TWM590946U - Wearable electronic stethoscope - Google Patents

Abstract

This creation discloses a wearable electronic stethoscope, which is a wearable electronic stethoscope which is arranged on the wearable to sense the heart sound signal and lung sound signal of the user. The wearable electronic stethoscope of the creation includes a wearable piece and a plurality of heart sound senses Sensor, a plurality of lung sound sensors, a processing module, a wireless transmission module, and a power supply module; by this, this creation is mainly by providing a plurality of heart sound sensors and The hardware design of the lung sound sensor effectively closes the heart and lungs of the detected person and detects their heart sound signals and lung sound signals, and transmits them to the physician or digital analysis system for real-time analysis through wireless transmission protocol. Effectively reduce the doctor's visit time, digital integration and statistics, and achieve the main advantages of home monitoring and nursing.

Description

Wearable electronic stethoscope

This creation relates to a wearable electronic stethoscope, in particular to a wearable electronic stethoscope which is arranged on the wearer to sense the heart sound signal and lung sound signal of the user.

The stethoscope is an important instrument used by general physicians to diagnose the heart and lung function of patients. It is mainly used to listen to the heart and lung sounds of patients. It can be used as the first-line health care medical protection for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The opening and closing of the four valves control the blood circulation, and each heartbeat will have two normal sounds, namely the first heart sound and the second heart sound, where the first heart sound is when the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve are closed The second heart sound with a higher pitch is produced when the pulmonary valve and the aortic valve are closed. Lung sounds are caused by the gas exchange of the alveoli in the lungs. The expansion and contraction of the lungs will cause the airflow to move, causing the airflow to vibrate the breathing zone to produce sound. The sound intensity is related to the gas flow rate in the respiratory tract. The frequency distribution of lung sounds is mainly related to the tension of the respiratory tract.

Although the traditional stethoscope has the advantages of simple structure, low price, and convenient use, however, whether it is physical or electronic, the traditional stethoscope requires the doctor to hold the sound amplification device to his ear to listen to the sound emitted by the patient's body , Combined with professional experience to determine the physical condition or possible cause represented by the sound, may be due to the doctor's own hearing fatigue or human subjective factors, which may lead to misdiagnosis of the patient's condition; in addition, traditional stethoscopes can only allow doctors to use hearing Determine the cause within a short period of time, unable to record for further judgment, or compare the previous diagnosis with memory alone, and there is no reliable data for reference; in addition, the transmission of sound in the stethoscope has nothing to do with the frequency and cannot be Separating heart sounds from lung sounds, what doctors hear from traditional stethoscopes are mixed sounds containing heart sounds and lung sounds, and each patient's body structure is different and the thickness of skin tissue is different, which affects the strength of heart sounds and lung sounds, so that doctors cannot The heart or lung sounds are individually judged on heart or lung sounds, increasing the difficulty of auscultation; therefore, how to effectively detect the heart sounds and lung sound signals of patients with innovative hardware design, and make accurate judgments and treatments, Developers and related researchers who are still related to medical supplies and other related industries need to continue to work hard to overcome and solve the problems.

The reason is that the creators have taken this into consideration, and with the help of their rich professional knowledge and many years of practical experience, they have improved and created a wearable electronic stethoscope, the purpose of which is to provide a wearable device to sense the user The wearable electronic stethoscope for the heart sound signal and the lung sound signal is mainly designed by the hardware design of a plurality of heart sound sensors and lung sound sensors on the wearing parts presented in the form of vests, which is effectively close to the detected person The heart and lungs and detect their heart sound signals and lung sound signals, and send them to the doctor or digital analysis system through wireless transmission protocol for real-time analysis, which can effectively reduce the doctor's visit time, digital integration and statistics, and achieve The main advantage of home monitoring and nursing.

According to the purpose of this writing, a wearable electronic stethoscope is proposed to sense at least one physiological signal from a body. The wearable electronic stethoscope includes at least one wearing part, a plurality of heart sound sensors, and a plurality of lung sound sensors Device, a processing module, a wireless transmission module, and a power supply module; the wearing part is for wearing on a specific part of the body, the wearing part includes a back, and two chest parts respectively connected to the two ends of the back; A plurality of heart sound sensors are arranged on the inner surface of the chest and close to the heart of the body to sense a heart sound signal; a plurality of lung sound sensors are arranged on the inner surface of the back and close to the position of the lungs of the body to sense A lung sound signal; the processing module connects the heart sound sensor and the lung sound sensor; the processing module receives the heart sound signal and the lung sound signal; the wireless transmission module connects the signal processing module, and the wireless transmission module transmits The heart sound signal and the lung sound signal are connected to an arithmetic unit; the power supply module is electrically connected to the processing module, and the power supply module is connected to an external power supply to provide the power required by the processing module.

In one embodiment of the present creation, the wearing part is one of fabrics such as vest fabric, short-sleeved fabric or suspender fabric.

In one embodiment of the present creation, the chest is joined by a connector.

In one embodiment of the present creation, the wearable electronic stethoscope system includes five heart sound sensors.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wearable electronic stethoscope includes at least 12 or more lung sound sensors.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing module is to connect the heart sound sensor and the lung sound sensor by one of wired or wireless signals.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing module electrically connects the heart sound sensor and the lung sound sensor in a wired manner through at least one signal line.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the processing module connects the heart sound sensor and the lung sound sensor by a wireless communication protocol.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication protocol is a Bluetooth wireless communication module, a WiFi wireless communication module, a WiMAX wireless communication module, a Zigbee wireless communication module, a fourth-generation mobile communication technology, or a fifth-generation mobile One of the wireless communication protocols such as communication technology.

In one embodiment of the present creation, the wireless transmission module is connected to the processing module through a wireless communication protocol.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless transmission module is connected to the computing unit through a wireless communication protocol.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the computing unit is one of a remote server, a remote computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a smart phone.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the power supply module is a device such as a power plug, a lithium battery, or a rechargeable battery.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wearable electronic stethoscope may be further provided with a storage module electrically connected to the processing module. The storage module stores the heart sound signal and the lung sound signal received by the processing module.

In this way, the wearable electronic stethoscope of this creation is mainly provided by the hardware design of a plurality of heart sound sensors and lung sound sensors on the wearing parts presented in the form of vests, which is effectively close to the heart of the detected person and Detect the heart sound signal and lung sound signal of the lungs, and send it to the doctor or digital analysis system through wireless transmission protocol for real-time analysis, which can effectively reduce the doctor's visit time, digital integration and statistics, and realize home monitoring and nursing The main advantage.

In order to facilitate the examiner to understand the technical characteristics, content and advantages of this creation and the effects it can achieve, I hereby combine this creation with the drawings and explain in detail in the form of expressions of the embodiments, and the drawings used therein, which The main purpose is only for illustration and auxiliary instructions, and may not be the true proportion and precise configuration after the implementation of the creation, so it should not be interpreted and limited to the relationship between the proportion and configuration of the attached drawings, and the scope of the rights of the creation in the actual implementation. He Xianming.

First, please refer to Figures 1 and 2 together for a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a preferred embodiment of a wearable electronic stethoscope and a schematic diagram of connection with a computing unit. 1) It is used to sense at least one physiological signal from a body. The wearable electronic stethoscope (1) includes at least one wearing part (11), a plurality of heart sound sensors (12), and a plurality of lung sound sensors (13), a processing module (14), a wireless transmission module (15), and a power supply module (16); the wearable electronic stethoscope (1) of this creation is mainly presented in the form of a vest The wearable parts (11) are provided with a plurality of heart sound sensors (12) and lung sound sensors (13) hardware design, effectively close to the heart and lungs of the detected person and detect their heart sound signals and lungs The audio signal is sent to the doctor or digital analysis system for real-time analysis through wireless transmission protocol, which really achieves the main advantages of effectively reducing the doctor's visit time, digital integration and statistics, and realizing home monitoring nursing.

The wearing part (11) is intended to be worn on a specific part of the body. The wearing part (11) includes a back (111) and two chest parts (112) connected to the two ends of the back (111), Moreover, an opening (114) is opened at the junction of the back (111) and the chest (112) for the arm of the body to pass through; in addition, the wearing part (11) is a vest fabric, short-sleeved fabric or a strap Fabric, etc., and the chest parts (112) are joined by a connecting piece (113); in a preferred embodiment of the present creation, the wearing piece (11) presented as a vest fabric It is composed of the back (111) and the chest part (112) joined to the two sides of the back (111), and the other end of the chest part (112) away from the back (111) is borrowed Engaged by the connector (113), wherein the connector (113) can be, for example but not limited to, a zipper, the wearer (11) provides a user to wear on the body, and the back (111) and the chest The connection part of the front part (112) is provided with an opening (114) for the user's arm to pass through.

A plurality of heart sound sensors (12) are arranged on the inner surface of the chest part (112) and close to the heart of the body to sense a heart sound signal; please refer to the figure 3 for wear for this creation Of a preferred embodiment of the heart sound sensor of an electronic stethoscope, wherein at least five heart sound sensors (12) are arranged on the inner surface of the chest (112) and close to the user's heart, wherein The heart sound sensor (12) is arranged in the pulmonary artery office area, aortic office area, aortic office second auscultation area, mitral office area, and mitral valve auscultation area of the body, wherein the pulmonary artery office area is located in the sternum The second intercostal space on the left margin, the aortic office area is located in the second intercostal space on the right edge of the sternum, the second auscultation area is located on the third and fourth intercostal space on the left edge of the sternum, and the mitral office area is located on the left margin of the lower end of the sternum , That is, the fourth and fifth intercostal space on the left edge of the sternum, the mitral valve auscultation area is located at the lower right edge of the sternum, namely the third and fourth intercostal space on the right edge of the sternum, and the heart sound sensors (12) are used to sense the use The heart sound signal generated by the heart of the person, that is, the heart sound sensors (12) may be, for example but not limited to, a high-molecular polymer sensing element to collect heart beat or other body surface arterial beat signals, and the The heart sound sensor (12) transmits the received heart sound signal to the processing module (14).

A plurality of lung sound sensors (13) are provided on the inner surface of the back (111) and close to the lungs of the body to sense a lung sound signal; please refer to Figure 4 for the creation A schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of a lung sound sensor of a wearable electronic stethoscope, wherein at least 12 or more lung sound sensors (13) are disposed on the inner surface of the back (111) and close to the position of the user's lungs, The lung sound sensors (13) are located in the anterior chest wall along the anterior axillary line, the midclavicular line area and the lateral chest wall along the midaxillary line, the posterior axillary line area, and the back along the scapular line area. The lung sound sensor (13) is used to sense the lung sound signal generated by the lungs of the user, and the lung sound sensors (13) then transmit the received lung sound signal to the processing module ( 14).

The processing module (14) is a signal connecting the heart sound sensors (12) and the lung sound sensors (13), the processing module (14) is receiving the heart sound signals and the lung sound signals; in addition, The processing module (14) connects the heart sound sensor (12) and the lung sound sensor (13) by one of wired or wireless methods, wherein the processing module (14) is At least one signal line (141) electrically connects the heart sound sensor (12) and the lung sound sensor (13) in a wired manner, or the processing module (14) is through a wireless communication protocol Electrically connect the heart sound sensors (12) and the lung sound sensors (13), wherein the wireless communication protocol is a Bluetooth wireless communication module, a WiFi wireless communication module, a WiMAX wireless communication module, Zigbee wireless communication module, fourth-generation mobile communication technology or fifth-generation mobile communication technology, etc. One of the wireless communication protocols; in a preferred embodiment of the present creation, the processing module (14) is composed of multiple The signal line (141) connects the heart sound sensors (12) and the lung sound sensors (13) in a wired manner to collect the heart sound sensors (12) and the lung sound sensors (13) ) The collected heart sound signals and lung sound signals; in addition, the processing module (14) is further electrically connected to a storage module (not shown in the figure), which can be used for the heart sound sensors (12) Heart sound signals and lung sound signals collected by the lung sound sensors (13).

The wireless transmission module (15) is electrically connected to the processing module (14), and the wireless transmission module (15) transmits the heart sound signal and the lung sound signal to an arithmetic unit (2); in addition, the wireless The transmission module (15) is connected to the processing module (14) through the wireless communication protocol; furthermore, the wireless transmission module (15) is connected to the computing unit (2) through the wireless communication protocol, wherein the The wireless communication protocol is one of Bluetooth wireless communication module, WiFi wireless communication module, WiMAX wireless communication module, Zigbee wireless communication module, fourth-generation mobile communication technology or fifth-generation mobile communication technology, etc. In addition, the computing unit (2) is a device such as a remote server, a remote computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a smartphone; in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the processing mode The short-distance data transmission of the group (14) and the wireless transmission module (15) can use, for example, but not limited to a Bluetooth wireless communication module, and the wireless transmission module (15) and the arithmetic unit (2) The long-distance information transmission system can use, for example but not limited to, the fourth-generation mobile communication technology, that is, when the processing module (14) transmits the heart sound signal and the lung sound signal to the Bluetooth wireless communication module to the After the wireless transmission module (15), the wireless transmission module (15) uses the fourth generation mobile communication technology to transmit the heart sound signal and the lung sound signal to the computing unit (2) of the remote server located in the cloud, The relevant algorithm is used to judge the heart sound signal and the lung sound signal.

The power supply module (16) is electrically connected to the processing module (14), and the power supply module (16) is connected to an external power supply to provide power required by the processing module (14); in addition, the power supply module The group (16) is a device such as a power plug, a lithium battery or a rechargeable battery; in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the power plug is presented and electrically connected to the power supply of the processing module (14) The module (16) has a wire and plug for the user to connect to an external power source to provide the power required by the processing module (14).

That is to say, please refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 together, which is a schematic diagram of the operation of the heart sound sensor and a schematic diagram of the heart sound signal of a preferred embodiment of the wearable electronic stethoscope, of which 5 are provided in the The heart sound sensor (12) on the inner surface of the chest part (112) of the wearable part (11) and close to the heart of the user senses the heart sound signal of the user, and corresponds to the signal line (141) The heart sound signal is transmitted to the processing module (14), the processing module (14) then transmits the heart sound signal to the wireless transmission module (15) through the Bluetooth wireless communication module, and finally the wireless transmission module ( 15) The fourth-generation mobile communication technology is used to transfer the heart sound signal to the computing unit (2) of the remote server located in the cloud to display the user's heart sound signal on a display (21); in addition, please Refer also to Figure 7 and Figure 8 for a schematic diagram of the operation of the lung sound sensor of a preferred embodiment of the wearable electronic stethoscope, and a schematic diagram of the lung sound signal, 12 of which are provided on the wearable (11 ) The lung sound sensor (13) inside the back (111) of the back and close to the position of the user's lungs senses the lung sound signal of the user, and correspondingly transmits the lung sound signal through the signal line (141) To the processing module (14), the processing module (14) transmits the heart sound signal to the wireless transmission module (15) through the Bluetooth wireless communication module, and finally the wireless transmission module (15) The lung sound signal is transmitted to the computing unit (2) of the remote server located in the cloud through the fourth-generation mobile communication technology to display the lung sound signal of the user on the display (21); furthermore, the calculation The heart sound signal or the lung sound signal displayed in the unit (2) can be provided to the doctor for real-time analysis, or the data can be digitized for digital analysis, which can effectively reduce the doctor's visit time, digital integration and statistics, and realize home monitoring The main advantage of nursing.

It can be seen from the above implementation description that this creation has the following advantages compared with existing technologies and products:

1. The wearable electronic stethoscope in this creation is mainly designed by the hardware design of a plurality of heart sound sensors and lung sound sensors on the wearing parts presented in a vest shape, which effectively approaches the heart and lungs of the detected person Detect the heart sound signal and lung sound signal of the part, and send it to the doctor or digital analysis system through wireless transmission protocol for real-time analysis, which can effectively reduce the doctor's visit time, digital integration and statistics, and realize home monitoring and nursing. The main advantage.

In summary, the wearable electronic stethoscope of this creation can indeed achieve the expected use effect through the embodiments disclosed above, and this creation has not been disclosed before the application, and has fully complied with the provisions of the Patent Law and Claim. I filed an application for a new type of patent in accordance with the law, and pleaded for the review and granted the patent.

However, the illustrations and descriptions disclosed above are only preferred embodiments of this creation, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this creation; most people who are familiar with this skill, according to the characteristic scope of this creation, do other things Equivalent changes or modifications should be regarded as not departing from the scope of this creative design.

(1)‧‧‧Wearable electronic stethoscope (11)‧‧‧wear (111)‧‧‧Back (112)‧‧‧Chest (113)‧‧‧Connector (114) ‧‧‧ opening (12)‧‧‧Heart sound sensor (13)‧‧‧Lung sound sensor (14)‧‧‧Processing module (141)‧‧‧Signal line (15)‧‧‧Wireless transmission module (16)‧‧‧Power supply module (2)‧‧‧ arithmetic unit (21)‧‧‧Monitor

Figure 1: Schematic diagram of the overall structure of a preferred embodiment of the wearable electronic stethoscope; Figure 2: Schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the authored wearable electronic stethoscope connected to an arithmetic unit; Figure 3: Schematic diagram of the heart sound sensor arrangement of a preferred embodiment of the wearable electronic stethoscope; Figure 4: Schematic diagram of the lung sound sensor of a preferred embodiment of the wearable electronic stethoscope; Figure 5: Schematic diagram of the operation of the heart sound sensor of a preferred embodiment of the wearable electronic stethoscope; Figure 6: Schematic diagram of the heart sound signal of a preferred embodiment of the creative wearable electronic stethoscope; Figure 7: Schematic diagram of the operation of the lung sound sensor of a preferred embodiment of the wearable electronic stethoscope; Figure 8: A schematic diagram of lung sound signals of a preferred embodiment of the wearable electronic stethoscope.

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(11)‧‧‧wear

(111)‧‧‧Back

(112)‧‧‧Chest

(113)‧‧‧Connector

(114) ‧‧‧ opening

(12)‧‧‧Heart sound sensor

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(15)‧‧‧Wireless transmission module

(16)‧‧‧Power supply module

Claims (14)

A wearable electronic stethoscope is used to sense at least one physiological signal from a body. The wearable electronic stethoscope (1) includes at least: A wearing part (11) is provided for wearing on a specific part of the body. The wearing part (11) includes a back (111) and two chest parts (112) connected to the two ends of the back (111) respectively ; A plurality of heart sound sensors (12) are arranged on the inner surface of the chest part (112) and close to the heart part of the body to sense a heart sound signal; A plurality of lung sound sensors (13) are arranged on the inner surface of the back (111) and close to the lungs of the body to sense a lung sound signal; A processing module (14) electrically connecting the heart sound sensors (12) and the lung sound sensors (13), the processing module (14) receiving the heart sound signals and the lung sound signals; A wireless transmission module (15) connecting signals to the processing module (14), the wireless transmission module (15) transmitting the heart sound signal and the lung sound signal to an arithmetic unit (2); and A power supply module (16) is electrically connected to the processing module (14), and the power supply module (16) is connected to an external power supply to provide power required by the processing module (14). The wearable electronic stethoscope as described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, wherein the wearing part (11) is one of a vest fabric, a short-sleeved fabric or a strap-type fabric. The wearable electronic stethoscope as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the chest parts (112) are joined by a connecting member (113). The wearable electronic stethoscope as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the wearable electronic stethoscope (1) includes five heart sound sensors (12). The wearable electronic stethoscope as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the wearable electronic stethoscope (1) includes at least 12 or more lung sound sensors (13). The wearable electronic stethoscope as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the processing module (14) connects the heart sound sensors (12) and the lung sound sensors by one of wired or wireless methods (13). The wearable electronic stethoscope as described in item 6 of the patent application scope, wherein the processing module (14) is electrically connected to the heart sound sensors (12) and the heart sound sensors (12) with at least one signal line (141) The lung sound sensors (13). The wearable electronic stethoscope as described in item 6 of the patent application scope, wherein the processing module (14) connects the heart sound sensors (12) and the lung sound sensors by a wireless communication protocol ( 13). The wearable electronic stethoscope as described in item 8 of the patent scope, wherein the wireless communication protocol is Bluetooth wireless communication module, WiFi wireless communication module, WiMAX wireless communication module, Zigbee wireless communication module, fourth generation Mobile communication technology or one of the fifth generation mobile communication technology wireless communication protocols. The wearable electronic stethoscope as described in item 1 or 9 of the patent application scope, wherein the wireless transmission module (15) is connected to the processing module (14) through the wireless communication protocol. The wearable electronic stethoscope as described in item 1 or 9 of the patent application scope, wherein the wireless transmission module (15) is connected to the computing unit (2) through the wireless communication protocol. The wearable electronic stethoscope as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the computing unit (2) is one of a remote server, a remote computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a smartphone. The wearable electronic stethoscope as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the power supply module (16) is one of a power plug, a lithium battery or a rechargeable battery. The wearable electronic stethoscope as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the wearable electronic stethoscope (1) is further provided with a storage module electrically connected to the processing module (14), and the storage module stores the The heart sound signal and the lung sound signal received by the processing module (14).

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