TW201842884A - Measuring instrument for fall risk assessment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a measuring instrument for fall risk assessment comprising a muscle strength measuring platform, a sensor and a muscle force data calculating device. The muscle strength measurement platform is used to carry the test subjects to perform the fall risk assessment. The sensor is set on the muscle strength measurement platform to measure the strength of the measured muscle strength. The force data computing device is an electrical connection sensor and has a processing unit, a storage unit and an operation unit. The processing unit receives one of the operating units to control the sensor and then evaluates the risk of the person to be tested by the strength of the muscle strength and stores the strength of the muscle strength to the storage unit.

Description

Fall risk assessment system

The invention relates to a fall risk assessment system, in particular to a muscle force data computing device and can be electrically connected to the sensor, and then through the muscle sensor patch on the sensor to accurately measure the test subject The value of the muscle strength is measured to perform a fall risk assessment.

In view of the aging population in the world, how to improve the quality of care for the elderly is a major issue. The results of the study pointed out that the main cause of falls in the elderly is lack of muscle strength, followed by slip accidents and inconvenience caused by movement, so the muscle strength and balance ability of the elderly's legs must be measured regularly.

The muscle strength and balance of the elderly's legs are generally measured and must be measured by medical centers or local clinics.

As described above, the inventors of the present invention contemplate and design a fall risk assessment system, and improve the lack of the prior art, thereby enhancing the implementation and utilization of the industry.

Based on the above purposes, the present invention provides a fall risk assessment system including a muscle strength measuring platform, a sensor, and a muscle force data computing device. The muscle strength measurement platform is used to carry the test subject to perform the fall risk assessment measurement. The sensor is placed on the muscle strength measuring platform to measure the value of the muscle strength of the test subject. The muscle force data computing device is electrically connected to the sensor and has a processing unit, a storage unit and an operating unit, and the processing unit receives an instruction from one of the operating units to control the sensor, and evaluates the test subject according to the value of the muscle strength robustness. The risk of falling and storing the strength of the muscle strength to the storage unit.

Preferably, the sensor can have a muscle sensor patch attached to the foot of the subject to accurately measure the value of the muscle strength.

Preferably, the value of the muscle strength is a change in the maintenance of the muscle strength to evaluate the risk of falling of the subject.

Preferably, the storage unit may have a database and historical data, the database has normal muscle strength values corresponding to different subjects, and the historical data stores the measurement results of each subject.

Preferably, the operating unit can have a screen or a keyboard for operating the muscle force data computing device.

Preferably, when the person performing the test performs the fall risk assessment measurement, the on-screen display shows the value of the muscle strength of the test subject.

Preferably, the muscle strength measuring platform can be composed of anti-collision safety glass.

As described above, a fall risk assessment system of the present invention may have one or more of the following advantages:

(1) The fall risk assessment system of the present invention has a muscle force data computing device and is electrically connected to the sensor, and then passes through the muscle sensor patch on the sensor to accurately measure the muscle strength of the test subject. Value.

(2) The fall risk assessment system of the present invention measures the change value of the muscle strength maintenance degree and the database and historical data to estimate the fall risk of the test subject.

(3) The operation unit of the fall risk assessment system of the present invention has a screen or a keyboard for the user to perform a fall risk assessment measurement.

The technical features, contents, and advantages of the present invention, as well as the advantages thereof, can be understood by the present inventors, and the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The subject matter is only for the purpose of illustration and description, and is not necessarily the true proportion and precise configuration after the implementation of the present invention. Therefore, the scope and configuration relationship of the attached drawings should not be interpreted or limited. First described.

The fall risk assessment system of the present invention will be described with reference to the related drawings. For ease of understanding, the same components in the following embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, which are block diagrams and schematic diagrams of the fall risk assessment system of the present invention. In the figure, a fall risk assessment system 1 includes a muscle strength measuring platform 10, a sensor 20, and a muscle force data computing device 30. The muscle strength measuring platform 10 is used to carry the test subject 1a to perform a fall risk assessment measurement. The sensor 20 is disposed on the muscle strength measuring platform 10 to measure the muscle strength robustness value of the test subject 1a. The muscle strength data computing device 30 is electrically connected to the sensor 20 and has a processing unit 301, a storage unit 302, and an operating unit 303. The operation unit 303 has a screen 303a or a keyboard 303b, which can be used to operate the muscle force data computing device 30. The processing unit 301 can control the sensor 20 by accepting the command of the keyboard 303b of the operating unit 303, and then obtain the muscle strength robustness value of the tester 1a by the muscle force data computing device 30 to evaluate the fall risk of the tester 1a. And storing the muscle strength robustness value of the test subject 1a to the storage unit 302.

Please refer to FIG. 2 again, which is a schematic diagram of the fall risk assessment system of the present invention. In the figure, a fall risk assessment system 1 includes a test subject 1a, a muscle strength measuring platform 10, a sensor 20, and a muscle force data computing device 30. When performing the fall risk assessment measurement, the test subject 1a only needs to stand on the muscle strength measuring platform 10, and the muscle strength measuring platform 10 has the sensor 20, and the sensor 20 is electrically connected to the muscle force data computing device 30, After the command is input through the keyboard 303b, the muscle strength robustness value of the test subject 1a can be measured, and the muscle strength robustness value is instantly displayed on the screen 303a. The sensor 20 is also electrically connected to a muscle sensor patch, which can be adhered to the foot of the subject 1a, such as an ankle or a lower leg, to accurately assist in measuring the value of the muscle strength.

When the fall risk assessment system 1 of the present invention performs the fall risk assessment measurement, the value of the muscle strength is a change value of the maintainability of the muscle strength, which is an important reference for evaluating the fall risk of the test subject 1a, and how The fall risk of the test subject 1a is evaluated according to the change value of the muscle strength maintenance degree, and the technique well known to the skilled person in the field is not described here. The storage unit 302 of the muscle force data computing device 30 has a database and a historical data. The database has normal muscle strength values corresponding to different subjects 1a, and can also be used to evaluate the fall of the subject 1a. An important reference for risk, and the historical data stores the results of each tester 1a measured to provide a reference for the next fall risk assessment.

The muscle strength measuring platform 10 of the fall risk assessment system 1 of the present invention may be composed of an anti-collision safety glass, and the muscle strength measuring platform 10 must carry different weights of the tester 1a, taking into consideration safety factors, the anti-collision safety glass. A tempered glass with a strength of about five times that of ordinary glass can be selected to ensure the safety of the person to be tested 1a. The operation unit 303 can be connected to a mouse in addition to the screen 303a or the keyboard 303b, so that the user can operate the muscle force data computing device 30 more conveniently.

The fall risk assessment system 1 of the present invention has the advantages of convenient carrying, instant measurement and low cost, and is not limited to a medical center or a local clinic, and the elderly can perform fall risk assessment measurement at home or outside the home. This will improve and reduce the incidence of falls in the elderly.

While the present invention has been described above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of patent protection shall be subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

1‧‧‧ Fall Risk Assessment System

1a‧‧‧Subjects

10‧‧‧Muscle Strength Platform

20‧‧‧ sensor

30‧‧‧ muscle force data computing device

301‧‧‧Processing unit

302‧‧‧ storage unit

303‧‧‧Operating unit

303a‧‧‧ screen

303b‧‧‧ keyboard

Figure 1 is a block diagram of the fall risk assessment system of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the fall risk assessment system of the present invention.

Claims (7)

A fall risk assessment system includes: a muscle strength measurement platform for carrying a test subject to perform a fall risk assessment measurement; a sensor disposed on the muscle strength measurement platform for measuring a muscle strength robustness value of the test subject; and a muscle force data computing device electrically connected to the sensor and having a processing unit, a storage unit and an operating unit, the processing unit accepting the operation One of the units commands the sensor to be controlled, and based on the value of the muscle strength, the risk of falling of the subject is evaluated, and the value of the strength of the muscle is stored to the storage unit. The fall risk assessment system of claim 1, wherein the sensor has a muscle sensor patch attached to the foot of the subject to accurately measure the muscle strength value. The fall risk assessment system according to claim 1, wherein the muscle strength value is a change value of the muscle strength maintenance degree to evaluate the fall risk of the test subject. The fall risk assessment system of claim 1, wherein the storage unit has a database and a historical data, the database having different normal muscle strength values corresponding to the test subject, The historical data stores the measurement results of each of the test subjects. The fall risk assessment system of claim 1, wherein the operating unit has a screen or a keyboard for operating the muscle force data computing device. The fall risk assessment system of claim 5, wherein when the test subject performs the fall risk assessment measurement, the screen displays the muscle strength robustness value of the test subject. For example, the fall risk assessment system described in claim 1 is wherein the muscle strength measuring platform is composed of a collision safety glass.