the palm side of the glove body 31, and the second terminals 34 are located on the back side of the glove body 31. The second terminals 34 are respectively separated by the signal lines 32. Connected to the first terminal 33 signals. The first joint members 35 are disposed on the palm side portion of the glove body 31 at right and left intervals, and the second joint member 36 is located at a back side portion of the glove body 31.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the blood oxygen sensing module 4 has a sensing surface 40, and a third coupling member 41 is disposed on the other side of the sensing surface 40, and a side surface is exposed. Three terminals 42. The blood oxygen sensing module 4 can be plugged into the glove body 31, and the third joint member 41 and one of the first joint members 35 can be detachably coupled together, thereby making the sensing surface 40 affixable. The third terminal 42 is detachably connected to the first terminal 33 for electrical connection. The blood oxygen sensing module 4 can be driven to project the sensing light to the surface of the body through the sensing surface 40, and can sense the optical signal on the opposite side of the tissue, and correspondingly output a blood oxygen concentration signal, because The blood oxygen concentration sensing technology sensed by the blood oxygen sensing module 4 is prior art and therefore will not be described in detail.

The heart rate sensing module 5 also has a sensing surface 50. The other side facing away from the sensing surface 50 is also provided with a third bonding member 51, and a third terminal 52 is exposed on the side. The heart rate sensing module 5 can be inserted into the glove body 31, and the third coupling member 51 and the other first coupling member 35 can be detachably coupled together, so that the sensing surface 50 can be attached. At the palm portion, the third terminal 52 is detachably electrically connected to the other first terminal 33. The heart rate sensing module 5 can transmit the sensing signal light to the body surface via the sensing surface 50, and can sense the change of the sensing signal reflected by the tissue, and correspondingly output a heart rate signal. In this embodiment, the sensing signal for sensing the heart rate is an optical signal, and the method for sensing the heart rate is the optical volume method. However, when implemented, the heart rate can also be used to sense the heart rate, and the heart rate is sensed due to the heart rate sensing. Sensing technology is prior art and therefore will not be described in detail.

In this embodiment, the blood oxygen sensing module 4 and the heart rate sensing module 5 are respectively used to abut the large fish part and the small fish part of the palm of the palm 800, but the implementation is not limit.

Referring to Figures 1, 3 and 5, the sleep breathing analysis module 6 is detachably mounted on the outer surface of the back side of the glove body 31, and is detachably electrically connected to the second terminals 34. . The sleep breathing analysis module 6 includes a housing 61, a fourth coupling member 62 fixed to the outer surface of the housing 61 and detachably mounted to the second coupling member 36. a display unit 68 and two fourth terminals 63 on the outer surface of the housing 61, and a wake-up unit 64 mounted in the housing 61, a host alarm unit 65, a timing unit 66, a wireless communication unit 67, and A breath suspension determination unit 69. The sleep breathing analysis module 6 is detachably mounted on the outer surface of the palm back side of the glove body 31 by means of the fourth coupling member 62 being attached to the second coupling member 36. The fourth terminal 63 is detachably electrically connected to the second terminal 34, and is connected to the blood oxygen sensing module 4 and the heart rate sensing module 5 to receive and analyze the blood oxygen concentration signal and Heart rate signal.

In this embodiment, the first joint members 35 and the third joint members 41 and 51 that are coupled to each other, and the second joint member 36 and the fourth joint member 62 that are coupled to each other are mutually adhesive. The devil's felt, but when implemented, can also be changed to snap fasteners, or other components that can be detached from each other. Since the types of members that are detachably connected to each other are numerous, they are not limited to the above types when implemented.

The wake-up unit 64 can be driven to generate a silent wake-up action that does not interfere with other people around but can wake up the sleeping user. In the present embodiment, the wake-up action is to drive the housing 61 to vibrate by driving the housing. 61 vibration to wake up the user. However, when implemented, the awake unit 64 can also be changed to be capable of generating electrical stimulation to the user. When the type of electrical stimulation is generated, the awake unit 64 has a contact for passing through the glove 3. a stimulating electrode 641 (shown in FIG. 4) of the body surface, the waking unit 64 can be driven to output a low-frequency pulse current for stimulating the user via the stimulating electrode 641, and can be awakened by the low-frequency pulse current stimulation user. However, in the implementation, the wake-up unit 64 can stimulate the user to wake up in a silent manner, and is not limited to the above two types.

The host alarm unit 65 can be driven to generate an alert sound, which can be a general alarm sound, music, or voice.

The wireless communication unit 67 can connect to the wireless alarm module 7 through a wireless communication technology wireless signal, and can connect to the remote monitoring center 900 through a wireless network communication technology and/or a mobile communication technology signal. The wireless communication technology can be Bluetooth, ZigBee, WiFi or other radio communication technology.

The breathing suspension determining unit 69 is connected to the awake unit 64, the host alarm unit 65, the timing unit 66, the wireless communication unit 67 and the display unit 68, and has a plurality of embedded bodies exposed outside the housing 61. Surface control button 691. The respiratory arrest determination unit 69 has a symptom condition of sleep apnea, which is a relative change relationship between the heart rate and the blood oxygen concentration when the user has a sleep apnea symptom, such as a decrease in blood oxygen concentration and a heart rate. Increase, etc., but not limited to the above. The breathing suspension determining unit 69 can receive the blood oxygen concentration signal outputted by the blood oxygen sensing module 4, and corresponding to a blood oxygen concentration data, and can receive and analyze the heart rate signal output by the heart rate sensing module 5. And correspondingly outputting a heart rate data, and displaying the blood oxygen concentration data and the heart rate data on the display unit 68.

The breathing suspension determining unit 69 drives the timing unit 66 to start timing a wake-up time when the heart rate and the blood oxygen concentration change are analyzed according to the symptom condition, and triggers the starting of the wake-up unit 64 to cause the wake-up unit 64 to wake up. The wake-up action is generated continuously or intermittently during the time to wake up the user. The breathing suspension determining unit 69 will end the time of the wake-up time, and when the heart rate and the blood oxygen concentration still meet the condition of the condition, the timing unit 66 is driven to start counting an observation time, and the host alarm unit 65 is simultaneously driven to issue a warning. Sounding, and driving the wireless communication unit 67 to wirelessly send a distress signal for triggering the wireless alarm module 7, in addition to further using the warning sound to attempt to wake up the user, and driving the wireless alarm module 7 to issue a reminder Caregiver's message for help. The breath suspension determination unit 69 will end the time of the observation time, and when the heart rate and the blood oxygen concentration still meet the condition of the condition, in addition to continuously driving the wireless communication unit 67 to wirelessly transmit the help signal, the wireless communication is also driven. The unit 67 wirelessly transmits a notification signal for notifying the remote monitoring center 900, so as to notify the medical staff or the monitoring personnel of the remote monitoring center 900 to take necessary rescue measures.

The wireless alarm module 7 can be installed and installed at the caregiver's residence, for example, a room where the caregiver installed in the user's home rests to sleep, or a caregiver who is installed at a distance from the user, and can The sleep breathing analysis module 6 wirelessly transmits a distress message triggered by the distress signal to wake up or remind the caregiver, and the distress message may be a warning sound, an alert light, a warning image, or a combination thereof.

When the wearable sleep breathing state monitoring device of the present invention is used, the user can wear the glove body 31 to the palm of the hand, and electrically connect the blood oxygen sensing module 4 and the heart rate sensing respectively to the first terminals 33. And being inserted into the glove body 31, and respectively coupled with the respective first coupling members 35, respectively, the blood oxygen sensing module 4 and the sensing surfaces 40, 50 of the heart rate sensing module 5 are respectively attached Corresponding to the surface of the large fish part and the small fish part. Then, the sleep breathing analysis module 6 is electrically connected to the second terminal 34, and is connected to the blood oxygen sensing module 4 and the heart rate sensing module 5, and then the sleep breathing analysis module 6 is connected. The device is coupled to the second coupling member 36 and positioned on the outer surface of the back side of the glove body 31 to complete the device erection. The manipulation buttons 691 can be operated to initiate a sleep breathing suspension monitoring program.

During the sensing of blood oxygen concentration and heart rate by the blood oxygen sensing module 4 and the heart rate sensing module 5, the breathing suspension determining unit 69 continuously receives and analyzes the output of the blood oxygen sensing module 4 The blood oxygen concentration signal and the heart rate signal output by the heart rate sensing module 5, and when the corresponding changes in blood oxygen concentration and heart rate meet the condition of the condition, the first stage of the autonomous wake-up function is first executed, and the first trigger is initiated. The waking unit 64 generates a wake-up action, thereby waking up the user to immediately cancel the sleep breathing suspension phenomenon.

If the wake-up time expires and the blood oxygen concentration and heart rate of the user still meet the condition of the condition, indicating that the user may not be awake, the second-stage near-end caregiver notification function is continued. The unit 66 will start timing the observation time, and the breathing suspension determining unit 69 further drives the host alarm unit 65 to emit a warning sound to alert the user by alerting the sound, and simultaneously driving the wireless communication unit 67 to wirelessly transmit to trigger the wireless alarm mode. The request signal of group 7 causes the wireless alarm module 7 to send a help message for waking up the caregiver.

If the time of the observation period ends and the blood oxygen concentration and the heart rate of the user still meet the condition of the condition, the third stage remote notification help function is continuously performed, and the breath suspension determination unit 69 is not only via the wireless communication. The unit 67 continuously sends the distress signal wirelessly, so that the wireless alarm module 7 is continuously triggered by the distress signal to issue a distress message to notify the caregiver to go to the viewing, and simultaneously sends the notification to the remote monitoring center 900. The signal allows the remote monitoring center 900 personnel to assist in emergency rescue measures.

If the user has awakened during the wake-up action generated by the wake-up unit 64, or has awakened during the warning sound of the host alarm unit 65, and the blood oxygen concentration and the heart rate no longer exhibit the symptom condition, the breath suspension determination unit 69 The wake-up unit 64 and the host alarm unit 65 are turned off, and the user can manually operate the manipulation keys 691 to turn off the wake-up unit 64 and the host alarm unit 65.

Through the first stage: autonomous wake-up, the second stage: sound wake-up and caregiver notification, the third stage: the three-stage warning design of the caregiver and the remote monitoring center can be synchronized after trying to wake up with no sound wake-up The warning sound is used to assist the user and the caregiver. When the second stage wakes up, in addition to continuing to notify the caregiver to visit, the remote monitoring center 900 is also notified to take emergency rescue measures, which can be used in the user's sleep breathing. When the time of stopping the symptoms is too long, immediately notify the surrounding caregivers and the medical staff of the remote monitoring center 900 to pay attention and rescue, which can effectively reduce the first-aid measures in time before or during the initial stage of other serious complications caused by sleep-disordered breathing.

After a period of use, the blood oxygen sensing module 4, the heart rate sensing module 5 and the sleep breathing analysis module 6 can be detached from the glove 3, and the glove 3 is cleaned to maintain the glove. 3 is clean and easy to use for others to wear.

In this embodiment, the blood oxygen sensing module 4 and the heart rate sensing module 5 are two separate members. However, when implemented, the two may be provided as a single member to facilitate installation. In addition, during implementation, the blood oxygen sensing module 4 can be integrated with the sensing function of the heart rate sensing module 5, and the heart rate sensing module 5 can use the blood oxygen method to obtain heart rate data. The heart rate is obtained by analyzing the blood oxygen concentration signal change of the blood oxygen sensing module 4.

In addition, in the embodiment, the blood oxygen sensing module 4 and the heart rate sensing module 5 are the signal lines 32 through the glove 3, the first terminals 33 and the second terminals 34. The signal is connected to the sleep breathing analysis module 6, but in the implementation, the blood oxygen sensing module 4, the heart rate sensing module 5 and the sleep breathing analysis module 6 can also be connected by using a wireless communication technology signal, for example Through Bluetooth wireless communication technology. In addition, in the embodiment, the glove is provided with two second terminals 34 for electrically connecting to the sleep breathing analysis module 6, but in practice, the second terminals 34 can be integrated into one to facilitate assembly. .

In summary, when the wearable sleep breathing monitoring device of the present invention is worn, the vehicle is designed into a glove 3 form, and the blood oxygen sensing module 4 and the heart rate sensing module 5 are disposed in the glove. 3, the sleep breathing analysis module 6 for analyzing the sleep apnea syndrome is installed on the outer surface of the glove 3, and directly connected to the blood oxygen sensing module 4 and the heart rate sensing module 5 The design is convenient for the user to wear the hand for sleep and sleep monitoring, and it is convenient to put on and use, no need to wear more sensors on the body, and there is no signal line 32 winding to interfere with sleep problems. It will not fall off because the user turns over and changes his sleep posture, and it is convenient to carry around, which is convenient for monitoring sleep and breathing state at home or on the go. It is a very convenient and practical innovative sleep breathing stop monitoring device. Therefore, the object of the present invention can be achieved.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, and all the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the patent specification of the present invention are still Within the scope of the invention patent.

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Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention, wherein: Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the wearable sleep breathing state monitoring device of the present invention; 3 is a perspective view of an incomplete section of the embodiment when placed in a palm; FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3, illustrating a wake-up unit of the embodiment with a stimulating electrode passing through a glove. Another embodiment of the contact body table; and Figure 5 is a functional block diagram of the embodiment.

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Claims (10)

A wearable sleep breathing condition monitoring device suitable for being worn on a palm of a user, comprising: a glove for being worn on the palm; a blood oxygen sensing module that can be pressed by the glove against the palm portion The inner side of the glove can sense a blood oxygen concentration signal; a heart rate sensing module can be mounted on the inner side of the glove by pressing the glove against the palm portion, and can sense a heart rate signal And a sleep breathing analysis module, detachably mounted on the outer surface of the glove, and connected to the blood oxygen sensing module and the heart rate sensing module, comprising: a wake-up unit that can be driven to generate A wake-up action for waking up the user, and a breathing suspension determination unit, having built-in symptom conditions of heart rate and blood oxygen concentration corresponding to sleep apnea, receiving and analyzing the heart rate signal and the blood oxygen signal to obtain corresponding correspondence respectively The heart rate and the blood oxygen concentration, and the wake-up unit can be driven when the heart rate and the blood oxygen concentration meet the condition. The wearable sleep breathing state monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the wake-up action generated by the wake-up unit is a shock. The wearable sleep breathing state monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the awake unit has a stimulating electrode extending into the glove to contact the surface of the palm, and the awake unit can be driven to be released via the stimulating electrode Used to stimulate low frequency pulse currents that wake up the user. The wearable sleep breathing condition monitoring device of 2 or 3, wherein the sleep breathing analysis module further comprises a host alarm unit that can be driven to emit an alert sound, and a timing unit, wherein the breath suspension determining unit can drive the After the wake-up unit generates the wake-up action, the timing unit is triggered to start timing a wake-up time, and when the wake-up time expires and the heart rate and the blood oxygen concentration still meet the symptom condition, the host alarm unit is driven to sound a warning sound. The wearable sleep breathing state monitoring device of claim 4, further comprising a wireless alarm module capable of wirelessly communicating with the sleep breathing analysis module, the sleep breathing analysis module further comprising a wireless alarm module The wireless communication unit of the wireless communication, the breathing suspension determining unit can drive the wireless communication unit to wirelessly send a help signal for driving the wireless alarm module to send a help message when the alarm is sounded by the host alarm unit. The wearable sleep breathing state monitoring device according to claim 5, wherein the sleep breathing analysis module further comprises a wireless communication unit capable of wirelessly communicating with the remote monitoring center. The breathing suspension determining unit may trigger the timing unit to start timing an observation time after driving the main alarm unit to emit the alarm sound, and when the observation time is over and the heart rate and the blood oxygen concentration still meet the symptom condition, The wireless communication unit is driven to wirelessly send a notification signal to the remote monitoring center. The wearable sleep breathing condition monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the sleep breathing analysis module further comprises a display unit for displaying the heart rate and blood oxygen concentration. The wearable sleep breathing state monitoring device of claim 7, wherein the glove comprises a glove body for being worn on the palm, a plurality of signal wires interwoven in the glove body, and two wires electrically connected to the glove body. a first terminal for fixing the signal line and fixed to the side of the glove body, and a second terminal electrically connected to the signal line and disposed on the outer side of the glove body, the blood oxygen sensing module and the heart rate sensing The modules each have a third terminal detachably electrically connectable to one of the first terminals, the sleep breathing analysis module having a fourth terminal detachably electrically coupled to the second terminal. The wearable sleep breathing condition monitoring device of claim 8, wherein the glove further comprises a first binding member fixed to the outer surface of the glove body, the sleep breathing analysis module further comprising a wake-up unit for mounting The breathing awakening waking unit and the housing of the display unit, and a fourth coupling member fixed to the outer surface of the housing and detachably engaged with the first coupling member. The wearable sleep breathing state monitoring device of claim 8, wherein the glove further comprises two second bonding members fixed to the side of the glove body, the blood oxygen sensing module and the heart rate sensing module. The sets each have a third coupling member for detachably engaging one of the second coupling members.