WO2013084579A9 - 電子血圧計 - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to an electronic sphygmomanometer, and more particularly to an electronic sphygmomanometer that measures blood pressure by pressurizing an air bag with a piezoelectric pump.
- Blood pressure is one of the indicators for analyzing cardiovascular diseases. Analyzing the risk of cardiovascular disease based on blood pressure is effective in preventing cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, heart failure and myocardial infarction.
- cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, heart failure and myocardial infarction.
- early morning hypertension in which blood pressure rises in the early morning, is related to heart disease and stroke.
- morning surge a symptom of a sudden rise in blood pressure between 1 hour and 1.5 hours after waking up, called morning surge, has a causal relationship with stroke.
- grasping the correlation between time (lifestyle) and blood pressure change is useful for risk analysis of cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, it is necessary to continuously measure blood pressure over a long period of time.
- a typical electronic sphygmomanometer wraps an armband with a bladder in it evenly around a part of a living body, and pressurizes and depressurizes the bladder with air, thereby reducing the volume change of the compressed arterial blood vessel.
- An electronic sphygmomanometer that uses an oscillometric method to capture blood pressure as a change in amplitude of cuff pressure) and uses a piezoelectric pump such as that disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-74418 can be used. It is.
- a pulse that matches the characteristics of the piezoelectric pump may be output from the CPU, and the design is easy. And the system which applies the pulse to a piezoelectric pump by H bridge circuit etc. is adopted. In this case, since the signal is inverted at the time of switching of the H bridge circuit or the like, it is known that a large inrush current flows due to the charge accumulated in the piezoelectric pump and the inverted signal input.
- the inrush current will cause a drop in battery voltage and may affect the accuracy of blood pressure measurement. There is also a problem that the battery life of the sphygmomanometer is shortened.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an electronic sphygmomanometer capable of suppressing an inrush current by a simple method.
- An electronic sphygmomanometer includes a cuff attached to a measurement site, a piezoelectric pump that adjusts pressure applied to the cuff, a drive circuit that drives the piezoelectric pump, and a pulse signal that defines drive timing of the piezoelectric pump.
- a controller for outputting to the drive circuit.
- the drive circuit is responsive to the first and second drive signals to switch the connection relationship of the voltages applied to both ends of the piezoelectric pump, respectively, and the first and second based on the pulse signal output from the controller.
- a signal generation circuit that outputs two drive signals.
- the signal generation circuit includes a signal adjustment circuit that adjusts timing so that the phases of the first and second drive signals do not overlap.
- the signal generation circuit further includes an inverting circuit that outputs an inverted pulse signal obtained by inverting the pulse signal, and the signal adjustment circuit adjusts a duty ratio of at least one of the pulse signal and the inverted pulse signal.
- the signal adjustment circuit includes a delay circuit that delays the phase of the signal and a waveform shaping circuit.
- the delay circuit includes a resistance element and a capacitance element.
- the resistance element is a variable resistance element whose resistance value changes according to an instruction from the outside.
- the capacitive element is a variable capacitive element whose capacitance component changes according to an instruction from the outside.
- Inrush current can be suppressed with a simple method.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating specific configurations of inversion circuit 60 and signal adjustment circuit 62 according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram illustrating input and output signal waveforms of inversion circuit 60 and signal adjustment circuit 62 according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is another figure explaining the input and output signal waveforms of inversion circuit 60 and signal adjustment circuit 62 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- an electronic sphygmomanometer will be described in which the blood pressure is calculated by the oscillometric method with the measurement site as the upper arm and one pressure sensor is mounted as an example.
- the method applied for blood pressure calculation is not limited to the oscillometric method.
- the number of pressure sensors may be plural.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an external appearance of an electronic sphygmomanometer 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram representing a hardware configuration of electronic sphygmomanometer 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the electronic sphygmomanometer 1 includes a main body 10, a surface cover 11, and a cuff 20 that can be wound around the upper arm of the measurement subject.
- the cuff 20 includes an air bag 21.
- the front cover 11 is provided with a display unit 40 composed of, for example, liquid crystal, and an operation unit 41 including a plurality of switches for receiving instructions from a user (a person to be measured).
- the main body unit 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 100 for centrally controlling each unit and performing various arithmetic processes, and for causing the CPU 100 to perform predetermined operations.
- a processing memory 42 for storing programs and data; a data storage memory 43 for storing measured blood pressure data; a battery 44 for supplying power to each part of the main body 10; And a timer 45 for measuring time and outputting time-measured data to the CPU 100.
- the operation unit 41 includes a measurement / stop switch 41 ⁇ / b> A that receives an instruction to turn on or off the power supply and a measurement start / end instruction, a timer set switch 41 ⁇ / b> B that is operated to set the timer 45, and a memory 43.
- the memory switch 41C for receiving information such as blood pressure data stored in the memory 43 and displaying it on the display unit 40, and instructions for raising / lowering the number when the timer is set and the memory number when calling the memory It has arrow switches 41D and 41E for receiving.
- the main body 10 further has a cuff pressure adjusting mechanism including a piezoelectric pump 51 and an exhaust valve (hereinafter referred to as a valve) 52.
- the air system including the piezoelectric pump 51, the valve 52, and the pressure sensor 321 for detecting the pressure (cuff pressure) in the air bag 21 is connected to the air bag 21 contained in the cuff 20 via the cuff air tube 31. Connected.
- the main body 10 further includes the air system, the cuff pressure adjusting mechanism, and the oscillation circuit 331 described above.
- the cuff pressure adjusting mechanism includes a pump drive circuit 53 and a valve drive circuit 54 in addition to the piezoelectric pump 51 and the valve 52.
- the piezoelectric pump 51 supplies air to the air bladder 21 in order to increase the cuff pressure.
- the valve 52 is opened and closed to exhaust or seal the air in the air bladder 21.
- the pump drive circuit 53 controls the drive of the piezoelectric pump 51 based on a control signal (pulse signal) given from the CPU 100.
- the valve drive circuit 54 performs opening / closing control of the valve 52 based on a control signal given from the CPU 100.
- a capacitance type pressure sensor is used as an example.
- the capacitance type pressure sensor the capacitance value changes according to the cuff pressure to be detected.
- the oscillation circuit 331 is connected to the pressure sensor 321 and oscillates based on the capacitance value of the pressure sensor.
- the oscillation circuit 331 operates in response to an instruction from the CPU 100, and the CPU 100 outputs an activation signal to the oscillation circuit 331.
- the pressure sensor is not limited to a capacitance type, and other methods may be employed. For example, it is possible to employ a piezoresistive pressure sensor using a piezoresistive element.
- the oscillation circuit 331 that has received the activation signal from the CPU 100 outputs a signal having a frequency corresponding to the capacitance value of the pressure sensor 321 (hereinafter referred to as a frequency signal).
- the output frequency signal is given to the CPU 100.
- CPU100 detects a pressure by converting the frequency signal input from the oscillation circuit 331 into a pressure.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of pump drive circuit 53 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- pump drive circuit 53 includes an inverting circuit 60, a signal adjustment circuit 62, an H bridge circuit 64, and a booster circuit 66.
- the inverting circuit 60 receives a control signal (pulse signal) input from the CPU 100.
- the control signal (pulse signal) is a timing signal for defining the driving of the piezoelectric pump 51. Then, the inverting circuit 60 outputs two control signals in response to the input of the control signal (pulse signal). Specifically, one outputs a signal having the same phase as the input pulse signal, and the other outputs an inverted pulse signal obtained by inverting the phase of the pulse signal.
- the signal adjustment circuit 62 receives the pulse signal and the inverted pulse signal input from the inverting circuit 60, respectively, and outputs them as first and second driving signals for driving the H bridge circuit 64, respectively. Specifically, the signal adjustment circuit 62 adjusts and outputs the duty ratio of at least one of the input pulse signal and inverted pulse signal.
- the H bridge circuit 64 is a switching circuit that supplies a predetermined current to the piezoelectric pump 51, and supplies the predetermined current to the piezoelectric pump 51 according to the first and second drive signals.
- a voltage is applied to both ends of the piezoelectric pump 51 so that a current is supplied to the piezoelectric pump 51 in a first direction (positive direction) according to the first drive signal. Further, a voltage is applied to both ends of the piezoelectric pump 51 so as to supply current to the piezoelectric pump 51 in a second direction (negative direction) opposite to the first direction in accordance with the second drive signal.
- switching control is performed to switch the connection relationship of the voltages to be applied to both ends of the piezoelectric pump 51 according to the first and second drive signals (switch the logic). Specifically, one side of the voltage applied to the piezoelectric pump 51 is set to a high voltage and the other side is set to a low voltage, and the connection relation of the voltage is switched according to the first and second drive signals.
- the booster circuit 66 adjusts the level of the applied voltage supplied to the H bridge circuit 64 in accordance with an instruction from the CPU 100. It is possible to adjust the amount of current flowing through the piezoelectric pump 51 by adjusting the level of the applied voltage. When the amount of current flowing through the piezoelectric pump 51 is constant, no instruction for voltage adjustment from the CPU 100 is required, and the voltage may be fixedly boosted to a desired voltage and supplied to the H bridge circuit 64. Note that if it is not necessary to boost the voltage, a configuration in which the booster circuit 66 is not particularly provided is also possible. The configurations of the H bridge circuit 64 and the booster circuit 66 are well-known techniques and will not be described in detail.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a specific configuration of inverting circuit 60 and signal adjustment circuit 62 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- inversion circuit 60 includes an inverter IV0.
- the pulse signal input to the inverting circuit 60 is branched and one is output to the signal adjusting circuit 62 as it is, and the other is output to the signal adjusting circuit 62 as an inverted pulse signal via the inverter IV0.
- the signal adjustment circuit 62 includes inverters IV1 and IV2, NAND circuits ND0 and ND1, resistance elements R0 and R1, and capacitance elements C0 and C1.
- One input node of the NAND circuit ND0 receives an input of a pulse signal, and the other input node receives an input of a pulse signal that has passed through a low-pass filter.
- the low-pass filter includes a resistance element R0 and a capacitance element C0.
- the pulse signal that has passed through the low-pass filter has a slow rise and fall of the signal according to the resistance and capacitance components of the resistance element R0 and the capacitance element C0.
- NAND circuit ND0 outputs an “L” level when one and the other input nodes both attain “H” level, and an “H” level signal is output from signal adjustment circuit 62 via inverter IV1. .
- the phase of the internal signal of the NAND circuit ND0 is delayed.
- the rise and fall timings of the output signal of the NAND circuit ND0 change. That is, the duty ratio of the output signal of the NAND circuit ND0 can be adjusted, and as a result, the duty ratio of the output signal from the signal adjustment circuit 62 is adjusted.
- one input node of the NAND circuit ND1 receives the input of the inverted pulse signal
- the other input node receives the input of the inverted pulse signal that has passed through the low-pass filter.
- the low-pass filter includes a resistance element R1 and a capacitance element C1. The rising and falling edges of the inverted pulse signal that has passed through the low-pass filter become dull according to the resistance and capacitance components of the resistance element R1 and the capacitance element C1.
- NAND circuit ND1 outputs an “L” level when one and the other input nodes both attain “H” level, and an “H” level signal is output from signal adjustment circuit 62 via inverter IV2. .
- the phase of the internal signal of the NAND circuit ND1 is delayed.
- the rise and fall timings of the output signal of the NAND circuit ND1 change. That is, it becomes possible to adjust the duty ratio of the output signal of the NAND circuit ND1, and as a result, the duty ratio of the output signal from the signal adjustment circuit 62 is adjusted.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating input and output signal waveforms of inversion circuit 60 and signal adjustment circuit 62 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 shows a case where a control signal (pulse signal) with a constant period is output from the CPU 100. Specifically, there is shown a case where a transition is made to “H” level at time t0, “L” level at time t2, “H” level at time t4, and “L” level at time t6.
- the waveform of the input signal input to the NAND circuit ND0 according to the control signal is shown.
- the amplitude of the input signal waveform is 0 to Vcc, 30% or less of the maximum amplitude is “L” level, and 70% or more is “H”.
- the case where a waveform is shaped as a level is shown.
- a signal having the same phase as the pulse signal is input to one input node of the NAND circuit ND0 because no delay occurs. That is, the rise and fall of the internal signal A1 according to the signal from one input node of the NAND circuit ND0 has no delay, so that it is at the “H” level at the time t0 in phase with the control signal, and at the “L” level at the time t2. It transitions to the “H” level at time t4 and to the “L” level at time t6.
- the signal through the low-pass filter is input to the other input node of the NAND circuit ND0, a signal whose waveform signal rises and falls slowly is input. That is, the rising and falling edges of the internal signal B1 according to the signal from the other input node of the NAND circuit ND0 are “H” level at the time t1 when the phase is delayed from the control signal due to the delay, “L” level at the time t3, It transitions to the “H” level at t5 and to the “L” level at time t7.
- the output signal of the NAND circuit ND0 is output based on the combination of the internal signals A1 and B1. Specifically, when either one of the internal signals A1 and B1 is at the “L” level, an “H” level signal is output, and when both are at the “H” level, an “L” level signal is output. Is done.
- the drive signal FIN input to the H bridge circuit in which the duty ratio of the control signal (pulse signal) is adjusted is output from the signal adjustment circuit 62.
- FIG. 6 is another diagram illustrating the input and output signal waveforms of inversion circuit 60 and signal adjustment circuit 62 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 shows a case where a control signal (pulse signal) with a constant period is output from the CPU 100.
- an inverted pulse signal inverted by the inverter IV0 is shown. Specifically, there is shown a case where a transition is made to the “L” level at time t10, the “H” level at time t12, the “L” level at time t14, and the “H” level at time t16.
- the waveform of the input signal input to the NAND circuit ND1 in accordance with the inverted pulse signal is shown.
- the amplitude of an input signal waveform is 0 to Vcc, 30% or less of the maximum amplitude is “L” level, and 70% or more is “H”.
- the case where a waveform is shaped as a level is shown.
- a signal having the same phase as the inverted pulse signal is input to one input node of the NAND circuit ND1 because no delay occurs. That is, the rise and fall of the internal signal A2 according to the signal from one input node of the NAND circuit ND1 has no delay, so that it is at the “L” level at the time t10 and at the “H” level at the time t12 in phase with the inverted pulse signal. At time t14, the level changes to the “L” level, and at time t16, the level changes to the “H” level.
- the output signal of the NAND circuit ND1 is output based on the combination of the internal signals A2 and B2. Specifically, when either one of internal signals A2 and B2 is at “L” level, an “H” level signal is output, and when both are at “H” level, an “L” level signal is output. Is done.
- the drive signal RIN input to the H bridge circuit in which the duty ratio of the control signal (pulse signal) is adjusted is output from the signal adjustment circuit 62.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the inrush current when the drive signals FIN and RIN are input to the H-bridge circuit.
- FIG. 7A here, as a comparative example, a waveform of a drive signal input to a conventional H-bridge circuit is shown.
- the drive signals FIN and RIN have a complementary logical relationship with each other, the falling of the drive signal FIN from the “H” level to the “L” level, and the drive signal RIN “L”.
- the rising timing from the “H” level to the “H” level was almost simultaneous.
- the timing at which the inrush current caused by the fall of the drive signal FIN from the “H” level to the “L” level and the inrush current caused by the rise of the drive signal RIN from the “L” level to the “H” level flow.
- the inrush current increases as a whole.
- an excessive voltage drop was caused by the inrush current.
- FIG. 7B here, the waveform of the drive signal input to the H-bridge circuit in this example is shown.
- the case where the duty ratio is adjusted so that the rise and fall timings of the drive signals FIN and RIN do not overlap is shown.
- the falling of the drive signal FIN from the “H” level at the time t20 to the “L” level and the rising timing of the drive signal RIN from the “L” level to the “H” level at the time t21 are shifted.
- the timing at which the inrush current caused by the fall of the signal FIN from the “H” level to the “L” level and the inrush current caused by the rise of the drive signal RIN from the “L” level to the “H” level are shifted.
- the inrush current can be suppressed as a whole.
- size of an inrush current is suppressed and it suppresses that an excessive voltage drop arises.
- the drive signal RIN falls from the “H” level to the “L” level at the time t22 and the drive signal FIN rises from the “L” level to the “H” level at the time t23.
- the timing at which the inrush current due to the falling of the signal RIN from the “H” level to the “L” level and the inrush current due to the rising of the drive signal FIN from the “L” level to the “H” level flow is shifted.
- the inrush current can be suppressed as a whole.
- the signal is shaped using the NAND circuit.
- the signal is not limited to the NAND circuit, and the signal is shaped using another logic circuit such as an AND circuit or a NOR circuit.
- a configuration using a Schmitt trigger is also possible.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of pump drive circuit 53 # according to a modification of the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a specific configuration of inverting circuit 60 and signal adjustment circuit 63 according to the modification of the embodiment of the present invention.
- signal adjustment circuit 63 differs from signal adjustment circuit 62 in that resistance elements R0 and R1 are replaced with resistance elements R0 # and R1 #. Since the configuration of the other parts is the same, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.
- Resistance elements R0 # and R1 # are variable resistance elements, and their resistance values change according to a phase delay control signal from the CPU 100.
- the resistance value of each of the resistance elements R0 # and R1 # is changed according to the phase delay control signal.
- only one of the resistance values may be adjusted independently. It shall be adjustable. The selection of the variable resistance or variable capacity is changed according to the arm circumference, wrist circumference, remaining battery level, loose winding, and the like.
- the present invention is not limited to resistance elements, and the capacitance elements C0 and C1 are variable capacitance elements and the capacitance component is changed. It is also possible to finely adjust the rise to the “H” level and the fall to the “L” level of the signal that has passed through the low-pass filter. Moreover, it is naturally possible to adopt a configuration in which both are combined.
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特に、抵抗素子は、外部からの指示に従って抵抗値が変化する可変抵抗素子である。
図1は、本発明の実施の形態に従う電子血圧計1の外観について説明する図である。
図2は、本発明の実施の形態に従う電子血圧計1のハードウェア構成を表わすブロック図である。
図3を参照して、ポンプ駆動回路53は、反転回路60と、信号調整回路62と、Hブリッジ回路64と、昇圧回路66とを含む。
具体的には、時刻t10で「L」レベル、時刻t12で「H」レベル、時刻t14で「L」レベル、時刻t16で「H」レベルに遷移する場合が示されている。
一方、NAND回路ND1の他方の入力ノードに対しては、ローパスフィルタを介した信号が入力されるため波形の信号の立ち上がりおよび立ち下がりが鈍る信号が入力される。すなわち、NAND回路ND1の他方の入力ノードからの信号に従う内部信号B2の立ち上がりおよび立ち下がりは、遅延により制御信号から位相が遅れた時刻t11で「L」レベル、時刻t13で「H」レベル、時刻t15で「L」レベル、時刻t17で「H」レベルに遷移する。
当該抵抗値を調整することにより上述したローパスフィルタを通過した信号の「H」レベルへの立ち上がりおよび「L」レベルへの立ち下がりを調整することが可能となる。すなわち、信号調整回路63から出力される駆動信号FINおよびRINのデューティ比の微調整が可能となり、圧電ポンプの特性に合わせた駆動信号をHブリッジ回路64に入力することが可能である。
また、駆動信号FINおよびRINについて、CPUからのパルス信号をずらして出力する方式も考えられるが、圧電ポンプの駆動周波数から1μ秒以下の時間を制御する必要があり、そのためには高クロックのCPUが必要となり、消費電力が大きく、電池寿命が短くなるが、本方式を採用することにより簡易な方式でパルス信号をずらすことが可能であるためコスト的にもまた、消費電力の面でも有利である。
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- 測定部位に装着するカフと、
前記カフに加える圧力を調整する圧電ポンプと、
前記圧電ポンプを駆動する駆動回路と、
前記圧電ポンプの駆動タイミングを規定するパルス信号を前記駆動回路に出力するコントローラとを備え、
前記駆動回路は、
第1および第2駆動信号にそれぞれ応答して前記圧電ポンプの両端にそれぞれ印加する電圧の接続関係を切り替えるためのスイッチング回路と、
前記コントローラから出力されたパルス信号に基づいて前記第1および第2駆動信号を出力する信号生成回路とを含み、
前記信号生成回路は、前記第1および第2駆動信号の位相が重ならないようにタイミングを調整する信号調整回路を有する、電子血圧計。 - 前記信号生成回路は、前記パルス信号を反転させた反転パルス信号を出力する反転回路をさらに含み、
前記信号調整回路は、前記パルス信号および前記反転パルス信号の少なくとも一方のデューティ比を調整する、請求項1記載の電子血圧計。 - 前記信号調整回路は、信号の位相を遅延させる遅延回路と、波形整形回路とを有する、請求項2記載の電子血圧計。
- 前記遅延回路は、抵抗素子と、容量素子とで構成される、請求項3記載の電子血圧計。
- 前記抵抗素子は、外部からの指示に従って抵抗値が変化する可変抵抗素子である、請求項4記載の電子血圧計。
- 前記容量素子は、外部からの指示に従って容量成分が変化する可変容量素子である、請求項4記載の電子血圧計。
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