TW201828883A - Electrocardiogram electrode positioning aid and method of positioning electrocardiogram patch using the same to achieve the objectives of enhancing medical efficiency and reducing misjudgment - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention provides an electrocardiogram electrode positioning aid, comprising an image processing module to generate a plurality of standard electrode positions for marking the accurate electrocardiogram measuring positions on a human body feature image; and an image display module to simultaneously display the human body feature image and the plurality of standard electrode positions or only display the plurality of standard electrode positions, in order to allow an user to dispose at least one electrocardiogram measuring electrode on a body of a subject according to the plurality of standard electrode positions and perform electrocardiogram measurement, wherein the human body feature image is proportioned to the plurality of standard electrode positions and the human body feature image and the plurality of standard electrode positions can be performed with zooming. Accordingly, this invention can enable ordinary people having no professional medical training to find the accurate positions for placing electrocardiogram electrodes within a short time and easily reproducing the accurate positions repeatedly, so as to achieve the objectives of enhancing medical efficiency and reducing misjudgment. This invention also provides a method of positioning electrocardiogram patch using the aids.

Description

 Electrocardiogram electrode positioning aid and method for positioning electrocardiogram patch position by using accessory  

The invention relates to a positioning aid and a method for positioning a patch position by means of an auxiliary tool, in particular to an electrocardiogram electrode positioning aid and a method for positioning an electrocardiogram patch position by means of an auxiliary tool.

The traditional twelve-lead measurement specification for traditional measurement of human ECG information must rely on professionally trained medical personnel to perform efficiently and efficiently. For the average user, it takes more time to find the placement. Measure the correct position of the electrode of the electrocardiogram, and because of the difference in technique and proficiency, each person, or even the same person, has a slight difference in the position of the marked and placed electrodes in each test, causing errors in measurement and affecting The accuracy of medical diagnosis and treatment, and even the risk of misjudgment exists. According to the US standard 12-lead ECG measurement specification, a total of ten electrodes are required, as shown in Figure 1, which are RA (right arm, avoiding the position where the bone protrudes), LA (and RA with the same position, but In the left hand), RL (on the right leg, avoiding the position where the bone protrudes), LL (and RL in the same position, but in the left leg, also requires symmetry), V1 (in the fourth intercostal space, close to the right edge of the sternum) ), V2 (in the fourth intercostal space, close to the left sternal border), V3 (placed between V2 and V4), V4 (at the intersection of the fifth intercostal space and the midline of the clavicle), V5 (with V4 level, But on the front line), V6 (with V4 and V5 levels, on the middle line). According to the traditional electrocardiograph operation flow known to those skilled in the art, step one: the patient is lying flat, exposing the wrist, the ankle, and the chest; step two: connecting the wire (limb: LA: left wrist, RA: right hand) Wrist, LL: left ankle, RL: right ankle) (chest: V1: fourth intercostal space on the right sternum, V2: fourth intercostal space on the left sternal border, V3: midpoint of V2 and V4, V4: left clavicle At the junction of the center line and the fifth intercostal space, V5: the left front line is at the same level as V4, and the V6: left middle line is at the same level as V4); Step 3: Turn on the power of the electrocardiograph. You can find that the second step is the most complicated and the most error-prone step.

Please refer to the Chinese Patent Publication No. CN1191784C "Band device for placing a measuring electrode of a heart motor". The prior art disclosed is to provide a belt-shaped device placed on the chest of a patient. Motor measurement. The device comprises a strip of non-conductive film having: a set of slits disposed along a length of the strip at a selected anatomical location; and a connection terminal disposed at both ends of the strip for connection to a monitoring device: a conductive edge trace, Extending around the slit, the trace is exposed on the outside of the strip and insulated from the inner side; the lead extends from the connecting terminal to the trace; the electrode pad is placed on the outer side of the strip, at least partially extending over the slit, each mat having Conductive inside to make electrical contact with a trace and the patient's skin.

In the US Patent Publication No. US20110270100 A1, "Multi-Heart ECG System for Screening Neonatal Electrocardiograms", the prior art disclosed is to provide a device comprising a chest strap and an electrocardiogram. a data logger comprising a plurality of chest pole leads and a plurality of limb pole guides for electrocardiography measurement; the electrocardiograph data recorder is coupled to the chest strap, and the electrocardiograph data recorder is configured to Receiving the plurality of chest poles and the signal of the plurality of limb poles.

The prior art disclosed in the US Patent Publication No. US7753845 B2, "Remote Diagnostic Equipment", discloses a system for collecting a plurality of diagnostic information and transmitting diagnostic information to a remote location. The system includes a glove member that is adapted to be worn on a person's hand and an interface member that is capable of transmitting information and receiving information from a remote location. The glove member includes a palm portion, a wrist portion and five phalanges, the glove member further includes an EKG diagnostic device, a blood pressure and pulse rate diagnostic device, and a temperature device, and the glove member may further include an oxygen percentage diagnostic device And an auscultation device.

However, none of the foregoing prior art contents proposes a specific solution for how to conveniently and quickly find the correct position of the electrode for measuring the electrocardiogram. For a generally untrained public or a person living in a remote area, It is difficult to find the correct position of the electrode for measuring the electrocardiogram in a short time, which not only affects the medical efficiency but also is easily caused by misjudgment caused by the measurement error.

Therefore, the present invention provides an electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid and a method for positioning the position of the electrocardiogram patch by means of the auxiliary tool, and the user can quickly mark the measurement position of the correct standard electrocardiogram by using the auxiliary device to compare the appearance of the human body. The general public who have received professional medical training can place the electrodes of the measuring electrocardiogram in the correct position in a short period of time, improve medical efficiency and reduce false positives. The auxiliary device of the patent aims to accelerate the placement of the electrode patch and improve the accuracy of the placement position.

In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the main object of the present invention is to provide an electrocardiogram electrode positioning aid and a method for positioning an electrocardiogram patch position by means of an auxiliary tool, which can allow a general public who has not received professional medical training to be in a short time. It is possible to place the electrodes of the measuring electrocardiogram in the correct position, so that the medical efficiency can be improved and the misjudgment can be reduced.

In order to achieve the foregoing and other objects, an electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid of the present invention includes: an image processing module that generates a standard plurality of electrode positions for indicating a correct electrocardiographic measurement position on a human body image; An image display module is configured to simultaneously display the human body feature image and the standard plurality of electrode positions and display only one of the standard plurality of electrode positions for at least one user to test the plurality of electrode positions according to the standard At least one electrocardiographic measuring electrode is disposed on the body, and the electrocardiogram is measured; wherein the human body image has a fixed ratio with the standard plurality of electrode positions, and the human body image and the standard plurality of electrode positions are zoomed .

In order to achieve the foregoing and other objects, a method for positioning an electrocardiographic patch position by means of an accessory includes the steps of: operating an electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid to output a human body image and a standard plurality of electrode positions; Comparing the human body image with at least one of a point, a line, and a surface of at least one body appearance of the subject; and setting a plurality of electrocardiogram measurements on the corresponding standard electrode position corresponding to the at least one subject An electrode for performing electrocardiography measurement on the at least one user; wherein the standard complex electrode position conforms to a measurement specification of a standard twelve-lead electrocardiogram; the human body image has a fixed ratio to the standard complex electrode position, And the human body image and the standard complex electrode position can be scaled.

When the method for positioning the position of the electrocardiogram patch by using the accessory is started, the human body feature image for simulating the at least one feature of the at least one subject can be generated by operating the electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid. The human body image has a fixed ratio with the standard plurality of electrode positions to allow the at least one subject to adjust to find the correct position of the plurality of electrodes to be placed with the different body shape, so that the subject has not been subjected to The general public of professional medical training can place the electrodes of the measuring electrocardiogram in the correct position in a short time, so that the medical efficiency can be improved and the misjudgment can be reduced.

V1~V6‧‧‧electrode

RA, LA, RL, LL‧‧‧ electrodes

10‧‧‧Smart mobile communication device

11‧‧‧ screen

12‧‧‧ body image

13‧‧‧Standard multiple electrode positions

14‧‧‧Shutter Control Module

15‧‧‧ chest X-ray images

20‧‧‧ pen-like projection device

21‧‧‧Projection filter

22‧‧‧projection pen

23‧‧‧ Human shoulder width image

24‧‧‧Standard complex electrode position

25‧‧‧Projector

26‧‧‧Projector

30‧‧‧Augmented reality device

31‧‧‧Augmented reality glasses screen

32‧‧‧ body image

33‧‧‧Standard multiple electrode positions

40‧‧‧Special glasses

41‧‧‧ imaging module

42‧‧‧Eyeglass lenses

43‧‧‧ body image

44‧‧‧Standard multiple electrode positions

100‧‧‧Testees

1 is a schematic view showing the position of an electrode of a standard electrocardiogram of the prior art; FIGS. 2 and 4 are schematic views showing the configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention; and FIGS. 2 and 5 are schematic views showing the configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the configuration of a fourth embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a configuration of another embodiment of the fourth embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing the configuration of a sixth embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing a configuration of a seventh embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 11 is a view showing the configuration of the present invention; A schematic diagram of the configuration of the eighth embodiment.

The embodiments of the present invention are described below by way of specific examples, and those skilled in the art can readily appreciate the other advantages and functions of the present invention. The invention may be embodied or applied in various other specific embodiments, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

It is to be understood that the structure, the proportions, the size and the like of the present invention are only used in conjunction with the disclosure of the specification, and are intended to be understood and read by those skilled in the art, and are not intended to limit the implementation of the invention. The conditions are not technically meaningful, and any modification of the structure, change of the proportional relationship or adjustment of the size should be disclosed in the present invention without affecting the effects and achievable effects of the present invention. The technical content can be covered.

Hereinafter, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid is described, which includes: an image processing module that generates a standard plurality of electrode positions for indicating a correct electrocardiographic measurement position on a human body image; a display module for simultaneously displaying the human body image and the standard plurality of electrode positions and displaying only one of the standard plurality of electrode positions for at least one user to perform on the subject according to the standard plurality of electrode positions Configuring at least one electrocardiographic measuring electrode and performing electrocardiography measurement; wherein the human body image has a fixed ratio with the standard plurality of electrode positions, and the human body image and the standard plurality of electrode positions are scalable.

The image display module is one of a mobile device screen, an augmented reality screen, and a projection device. The projection device may include a projector, a projection pen, a projection lamp, special glasses, and the like.

Hereinafter, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method for positioning an electrocardiogram patch by means of an accessory is described, which includes the steps of: operating an electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid to output a human body image and a standard plurality of electrode positions; Comparing the image with at least one of a point, a line, and a surface of at least one user's physical appearance; and setting a plurality of electrocardiographic measuring electrodes on the corresponding plurality of standard electrode positions of the at least one user, to The at least one user performs an electrocardiogram measurement; wherein the standard complex electrode position conforms to a measurement specification of a standard electrocardiogram; the human body feature image has a fixed ratio to the standard plurality of electrode positions, and the human body feature image and the The standard complex electrode position can be scaled.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, in the first embodiment, the electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid is a smart mobile communication device 10 (which may include a smart phone, a tablet, etc.), and the smart mobile communication device 10 There is at least one camera lens as an image capturing module, an image software as a module in the image, and a screen 11 as an image display module. In the present embodiment, a rear camera lens (or main camera lens, not shown) of the smart mobile communication device 10 as an electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid photographs a subject 100 to generate a human body feature. The image 12 (as shown in FIG. 3, the camera action can be achieved by pressing or touching a shutter control module 14, where the human body image 12 is a natural light body feature image); The image software in the smart mobile device 10 analyzes the human body image 12 corresponding to the subject 100 to generate a standard complex electrode position 13; finally, in this embodiment, the screen 11 as the image display module is simultaneously The human body image 12 and the standard plurality of electrode positions 13 are displayed for the user to configure at least one electrocardiographic measuring electrode (not shown) on the subject 100 according to the standard plurality of electrode positions 13, and perform electrocardiographic measurement.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, it is a second embodiment of the present invention, which is substantially the same as the first embodiment described above, except that it does not need to be performed on a person to be tested 100 by the smart mobile communication device 10. After the photograph is taken, the image software in the smart mobile device 10 is directly turned on, and the image software is directly captured and analyzed by the rear camera lens of the smart mobile communication device 10 (without pressing the shutter). The human body image 12 (here, the human body image 12 is a natural light human body image).

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, a third embodiment of the present invention is substantially the same as the foregoing second embodiment, and the difference is that the chest X-ray image 15 of the test subject 100 is input to the smart action in advance. The image software in the device 10 is used to use the X-ray human body feature image as the human body image 12 (ie, the human body image is a human medical image); then, the image software in the smart mobile device 10 is turned on and The image software directly captures and analyzes the natural light body image of the test subject 100 through the rear camera lens of the smart mobile communication device 10 (without pressing the shutter) to generate a standard complex electrode position 13; finally, as an image display mode The screen 11 of the group simultaneously displays the human body image belonging to the natural light human body image, the standard complex electrode position 13 and the chest X-ray image 15 for the user to configure at least one on the subject 100 according to the standard plurality of electrode positions 13. The electrocardiogram measurement electrode (not shown) is used to measure the electrocardiogram. In this embodiment, the position of the ribs of the test subject 100 can be further displayed by the chest X-ray image 15 so that the action of configuring at least one electrocardiographic measuring electrode can be more accurate and accurate.

Referring to FIG. 6, in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid is a pen-shaped projection device 20 having a projection filter 21 as an image processing module and a projection pen 22 as an image display module. In the present embodiment, the projection filter 21 includes a transparent sheet labeled with the shoulder width of the human body and the position of the corresponding measuring electrode for projecting the human shoulder width image 23 and the standard complex electrode position 24 as the human body image. The projection pen 22 is used to project light that passes through the projection filter 21. When the present embodiment is operated, the pen-like projection device 20 has the side of the projection filter 21 facing the subject 100, and the projection pen 22 starts to project the light transmitted through the projection filter 21; then, the pen-shaped projection device is adjusted. 20 and the distance between the test subject, so that the human shoulder width image 23 conforms to the actual shoulder width of the test subject 100, thereby obtaining the correct standard plurality of electrode positions 24 on the test subject 100 for the user to follow the standard. The plurality of electrode positions 24 are disposed on the subject 100 to be configured with at least one electrocardiographic measuring electrode (not shown), and the electrocardiogram is measured. The human shoulder width image 23 and the standard complex electrode position 24 as the human body image have a fixed ratio, and the human shoulder width image 23 and the standard complex electrode position 24 can be scaled. In this embodiment, the zooming purpose can be achieved by adjusting the distance between the electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid and the test subject. Please refer to FIG. 7, which is another embodiment of the foregoing fourth embodiment.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , which is a fifth embodiment of the present invention, which is substantially the same as the foregoing fourth embodiment, and the difference is that the electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid is a lamp-shaped projection device 20 having a projection filter 21 as The image processing module has a projection lamp 25 as an image display module. The projection lamp 25 is used to project light that has passed through the projection filter 21.

Please refer to FIG. 9 , which is a sixth embodiment of the present invention, which is substantially the same as the foregoing fourth embodiment, and the difference is that the electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid is a projector-like projection device 20 having a projection filter 21 . As an image processing module, and having a projector 26 as an image display module. The projector 26 is used to project light that passes through the projection filter 21. In the present embodiment, the purpose of zooming can be achieved by adjusting the distance between the projector-like projection device 20 and the subject to be tested, and the size of the projection filter 21.

Referring to FIG. 10, in the seventh embodiment of the present invention, the electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid is an augmented reality (AR) device 30 having a microprocessor (not shown) as an image processing module. And having an augmented reality glasses screen 31 as an image display module. In this embodiment, the augmented reality glasses screen 31 can simultaneously display the human body image 32 and the standard plurality of electrode positions 33 generated by the image processing module for the user to be familiar with the correct human body electrocardiographic measurement electrode. Configuration location. Further, the natural light body feature image of the front tester (not shown) can be instantly captured by the camera (not shown) on the device of the augmented reality device 30, and the microprocessor can be obtained by the microprocessor. The standard complex electrode position 33 is generated by real-time analysis, and the augmentation reality device 30 is configured to configure the electrocardiogram electrode and perform electrocardiography measurement.

Referring to FIG. 11 , in an eighth embodiment of the present invention, the electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid is a special eyeglass 40 (which may be a 3D imaging eyeglass, etc.), and has an imaging module 41 as an image processing module. And a spectacle lens 42 that serves as both an image display module and an image capture module. In this embodiment, the user wears the special glasses 40 and faces the person to be tested. The eyeglass lens 42 captures the human body image 43 of the person to be tested, and analyzes the body feature map by the imaging module 41. The standard complex electrode position 44 is displayed in real time like 43 for the user to configure the electrocardiographic electrode and perform an electrocardiogram measurement.

When the method for determining the position of the electrocardiogram patch by using the accessory is started, the at least one user can generate the human body feature map for simulating the at least one feature of the at least one user by operating the electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid. The image of the human body is transmitted through the body feature image (the at least one feature includes at least one of a height and a weight ratio of the subject to be tested, a length of the upper limb, a length of the lower limb, a waist circumference, a nipple distance, a body shape, a shoulder width, and a bone position) Having a fixed ratio to the standard plurality of electrode positions for the at least one user to adjust to find the correct position at which the user of the different body shape must place the plurality of electrode marks, so that the general public without professional medical training can be The electrode of the measuring electrocardiogram can be placed in the correct position in a short time, so that the medical efficiency can be improved and the misjudgment can be reduced.

Although the embodiments have been described with reference to the embodiments of the present invention, it will be understood that Inside. In particular, various changes and modifications can be made in the components and/or arrangements of the subject combination. Alternative uses will be apparent to those skilled in the art, in addition to variations and modifications in the component parts and/or arrangements.

Claims (10)

 An electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid comprises: an image processing module for generating a standard plurality of electrode positions for indicating a correct electrocardiographic measurement position on a human body image; and an image display module for simultaneously displaying Configuring the at least one electrocardiographic measuring electrode on the subject to be tested, and the at least one user is configured to perform at least one electrocardiographic measuring electrode on the subject according to the standard plurality of electrode positions and the display of the standard plurality of electrode positions, and Performing an electrocardiogram measurement; wherein the human body image has a fixed ratio with the standard plurality of electrode positions, and the body feature image and the standard plurality of electrode positions are scalable.    The electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid according to claim 1, further comprising an image capturing module, wherein the image capturing module is configured to capture the human body image and transmit the image to the image The group is configured to cause the image processing module to process the human body image to generate the standard plurality of electrode positions.    The electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid according to the second aspect of the invention, wherein the image capturing module is one of a camera lens and an eyeglass lens.    The electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid according to claim 2, wherein the human body image is one of a natural light human body image and a human medical image.    The electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the image display module is one of a mobile device screen, an augmented reality screen, and a projection device.    A method for positioning an electrocardiogram patch by means of an accessory comprises the steps of: operating an electrocardiogram electrode positioning aid to output a human body image and a standard plurality of electrode positions; and the body image and at least one user's body Comparing at least one of a point, a line, and a surface of the appearance; and setting a plurality of electrocardiographic measuring electrodes on the corresponding plurality of electrode positions of the at least one subject to perform an electrocardiogram amount on the at least one user The standard plurality of electrode positions conform to the measurement specification of the standard electrocardiogram; the human body image has a fixed ratio with the standard plurality of electrode positions, and the human body image and the standard complex electrode position can be scaled .    The method for positioning an electrocardiographic patch position by means of an accessory according to the sixth aspect of the invention, wherein the electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid is a mobile device, and the mobile device outputs the human body characteristic image and the standard through a screen. a plurality of electrodes, wherein the at least one subject photographs the at least one feature of the at least one subject by using a photographic lens of the mobile device and overlaps the at least one feature with the human body image through an image positioning function To perform a comparison of the standard complex electrode positions.    The method for positioning an electrocardiogram patch by means of an accessory according to the sixth aspect of the invention, wherein the electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid is a projection device, and the electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid projects the human body through a projection end. a feature image and the standard plurality of electrode positions, wherein the at least one subject adjusts the distance from the projection end of the electrocardiographic electrode positioning aid to the at least one feature of the at least one subject and the human body feature map The images are superimposed to compare the standard multiple electrode positions.    The method for positioning an electrocardiogram patch position by means of an accessory according to claim 6, wherein the at least one feature comprises at least one height and weight ratio of the subject, upper limb length, lower limb length, waist circumference, and nipple spacing. At least one of body type, shoulder width, and bone position.    The method for positioning an electrocardiogram patch position by means of an accessory device according to the sixth aspect of the invention, wherein the human body feature image is one of a natural light human body feature image and a human body medical image.