TWI491861B - Portable pain-sensing evaluation device - Google Patents

Description

Portable pain assessment device

The present invention relates to an evaluation device, and more particularly to a portable pain assessment device.

Clinically, pain assessment is usually performed by verbal inquiry, question-based form or pain scale. However, since the pain is a very subjective feeling and the evaluation process is quite dependent on the individual experience of the assessor, the evaluation result is often not objective. .

In order to solve such a problem, the industry has developed a device capable of providing quantitative data. For example, in the specification of the Japanese Patent No. 20110066078, a device for quantifying the degree of pain in a patient's manner is disclosed. However, the device provided by this technology relies on an electronic pressure sensor as a conversion medium, and the implementation needs to be combined with an additional information receiver and display, so the structure is complicated, and the operation convenience and product reliability are also Room for improvement.

Accordingly, how to provide a pain assessment device with lower cost and better convenience and reliability is an urgent problem to be solved in the industry.

In view of the various deficiencies of the prior art, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a pain assessment technique that is simple and reliable in construction and that can be easily manipulated by a user.

In order to achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a portable pain assessment device, comprising: a gripping member having a receiving portion and an opening portion communicating with the receiving portion; and a connecting member having the capacity Come to the Ministry a base portion that is freely displaced, and a rod portion that is connected to the base portion and protrudes from the receiving portion to the outside of the holding member through the opening portion; the contact member is disposed at a top end of the rod portion for contact evaluation a specific part of the object; the elastic element is disposed in the accommodating portion to provide the base portion to be displaced back and forth in the accommodating portion by using a restoring force generated by the deformation of the self structure; the transducer element senses and calculates the elastic member a shape variable or a displacement amount of the base in the accommodating portion to generate a pressure value corresponding to the deformation amount or displacement amount; a power supply component is disposed at the accommodating portion to provide the transducing component And a display component disposed on the outside of the holding component and coupled to the transducing component for displaying the pressure value.

Compared with the prior art, the portable pain assessment device of the present invention can easily calculate the pressure value by the deformation of the shape variable or the displacement amount, and can display the pressure value immediately, and it is not necessary to install the pressure inductor. As a conversion medium, the detector does not need to be equipped with an additional information receiver and display, thereby effectively avoiding the lack of structural complexity and improving the convenience of operation and product reliability.

The embodiments of the present invention are described below by way of specific embodiments, and those skilled in the art can readily appreciate the other advantages and advantages of the present invention. Of course, the invention may be embodied or applied by other different embodiments.

Please refer to FIGS. 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, and 2C for the portable pain assessment device provided by the present invention. FIG. 1A is a first embodiment of the portable pain assessment device. Appearance diagram, Figure 1B It is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the second embodiment of the portable pain assessment device, and the 2A to 2C diagrams are schematic diagrams of the internal structure of the portable pain assessment device.

Specifically, the portable pain assessment devices 1A and 1B shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B have the grip member 10, the connecting member 11, the contact member 12, and the elastic member 13 (as shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C). , the transducing element 14 (as shown in Figures 2A to 2C), and the power supply element 15 (as shown in Figures 2A to 2C), the difference between the two is only the portable type shown in Figure 1A. The pain assessment device 1A includes a digital display element 16A, and the portable pain assessment device 1B shown in FIG. 1B is provided with an analog display element 16B.

As shown in the figure, the holding member 10 has a receiving portion 100 and an opening portion 101 that communicates with the receiving portion 100. The holding member 10 can be designed as a cylindrical shape, but is not limited thereto. The purpose is to facilitate the user's easy grip on the hand, and the opening 101 is provided on one side of the cylindrical grip element 10.

The connecting member 11 has a base 110 that can be detachably moved back and forth in the accommodating portion 100, and is connected to the base portion 110, and passes through the opening portion 101 to protrude from the accommodating portion 100 to the outside of the holding member 10. The shank portion 111 is configured to fit the accommodating portion 100. The tangential shape of the shank portion 111 can match the shape of the opening portion 101, and the shank portion 111 and the base portion 110 It is a vertical connection.

The contact member 12 is disposed at a top end of the rod portion 111 (located outside the holding member 10) for contacting a specific portion of the evaluation object, wherein the contact member 12 is designed to have a tapered tip to utilize the The tapered tip contacts the specific part of the assessment object for pain assessment, and of course, the acute angle of the tapered tip can be adjusted for evaluation purposes. Furthermore, In the evaluation, the contact 12 can be in direct contact with a specific part of the evaluation object (such as the skin), or can be indirectly contacted with the specific part of the evaluation object through the clothing.

Secondly, the connection relationship between the contact member 12 and the rod portion 111 can be designed in a detachable or integrally formed form. For example, the contact member 12 can be movably engaged or fixedly coupled to the top end of the rod portion 111 by screwing, snapping or bonding.

The elastic member 13 is disposed in the accommodating portion 100 to provide a restoring force of the base portion 110 to be displaced back and forth in the accommodating portion 100 by the deformation of the self-structure, and the elastic member 13 is a compression spring. It can also be designed to have a damping modulation structure to provide varying degrees of restoring force. Of course, referring to Figures 2A to 2C, the elastic member 13 can be disposed on one side or both sides of the base 110 according to different requirements.

The transducing element 14 senses the shape variable of the elastic element 13 or the displacement amount of the base 110 in the accommodating portion 100, and calculates the deformation amount or the displacement amount through a preset calculation method to match the product. The pressure value of the variable or displacement amount, wherein the transducer element 14 is provided with a linkage unit 140 that is coupled to the base 110 and displaced in synchronization.

The power supply component 15 is disposed in the accommodating portion 100 to provide a power supply required for the operation of the transducing component 14. Display element 16A (or 16B) is disposed on the outside of the holding element 10 and is coupled to the transducing element 14 to indicate that the pressure value is known to the assessor.

In an embodiment, the assessor can hold the grip element 10 with one hand and contact the contact 12 to a specific part of the evaluation object, thereby facing The evaluation object applies force and drives the connecting member 11 and the elastic member 13 to perform displacement, and stops the application of the force after the evaluation object expresses a specific reaction, wherein the displacement type can be referred to the schematic diagrams of FIGS. 2A to 2C. At this time, the transducing element 14 converts the shape variable or the displacement amount into a corresponding pressure value and displays it through the display element 16A (or 16B), so that the evaluation person can objectively know the result. Of course, the evaluation subject can also operate the portable pain assessment device of the present invention to perform the evaluation work.

Compared with the prior art, the portable pain assessment device of the present invention has a simple structural design and can easily display the pressure value by the deformation of the shape variable or the displacement amount, so that it is not necessary to install the pressure inductor. As a conversion medium, the detector also needs to be equipped with an additional information receiver and display. This not only effectively avoids the lack of structural complexity caused by the conventional pain assessment device, but also greatly improves the convenience of operation and product reliability.

However, the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention. Modifications and variations of the above-described embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be as set forth in the scope of the claims described below.

1A, 1B‧‧‧ portable pain assessment device

10‧‧‧Bearing components

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101‧‧‧ openings

11‧‧‧Connecting parts

110‧‧‧ base

111‧‧‧ pole

12‧‧‧Contacts

13‧‧‧Flexible components

14‧‧‧Transducing components

140‧‧‧ linkage unit

15‧‧‧Power supply components

16A, 16B‧‧‧ display elements

1A is a schematic view showing the appearance of a first embodiment of the portable pain assessment device; FIG. 1B is a schematic view showing the appearance of a second embodiment of the portable pain assessment device; and FIGS. 2A to 2C are Internal architecture of portable pain assessment device intention.

1A‧‧‧Portable pain assessment device

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16A‧‧‧Display components

Claims (9)

A portable pain assessment device includes: a gripping member having a receiving portion and an opening portion communicating with the receiving portion; and a connecting member having a base that is freely movable back and forth in the receiving portion, and connecting the base a base portion passes through the opening portion to protrude from the receiving portion to a rod portion outside the holding member; a contact member is disposed at a top end of the rod portion for contacting a specific portion of the evaluation object; the elastic member is Provided in the accommodating portion, the repulsion force generated by the deformation of the self structure is used to provide the base portion to be displaced back and forth in the accommodating portion; the transducing element senses and calculates a shape variable of the elastic member or the base portion is in the accommodating portion a displacement amount in the portion to generate a pressure value corresponding to the deformation amount or the displacement amount; a power supply component disposed in the accommodating portion to provide a power source required for the transducing component; and a display component Outside the grip element, and connected to the transducing element for displaying the pressure value. The portable pain assessment device according to claim 1, wherein the opening portion is located on one side of the holding member. The portable pain assessment device of claim 1, wherein the contact has a tapered tip for contacting a specific portion of the evaluation object with the tapered tip. The portable pain assessment device according to claim 1, wherein the contact member contacts the specific portion of the evaluation object in direct contact or indirect contact. The portable pain assessment device according to claim 1, wherein the contact member is screwed, snapped or bonded, and is movably engaged or fixedly coupled to the rod portion outside the grip member. top. The portable pain assessment device of claim 1, wherein the elastic member is a compression spring. The portable pain assessment device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member has a damping modulation structure. The portable pain assessment device according to claim 1, wherein the transducing element is provided with a linkage unit that is coupled to the base and synchronously displaced. The portable pain assessment device according to claim 1, wherein the display element is in a digital or analog form.