WO2017209360A1

WO2017209360A1 - Grip-type biological signal measuring device

Info

Publication number: WO2017209360A1
Application number: PCT/KR2016/013434
Authority: WO
Inventors: 정문기
Original assignee: 주식회사 레드서브마린
Priority date: 2016-05-30
Filing date: 2016-11-22
Publication date: 2017-12-07

Abstract

Provided is a grip-type biological signal measuring device. The device comprises: a grip housing which is gripped by a user's hand and has an opening formed at one end portion thereof to communicate with the inside of the grip housing; a plurality of first electrode units which each have first polarity, are arranged on an outer surface of the grip housing, and come into contact with a plurality of fingers of the user's hand; a second electrode unit which has second polarity, is disposed along the periphery of the opening of the grip housing, and comes into contact with body part other than the hand of the user; an electrocardiogram measuring module for measuring electrocardiogram data of the user on the basis of a potential difference between electric signals detected by the plurality of first electrode units and the second electrode unit; and a control unit for analyzing the electrocardiogram data of the user to acquire pulse information of the user.

Description

Grip type bio signal measuring device

The present invention relates to a biosignal measuring apparatus.

Interest in personal health and disease is increasing due to the social environment such as the transition to an aging society and the increase of single households. In general, a person visits a medical institution or the like and is diagnosed by a medical professional for personal health care and medical diagnosis. According to the subject's symptoms, the range of the apparatus for measuring the subject's biosignals increases, and the time and cost for measuring the biosignals also increase. Accordingly, there is a need for a complex biosignal measuring apparatus capable of detecting various biosignals.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a grip type biosignal measuring apparatus capable of detecting the biosignal data by minimizing the size of the apparatus and simply gripping the biosignal data. do.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a grip type biosignal measuring apparatus capable of detecting various biosignals through a single device and capable of simple self-diagnosis and remote diagnosis.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

An object of the present invention is a grip housing in which a user's hand is held, a grip housing having an opening formed at one end thereof so as to communicate with an inside of the grip housing, and provided on an outer surface of the grip housing, wherein a plurality of fingers of the user's hand are provided. A plurality of first electrode portions having a first polarity in contact with each other, a second electrode portion of a second polarity provided at a circumference of the opening of the grip housing and in contact with a body part other than the user's hand; An electrocardiogram measurement module for measuring electrocardiogram data of the user based on a potential difference between an electrical signal detected by the first electrode unit and the second electrode unit, and analyzing the electrocardiogram data of the user to obtain pulse information of the user It can be achieved by a gripped bio-signal measuring device, including a control unit.

The device may further include an optical blood flow measurement module provided inside the grip housing to measure blood flow data of the user by irradiating light to the body part of the user, and the controller may analyze the blood flow data of the user. have.

The optical blood flow measurement module may be provided adjacent to the opening in the grip housing.

The controller may acquire pulse information of the user by comparing and analyzing the electrocardiogram data of the user and the blood flow data.

The controller may compare the ECG data of the user and the blood flow data to obtain blood pressure information of the user.

The device may further include at least one of a body temperature measuring module or a micro microphone provided in the grip housing.

The grip housing has a bottom portion having a straight shape, an upper portion having a curved shape that protrudes gradually and curvedly toward the bottom portion from the one end portion to the other end portion, and the other end portion having a semicircular arc shape, and spaced apart from each other. A pair of side portions, a bottom portion blocking the opening of the bottom portion between the pair of side portions, a rear portion blocking the opening of the other end portion between the pair of side portions, and an upper portion between the pair of side portions An upper surface portion blocking the opening, the opening may be formed in the one end between the pair of side portions.

Three first electrode parts may be provided, and each of the pair of side parts and the upper surface part of the grip housing may be provided.

One end of the pair of side portions may be formed to be inclined with respect to the bottom portion.

The grip type biosignal measuring apparatus operates in an activation mode in which the biosignal of the user is measured or in a standby mode in which the biosignal of the user is not measured, wherein a plurality of fingers of the user's hand is connected to the plurality of first electrode parts. When in contact with, it may transition from the standby mode to the activation mode.

Other specific details of the invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the present invention, the size of the device can be reduced in size, thereby easily grasped to detect the biosignal data, and the user's convenience can be improved. In addition, a single device can detect a variety of bio-signal data, and can easily perform self-diagnosis and remote diagnosis.

Effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a perspective view of a grip biometric signal measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a bottom perspective view of FIG. 1;

3 is a control block diagram of FIG. 1;

4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a bio signal is measured using a grip type bio signal measuring apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be embodied in various different forms, and the present embodiments only make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. It is provided to fully inform the skilled worker of the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. In this specification, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. As used herein, "comprises" and / or "comprising" does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components in addition to the mentioned components. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout, and "and / or" includes each and all combinations of one or more of the mentioned components. Although "first", "second", etc. are used to describe various components, these components are of course not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, of course, the first component mentioned below may be a second component within the technical spirit of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used in the present specification (including technical and scientific terms) may be used in a sense that can be commonly understood by those skilled in the art. In addition, terms that are defined in a commonly used dictionary are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless they are specifically defined clearly.

The spatially relative terms " below ", " beneath ", " lower ", " above ", " upper " It can be used to easily describe a component's correlation with other components. Spatially relative terms are to be understood as including terms in different directions of components in use or operation in addition to the directions shown in the figures. For example, when flipping a component shown in the drawing, a component described as "below" or "beneath" of another component may be placed "above" the other component. Can be. Thus, the exemplary term "below" can encompass both an orientation of above and below. Components may be oriented in other directions as well, so spatially relative terms may be interpreted according to orientation.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3 illustrate a gripping biosignal measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in these drawings, the grip type biosignal measuring apparatus 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a grip housing 11, a plurality of first electrode portions 21, and a second electrode portion 25. ), Electrocardiogram measurement module 31, body temperature measurement module 32, optical blood flow measurement module 33, micro microphone 34, control unit 35, communication module 37, power supply unit (38).

The grip housing 11 has a size such that a user's hand can be gripped and includes a pair of side portions 13, a bottom portion 14, a rear portion 15, and an upper surface portion 16.

The pair of side parts 13 are spaced apart from each other side by side. The bottom of each side part 13 has a straight shape, the top part has a curved shape which protrudes gradually curved toward one end from the other end, and the other end has a semi-circular arc shape. Here, one end of the side portion 13 refers to an end positioned in front of the grip housing 11 in FIG. 1, and the other end of the side portion 13 refers to an end positioned in front of the grip housing 11 in FIG. 1. .

The bottom portion 14 has a rectangular shape and is provided along the bottom edge between the pair of side portions 13 to block the opening between the pair of side portions 13.

The rear part 15 has the shape of a semicircle and is provided along the edge of the other end between the pair of side parts 13 to block the opening of the other end between the pair of side parts 13.

The upper surface portion 16 is provided along the upper edge between the pair of side portions 13 having a curved shape to block the opening in the upper portion between the pair of side portions 13.

An opening 17 is formed at one end between the pair of side portions 13 so as to communicate with the inside of the grip housing 11. Further, one end of the pair of side portions 13 is formed to be inclined with respect to the bottom surface portion 14.

Therefore, the grip housing 11 has a streamline shape as a whole so that the user can easily grip. On the other hand, the outer surface of the grip housing 11 may be knurled to prevent the user's hand gripping the grip housing 11 from slipping.

The plurality of first electrode portions 21 are provided in the grip housing 11. The first electrode part 21 has a first polarity. The first polarity can be for example an anode or a cathode. Three first electrode portions 21 are formed, and three first electrode portions 21 are provided on the pair of side portions 13 and the upper surface portion 16 of the grip housing 11, respectively. Here, in the present embodiment, three first electrode portions 21 are provided, but are not limited thereto, and one or more first electrode portions 21 may be provided. The first electrode part 21 may be provided at various positions of the grip housing 11.

The second electrode portion 25 is provided in the grip housing 11. The second electrode part 25 has a second polarity. The second polarity is opposite to the first polarity and can be, for example, a cathode or an anode. The second electrode portion 25 is provided along the circumference of the opening 17 of the grip housing 11. The second electrode part 25 may be provided at various positions in the grip housing 11.

The ECG module 31 is provided in the grip housing 11 and is connected to the plurality of first electrode portions 21 and the second electrode portions 25. The ECG module 31 detects a bioelectrical signal (generated by heart activity) of the user through the plurality of first electrode portions 21 and the second electrode portion 25. The electrocardiogram measurement module 31 obtains electrocardiogram data (Electrocardiogram; ECG) based on the potential difference of the detected bioelectrical signal.

The body temperature measurement module 32, the optical blood flow measurement module 33, and the micro microphone 34 are provided in the grip housing 11. The body temperature measuring module 32, the optical blood flow measuring module 33, and the micro microphone 34 are provided adjacent to the opening 17 in the grip housing 11.

The body temperature measuring module 32 measures the body temperature of the user in a non-contact manner. The body temperature measurement module 32 detects energy radiated from the body part of the user (eg, blood vessels such as the temporal artery) and measures the body temperature of the user based on the detected energy. For example, the body temperature measuring module 32 measures the body temperature of the user by detecting infrared rays emitted from the temporal artery of the user using an infrared sensor. Infrared radiation emitted from the user's temporal artery may reach the body temperature measurement module 32 through the opening 17 of the grip housing 11.

The optical blood flow measurement module 33 measures blood flow data (Photoplethysmography (PPG)) of the user. The photo blood flow measurement module 33 irradiates light to a user's body part (for example, peripheral blood vessels such as capillaries at the fingertips). A body part such as a user's fingertip is inserted into the opening 17 of the grip housing 11, and the body temperature measurement module 32 may irradiate light to a body part such as the fingertip of the inserted user. Here, the light is light that can be absorbed by the red blood cells of the blood vessel, the amount of light absorption is proportional to the blood flow of the peripheral blood vessels of the user. Optical blood flow measurement module 33 obtains blood flow data of the user based on the amount of light absorption in the peripheral blood vessel of the user.

The micro microphone 34 is for allowing the grip type biosignal measuring device 10 to also function as a stethoscope. The micro microphone 34 non-contactly measures biological sound signals such as a user's heart sound, respiration sound, arterial sound, and blood vessel sound. The bio-sound signal may be used to obtain bio-hairs such as pulse or blood pressure of the user.

In the present embodiment, the body temperature measuring module 32, the optical blood flow measuring module 33, and the micro microphone 34 are described as being housed in the grip housing 11, but not limited thereto. The blood flow measurement module 33 and the micro microphone 34 may be provided on the outer surface of the grip housing 11.

In the present embodiment, in addition to the ECG module 31, all of the body temperature measuring module 32, the optical blood flow measuring module 33, and the micro microphone 34 are provided, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the temperature measuring module 32 optical blood flow measuring module is provided. At least one of the 33 and the micro microphone 34 may be provided.

The controller 35 is provided in the grip housing 11 to perform overall control of the grip type biosignal measuring apparatus 10. The control unit 35 includes electrocardiogram data measured by the ECG module 31, body temperature data measured by the body temperature measurement module 32, blood flow data measured by the optical blood flow measurement module 33, and the micro microphone 34. Receive data such as heart sounds, respiratory sounds, arterial sounds, and blood vessel sounds measured by. The control unit 35 includes a biosignal analysis engine 36, and the biosignal analysis engine 36 analyzes biosignals or data received from the plurality of

measurement modules

31, 32, and 33 and the micro microphone 34. do.

The biosignal analysis engine 36 may acquire heartbeat information of the user by analyzing heart rate data measured by the electrocardiogram measurement module 31. The biosignal analysis engine 36 may obtain blood pulse information of the user by analyzing blood flow data measured by the optical blood flow measurement module 33. The biosignal analysis engine 36 may compare the heart rate data measured by the ECG module 31 and the blood flow data measured by the optical blood flow measurement module 33 to obtain more accurate pulse information of the user. . The biosignal analysis engine 36 may obtain the blood pressure information of the user in addition to the pulse information of the user in substantially the same manner. In addition, the biosignal analysis engine 36 may obtain additional data such as a stress index based on pulse information, blood pressure information, and the like.

The control unit 35 supplies the power supplied from the power supply unit 38 such as a battery to the plurality of

electrode units

21 and 25, the plurality of

measurement modules

31, 32, and 33, the micro microphone 34, and the communication module 37. Supplies).

The communication module 37 is provided in the grip housing 11 to enable communication between the external device and the grip type biosignal measuring apparatus 10. The communication module 37 may analyze the biosignal data measured by the plurality of

measurement modules

31, 32, and 33, the biosignal data measured by the micro microphone 34, or the biosignal analysis engine 36. Various biometric information and / or data is transmitted to an external device.

For example, the external device may be a personal computer (PC), a cellular phone, a PCS phone (Personal Communication Service phone), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a WAP phone (WAP). A mobile phone may be a wireless application protocol, a smart phone, or a tablet, but is not limited thereto.

For example, the external device and the grip type biosignal measuring apparatus 10 may communicate wirelessly using a communication method such as Bluetooth, WIFI, NFC, Zigbee, Z-wave, IrDA, but is not limited thereto.

The external device may receive and analyze various biometric information and / or data of the user from the grip type biosignal measuring apparatus 10. The external device may compare or analyze various biometric information and / or data of the user with reference information and / or data, and perform self-diagnosis and / or health care. The external device may notify the user of the self-diagnosis result or the user's health condition (self-diagnosis).

In addition, the external device with which the gripped biosignal measuring apparatus 10 communicates may be a remote server. Alternatively, an external device with which the gripped biosignal measuring apparatus 10 communicates may communicate with a remote server. The remote server may be operated by a medical institution or a health care institution. A medical professional or a health care professional of a medical institution or a health care institution may acquire various biometric information and / or data of a user at a remote location, monitor the information, and analyze and diagnose the user's health condition and the like (remote diagnosis).

Various biometric information and / or data of the user, analysis of the user's health status, diagnosis results, etc. may be stored in the cloud and individually managed.

By such a configuration, a process of measuring the biosignal using the grip type biosignal measuring apparatus 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

The gripped biosignal measuring apparatus 1 operates in an activation mode in which the user's biosignal is measured or in a standby mode in which the user's biosignal is not measured.

When the plurality of fingers of the user's hand contacts the plurality of first electrode units 21, the grip type bio signal measuring apparatus 10 transitions from the standby mode to the activation mode. That is, when the user contacts the plurality of fingers with the plurality of first electrode units 21, the controller 35 wakes up according to the electrical signals detected from the plurality of first electrode units 21. The biosignal measurement operation of the user is started.

Subsequently, in a state where a user contacts a plurality of fingers with the plurality of first electrode portions 21 and grips the grip housing 11, a body part to be measured by the user, for example, As shown in FIG. 4, the inner side of the wrist of the opposite hand is contacted. At this time, as the opening 17 of the grip housing 11 is formed to be inclined, the user can stably adhere the second electrode portion 25 to the measurement site of the body in a posture of naturally grasping the grip housing 11. It becomes possible. Here, the second electrode portion 25 may be positioned on a neck or the like where the carotid artery is located, instead of the inner portion of the wrist.

As a plurality of fingers of the user are in contact with the plurality of first electrode portions 21 and other body parts such as the wrist or neck of the user are in contact with the second electrode portion 25, an electrical loop for electrocardiogram measurement is formed. do. In addition, the grip type biosignal measuring apparatus 10 may use the electrocardiogram measurement module 31 based on a potential difference between the bioelectric signals detected by the plurality of first and

second electrode parts

21 and 25. ECG data can be measured.

On the other hand, while acquiring ECG data using the plurality of first electrode portions 21 and the second electrode portion 25, the grip type biosignal measuring apparatus 10 includes an optical blood flow measurement module 33 and a body temperature measurement module. Reference numeral 32 and the micro microphone 34 may be used to measure blood flow data, body temperature, and arterial sound signals of the wrist region of the user.

The grip type biosignal measuring apparatus 10 may comprehensively analyze a user's health state and the like by using at least one measurement result. Alternatively, at least one measurement result is transmitted to an external device or a remote server and monitored and comprehensively by an external device or a remote server, or by a medical or health care professional operating an external device or a remote server. Can be analyzed.

As a result, the grip type biosignal measuring apparatus 10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may reduce the size of the device and easily grip the biosignal data to detect the biosignal data, thereby improving user convenience.

In addition, it is possible to detect a variety of bio-signal data through a single device, and can easily perform self-diagnosis and remote diagnosis.

The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented directly in hardware, in a software module executed by hardware, or by a combination thereof. Software modules may include random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), flash memory, hard disk, removable disk, CD-ROM, or It may reside in any form of computer readable recording medium well known in the art.

In the above, embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features. I can understand that. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive.

Claims

A grip housing gripped by a user's hand, comprising: a grip housing having an opening formed at one end thereof to communicate with an inside of the grip housing;

A plurality of first electrode parts of a first polarity provided on an outer surface of the grip housing and in which a plurality of fingers of the user's hand are in contact;

A second electrode part having a second polarity provided along a circumference of the opening of the grip housing and in contact with a body part other than the user's hand;

An electrocardiogram measurement module for measuring electrocardiogram data of the user based on a potential difference between the plurality of first electrodes and the electrical signals detected by the second electrodes; And

And a controller for analyzing the electrocardiogram data of the user to obtain pulse information of the user.
The method of claim 1,

Further comprising a photo blood flow measurement module for measuring the blood flow data of the user by irradiating light to the body part of the user,

The controller analyzes blood flow data of the user.
The method of claim 2,

The optical blood flow measurement module is provided in the grip housing adjacent to the opening, grip type bio-signal measuring device.
The method of claim 2,

And the control unit compares and analyzes the electrocardiogram data of the user and the blood flow data to obtain pulse information of the user.
The method of claim 2,

And the control unit compares and analyzes the electrocardiogram data of the user and the blood flow data to obtain blood pressure information of the user.
The method of claim 1,

And at least one of a body temperature measuring module or a micro microphone provided inside the grip housing.
The method of claim 1,

The grip housing,

The bottom portion has a straight shape, the upper portion has a curved shape that protrudes gradually with respect to the bottom portion toward the other end from the one end portion, the other end has a semi-circular arc shape, a pair of side parts spaced apart from each other ;

A bottom portion blocking the opening of the bottom portion between the pair of side portions;

A rear portion blocking the opening of the other end portion between the pair of side portions; And

And an upper surface portion blocking an upper opening between the pair of side portions,

The grip type biosignal measuring apparatus, wherein the opening is formed at one end portion between the pair of side portions.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The first electrode unit is composed of three, the grip type bio-signal measuring apparatus provided in each of the pair of side portions and the upper surface of the grip housing.
The method of claim 7, wherein

The grip type biosignal measuring apparatus, wherein one end of the pair of side portions is formed to be inclined with respect to the bottom portion.
The method of claim 1,

The grip type biosignal measuring apparatus operates in an activation mode in which the biosignal of the user is measured or in a standby mode in which the biosignal of the user is not measured,

And a plurality of fingers of the user's hand makes a transition from the standby mode to the activation mode when the plurality of fingers are in contact with the plurality of first electrode portions.