WO2012101951A1 - 血管脈波測定システム - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a vascular pulse wave measurement system, and more particularly to a vascular pulse wave measurement system that acquires a pulsation waveform of a blood vessel (hereinafter referred to as a pulse wave) using a light emitting element and a light receiving element to measure the vascular pulse wave. .
- Patent Document 1 discloses a method for converting a phase change into a frequency change in consideration of the fact that the difference in material characteristics is that the phase change is larger than the change in vibration frequency, but the accuracy of the phase measurement technique is not necessarily high. ing.
- An apparatus using this method includes a vibrator that injects ultrasonic waves into a substance as a vibration, a vibration detection sensor that detects a reflected wave from the substance, an amplifier having an input terminal connected to a signal output terminal of the vibration detection sensor, When there is a phase difference between the input waveform to the transducer and the output waveform from the vibration detection sensor, it is provided between the output end of the amplifier and the input end of the transducer. Including a phase shift circuit for shifting the phase difference to zero and a frequency change amount detecting means for detecting a frequency change amount for shifting the phase difference to zero.
- a contact element, a vibrator, a self-excited oscillation circuit, and a gain change correction circuit are provided, the self-excited oscillation circuit feeds back vibration information of the vibrator to a resonance state, and the gain change correction circuit is provided in the self-excited oscillation circuit.
- the gain change correction circuit has a center frequency different from the center frequency of the self-excited oscillation circuit, and increases the gain with respect to the change in frequency.
- the frequency change detecting means shifts the phase difference due to the difference in hardness to zero and converts it to the frequency change.
- a reference transfer function indicating a relationship between the amplitude gain and the phase of the reflection of the reflection with respect to the frequency is obtained in advance and used.
- ultrasonic vibration is used as vibration, this can be used as vibration of an electric signal in an electric circuit.
- a light emitting element is driven by a driving signal to emit light, the light is detected by a light receiving element, and a detection signal is fed back as a driving signal for the light emitting element.
- a feedback loop is formed. Signal vibration can be used.
- the frequency of the self-excited oscillation circuit is the light receiving element and the light emitting element. It depends on the delay caused by the structure of the substance and the delay caused by the characteristics of the substance to be evaluated. Therefore, by providing a phase shift circuit in the feedback loop, converting the phase difference for each frequency and observing the frequency difference, the material characteristics can be measured in a non-contact or non-invasive manner.
- Patent Document 2 as a blood pressure measurement device, a sensor unit that transmits infrared light into the body and receives a reflected wave in the body, and an electric signal based on the received reflected wave is fed back to the transmitting unit.
- Self-oscillation circuit that self-oscillates, and the self-oscillation circuit changes the gain with respect to the change in frequency and adjusts the phase difference between the input phase and the output phase to zero to promote feedback oscillation It is described that the blood pressure is calculated based on the oscillation frequency of the self-excited oscillation circuit obtained in this way.
- the wave transmitting unit converts an electric signal to transmit electromagnetic waves or ultrasonic waves such as infrared light into the body.
- the receiving unit receives the reflected wave in the body and converts it into an electrical signal.
- the frequency of the self-excited oscillation circuit measured by the frequency measuring unit is determined based on the correlation parameter called by the blood pressure calculating unit.
- the blood pressure value or blood pressure waveform is sequentially displayed on the display unit.
- the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel can be obtained with high accuracy using the light emitting element and the light receiving element.
- a living body that measures the pulsation of a blood vessel for example, a measurement subject, does not always maintain a stable state during measurement.
- the posture may change, such as moving the arm to which the light emitting element and the light receiving element are attached, and if the mounting state of the light emitting element and the light receiving element is incomplete, the mounting state changes during measurement.
- the blood vessel pulse wave measurement system disclosed in Patent Literature 3 is connected to an optical probe attached to a site suitable for acquiring pulsation of a blood vessel of a measurement subject, and connected to the optical probe via an optical probe circuit, and a phase shift method.
- a pulsation waveform output unit that outputs a pulsation waveform as a change in frequency over time, and an arithmetic processing unit.
- the floating median value setting processing module of the arithmetic processing unit is capable of calculating the maximum amplitude value of periodic frequency data within the arithmetic range. The maximum amplitude value is amplified so as to have a predetermined ratio to the above, and the median value is floatingly set to the median value of the calculation range regardless of the absolute value.
- a respiratory abnormality detection apparatus including a respiratory abnormality determination unit that obtains a pulse rate and a pulse amplitude based on a pulse wave signal indicating a state of a pulse wave and determines a respiratory abnormality based on the pulse number and pulse amplitude is provided. Proposed.
- respiratory abnormalities are detected based on the ratio between the pulse wave amplitude and the pulse rate per unit time, or based on a change in respiratory rate, a change in pulse rate, or a change in oxygen saturation concentration in blood. It is characterized by detecting respiratory abnormalities.
- the respiratory abnormality detection device according to the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 4 has a problem that the detection accuracy of respiratory abnormality is still low in addition to the above problems.
- the first object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems, and to acquire pulsation waveform data with a simpler configuration compared to the prior art even when the light propagation distance from the light emitting element to the light receiving element is different.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a vascular pulse wave measurement system capable of performing vascular pulse wave measurement.
- the second object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to detect a respiratory abnormality with a simpler configuration and higher accuracy than the prior art using the vascular pulse wave measurement system.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a blood vessel pulse wave measurement system that can be used.
- a third object of the present invention is to convert a blood pressure value voltage of a vascular pulse wave signal into a blood pressure value with a simpler configuration and higher accuracy than the prior art using the vascular pulse wave measurement system.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a blood vessel pulse wave measurement system that can be calibrated as described above.
- a blood vessel pulse wave measurement system is An optical probe including a light emitting element that emits light to a blood vessel through the skin, and a light receiving element that receives reflected light from the blood vessel or transmitted light through the blood vessel through the skin; A driving circuit for driving the light emitting element based on an input driving signal;
- a blood vessel pulse wave measurement system that performs blood vessel pulse wave measurement using an optical probe circuit including a detection circuit that converts light received by the light receiving element into an electrical signal and outputs the electrical signal, Measurement means for generating a self-excited oscillation signal from the detection circuit and measuring the self-excited oscillation signal as a vascular pulse wave signal by directly synchronously feeding back the electrical signal as the drive signal to the drive circuit; Control means for controlling an operating point of at least one of the detection circuit and the drive circuit so that the level of the self-excited oscillation signal is substantially maximized.
- the operating points of the drive circuit and the detection circuit in the optical probe circuit are determined by the element values of the drive circuit and the detection circuit, respectively, and the light emitted from the light emitting element reaches the light receiving element by the determination.
- the operating point in the electrical characteristics indicating the level of the electrical signal with respect to the propagation distance of the light is determined,
- the control means sets the operating points of the detecting circuit and the driving circuit to predetermined operating point initial values, and then sets the detecting circuit and the detecting circuit and the driving circuit so that the level of the self-excited oscillation signal is substantially maximized.
- the operating point in the electrical characteristics is controlled by controlling at least one operating point of the driving circuit.
- the electrical characteristic has a predetermined extreme value with respect to a level of the electrical signal at a predetermined boundary propagation distance
- the control means operates the detection circuit and the drive circuit in at least one of a first propagation distance range shorter than the boundary propagation distance and a second propagation distance range longer than the boundary propagation distance. It is characterized by making it.
- the control means includes: Preliminarily storing each operating point initial value of the detection circuit and driving circuit corresponding to a predetermined operating point initial value in the first propagation distance range, and corresponding to a predetermined operating point initial value in the second propagation distance range Storage means for previously storing each operating point initial value of the detection circuit and the drive circuit; First switch means for selecting one of the operating point initial value of the first propagation distance range and the operating point initial value of the second propagation distance range; The control means uses the operating point initial values of the detecting circuit and the driving circuit corresponding to the operating point initial values selected by the first switch means to determine the operating points of the detecting circuit and the driving circuit. It is characterized by setting each.
- the optical probe circuit includes a plurality of pairs of light emitting elements and light receiving elements having different boundary propagation distances
- the storage means stores in advance each operating point initial value of the detection circuit and the driving circuit corresponding to a predetermined operating point initial value in the electrical characteristics corresponding to each pair
- the control means includes second switch means for selecting one of the plurality of pairs
- the control means sets the operation points of the detection circuit and the drive circuit using the initial values of the operation points of the detection circuit and the drive circuit corresponding to the pair selected by the second switch means. It is characterized by that.
- the measurement means includes a gradient of the maximum blood pressure value with respect to time, an average value of the maximum blood pressure value, and a maximum blood pressure based on the measured vascular pulse wave signal for a predetermined period.
- a plurality of determination parameters including a pulse pressure that is a difference between the blood pressure value and the minimum blood pressure value, and based on the plurality of determination parameters, whether the measurement subject is in an awake state or in an apnea state It is characterized by judging.
- the measuring means reduces the maximum blood pressure value at a predetermined time by a predetermined first threshold ratio or more with respect to the average value of the maximum blood pressure values, and the pulse pressure. Is continuously decreased for a predetermined period with respect to the average value of the maximum blood pressure values, the slope of the maximum blood pressure value with respect to time is predetermined.
- the threshold value is exceeded, it is determined that the person being measured is in an awake state, and on the other hand, it is determined that the subject is in an apnea state when the threshold value is not more than the above threshold value.
- the measurement means further includes a pressure sheet sensor provided between the pressing portion on the optical probe circuit, The measuring means applies the stress to the optical probe circuit on the blood vessel by the pressure actuator on the pressing portion or human pressing when measuring the blood vessel pulse wave signal, and then the blood vessel pulse wave signal. Is stored as the maximum blood pressure value voltage, the pressure value detected by the pressure sheet sensor is stored as the maximum blood pressure value, and then the pressure is reduced.
- the voltage value of the vascular pulse wave signal immediately after that is stored as the minimum blood pressure value voltage
- the detected pressure value of the pressure sheet sensor is stored as the minimum blood pressure value
- the stored maximum Based on the blood pressure value voltage and the maximum blood pressure value corresponding thereto, and the stored minimum blood pressure value voltage and the corresponding minimum blood pressure value, a conversion formula indicating conversion from the blood pressure value voltage to the blood pressure value is generated. It allows characterized by further comprising calibration means for calibrating to convert the blood pressure value voltage of the blood vessel pulse wave signal to the blood pressure value using the conversion equation.
- the vascular pulse wave measurement system is An optical probe including a light emitting element that emits light to a blood vessel through the skin, and a light receiving element that receives reflected light from the blood vessel or transmitted light through the blood vessel through the skin; A driving circuit for driving the light emitting element based on an input driving signal; Measuring means for measuring a vascular pulse wave signal by performing a vascular pulse wave measurement using an optical probe circuit including a detection circuit that converts the light received by the light receiving element into an electrical signal and outputs the electrical signal
- the measuring means further includes a pressure sheet sensor provided between the pressing portion on the optical probe circuit, The measuring means applies the stress to the optical probe circuit on the blood vessel by the pressure actuator on the pressing portion or human pressing when measuring the blood vessel pulse wave signal, and then the blood vessel pulse wave signal.
- the pressure value detected by the pressure sheet sensor is stored as the maximum blood pressure value, and then the pressure is reduced.
- the voltage value of the vascular pulse wave signal immediately after that is stored as the minimum blood pressure value voltage
- the detected pressure value of the pressure sheet sensor is stored as the minimum blood pressure value
- the stored maximum Based on the blood pressure value voltage and the maximum blood pressure value corresponding thereto, and the stored minimum blood pressure value voltage and the corresponding minimum blood pressure value, a conversion formula indicating conversion from the blood pressure value voltage to the blood pressure value is generated. It allows characterized by further comprising calibration means for calibrating to convert the blood pressure value voltage of the blood vessel pulse wave signal to the blood pressure value using the conversion equation.
- the self-excited oscillation signal is generated from the detection circuit by directly synchronously feeding back the electrical signal as the drive signal to the drive circuit, and the self-excited oscillation Measuring means for measuring the signal as a vascular pulse wave signal, and control means for controlling the operating point of at least one of the detection circuit and the drive circuit so that the level of the self-excited oscillation signal is substantially maximized.
- the operating points of the drive circuit and the detection circuit in the optical probe circuit are determined by the element values of the drive circuit and the detection circuit, respectively, and the light emitted from the light emitting element is determined by the determination.
- the operating point in the electrical characteristics indicating the level of the electrical signal with respect to the light propagation distance until the light reaches the light receiving element is determined, and the control means sets each operating point of the detection circuit and the driving circuit to a predetermined value. After setting the initial value of the operating point, by controlling at least one operating point of the detection circuit and the driving circuit so that the level of the self-excited oscillation signal is substantially maximized, the operation in the electrical characteristics is performed. Control points. Therefore, even when the propagation distance of light from the light emitting element to the light receiving element is different, the pulsation waveform data can be acquired with a simpler structure than in the prior art, and the blood vessel pulse wave can be measured.
- the electrical characteristic has a predetermined extreme value with respect to a level of the electrical signal at a predetermined boundary propagation distance
- the control means has a first shorter than the boundary propagation distance.
- the detection circuit and the drive circuit are operated in at least one of a propagation distance range and a second propagation distance range longer than the boundary propagation distance.
- the control means stores in advance each operating point initial value of the detection circuit and the driving circuit corresponding to a predetermined operating point initial value in the first propagation distance range, and in the second propagation distance range.
- Storage means for preliminarily storing each operating point initial value of the detection circuit and driving circuit corresponding to a predetermined operating point initial value, an operating point initial value of the first propagation distance range, and the second propagation distance range
- a first switch means for selecting one of the operating point initial values, and the control means corresponds to the detecting circuit and the driving circuit corresponding to the operating point initial value selected by the first switch means.
- the operating points of the detection circuit and the driving circuit are set using the initial values of the operating points. Therefore, by selectively switching the operating point by paying attention to the boundary propagation distance, even if the light propagation distance from the light emitting element to the light receiving element is different, the structure is simpler than that of the prior art. Pulsation waveform data can be acquired, and blood vessel pulse waves can be measured.
- the optical probe circuit includes a plurality of pairs of light emitting elements and light receiving elements having different boundary propagation distances, and the storage means corresponds to each of the pairs.
- Second detection means for preliminarily storing each operation point initial value of the detection circuit and the drive circuit corresponding to a predetermined operation point initial value in the electrical characteristics, and the control means selects one of the plurality of pairs And the control means uses the initial values of the operation points of the detection circuit and the drive circuit corresponding to the pair selected by the second switch means to determine the operation points of the detection circuit and the drive circuit. Set each.
- pulsation waveform data can be acquired with a simple configuration, and blood vessel pulse wave measurement can be performed.
- the measuring means based on the measured vascular pulse wave signal for a predetermined period, the gradient of the maximum blood pressure value with respect to time, the average value of the maximum blood pressure value, the maximum A plurality of judgment parameters including a blood pressure value and a pulse pressure that is a difference between the minimum blood pressure values are calculated, and based on the plurality of judgment parameters, whether the subject is awake or is in an apnea state Judging.
- the measurement means reduce the maximum blood pressure value at a predetermined time by a predetermined first threshold ratio or more with respect to the average value of the maximum blood pressure values, and the pulse pressure is the maximum blood pressure value.
- the slope of the maximum blood pressure value with respect to time exceeds a predetermined threshold value when it continuously decreases for a predetermined period with respect to the average value of
- a predetermined threshold value when it continuously decreases for a predetermined period with respect to the average value of
- it is determined that the person being measured is in an awake state, while it is determined that the subject is in an apnea state when the measured value is equal to or less than the threshold value. Therefore, by using the vascular pulse wave measurement system, it is possible to detect a respiratory abnormality such as an apnea state with a simpler configuration and higher accuracy than in the prior art.
- the measuring means further includes a pressure sheet sensor provided between the pressing portion on the optical probe circuit, and the measuring means measures the pressure when measuring the vascular pulse wave signal.
- a pressure sheet sensor provided between the pressing portion on the optical probe circuit, and the measuring means measures the pressure when measuring the vascular pulse wave signal.
- a voltage value is stored as a minimum blood pressure value voltage
- a detected pressure value of the pressure seat sensor is stored as a minimum blood pressure value
- the stored maximum blood pressure value voltage and the corresponding maximum blood pressure value is generated, thereby using the conversion expression, the blood pressure value voltage of the vascular pulse wave signal.
- a calibration means for calibrating to convert the blood pressure into a blood pressure value. Therefore, the blood vessel pulse wave measurement system can be calibrated so as to convert the blood pressure value voltage of the blood vessel pulse wave signal into a blood pressure value with a very simple calibration and high accuracy as compared with the prior art.
- FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram illustrating a specific example of an optical probe circuit 20 and an amplifier 30 in FIG. 1. It is a circuit diagram which shows the modification of the optical probe circuit 20 of FIG. 5A. It is a front view which shows the example of attachment of the light emitting / receiving sensor of the optical probe circuit 20 of FIG.
- (a) is a light emitting / receiving sensor of the optical probe circuit 20 in the radial artery part 7 of a to-be-measured person's wrist. It is a front view which shows an example which attached, (b) is a front view which shows an example which attached the light emitting / receiving sensor of the optical probe circuit 20 to the to-be-measured person's fingertip 9.
- FIG. It is a front view which shows the example of attachment of 20 A of optical probe circuits containing a pressure sheet sensor and a light receiving / emitting sensor based on a 1st modification.
- the front view which is a 2nd modification and shows an example at the time of attaching the light emitting / receiving sensor of the optical probe circuit 20 to the measurement subject's fingertip 9, and attaching the pressure sheet sensor 35 to the radial artery part 7 of a wrist. It is. It is a graph which shows the maximum voltage value Vmax and the minimum voltage value Vmin of the pulse wave voltage value measured by the vascular pulse wave measurement system of FIG. It is a graph which shows the maximum blood pressure value Pmax and the minimum blood pressure value Pmin of the blood pressure value corresponding to the pulse wave voltage value measured by the vascular pulse wave measurement system of FIG. It is a graph which shows the conversion from the pulse wave voltage value measured by the vascular pulse wave measurement system of FIG. 1 to the blood pressure value.
- FIG. 1 converted into a blood pressure waveform.
- 2 is a graph showing an operation of processing a pulsation waveform using a moving average method in the vascular pulse wave measurement system of FIG. 1.
- A is a graph which shows an example of the various signal waveforms at the time of a certain person's awakening measured by the vascular pulse wave measurement system of FIG. 1
- (b) is measured by the vascular pulse wave measurement system of FIG. It is a graph which shows an example of the various signal waveforms at the time of a certain patient's apnea.
- (A) is a figure which models and shows the change of the maximum blood pressure value Pmax at the time of awakening
- (b) is a figure which models and shows the change of the maximum blood pressure value Pmax at the time of apnea.
- It is a flowchart which shows the blood pressure value calibration process performed by the blood pressure value calibration process module 52 of the apparatus controller 50 of FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing blood vessel pulse wave measurement executed by a blood vessel pulse wave measurement processing module 51 of the apparatus controller 50 of FIG. 1.
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- the pulse wave of a human blood vessel will be described as a measurement target.
- any pulse wave of a blood vessel of a living body may be used, and an animal other than a human can be targeted.
- measurement of pulse, maximum blood pressure, and minimum blood pressure will be described as blood vessel pulse wave measurement.
- any other measurement may be used as long as measurement is performed using a blood vessel pulsation waveform.
- the measurement corresponding to the blood flow volume may be performed from the integral value of the pulse waveform, and the measurement for evaluating the flexibility of the blood vessel may be performed from the differential value of the pulsation waveform.
- the materials, shapes, and dimensions described below are examples, and these contents may be appropriately changed according to the purpose of use.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vascular pulse wave measurement system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a measurement subject 6 who measures blood pressure and a blood vessel 8 that actually measures blood pressure are shown in FIG.
- the vascular pulse wave measurement system 10 is a compression cuff method for measuring Korotkoff sounds that is conventionally used, or a catheter connected with a pressure sensor is inserted into an artery to invade the pressure inside the blood vessel.
- the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel 8 is acquired by using an optical probe 12 having a light emitting element and a light receiving element.
- the vascular pulse wave measurement system 10 (A) It includes an optical probe 12 attached to a site suitable for acquiring the pulsation of the blood vessel 8 of the person 6 to be measured, drives a light emitting element constituting the optical probe 12 to emit light, and passes through the skin.
- An optical probe circuit 20 for detecting the reflected light reflected by the blood vessel by the light receiving element; (B) an amplifier 30 for amplifying the output voltage Vout from the optical probe circuit 20 (or 26); (C) an A / D converter 31 for A / D converting the output voltage from the amplifier 30 into digital data; (D) A control device such as a digital computer including an internal memory 50m, which includes a blood vessel pulse wave measurement processing module 51, a blood pressure value calibration processing module 52, and a sleep state determination processing module 53, and performs A / D conversion.
- the blood vessel pulse wave data is generated by processing the digital data from the blood vessel 31, and the blood pressure value calibration processing (FIG. 19), blood vessel pulse wave measurement processing (FIG.
- a device controller 50 for executing (E) For example, a display or printer, based on output data from the device controller 50, pulsation waveform display (pulsation waveform display 61 after moving average processing and pulsation waveform display 62 after low-pass filter processing) and each vascular pulse A display unit 60 for displaying a wave measurement value display (pulse, maximum blood pressure value Pmax and minimum blood pressure value Pmin); It is configured with.
- the output voltage Vout from the optical probe circuit 10A (FIGS. 7A and 9A) including the pressure sheet sensor 35 and the pressure actuator 36 is output to the amplifier 30, and the pressure value data of the pressure sheet sensor is sent to the device controller 50.
- the control signal to the pressure actuator 36 is output from the device controller 50. In the case of only the pressure sheet sensor 36 (FIG. 7B), it is connected to the apparatus controller 50.
- FIG. 2 is a side view showing the configuration of the reflective optical probe 12 of FIG.
- the optical probe 12 is configured by arranging a light emitting element 14 and a light receiving element 16 on a circuit board 18 in a predetermined holding portion 13.
- the holding unit 13 includes a circuit board 18 and is a member that projects and arranges the light emitting unit of the light emitting element 14 and the light detecting unit of the light receiving element 16 on the surface.
- the holding unit 13 is formed by molding an appropriate plastic material.
- a light emitting diode Light (Emission Diode: LED) can be used.
- an infrared LED is used.
- As the light receiving element 16 a photodiode or a phototransistor is used.
- the light emitting element 14 and the light receiving element 16 are preferably arranged close to each other. However, a structural device such as a light shielding wall is provided so that light from the light emitting element 14 does not directly enter the light receiving element 16. It is preferable to do. Alternatively, lenses may be provided on the light emitting element 14 and the light receiving element 16 to enhance directivity. In the example of FIG. 2, one light emitting element 14 and one light receiving element 16 are provided, but a plurality of light emitting elements 14 and a plurality of light receiving elements 16 may be provided. Further, the light receiving element 16 may be disposed so as to be surrounded by a plurality of light emitting elements 14.
- the optical probe 12 is attached to a site suitable for detecting the pulse of the blood vessel 8 of the measurement subject 6 with an appropriate band, tape, or the like (not shown).
- the optical probe 12 is shown attached to the radial artery portion 7 of the wrist.
- the brachial artery portion corresponding to the inner side of the arm elbow, the fingertip, the vicinity of the heart, etc.
- the optical probe 12 may be attached to the part.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of the optical probe circuit 20 of FIG.
- the optical probe circuit 20 includes a drive circuit for the light-emitting element 14 and a detection circuit for the light-receiving element 16.
- the output signal from the detection circuit is directly input to the drive circuit so that it is synchronously fed back and self-oscillated. Configure the circuit.
- a configuration in which the light emitting element 14 and the driving transistor 24 are connected in series between the power supply voltage Vcc and the ground and the base that is the control terminal of the driving transistor 24 is used as a predetermined bias condition is used. It is done.
- the drive transistor 24 is turned on and a drive current flows through the light emitting element 14.
- the light emitting element 14 emits light, and the light is emitted toward the blood vessel 8 through the skin.
- the detection circuit for the light receiving element 16 a configuration in which the load resistor 22, the transistor 23, and the light receiving element 16 are connected in series between the positive power supply voltage Vcc and the negative power supply voltage ⁇ Vcc is used. .
- a light current is generated in the light receiving element 16 when the light receiving element 14 receives the reflected light from the blood vessel 8 irradiated by the light of the light emitting element 14 through the skin.
- the magnitude of the photocurrent is output as a signal (output voltage signal) of the output voltage Vout corresponding to the magnitude of the current flowing through the load resistor 22. Since the signal of the output voltage Vout is a self-excited oscillation signal, it is an AC signal.
- the output voltage signal from the optical probe circuit 20 constituting the self-excited oscillation circuit is output to the device controller 50 via the amplifier 30 and the A / D converter 31.
- the blood vessel 8 more precisely, for example, the blood vessel wall of the blood vessel filled with blood containing oxygenated hemoglobin
- the output voltage signal from the optical probe circuit 20 is the propagation distance of light (the light emitted from the light emitting element 14 is the light receiving element 16). Therefore, when the blood vessel 8 changes due to pulsation, the output voltage Vout changes. That is, the output voltage Vout changes corresponding to the change in pulsation. To do.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a transmission optical probe 12A according to a modification.
- the transmission type optical probe 12A of FIG. 4 may be used.
- the propagation distance of the transmitted light is longer than the propagation distance of the light in the reflective optical probe 12 of FIG. 3, but the blood vessel pulse wave measurement can be performed in the same manner.
- FIG. 5A is a circuit diagram showing a specific example of the optical probe circuit 20 and the amplifier 30 of FIG. 5A, the optical probe 20 includes a light emitting element 14, a driving circuit for the light emitting element 14, a light receiving element 16, a detection circuit for the light receiving element 16, and a sensor controller 25 for controlling the operating points of the driving circuit and the detection circuit.
- the optical probe 20 includes a light emitting element 14, a driving circuit for the light emitting element 14, a light receiving element 16, a detection circuit for the light receiving element 16, and a sensor controller 25 for controlling the operating points of the driving circuit and the detection circuit.
- the sensor controller 25 is a control device such as a digital computer, and includes a distance selection switch 26.
- the distance selection switch 26 is a switch for setting an initial value (specifically, initial values of the resistors R1 and R4) for determining the operating points of the drive circuit and the detection circuit. For example, “distance large” “distance small” It is comprised so that it can select. As will be described later in detail with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13, the propagation distance of the region before and after the predetermined boundary propagation distance having the extreme value of the output voltage in the electric characteristics shown in the figure is shown.
- the measurable propagation distance can be expanded. That is, “large distance” is a case where blood vessel pulse wave measurement is performed at a propagation distance longer than the boundary propagation distance, and “small distance” is a case where blood vessel pulse wave measurement is performed at a propagation distance shorter than the boundary propagation distance.
- the sensor controller 25 sets the resistors R1 and R4 to predetermined initial values in accordance with the light emitting / receiving sensor control processing of FIG. 18, and then changes the resistance values of the resistors R1 and R4 to change the output voltage of the optical probe circuit 20. Control is performed so that Vout is substantially maximized.
- the capacitor C4 in the optical probe circuit 20 is provided for blocking direct current and determines the frequency characteristics of the self-excited oscillation signal in the self-excited oscillation circuit including the synchronous feedback constituted by the detection circuit and the drive circuit. For example, if the maximum heartbeat frequency is 240 times / minute, a low-pass filter having a cutoff frequency of 4 Hz is inserted.
- the amplifier 30 includes an operational amplifier 32 and is configured as known.
- the output voltage Vout from the detection circuit of the light receiving element 16 is used as a drive signal to the drive circuit of the light emitting element 14, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the output current, etc.
- the electric signal may be used as a drive signal to the drive circuit of the light emitting element 14.
- FIG. 5B is a circuit diagram showing a modification of the optical probe circuit 20 of FIG. 5A.
- the optical probe circuit 20 of FIG. 5 only one pair of the light emitting element 14 and the light receiving element 16 is shown, but preferably, the boundary propagation distance (the output collector current of the light receiving element 16 is substantially equal). Two or more pairs having different maximum propagation distances) are provided and are switched using the element selection switch 27.
- the change in the output voltage with respect to the change in the propagation distance is small, and the pulse wave voltage that is a self-excited oscillation signal is substantially reduced.
- the sensor controller 25 further includes an element selection switch 27. For example, “element 1” and “element 2” can be selected by the element selection switch 27. When “element 1” is selected, the sensor controller 25 switches the switches 41 and 42 to the contact a side in conjunction with each other.
- the sensor controller 25 switches the switches 41 and 42 to the contact b side in conjunction with each other.
- the second optical probe 12a of the light emitting element 14a and the light receiving element 16a is selected and operated.
- FIG. 6 is a front view showing an example of attachment of the light emitting / receiving sensor of the optical probe circuit 20 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 (a) is an optical probe circuit on the radial artery portion 7 of the wrist of the measurement subject.
- FIG. 6B is a front view showing an example in which the light emitting / receiving sensor of the optical probe circuit 20 is attached to the fingertip 9 of the measurement subject.
- FIG. 7A is a front view showing an attachment example of an optical probe circuit 20A including a pressure sheet sensor and a light emitting / receiving sensor according to the first modification
- FIG. 7B is a second modification
- FIG. 7A is a front view which shows an example at the time of attaching the light emitting / receiving sensor of the optical probe circuit 20 to the measurement person's fingertip 9, and attaching the pressure sheet sensor 35 to the radial artery part 7 of a wrist.
- the pressure sheet sensor may be built in the optical probe circuit 20A together with the light receiving / emitting sensor, or the pressure sheet sensor and the light receiving / emitting sensor are separately provided as shown in FIG. 7B. It may be provided.
- each pressure sheet sensor generates a conversion formula (or conversion table) that associates the voltage value with the blood pressure value in the blood pressure value calibration processing of FIG. 19 executed prior to the blood vessel pulse wave measurement processing of FIG. Used to do.
- FIG. 8A is a graph showing the maximum voltage value Vmax and the minimum voltage value Vmin of the pulse wave voltage value (for example, the output voltage value of the amplifier 30) measured by the blood vessel pulse wave measurement system of FIG.
- the pulse wave voltage value periodically changes according to the change in pulsation, takes the maximum voltage value Vmax and the minimum voltage value Vmin, and the time between two adjacent minimum voltage values Vmin.
- the period is defined as a time period Tint.
- FIG. 8B is a graph showing the maximum blood pressure value Pmax and the minimum blood pressure value Pmin of the blood pressure value corresponding to the pulse wave voltage value measured by the blood vessel pulse wave measurement system of FIG.
- the blood pressure value periodically changes in the same manner as the pulse wave voltage value of FIG. 8A according to the change in pulsation, and takes the maximum blood pressure value Pmax and the minimum blood pressure value Pmin.
- the conversion between FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B can be performed with a conversion formula (which may be a conversion table) generated by the blood pressure value calibration processing of FIG. 19 as described with reference to FIG. 8C. .
- FIG. 8C is a graph showing the conversion from the pulse wave voltage value measured by the blood vessel pulse wave measurement system of FIG. 1 to the blood pressure value.
- the correlation between the pulse wave voltage value and the blood pressure value obtained by the vascular pulse wave measurement system in FIG. 1 is associated with each measurement condition for each measurement condition and is converted into a conversion formula (or conversion table). It is stored in the internal memory 50m of the controller 50.
- FIG. 9A is a longitudinal sectional view showing a configuration of an optical probe circuit 20A including a pressure sheet sensor and a light emitting / receiving sensor according to the first modification shown in FIG. 7A.
- an optical probe circuit 20A includes an optical probe circuit 20 including a light emitting element and a light receiving element, a pressure sheet sensor 35 that detects pressure on the blood vessel 8 of the measurement subject, and a blood vessel 8 of the measurement subject.
- a pressure actuator 36 that applies pressure to the inside of a predetermined housing 37 using a filler 38 such as urethane.
- the optical probe circuit 20 and the pressure sheet sensor 35 are provided in direct contact
- the pressure sheet sensor 35 and the pressure actuator 36 are provided in direct contact.
- the stress of the pressure actuator 36 is applied to the optical probe circuit 20 via the pressure sheet sensor 35 in the lower side direction 36a of the pressure sheet sensor 35 against the pressing portion 35a at the upper center of the pressure sheet sensor 35.
- the stress is applied to the blood vessel 8 from the optical probe circuit 20 through the skin of the measurement subject.
- the optical probe circuit 20A is used, for example, in the blood pressure value calibration process of FIG.
- FIG. 9B is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a configuration of an optical probe circuit 20B that is a modification of FIG. 9A and that is pressed by a human fingertip such as a subject.
- a human fingertip 8 such as a subject presses the upper center portion 37a of the casing 37 from the upper center portion 37a of the casing 37 in the lower direction 9a in the figure. Stress is applied to the portion 35a.
- This optical probe circuit 20B is used, for example, in a modification of the blood pressure value calibration process of FIG.
- the light emitting / receiving sensor used in the following experiment is an RPR-220 reflective photosensor (photo reflector) manufactured by ROHM, and the boundary propagation distance at which the collector current of the output transistor is substantially maximum is 6 to 7 mm. is there.
- each of the various light receiving and emitting sensors has a boundary propagation distance for each application. In this embodiment, as described above, an impossible propagation distance at the time of measuring the blood vessel pulse wave is obtained. In order to eliminate this, it is preferable to provide a plurality of pairs of light emitting / receiving sensors.
- the slope of the output voltage curve is small and the change with respect to the propagation distance is small. Therefore, it can be said that the change in the output voltage is small even if the blood vessel wall fluctuates.
- the slope of the output voltage is almost zero, and it is considered that the change of the pulse wave signal cannot be obtained.
- This is the propagation distance in which the above-described blood vessel pulse wave measurement is impossible. In order to eliminate this problem, it is possible to eliminate the propagation distance incapable of measuring the vascular pulse wave by using light receiving and emitting sensors having different boundary propagation distances.
- the attachment position of the optical probe 12 When the attachment position of the optical probe 12 is the fingertip, it becomes about 0 mm to 2 mm, and if it is operated in the region of the output voltage curve on the left side of the boundary propagation distance (6 mm), the change of the pulse wave signal can be obtained. It is conceivable that.
- the optical probe 12 when the optical probe 12 is attached to the radial artery of the wrist, the area of the output voltage curve on the right side of the boundary propagation distance (6 mm) corresponding to the minimum value of the output voltage curve is about 1 mm to 3 mm. It is considered that the change of the pulse wave signal can be obtained by operating with.
- the former can be set as the initial value of the “distance small” operating point, and the latter can be set as the initial value of the “distance large” operating point. Further, it is considered that the slope of the output voltage curve can be increased by changing the resistance R4, and a larger change in the pulse wave signal can be obtained.
- the sensor controller 25 obtains a larger pulse wave signal by controlling the resistance values of the resistors R1 and R4 so as to obtain a substantially maximum output voltage value Vout. be able to.
- the sensor controller 25 controls the resistance values of the resistors R1 and R4 so as to obtain a substantially maximum output voltage value Vout (self-excited oscillation signal). A larger pulse wave signal can be obtained.
- the operating point of the driving circuit is determined by, for example, the resistance value of the resistor R4, and the operating point of the detection circuit is determined by, for example, the resistance value of the resistor R1, and the operating point of these driving circuits and the operation of the driving circuit are determined.
- the operating points for example, P1 and P2 of the electrical characteristics of FIG. 10 can be determined.
- the output voltage curve shown in FIG. 11 is the same as that shown in FIG. 10, and the initial values of the operation points “large distance” and “small distance” are set, and the slope of the output voltage curve is changed by changing the resistance R1. Settings for control and its maximization can be made.
- the initial value of the operating point of "" the control of the slope of the output voltage curve by the change of the resistance R1, and the setting of its maximum can be set.
- the initial value of the operating point of "" the control of the slope of the output voltage curve by the change of the resistance R1, and the setting of its maximum can be set.
- the boundary propagation distance can be made different.
- the “small” distance range can be varied. In other words, the selection setting of the distance range can be selected by the element selection switch 27.
- the sensor controller 25 includes the distance selection switch 26, and more preferably includes the element selection switch 27.
- the distance selection switch 26 determines the operating point of the optical probe circuit 20 including the drive circuit and the detection circuit.
- initial values to be determined specifically, initial values of the resistors R1 and R4
- the element selection switch 27 can select, for example, “element 1” “element 2”. Can be selected.
- the sensor controller 25 sets resistances R1 and R4 to predetermined initial values (values corresponding to optimum operating points determined based on output voltage characteristics with respect to a propagation distance measured in advance) according to the light emitting / receiving sensor control processing of FIG. After that, the resistance values of the resistors R1 and R4 are changed so that the output voltage Vout of the optical probe circuit 20 is substantially maximized.
- FIG. 14 is a graph showing the pulsation waveform measured by the vascular pulse wave measurement system of FIG. 1 converted into a blood pressure waveform.
- the display of the pulse wave waveform of FIG. 14 can be obtained by converting the output voltage waveform into a blood pressure waveform.
- FIG. 15 is a graph showing an operation of processing the pulsation waveform using the moving average method in the vascular pulse wave measurement system of FIG.
- FIG. 15 it is a figure which shows a mode that a smooth pulsation waveform is produced
- the horizontal axis represents time and the vertical axis represents pulse wave voltage, and the state of change of the pulse wave voltage at each sampling time is shown.
- the horizontal axis is time, and the origin position and the like are aligned with FIG.
- the vertical axis represents the moving average value b of the data at each sampling time in FIG.
- the moving average value is set for five data.
- the raw data of the pulse wave voltage sharpener sampling time i and a i, the moving average value b i when the sampling time i can be calculated using the following equation.
- the moving average value b i can be calculated as soon as the sampling data a i is acquired, real-time processing is possible. Note that the number of data used for the moving average need not be five.
- FIG. 16A is a graph showing an example of various signal waveforms at the time of awakening of a measurement subject measured by the vascular pulse wave measurement system of FIG. 1, and FIG. 16B is a vascular pulse wave measurement of FIG. It is a graph which shows an example of the various signal waveforms at the time of apnea of a certain subject measured by the system.
- each measurement waveform at the time of awakening is as follows.
- R-EOG A1 An electrooculogram waveform measured by a known electrooculometer.
- B Chin-Ref: the amount of jaw displacement measured by a known jaw movement measuring device.
- C Electrocardiogram: An electrocardiogram waveform measured by a known electrocardiograph.
- D Electromyogram: EMG waveform measured by a known electromyograph.
- E Snoring: A snoring sound measured by a small microphone.
- Respiration waveform a respiration waveform when the pressure sensor detects a change in pressure under the body accompanying the respiration of the measurement subject and measures the respiration waveform.
- G SpO2: blood oxygen saturation measured by a known pulse oximeter.
- H This system: a pulse wave waveform measured by the blood vessel pulse wave measurement system according to this embodiment.
- each measurement waveform at the time of apnea is as follows.
- R-EOG A1 An electrooculogram waveform measured by a known electrooculometer.
- B Chin-Ref: the amount of jaw displacement measured by a known jaw movement measuring device.
- C Electrocardiogram: An electrocardiogram waveform measured by a known electrocardiograph.
- D Electromyogram: EMG waveform measured by a known electromyograph.
- E Snoring: A snoring sound measured by a small microphone.
- Respiration temperature sensor Respiration temperature measured by a temperature sensor provided at the mouth.
- Respiratory pressure This is a respiratory pressure waveform when the pressure sensor detects a change in pressure under the body accompanying the breathing of the measurement subject and measures the respiratory waveform.
- Thoracic variation Thoracic variation measured by a stress sensor that measures changes in the subject's thorax.
- Abdominal variation An abdominal variation measured by a stress sensor that measures a change in the abdomen of the measurement subject.
- SpO2 blood oxygen saturation measured by a known pulse oximeter.
- K This system: a pulse wave waveform measured by the blood vessel pulse wave measurement system according to this embodiment.
- the data of FIG. 16 measured by the vascular pulse wave measurement system according to the present embodiment includes a lot of information that has not been understood by conventional measurement apparatuses.
- FIG. 16 (a) while normal REM sleep is in progress, there are two wakefulness responses in the recorded 120 seconds, and the pulse pressure rises a little at the start of the wakefulness response, and then shows a sharp drop. ing. Increased sympathetic nerve activity due to arousal response, temporary increase in peripheral vascular resistance, and subsequent decrease in pulse pressure due to reflex vasodilation were observed, and changes in pulse pressure in normal sleep are synchronized with arousal response on EEG it is conceivable that. This is considered to enable sleep evaluation with a small vascular pulse wave measurement system that does not measure brain waves.
- FIG. 17A is a diagram showing a modeled change in the maximum blood pressure value Pmax during awakening
- FIG. 17B is a diagram depicting a modeled change in the maximum blood pressure value Pmax during apnea.
- the change period Tar of the maximum blood pressure value Pamx at the time of REM awakening is longer than that at the time of apnea
- the origin S It can be seen that the rising inclination angle ⁇ ar of the maximum blood pressure value Pmax at the time of REM awakening is smaller than that at the time of apnea.
- FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a light emitting / receiving sensor control process executed by the sensor controller 25 of FIG. In the light emitting / receiving sensor control process, the case of FIG. 5B according to a modification including the embodiment of FIG. 5 will be described.
- step S1 it is determined whether or not the set values of the selection switches 26 and 27 are “large distance” and “element 1”. If YES, the process proceeds to step S4. Proceed to S2. Next, in step S2, it is determined whether or not the set values of the selection switches 26 and 27 are “small distance” and “element 1”. If YES, the process proceeds to step S5, and if NO, the process proceeds to step S3. Further, in step S3, it is determined whether or not the set values of the selection switches 26 and 27 are “large distance” and “element 2”. If YES, the process proceeds to step S6, and if NO, the process proceeds to step S7.
- step S4 the resistance values R1int1 and R4int1 of the resistors R1 and R4, which are the initial values of the optimum operating points when “distance is large” and “element 1”, are set as the resistance values of the resistors R1 and R4, respectively.
- step S5 the resistance values R1int2 and R4int2 of the resistors R1 and R4, which are the initial values of the optimum operating point when “distance is small” and “element 1”, are set as the resistance values of the resistors R1 and R4, respectively.
- step S6 the resistance values R1int3 and R4int3 of the resistors R1 and R4, which are the initial values of the optimum operating points when “distance is large” and “element 2”, are set as the resistance values of the resistors R1 and R4, respectively.
- step S7 the resistance values R1int4 and R4int4 of the resistors R1 and R4, which are the initial values of the optimum operating points when “distance is small” and “element 2”, are set as the resistance values of the resistors R1 and R4, respectively.
- step S8 the resistance value of the resistor R1 is fixed and the resistance value of the resistor R4 is changed so that the output voltage Vout is substantially maximized.
- step S9 the resistance value of the resistor R4 is fixed. The resistance value of the resistor R1 is changed so that the output voltage Vout is substantially maximized, and the process ends.
- resistance values R1int1 to R1int4 and R4int1 to R4int4 of the resistors R1 and R4, which are the initial values of the respective operating points, are determined in advance from the previously measured electrical characteristics shown in FIG. 10 and stored in the internal memory 50m.
- the operation points of both the detection circuit and the drive circuit are set so that the output voltage Vout is substantially maximized after the operating points of both the detection circuit and the drive circuit are set to predetermined initial values.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and after setting the operating points of both the detection circuit and the drive circuit to predetermined initial values, detection is performed so that the output voltage Vout is substantially maximized. You may control the operating point of at least one of a circuit and a drive circuit.
- FIG. 19 shows the blood pressure executed by the blood pressure value calibration processing module 52 of the apparatus controller 50 of FIG. 1 for calibrating the maximum blood pressure value and the minimum blood pressure value using the same principle as the cuff compression method according to the prior art. It is a flowchart which shows a value calibration process.
- step S11 a pulse wave signal is detected using a light emitting / receiving sensor, and a time period Tint (see FIG. 8A) of two minimum voltage values adjacent to each other in time of the pulse wave signal is calculated.
- step S12 it is determined whether or not the time period Tint is within a predetermined threshold range (that is, whether or not a pulse wave signal is detected). If YES, the process proceeds to step S13. If NO, the process returns to step S11.
- the predetermined threshold range of the time period Tint is a determination range of whether or not a pulse wave signal is detected, and the threshold range is an experience value, for example, 0.2 seconds ⁇ Tint ⁇ 2 seconds. It is.
- step S13 it is determined that a pulse wave has been detected.
- step S13 it is determined that the pulse wave of the person to be measured 6 has been detected, and a pressure increase command for incrementing the pressure actuator 36 by a predetermined differential pressure is output.
- step S14 it is determined whether or not the time period Tint is within a predetermined threshold range (that is, whether or not a pulse wave signal is detected). If NO, the process proceeds to step S15. On the other hand, if YES, the process returns to step S13.
- step S15 it is determined that the pulse wave of the person to be measured 6 is no longer detected, and the maximum voltage value within one cycle period of the pulse wave signal before the sampling timing immediately before the sampling timing that is no longer detected is determined.
- the maximum blood pressure value voltage is stored in the internal memory 50m, and the detected pressure value of the pressure sheet sensor 35 is stored in the internal memory 50m as the maximum blood pressure value.
- step S16 a pressure drop command is output to the pressure actuator 36 that decrements by a predetermined differential pressure.
- step S17 it is determined whether or not the time period Tint is within a predetermined threshold range (that is, whether or not a pulse wave signal is detected). If YES, the process proceeds to step S18.
- step S18 it is determined that the pulse wave of the person to be measured 6 has been detected, and the minimum voltage value within one cycle period of the pulse wave signal immediately after the detected sampling timing is stored in the internal memory 50m as the minimum blood pressure value voltage. At the same time, the detected pressure value of the pressure sheet sensor 35 is stored in the internal memory 50m as the minimum blood pressure value. Further, in step S19, as described with reference to FIG. 8C, based on the maximum blood pressure value voltage stored in the internal memory 50m, the corresponding maximum blood pressure value and the minimum blood pressure value voltage, and the corresponding minimum blood pressure value. Then, a conversion formula (or blood pressure conversion table) indicating conversion from the voltage value to the blood pressure value is generated using the linear approximation method, and is stored in the internal memory 50m, and the processing ends.
- a conversion formula or blood pressure conversion table
- the blood pressure value calibration process of FIG. 19 is executed using, for example, the optical probe circuit 20A of FIG. 9A, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is executed using the optical probe circuit 20B of FIG. 9B. Also good.
- step S13 it is determined that the pulse wave of the person under measurement 6 has been detected, and the upper part of the optical probe circuit 20B (with the fingertip 9) is applied to a person such as a subject without using the pressure actuator 36.
- a message for instructing to press the pressing portion of the pressure sheet sensor 35 is displayed on an LCD display (not shown) or the like. At this time, the person presses with the fingertip 9.
- step S16 it is determined that the pulse wave of the person to be measured 6 is no longer detected, and the pressure actuator 36 is not used, and a person such as a subject is instructed to loosen and reduce the stress at the fingertip 9.
- the message is displayed on an LCD display unit (not shown).
- the human releases the pressure on the fingertip 9.
- a human fingertip 9 such as a person to be measured can be substituted.
- the vascular pulse wave measurement system is compared with the prior art. Calibration can be performed so as to convert the blood pressure value voltage of the vascular pulse wave signal into a blood pressure value with extremely simple calibration and high accuracy.
- FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing blood vessel pulse wave measurement executed by the blood vessel pulse wave measurement processing module 51 of the apparatus controller 50 of FIG.
- step S21 pulse waveform data for the latest five cycles (referred to as voltage value data from the A / D converter 31) is stored in the buffer memory, and in step S22, the pulse waveform data is stored. It is determined whether or not the value is within the calculation range. If YES, the process proceeds to step S23. If NO, the process returns to step S21. In step S23, low-pass filter processing for removing high-frequency noise is performed on the pulse waveform data for the above five cycles. In step S24, referring to FIG. 15 for pulsation waveform data after low-pass filter processing. The moving average process using the moving average method described above is executed, and the blood pressure measurement process by converting the voltage value into the blood pressure value using the conversion formula is executed in step S25.
- step S26 pulse wave display data is generated using the converted blood pressure value, the pulse wave (real time) is displayed on the display unit 60, and the pulse, maximum blood pressure value, and minimum blood pressure value are calculated and displayed. 60.
- step S27 it is determined whether or not the measurement is completed. If YES, the process ends. If NO, the process returns to step S21.
- FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing sleep abnormality determination processing executed by the sleep abnormality determination processing module 53 of the device controller 50 of FIG.
- pulse waveform data for the latest 21 cycles is stored in the buffer memory in step S31, and the converted maximum blood pressure value and the converted blood pressure value based on the pulse waveform data for 21 cycles stored in step S32 Using the minimum blood pressure value, the maximum blood pressure values Pmax (1) to Pmax (21) for 21 cycles and the minimum blood pressure values Pmin (1) to Pmin (21) for 21 cycles are calculated, and time t (1) to t (21) is stored in the buffer memory.
- Equation 2 Slope of maximum blood pressure value Pmax with respect to time (period of 20 cycles)
- P ′ (Pmax (21) ⁇ Pmax (1)) / (t (21) ⁇ t (1))
- Pmaxave average value (Pmax (1) to Pmax (20))
- Pulse pressure Pp Pmax (20) ⁇ Pmin (20)
- step S34 it is determined whether or not Pmax (21) has decreased by 20% or more with respect to Pmaxave (hereinafter referred to as condition 1). If YES, the process proceeds to step S35, but if NO. Returns to step S31.
- step S35 it is determined whether or not the pulse pressure Pp has decreased by 20% or more with respect to the average value Pmaxave (hereinafter referred to as condition 2). If YES, the process proceeds to step S36 while NO. If so, the process returns to step S31.
- step S36 steps S21 to S25 are shifted and executed for each of the three periods, and conditions 1 and 2 are determined to determine whether or not three periods or more are satisfied continuously.
- step S37 it is determined whether or not the inclination P ′> P′th (a predetermined threshold value, which is a threshold value for identifying the inclination angle ⁇ ar and the inclination angle ⁇ sa in FIG. 17). If YES, the process proceeds to step S38. If NO, the process proceeds to step S39.
- step S38 the subject is determined to be in the “apnea state” and displayed on the display unit 60, and the process proceeds to step S40.
- step S39 the person to be measured is determined to be in the “wake state” and displayed on the display unit 60, and the process proceeds to step S40.
- step S40 it is determined whether or not the measurement is finished. If YES, the process ends. If NO, the process returns to step S31.
- “20 cycles”, “21 cycles”, “20%”, “3 cycles”, etc. such as the number of processing data and decision branches are examples, and the present invention is not limited to this.
- “20%” is a predetermined threshold ratio for determination.
- each of the above processes may be realized by software, or a part of them may be realized by a hardware circuit.
- the maximum blood pressure value and the minimum blood pressure value are calibrated by the cuff compression method, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other calibration methods may be used.
- the vascular pulse wave measurement method according to the present invention is a volume vibration method according to the prior art (for example, see Patent Document 5) or a method using ultrasonic waves (for example, Patent Document 6).
- Non-patent Document 1. is a noninvasive measurement method called a “direct feedback maximization method” based on a completely different principle.
- the inventors independently measured the electrical characteristics of the output voltage with respect to the propagation distance shown in FIGS. 10 to 13, for example, and used the electrical characteristics to show the vascular pulse wave in FIGS. 16 (a) and 16 (b).
- a sympathetic nerve activity increase due to arousal reaction and a temporary increase in peripheral vascular resistance, and then reflexive It has a unique effect of being able to measure changes in the baseline (voltage signal DC level) of blood pressure values such as a decrease in pulse pressure due to vasodilation and an excessive increase in sympathetic nerve activity due to apnea.
- Non-Patent Document 1 describes the ultrasonic measurement of the intensity (Wave Intensity) of the vascular pulse wave in the arterial system.
- Fig. 2.44 shows the measurement using the ultrasonic echo tracking method in the human common carotid artery.
- the blood vessel diameter change waveform and the blood vessel waveform measured with the catheter tip pressure gauge are shown, and the relationship between the two is not completely similar in the whole cardiac cycle, but can be regarded as similar in a practically sufficient system. In particular, it is almost completely similar in the ejection period when the intensity of the vascular pulse wave (Wave Intensity) is defined.
- a blood vessel diameter change waveform blood vessel pulse wave
- the vascular pulse wave measurement system can be used to measure the state of blood flowing through a blood vessel, such as blood pressure measurement, using the pulsation waveform of the blood vessel. Specifically, it is as follows.
- the self-excited oscillation signal is generated from the detection circuit by directly synchronously feeding back the electrical signal as the drive signal to the drive circuit, and the self-excited oscillation Measuring means for measuring the signal as a vascular pulse wave signal, and control means for controlling the operating point of at least one of the detection circuit and the drive circuit so that the level of the self-excited oscillation signal is substantially maximized.
- the operating points of the drive circuit and the detection circuit in the optical probe circuit are determined by the element values of the drive circuit and the detection circuit, respectively, and the light emitted from the light emitting element is determined by the determination.
- the operating point in the electrical characteristics indicating the level of the electrical signal with respect to the light propagation distance until the light reaches the light receiving element is determined, and the control means sets each operating point of the detection circuit and the driving circuit to a predetermined value. After setting the initial value of the operating point, by controlling at least one operating point of the detection circuit and the driving circuit so that the level of the self-excited oscillation signal is substantially maximized, the operation in the electrical characteristics is performed. Control points. Therefore, even when the propagation distance of light from the light emitting element to the light receiving element is different, the pulsation waveform data can be acquired with a simpler structure than in the prior art, and the blood vessel pulse wave can be measured.
- the electrical characteristic has a predetermined extreme value with respect to a level of the electrical signal at a predetermined boundary propagation distance
- the control means has a first shorter than the boundary propagation distance.
- the detection circuit and the drive circuit are operated in at least one of a propagation distance range and a second propagation distance range longer than the boundary propagation distance.
- the control means stores in advance each operating point initial value of the detection circuit and the driving circuit corresponding to a predetermined operating point initial value in the first propagation distance range, and in the second propagation distance range.
- Storage means for preliminarily storing each operating point initial value of the detection circuit and driving circuit corresponding to a predetermined operating point initial value, an operating point initial value of the first propagation distance range, and the second propagation distance range
- a first switch means for selecting one of the operating point initial values, and the control means corresponds to the detecting circuit and the driving circuit corresponding to the operating point initial value selected by the first switch means.
- the operating points of the detection circuit and the driving circuit are set using the initial values of the operating points. Therefore, by selectively switching the operating point by paying attention to the boundary propagation distance, even if the light propagation distance from the light emitting element to the light receiving element is different, the structure is simpler than that of the prior art. Pulsation waveform data can be acquired, and blood vessel pulse waves can be measured.
- the optical probe circuit includes a plurality of pairs of light emitting elements and light receiving elements having different boundary propagation distances, and the storage means corresponds to each of the pairs.
- Second detection means for preliminarily storing each operation point initial value of the detection circuit and the drive circuit corresponding to a predetermined operation point initial value in the electrical characteristics, and the control means selects one of the plurality of pairs And the control means uses the initial values of the operation points of the detection circuit and the drive circuit corresponding to the pair selected by the second switch means to determine the operation points of the detection circuit and the drive circuit. Set each.
- pulsation waveform data can be acquired with a simple configuration, and blood vessel pulse wave measurement can be performed.
- the measuring means based on the measured vascular pulse wave signal for a predetermined period, the gradient of the maximum blood pressure value with respect to time, the average value of the maximum blood pressure value, the maximum A plurality of judgment parameters including a blood pressure value and a pulse pressure that is a difference between the minimum blood pressure values are calculated, and based on the plurality of judgment parameters, whether the subject is awake or is in an apnea state Judging.
- the measurement means reduce the maximum blood pressure value at a predetermined time by a predetermined first threshold ratio or more with respect to the average value of the maximum blood pressure values, and the pulse pressure is the maximum blood pressure value.
- the slope of the maximum blood pressure value with respect to time exceeds a predetermined threshold value when it continuously decreases for a predetermined period with respect to the average value of
- a predetermined threshold value when it continuously decreases for a predetermined period with respect to the average value of
- it is determined that the person being measured is in an awake state, while it is determined that the subject is in an apnea state when the measured value is equal to or less than the threshold value. Therefore, by using the vascular pulse wave measurement system, it is possible to detect a respiratory abnormality such as an apnea state with a simpler configuration and higher accuracy than in the prior art.
- the measuring means further includes a pressure sheet sensor provided between the pressing portion on the optical probe circuit, and the measuring means measures the pressure when measuring the vascular pulse wave signal.
- a pressure sheet sensor provided between the pressing portion on the optical probe circuit, and the measuring means measures the pressure when measuring the vascular pulse wave signal.
- a voltage value is stored as a minimum blood pressure value voltage
- a detected pressure value of the pressure seat sensor is stored as a minimum blood pressure value
- the stored maximum blood pressure value voltage and the corresponding maximum blood pressure value is generated, thereby using the conversion expression, the blood pressure value voltage of the vascular pulse wave signal.
- a calibration means for calibrating to convert the blood pressure into a blood pressure value. Therefore, the blood vessel pulse wave measurement system can be calibrated so as to convert the blood pressure value voltage of the blood vessel pulse wave signal into a blood pressure value with a very simple calibration and high accuracy as compared with the prior art.
- Switch 50: Device controller, 50m ... internal memory, 51. Blood vessel pulse wave measurement processing module, 52. Blood pressure value calibration processing module, 53 ... Sleep state determination processing module, 60 ... display section, 61, 62 ... Pulsation waveform display, 63 ... Display of blood vessel pulse wave measurement value, T1: Output terminal.
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Description
(a)発光素子と受光素子の取り付け状態の変化に加えて、
(b)例えば手首の橈骨動脈部に取り付けるか、もしくは、指先に取り付けるかの取り付け部位に応じて、
(c)また、例えば同一の橈骨動脈部の部位に取り付けるにしても、痩せた被測定者と、太った被測定者とでその者の皮膚の厚さに応じて、
(d)さらに、例えば血管からの反射光を用いる反射型光探触子を用いるか、もしくは、血管を通過した通過光を用いる通過型光探触子を用いるかの光探触子の種類に応じて、
血管の脈動取得動作がしばしば不安定な状態になり、脈動波形データを取得できない場合が多発して、測定現場ではほとんど全く使いものにならないという問題点があった。
皮膚を介して血管に光を放射する発光素子と、上記血管からの反射光又は上記血管を介した透過光を皮膚を介して受光する受光素子とを含む光探触子と、
入力される駆動信号に基づいて上記発光素子を駆動する駆動回路と、
上記受光素子により受光された光を電気信号に変換して出力する検出回路とを備えた光探触子回路を用いて血管脈波測定を行う血管脈波測定システムにおいて、
上記電気信号を上記駆動信号として上記駆動回路に直接に同期帰還することで、上記検出回路から自励発振信号を発生して、当該自励発振信号を血管脈波信号として測定する測定手段と、
上記自励発振信号のレベルが実質的に最大となるように、上記検出回路及び上記駆動回路の少なくとも一方の動作点を制御する制御手段とを備えたことを特徴とする。
上記光探触子回路における駆動回路及び検出回路の各動作点はそれぞれ上記駆動回路及び検出回路の各素子値により決定され、当該決定により、上記発光素子から放射された光が上記受光素子に到達するまでの光の伝搬距離に対する上記電気信号のレベルを示す電気特性における動作点が決定され、
上記制御手段は、上記検出回路及び上記駆動回路の各動作点をそれぞれ所定の動作点初期値に設定した後、上記自励発振信号のレベルが実質的に最大となるように、上記検出回路及び上記駆動回路の少なくとも一方の動作点を制御することにより、上記電気特性における動作点を制御することを特徴とする。
上記制御手段は、上記境界伝搬距離よりも短い第1の伝搬距離範囲と、上記境界伝搬距離よりも長い第2の伝搬距離範囲のうちの少なくとも一つの範囲で上記検出回路及び上記駆動回路を動作させることを特徴とする。
上記第1の伝搬距離範囲における所定の動作点初期値に対応する上記検出回路及び駆動回路の各動作点初期値を予め記憶し、上記第2の伝搬距離範囲における所定の動作点初期値に対応する上記検出回路及び駆動回路の各動作点初期値を予め記憶する記憶手段と、
上記第1の伝搬距離範囲の動作点初期値と、上記第2の伝搬距離範囲の動作点初期値とのうちの一方を選択する第1のスイッチ手段とを備え、
上記制御手段は、上記第1のスイッチ手段により選択された動作点初期値に対応する上記検出回路及び駆動回路の各動作点初期値を用いて、上記検出回路及び上記駆動回路の各動作点をそれぞれ設定することを特徴とする。
上記記憶手段は、上記各対に対応して上記電気特性における所定の動作点初期値に対応する上記検出回路及び駆動回路の各動作点初期値を予め記憶し、
上記制御手段は、上記複数の対の1つを選択する第2のスイッチ手段を備え、
上記制御手段は、上記第2のスイッチ手段により選択された対に対応する上記検出回路及び駆動回路の各動作点初期値を用いて、上記検出回路及び上記駆動回路の各動作点をそれぞれ設定することを特徴とする。
上記測定手段は、上記血管脈波信号を測定したときに、上記押圧部に対する圧力アクチュエータ又は人間の押圧により上記血管上の光探触子回路に対して応力を印加した後、上記血管脈波信号を測定しなくなったとき、その直前の血管脈波信号の電圧値を最大血圧値電圧として記憶し、上記圧力シートセンサの検出圧力値を最大血圧値として記憶し、次いで、上記押圧を低下させて上記血管脈波信号を測定したとき、その直後の血管脈波信号の電圧値を最小血圧値電圧として記憶し、上記圧力シートセンサの検出圧力値を最小血圧値として記憶し、上記記憶された最大血圧値電圧とそれに対応する最大血圧値、及び上記記憶された最小血圧値電圧とそれに対応する最小血圧値に基づいて、血圧値電圧から血圧値への変換を示す変換式を生成することにより、当該変換式を用いて上記血管脈波信号の血圧値電圧を血圧値に変換するように校正する校正手段をさらに備えたことを特徴とする。
皮膚を介して血管に光を放射する発光素子と、上記血管からの反射光又は上記血管を介した透過光を皮膚を介して受光する受光素子とを含む光探触子と、
入力される駆動信号に基づいて上記発光素子を駆動する駆動回路と、
上記受光素子により受光された光を電気信号に変換して出力する検出回路と
を含む光探触子回路を用いて、血管脈波測定を行って血管脈波信号を測定する測定手段を備えた血管脈波測定システムにおいて、
上記測定手段は、上記光探触子回路上の押圧部との間に設けられた圧力シートセンサをさらに備え、
上記測定手段は、上記血管脈波信号を測定したときに、上記押圧部に対する圧力アクチュエータ又は人間の押圧により上記血管上の光探触子回路に対して応力を印加した後、上記血管脈波信号を測定しなくなったとき、その直前の血管脈波信号の電圧値を最大血圧値電圧として記憶し、上記圧力シートセンサの検出圧力値を最大血圧値として記憶し、次いで、上記押圧を低下させて上記血管脈波信号を測定したとき、その直後の血管脈波信号の電圧値を最小血圧値電圧として記憶し、上記圧力シートセンサの検出圧力値を最小血圧値として記憶し、上記記憶された最大血圧値電圧とそれに対応する最大血圧値、及び上記記憶された最小血圧値電圧とそれに対応する最小血圧値に基づいて、血圧値電圧から血圧値への変換を示す変換式を生成することにより、当該変換式を用いて上記血管脈波信号の血圧値電圧を血圧値に変換するように校正する校正手段をさらに備えたことを特徴とする。
(a)発光素子と受光素子の取り付け状態の変化に加えて、
(b)例えば手首の橈骨動脈部に取り付けるか、もしくは、指先に取り付けるかの取り付け部位に応じて、
(c)また、例えば同一の橈骨動脈部の部位に取り付けるにしても、痩せた被測定者と、太った被測定者とでその者の皮膚の厚さに応じて、
(d)さらに、例えば血管からの反射光を用いる反射型光探触子を用いるか、もしくは、血管を通過した通過光を用いる通過型光探触子を用いるかの光探触子の種類に応じて、
血管の脈動取得動作がしばしば不安定な状態になり、脈動波形データを取得できない場合が多発して、測定現場ではほとんど全く使いものにならないという問題点」を解決するために鋭意研究した結果、これらの変化が、発光素子から受光素子までの光の伝搬距離が変化することに着目し、詳細後述するように実験を行って、その実験結果に基づいて、上記の状況変化にかかわらず、安定に動作することが可能である、以下の血管脈波測定システムを研究開発するに至った。
(a)被測定者6の血管8の脈動取得に適した部位に取り付けられる光探触子12を含み、光探触子12を構成する発光素子を駆動して光を放射させ、皮膚を介して血管により反射される反射光を受光素子によって検出するための光探触子回路20(又は20A,20B)と、
(b)光探触子回路20(又は26)からの出力電圧Voutを増幅する増幅器30と、
(c)増幅器30からの出力電圧をディジタルデータにA/D変換するA/D変換器31と、
(d)内部メモリ50mを含む例えばディジタル計算機などの制御装置であって、血管脈波測定処理モジュール51と、血圧値校正処理モジュール52と、睡眠状態判別処理モジュール53とを備え、A/D変換器31からのディジタルデータを処理して血管脈波データを発生し、血管脈波データに対して血圧値校正処理(図19)、血管脈波測定処理(図20)及び睡眠状態判別処理(図21)を実行する装置コントローラ50と、
(e)例えばディスプレイ又はプリンタであって、装置コントローラ50からの出力データに基づいて、脈動波形表示(移動平均処理後の脈動波形表示61及びローパスフィルタ処理後の脈動波形表示62)及び各血管脈波測定値表示(脈拍、最大血圧値Pmax及び最小血圧値Pmin)を表示する表示部60と、
を備えて構成される。
b=(ai-4+ai-3+ai-2+ai-1+ai)/5
(a)R-EOG A1:公知の眼球電計により測定された眼球電波形である。
(b)Chin-Ref:公知の顎運動測定器により測定された顎の変位量である。
(c)心電図:公知の心電計により測定された心電波形である。
(d)筋電図:公知の筋電計により測定された筋電波形である。
(e)いびき:小型マイクロホンにより測定されたいびき音である。
(f)呼吸波形:被測定者の呼吸にともなう身体下の圧力変化を感圧センサが検出し、呼吸波形を計測したときの呼吸波形である。
(g)SpO2:公知のパルスオキシメーターにより測定された血中酸素飽和度である。
(h)本システム:本実施形態に係る血管脈波測定システムにより測定された脈波波形である。
(a)R-EOG A1:公知の眼球電計により測定された眼球電波形である。
(b)Chin-Ref:公知の顎運動測定器により測定された顎の変位量である。
(c)心電図:公知の心電計により測定された心電波形である。
(d)筋電図:公知の筋電計により測定された筋電波形である。
(e)いびき:小型マイクロホンにより測定されたいびき音である。
(f)呼吸温度センサ:口元に設けられた温度センサにより測定された呼吸温度である。
(g)呼吸圧:被測定者の呼吸にともなう身体下の圧力変化を感圧センサが検出し、呼吸波形を計測したときの呼吸圧波形である。
(h)胸郭変動:被測定者の胸郭の変化を測定する応力センサにより測定された胸郭変動量である。
(i)腹部変動:被測定者の腹部の変化を測定する応力センサにより測定された腹部変動量である。
(j)SpO2:公知のパルスオキシメーターにより測定された血中酸素飽和度である。
(k)本システム:本実施形態に係る血管脈波測定システムにより測定された脈波波形である。
最大血圧値Pmaxの時間に対する傾き(20周期の期間)
P’=(Pmax(21)-Pmax(1))/(t(21)―t(1))
[数3]
Pmaxave=平均値(Pmax(1)~Pmax(20))
[数4]
脈圧Pp=Pmax(20)-Pmin(20)
本発明に係る血管脈波測定法は、従来技術に係る容積振動法(例えば、特許文献5参照。)や超音波を用いた方法(例えば、特許文献6、非特許文献1参照。)などとは全く異なる原理に基づく測定方法であって、いわば「直接帰還最大化法」と呼ぶ非侵襲的測定方法である。本発明者らは、例えば図10~図13に図示した伝搬距離に対する出力電圧の電気特性を独自に測定し、当該電気特性を用いて、血管脈波を図16(a)及び(b)に示すように、血管脈波の振動のみならず、従来技術に係る非侵襲的測定方法では取得しえなかった、覚醒反応による交感神経活動上昇と抹消の血管抵抗の一時的上昇、その後反射的な血管拡張による脈圧低下、並びに、無呼吸による交感神経活動の過剰上昇などの血圧値のベースライン(電圧信号DCレベル)の変化をも測定できるという特有の作用効果を有している。
7…橈骨動脈部、
8…血管、
9…指先、
9a,36a…応力の方向、
10…血管脈波測定システム、
12,12a,12A…光探触子、
13…保持部、
14,14a…発光素子、
16,16a…受光素子、
18…回路基板、
20,20A,20B…光探触子回路、
22…負荷抵抗、
24…駆動トランジスタ、
25…センサコントローラ、
26…距離選択スイッチ、
27…素子選択スイッチ、
30…増幅器、
31…A/D変換器、
32…オペアンプ、
35…圧力シートセンサ、
36…圧力アクチュエータ、
37…筐体、
38…充填材、
41,42…スイッチ、
50…装置コントローラ、
50m…内部メモリ、
51…血管脈波測定処理モジュール、
52…血圧値校正処理モジュール、
53…睡眠状態判別処理モジュール、
60…表示部、
61,62…脈動波形表示、
63…血管脈波測定値表示、
T1…出力端子。
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- 皮膚を介して血管に光を放射する発光素子と、上記血管からの反射光又は上記血管を介した透過光を皮膚を介して受光する受光素子とを含む光探触子と、
入力される駆動信号に基づいて上記発光素子を駆動する駆動回路と、
上記受光素子により受光された光を電気信号に変換して出力する検出回路とを備えた光探触子回路を用いて血管脈波測定を行う血管脈波測定システムにおいて、
上記電気信号を上記駆動信号として上記駆動回路に直接に同期帰還することで、上記検出回路から自励発振信号を発生して、当該自励発振信号を血管脈波信号として測定する測定手段と、
上記自励発振信号のレベルが実質的に最大となるように、上記検出回路及び上記駆動回路の少なくとも一方の動作点を制御する制御手段とを備えたことを特徴とする血管脈波測定システム。 - 上記光探触子回路における駆動回路及び検出回路の各動作点はそれぞれ上記駆動回路及び検出回路の各素子値により決定され、当該決定により、上記発光素子から放射された光が上記受光素子に到達するまでの光の伝搬距離に対する上記電気信号のレベルを示す電気特性における動作点が決定され、
上記制御手段は、上記検出回路及び上記駆動回路の各動作点をそれぞれ所定の動作点初期値に設定した後、上記自励発振信号のレベルが実質的に最大となるように、上記検出回路及び上記駆動回路の少なくとも一方の動作点を制御することにより、上記電気特性における動作点を制御することを特徴とする請求項1記載の血管脈波測定システム。 - 上記電気特性は、所定の境界伝搬距離において上記電気信号のレベルについて所定の極値を有し、
上記制御手段は、上記境界伝搬距離よりも短い第1の伝搬距離範囲と、上記境界伝搬距離よりも長い第2の伝搬距離範囲のうちの少なくとも一つの範囲で上記検出回路及び上記駆動回路を動作させることを特徴とする請求項2記載の血管脈波測定システム。 - 上記制御手段は、
上記第1の伝搬距離範囲における所定の動作点初期値に対応する上記検出回路及び駆動回路の各動作点初期値を予め記憶し、上記第2の伝搬距離範囲における所定の動作点初期値に対応する上記検出回路及び駆動回路の各動作点初期値を予め記憶する記憶手段と、
上記第1の伝搬距離範囲の動作点初期値と、上記第2の伝搬距離範囲の動作点初期値とのうちの一方を選択する第1のスイッチ手段とを備え、
上記制御手段は、上記第1のスイッチ手段により選択された動作点初期値に対応する上記検出回路及び駆動回路の各動作点初期値を用いて、上記検出回路及び上記駆動回路の各動作点をそれぞれ設定することを特徴とする請求項3記載の血管脈波測定システム。 - 上記光探触子回路は、互いに異なる境界伝搬距離が有する、発光素子及び受光素子の複数の対を備え、
上記記憶手段は、上記各対に対応して上記電気特性における所定の動作点初期値に対応する上記検出回路及び駆動回路の各動作点初期値を予め記憶し、
上記制御手段は、上記複数の対の1つを選択する第2のスイッチ手段を備え、
上記制御手段は、上記第2のスイッチ手段により選択された対に対応する上記検出回路及び駆動回路の各動作点初期値を用いて、上記検出回路及び上記駆動回路の各動作点をそれぞれ設定することを特徴とする請求項2乃至4のうちのいずれか1つに記載の血管脈波測定システム。 - 上記測定手段は、上記測定された所定周期分の血管脈波信号に基づいて、最大血圧値の時間に対する傾きと、最大血圧値の平均値と、最大血圧値と最小血圧値との差である脈圧とを含む複数の判断パラメータを演算し、当該複数の判断パラメータに基づいて、被測定者が覚醒状態であるか、もしくは無呼吸状態であるかを判断することを特徴とする請求項1乃至5のうちのいずれか1つに記載の血管脈波測定システム。
- 上記測定手段は、所定時刻の最大血圧値が上記最大血圧値の平均値に対して所定の第1のしきい値割合以上減少し、かつ上記脈圧が上記最大血圧値の平均値に対して所定の第2のしきい値割合以上減少していることが所定周期分連続して発生したときに、上記最大血圧値の時間に対する傾きが所定のしきい値を超えたときに、被測定者が覚醒状態であると判断する一方、上記しきい値以下のときに無呼吸状態であると判断することを特徴とする請求項6記載の血管脈波測定システム。
- 上記測定手段は、上記光探触子回路上の押圧部との間に設けられた圧力シートセンサをさらに備え、
上記測定手段は、上記血管脈波信号を測定したときに、上記押圧部に対する圧力アクチュエータ又は人間の押圧により上記血管上の光探触子回路に対して応力を印加した後、上記血管脈波信号を測定しなくなったとき、その直前の血管脈波信号の電圧値を最大血圧値電圧として記憶し、上記圧力シートセンサの検出圧力値を最大血圧値として記憶し、次いで、上記押圧を低下させて上記血管脈波信号を測定したとき、その直後の血管脈波信号の電圧値を最小血圧値電圧として記憶し、上記圧力シートセンサの検出圧力値を最小血圧値として記憶し、上記記憶された最大血圧値電圧とそれに対応する最大血圧値、及び上記記憶された最小血圧値電圧とそれに対応する最小血圧値に基づいて、血圧値電圧から血圧値への変換を示す変換式を生成することにより、当該変換式を用いて上記血管脈波信号の血圧値電圧を血圧値に変換するように校正する校正手段をさらに備えたことを特徴とする請求項1乃至7のうちのいずれか1つに記載の血管脈波測定システム。 - 皮膚を介して血管に光を放射する発光素子と、上記血管からの反射光又は上記血管を介した透過光を皮膚を介して受光する受光素子とを含む光探触子と、
入力される駆動信号に基づいて上記発光素子を駆動する駆動回路と、
上記受光素子により受光された光を電気信号に変換して出力する検出回路と
を含む光探触子回路を用いて、血管脈波測定を行って血管脈波信号を測定する測定手段を備えた血管脈波測定システムにおいて、
上記測定手段は、上記光探触子回路上の押圧部との間に設けられた圧力シートセンサをさらに備え、
上記測定手段は、上記血管脈波信号を測定したときに、上記押圧部に対する圧力アクチュエータ又は人間の押圧により上記血管上の光探触子回路に対して応力を印加した後、上記血管脈波信号を測定しなくなったとき、その直前の血管脈波信号の電圧値を最大血圧値電圧として記憶し、上記圧力シートセンサの検出圧力値を最大血圧値として記憶し、次いで、上記押圧を低下させて上記血管脈波信号を測定したとき、その直後の血管脈波信号の電圧値を最小血圧値電圧として記憶し、上記圧力シートセンサの検出圧力値を最小血圧値として記憶し、上記記憶された最大血圧値電圧とそれに対応する最大血圧値、及び上記記憶された最小血圧値電圧とそれに対応する最小血圧値に基づいて、血圧値電圧から血圧値への変換を示す変換式を生成することにより、当該変換式を用いて上記血管脈波信号の血圧値電圧を血圧値に変換するように校正する校正手段をさらに備えたことを特徴とする血管脈波測定システム。
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