WO2021101216A1

WO2021101216A1 - Device and method for optimizing positioning of patch-type ultrasonic sensor for mobile-based bladder monitoring

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Publication number: WO2021101216A1
Application number: PCT/KR2020/016186
Authority: WO
Inventors: 장원석; 박상은; 오현경
Original assignee: 연세대학교 산학협력단
Priority date: 2019-11-19
Filing date: 2020-11-17
Publication date: 2021-05-27
Also published as: KR102313699B1; KR20210060800A

Abstract

The present application pertains to a device and a method for optimizing the positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor. The device for optimizing the positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor, according to one embodiment of the present application, may comprise: an input unit which receives an input of urine information, water information on the water consumed by a user, and user information including information on the user's bladder to which an ultrasonic patch is to be attached; a connection unit which is connected to the ultrasonic patch for emitting ultrasonic waves to the user's body to measure the bladder volume and the amount of urine remaining in the bladder, thereby receiving the user's bladder position according to the ultrasonic emission; a position adjusting unit which generates position adjustment information for position adjustment such that the position of the ultrasonic patch corresponds to the user's bladder; and a urination information generating unit which generates urination information that advises the user to urinate, on the basis of the user information, the water information, and the urine information.

Description

A device and method for optimizing the positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor for mobile-based bladder monitoring

The present application relates to an apparatus and method for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor for mobile-based bladder monitoring.

Patients suffering from dysuria due to prostate surgery, brain diseases such as stroke, cerebral palsy, Parkin's disease, and spinal cord injury patients need to continuously monitor the degree of bladder filling because it is difficult to control urination arbitrarily. . Therefore, it is necessary to continuously monitor the degree of bladder fullness.

However, there is currently no biomarker technology capable of non-invasively monitoring the degree of bladder fullness, and the level of development thereof is unfavorable in relation to the monitoring technology. In addition, in the case of a patient suffering from a dysuria, management of urination according to a sense of urine and water intake is important.

The technology behind the present application is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1601215.

The present application is to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and to provide an apparatus and method for optimizing the positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor for mobile-based bladder monitoring that can improve the accuracy of the attachment position of the ultrasonic sensor for monitoring the bladder. It is done.

The present application provides an apparatus and method for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasound sensor for mobile-based bladder monitoring that can manage urination according to a user's urination-related state through a urination management model for each urination disorder as to solve the problems of the prior art described above. It aims to provide.

However, the technical problems to be achieved by the embodiments of the present application are not limited to the technical problems as described above, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical problem, the apparatus for optimizing positioning of the patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an embodiment of the present application includes user information including bladder information of the user to which the ultrasonic patch is attached, and moisture information on the moisture ingested by the user. And an input unit receiving urine information, a connection unit connected to an ultrasound patch that measures the bladder volume and the amount of urine remaining in the bladder by irradiating ultrasound on the user's body to receive the location of the user's bladder according to the ultrasound irradiation, and the location of the ultrasound patch. A position control unit that generates position control information for position control to correspond to the user's bladder, and a urination information generation unit that generates urination information recommending the user's urination based on the user information, moisture information, and urine information Can contain

According to an embodiment of the present application, the moisture information includes the type and amount of moisture consumed by the user, and the urine information includes the intensity of urine felt by the user, and the bladder information is It may be based on at least one of a user input for a bladder size or a bladder size measured by the ultrasound patch.

According to an embodiment of the present application, further comprising an output unit for displaying the user's bladder measured by the ultrasound patch in real time, and the position control unit within a range of the irradiated ultrasound from a position where the ultrasound patch is attached to the human body. The position control information for moving the ultrasound patch to a position corresponding to the bladder may be generated.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the urination information generation unit receives information on the amount of urination for the amount of urination of the user from the ultrasonic patch, and the maximum amount of urination and the minimum amount of urination per day based on the moisture information, the urine information, and the urine amount information , It is possible to calculate urination data per day by accumulating the number of urination per day and the amount of water intake per day.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the urination information generation unit calculates a recommended urination cycle per day based on the daily urination data, and the recommended urination cycle may be calculated in consideration of the user's urination disorder symptoms.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the output unit may output the recommended urination cycle and output an alarm notifying of urination according to the recommended urination cycle.

According to an embodiment of the present application, further comprising a camera unit for photographing the height of the user, the input unit receives the user's height information based on the user input, and the camera unit receives the user's full body image and a pelvis image. While photographing, the position control unit may generate recommended starting point information displayed on the pelvis image in consideration of the whole body image, the pelvis image, the height information, and the bladder position according to the average height.

In the method for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the input unit receives user information including bladder information of a user to which an ultrasonic patch is attached, moisture information on moisture consumed by the user, and urine information, The connection unit is connected to an ultrasound patch that measures the bladder volume and the amount of urine remaining in the bladder by irradiating ultrasound on the user's body, and receiving the position of the user's bladder according to the ultrasound irradiation. Generating position control information for position control to correspond to the bladder, the urination information generation unit may include the step of generating urination information recommending the user's urination based on the user information, moisture information, and urine information. .

According to an embodiment of the present application, the output unit further comprises the step of displaying the user's bladder measured by the ultrasonic patch in real time, and the position control unit of the ultrasonic wave irradiated from the position where the ultrasonic patch is attached to the human body. The position control information for moving the ultrasound patch to a position in which the bladder corresponds within a range may be generated.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the urination information generation unit receives information on an amount of urination for a user's amount of urination from the ultrasonic patch, and based on the moisture information, the urine information, and the amount of urination information, the maximum and minimum amount of urination per day The amount of urination, the number of urination per day, and the amount of water intake per day can be accumulated to calculate urination data per day.

According to an embodiment of the present application, further comprising the step of a camera unit photographing the height of the user, wherein the input unit receives the user's height information based on the user input, and the camera unit Taking an image, the position control unit may generate the recommended starting point information displayed on the pelvis image in consideration of the whole body image, the pelvis image, the height information, and the bladder position according to the average height.

The above-described problem solving means are merely exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present application. In addition to the above-described exemplary embodiments, additional embodiments may exist in the drawings and detailed description of the invention.

According to the above-described problem solving means of the present application, it is possible to provide an apparatus and method for optimizing the positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor for mobile-based bladder monitoring that can improve the accuracy of the attachment position of the ultrasonic sensor for monitoring the bladder.

According to the above-described problem solving means of the present application, it is possible to provide an apparatus and method for optimizing the positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor for mobile-based bladder monitoring that can manage urination according to a user's urination-related state through a urination management model for each urination disorder. have.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a positioning optimization system of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an embodiment of the present application.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an apparatus for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

3 is a diagram illustrating an example of inputting user information and bladder information of an apparatus for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of outputting a residual urine amount according to input of moisture information by an apparatus for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a guide for detecting a bladder position in a positioning optimization apparatus of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a notification of an amount of residual urine in a bladder by an apparatus for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

7 is a diagram schematically illustrating urination data of an apparatus for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an embodiment of the present application.

8 is a view showing an example of a urine diary of the positioning optimization device of the patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an embodiment of the present application.

9 is a diagram illustrating an example of setting an urination alarm of the apparatus for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

10 is a diagram illustrating a flow of a method for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an embodiment of the present application.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present application will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art may easily implement the present application. However, the present application may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In addition, in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present application, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout this specification, when a part is said to be "connected" with another part, this includes not only the case that it is "directly connected", but also the case that it is "electrically connected" with another element interposed therebetween. do.

Throughout the present specification, when a member is positioned "on", "upper", "upper", "under", "lower", and "lower" of another member, this means that a member is located on another member. This includes not only the case where they are in contact but also the case where another member exists between the two members.

In the entire specification of the present application, when a certain part "includes" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components unless specifically stated to the contrary.

Referring to FIG. 1, a system for optimizing a positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor may include an apparatus 100 for optimizing a positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor, an ultrasonic patch 200 and a user terminal 300. The device 100 for optimizing the positioning of the patch-type ultrasonic sensor may monitor the urination state based on the user's bladder volume. In addition, it is possible to perform appropriate urination management according to the user's urination disorder. According to an embodiment of the present application, the apparatus 100 for optimizing the positioning of the patch-type ultrasonic sensor may be provided in the form of an application provided through the user terminal 300, and provided as a separate device interlocking with the user terminal 300 It could be. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the apparatus 100 for optimizing the positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor in the form of an application provided through the user terminal 300 will be described.

The apparatus 100 for optimizing the positioning of the patch-type ultrasonic sensor, the ultrasonic patch 200, and the user terminal 300 may be connected to a network. A network refers to a wired and wireless connection structure capable of exchanging information between respective nodes such as a terminal and a server, and examples of such networks include a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network and a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. , 5G network, WIMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access) network, Internet, LAN (Local Area Network), Wireless LAN (Wireless Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), PAN (Personal Area Network), Bluetooth A (Bluetooth) network, a satellite broadcasting network, an analog broadcasting network, a Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) network, and the like are included, but are not limited thereto.

In addition, the user terminal 300 is, for example, a smart phone (Smartphone), a smart pad (SmartPad), a tablet PC, PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communication), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) ) It may include all kinds of wireless communication devices such as terminals and wired communication devices such as desktop computers and smart TVs.

The ultrasound patch 200 may be attached to the user's abdomen, and the bladder capacity and residual urine amount may be measured by irradiating ultrasound onto the user's abdomen. The bladder volume refers to an index indicating how much urine is accumulated in the bladder, and the ultrasonic patch 200 may measure the amount of residual urine in the user's bladder through ultrasound. In addition, the ultrasonic patch 200 may include a rechargeable battery unit.

Referring to FIG. 2, the positioning optimization device 100 of the patch-type ultrasonic sensor includes an input unit 110, a connection unit 120, a position control unit 130, a urine information generation unit 140, an output unit 150, and a camera unit. It may include 160.

The input unit 110 may receive user information including bladder information of a user to which an ultrasonic patch is attached, moisture information on moisture consumed by the user, and urine information.

3 is a diagram showing an example of inputting user information and bladder information of a device for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an embodiment of the present application, and FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an apparatus for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an embodiment of the present application. A diagram showing an example of outputting the amount of residual urine according to input of moisture information.

Referring to FIG. 3, as user information, the input unit 110 may receive an identifier (ID), name, date of birth, sex, weight, urination disorder symptoms, and bladder measurement interval. In addition, the input unit 110 may receive a user input to be connected to the ultrasonic patch 200 through a network. Referring to FIG. 3, bladder information may be input based on at least one of a user input for a user's bladder size or a bladder size measured by the ultrasound patch. Bladder information may be directly input by the user, or may be automatically input by being measured from ultrasound by an ultrasound patch 200 to be described later. The symptoms of dysuria may include a dysuria due to prostate, a behavioral disorder, and a dysuria due to enuresis, and a dysuria due to a neurogenic bladder, and the input unit 110 provides a user input for selecting one of the symptoms of the dysuria. You can receive it.

Referring to FIG. 4, the moisture information may include the type of moisture consumed by the user and the amount of moisture. Urine may accumulate in the bladder according to the amount of moisture and moisture consumed by the user, and the amount of residual material in the bladder may be measured by the ultrasonic patch 200. In addition, the urine information is expressed as standardized data that the user feels a desire according to the current residual urine amount, and may be generated based on a user input. The input unit 110 may periodically receive bladder information from the ultrasound patch 200, and the state of the amount of residual urine may be updated in real time through an application. In addition, current bladder volume and residual urine volume may be manually measured according to the intention of the user, and manual measurement may be performed by clicking the measurement icon shown in FIG. 4.

The connection unit 120 may be connected to an ultrasound patch 200 that measures a bladder volume and an amount of urine remaining in the bladder by irradiating ultrasound on the user's body, and receives the user's bladder position according to the ultrasound irradiation. In order to measure the user's bladder volume and residual urine volume by the ultrasonic patch 200, the ultrasonic patch needs to be located on the user's abdomen corresponding to the bladder. Referring to FIG. 5, the apparatus 100 for optimizing the positioning of the patch-type ultrasonic sensor may guide the attachment of the ultrasonic patch 200 for more accurate positioning of the ultrasonic patch 200. The position adjusting unit 130 may generate position control information for moving the ultrasonic patch 200 from a position where the ultrasonic patch 200 is attached to the human body to a position such that the bladder corresponds within the range of the irradiated ultrasonic wave. Specifically, referring to FIG. 5, the ultrasound patch 200 may be moved using the pubis as a starting point so that the ultrasound patch 200 may be positioned in an abdominal region corresponding to a bladder existing inside the human body. The connection unit 120 is positioned on the pubis and can receive an ultrasound image that changes in real time as the ultrasound patch 200 that irradiates the ultrasound is moved, and the output unit 150 controls the user's bladder measured by the ultrasound patch. It can be displayed in real time. That is, the output unit 150 may output an ultrasound image in real time.

The position adjustment unit 130 may generate position adjustment information for position adjustment such that the position of the ultrasound patch corresponds to the user's bladder. Specifically, the position adjustment unit 130 may generate position adjustment information that guides the movement of the ultrasound patch 200 starting to move from the pubic bone to correspond to the user's bladder. The position adjustment information may determine the position of an organ from an ultrasound image through the ultrasound patch 200, and may generate position adjustment information indicating the movement of the ultrasound patch 200 in consideration of the position of the organ determined from the pubis. . For example, referring to FIG. 5, when the current ultrasonic patch 200 is located in the pubic region, the position adjusting unit 130 may determine the current position of the ultrasonic patch 200 from the ultrasonic image, and the ultrasonic patch 200 Position control information including a command to move) to the upper side (abdominal region) can be generated. The position adjustment information may suggest movement not only in the vertical direction but also in the left and right directions. When the ultrasound image detects that the ultrasound patch 200 is located in the abdominal area corresponding to the bladder, the position control unit 130 may output a message to attach the ultrasound patch 200 to the corresponding area through the application. .

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the position adjustment unit 130 may utilize an image captured by the camera unit 160 so that the ultrasonic patch 200 may be attached to a more accurate bladder position. The camera unit 160 may photograph the height of the user. Specifically, the camera unit 160 may capture a user's whole body image and a pelvis image. The input unit 110 may receive the user's height information based on the user input. The position control unit may generate recommended starting point information displayed on the pelvis image in consideration of the whole body image, the pelvis image, and the height information, and the bladder position according to the average height. Average height refers to the average height of all users. That is, information on an average height corresponding to the user's gender and height and a bladder location by height may be accumulated in advance by various users. In other words, the average bladder position of users with a height of 180 cm is converted into a database, and when the height of the user who intends to adjust the ultrasound patch 200 is input, the predicted position of the bladder of the user may be determined. In addition, the position control unit 130 may determine the expected position of the bladder even by analyzing the whole body image and the pelvis image. Even a user with the same height may have different body proportions, and accordingly, the position of the bladder may also be different, and thus, a second position estimation is performed through an image. For example, the position of the pelvis, the length of the leg, and the position of the hip can be identified from the whole body image and the pelvic image, and the position of the bladder can be estimated based on the corresponding position. Accordingly, the position control unit 130 may estimate one bladder position by combining the position of the bladder predicted according to the user's height and the position of the bladder predicted according to image analysis, and display this on the pelvis image. . Since the predicted bladder position is by prediction, it is possible to more accurately and quickly determine a position corresponding to the bladder by setting the corresponding position as a starting point for finding a position corresponding to the bladder.

7 is a diagram schematically illustrating urination data of a device for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an embodiment of the present application, and FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a urine diary of an apparatus for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an embodiment of the present application. It is a drawing.

The urination information generation unit 140 may generate a graph of the user's urination amount in daily, weekly and monthly units, and output through an application. For example, in the daily graph, the amount of urination and the amount of water intake for each time of the day may be output. In addition, the analysis unit 150 may output a weekly urination diary and a user-set periodic urination diary through the output unit 150. In addition, referring to FIG. 7, the urination information generation unit 140 may output a urine diary in which the user's urination amount, urine intensity, water intake amount, water type, and residual amount are recorded by time. Referring to FIG. 8, the urination information generation unit 140 may output a urine diary in which a user's urination amount, urine intensity, water intake amount, water type, and residual amount are recorded by time. In addition, the urination information generation unit 140 may generate a urination diary for each urination management model. This will be discussed later.

The urination information generation unit 140 receives information on the amount of urination about the amount of urination of the user from the ultrasonic patch 200, and based on moisture information, urine information, and urine amount information, the maximum and minimum amount of urination per day, the number of urination per day, Daily urination data can be calculated by accumulating the amount of water intake per day. Here, the urination data may be understood to be the same as the urination diary. Specifically, the urination information generation unit 140 calculates a recommended urination cycle per day based on the urination data per day, and the recommended urination cycle may be calculated in consideration of symptoms of a user's urination disorder. In addition, the output unit 150 may output a recommended urination cycle, and may output an alarm informing of urination according to the recommended urination cycle. That is, it is possible to provide a urination cycle indicating an appropriate urination time according to the urination pattern in which the user consumes water and urinate, and in the case of a user with a urination disorder, an appropriate urination cycle according to each disorder can be provided.

Referring to FIG. 9, a user may set a period for measuring a bladder volume and an amount of residual urine through the application, and an alarm period for the amount of residual urine. In addition, the recommended urination cycle can be manually set, and the cycle of the hydration alarm can be set.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the urination information generation unit 140 may build a urination management model for each urination disorder. The urination information generation unit 140 may build a urination management model for each of the urination disorders due to prostate disease, behavioral disorders, and urination disorders due to enuresis, and urination disorders due to neurogenic bladder. Explaining each of the above-described urination management models, the urination management model for urination disorders caused by prostate disease is continuous/passive bladder measurement, measurement display, urination recommendation notification, urine intensity recording, water intake recording, water recommended amount notification, and urination diary creation. Including the process, and the urination management model for dysuria caused by the neurogenic bladder includes the process of continuous/passive bladder measurement, measurement display, urination recommendation notification water intake record, daily water intake restriction, night water intake restriction, and urination diary writing. can do. The urination management model for dysuria caused by dysuria caused by behavioral disorder and enuresis includes the process of continuous/passive bladder measurement, measurement display, urination recommendation notification, urine intensity recording, water intake record, water recommended amount notification, and urination journal creation process. can do. In addition, the urination information generation unit 140 may generate a urination management model including a urination criterion for recommending urination for each urination management model, and information on a urination method recommended for each urination management model.

The input of fluid intake is common in all models of urination management. If there is a problem with the lower urinary tract function due to diuretic and bladder stimulation, it is necessary to limit the intake of beverages. Therefore, the input of water intake can be made common regardless of the type of the user's urination disorder. The urination information generation unit 140 may provide guide information related to water intake. For example, the guide information may include a guide that limits caffeine intake to less than 200 mg per day, alcohol intake is prohibited, and intake of carbonated beverages, aspartame and other artificial sweeteners should be restricted. In addition, the guide information may include a guide indicating that the restriction of excessive water intake causes urinary urgency and frequent urination by stimulating the bladder mucosa due to a high concentration of urine. The guide information may be output as text or image through the application.

The urination information generation unit 140 may output a urine diary in which the user's urination amount, urine intensity, water intake amount, water type, and residual amount are recorded by time. When explaining the flow for generating a urine diary for each urination management model, first, in the case of a urination disorder due to prostate disease, the user ingests water, and the type and amount of ingested water are determined through the user terminal 300. Upon input, the urination information generation unit 140 may record the type and intake of the water. Thereafter, when the accumulation of urine is monitored through the ultrasonic patch 200 and the intensity of urine felt by the user according to the accumulation of urine is input through the user terminal 300, the urination information generation unit 140 is the ultrasonic patch 200 The amount of urine in the bladder detected through may be output as shown in FIG. 6.

Exemplarily, the urination information generation unit 140 is a pre-set urination criterion (that is, the amount of urine, and the amount of urination criterion for each urination management model) based on the urination management model for urination disorders caused by prostate disease. This may be different.) and the amount of detected urine are compared, and if the amount of urine detected is less than the amount of the reference urine in consideration of the intensity of urine, information about waiting for urination is output, and the amount of detected urine is the standard. If the amount of urine is more than the amount of urine, urination instruction information can be output.

The urination information generation unit 140 may automatically record the amount of urination measured in real time after the user's urination. After passing through such a process, the urination information generation unit 140 may generate and output a urine diary in which the amount of urination, the intensity of urine, the amount of water intake, the type of water, and the amount of residuals are recorded by time. Using the urinary intensity and residual urine amount of the user through the urination diary, the status or improvement of urination disorders caused by prostate disease can be grasped.

Urination disorder due to neurogenic bladder refers to a disease in which an abnormality occurs in the urinary muscle due to a problem in the path of the brain and bladder. In the case of a urination management model for urination disorders caused by a neurogenic bladder, when a user ingests water and inputs the type and amount of ingested water through the user terminal 300, the urination information generation unit 140 Record the type and intake. At this time, the urination information generation unit 140 may limit the daily water intake to 2000cc and output guide information for limiting nighttime water intake when selecting a urination disorder due to a neurogenic bladder among the symptoms of urination disorder. Thereafter, the accumulation of urine may be monitored through the ultrasonic patch 200 and urination instruction information may be output based on the accumulated amount of urine. In the case of dysuria caused by a neurogenic bladder, urine can be excreted through intermittent catheterization. The urination information generation unit 140 may automatically record the amount of urination measured in real time after urination. After passing through such a process, the urination information generation unit 140 may generate and output a urine diary in which the amount of urination, the intensity of urine, the amount of water intake, the type of water, and the amount of residuals are recorded by time.

In the case of the urination management model for urination disorders caused by enuresis, the same process as the urination management model for urination disorders caused by prostate disease described above may be used. However, since enuresis is a disease that cannot cover urine after 5 years of age, it may be different from the urination criteria of the urination management model for urination disorders caused by prostate disease.

The flow of the method for optimizing the positioning of the patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure illustrated in FIG. 10 may be performed by the apparatus 100 for optimizing the positioning of the patch-type ultrasonic sensor described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9. Therefore, even if omitted below, the description of the apparatus 100 for optimizing the positioning of the patch-type ultrasonic sensor through FIGS. 1 to 9 may be equally applied to FIG. 10.

In step S1010, the input unit 110 may receive user information including bladder information of a user to which the ultrasonic patch is attached, moisture information on moisture consumed by the user, and urine information. As user information, the input unit 110 may receive input of an identifier (ID), name, date of birth, sex, weight, symptoms of urination disorder, and bladder measurement interval. In addition, the input unit 110 may receive a user input to be connected to the ultrasonic patch 200 through a network. The moisture information includes the type of moisture and the amount of moisture consumed by the user, and the urine information includes the intensity of the urine felt by the user, but the bladder information is based on a user input for the user's bladder size or the ultrasonic patch. It may be input based on at least one of the measured bladder sizes.

In step S1020, the connection unit 120 is connected to the ultrasonic patch 200 for measuring the bladder volume and the amount of urine remaining in the bladder by irradiating ultrasonic waves on the user's body to receive the position of the user's bladder according to the ultrasonic irradiation. The output unit 150 may display the user's bladder measured by an ultrasonic patch in real time.

In step S1030, the position adjustment unit 130 may generate position adjustment information for position adjustment such that the position of the ultrasound patch 200 corresponds to the user's bladder. Specifically, position control information for moving the ultrasonic patch 200 from a position where the ultrasonic patch 200 is attached to the human body to a position such that the bladder corresponds within the range of the irradiated ultrasonic wave may be generated. Exemplarily, the height of the user, that is, the camera unit 160 for capturing the user's full body image and pelvis image captures the user's height, and the input unit 110 receives the user's height information based on the user input, The position control unit 130 may generate recommended starting point information displayed on the pelvis image in consideration of the whole body image, the pelvis image, the height information, and the bladder position according to the average height.

In step S1040, the urination information generation unit 140 may generate urination information recommending the user's urination based on user information, moisture information, and urine information. Specifically, the urination information generation unit 140 receives urination amount information on the amount of urination of the user from the ultrasonic patch 200, and based on moisture information, urine information, and urination amount information, the maximum amount of urination and the minimum amount of urination per day, 1 By accumulating the number of urination per day and the amount of water intake per day, urination data per day can be calculated.

In addition, the urination information generation unit 140 calculates a recommended urination cycle per day based on the urination data per day, and the recommended urination cycle may be calculated in consideration of the user's urination disorder symptoms. The output unit 150 may output a recommended urination cycle, and output an alarm informing of urination according to the recommended urination cycle.

The method for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded in the medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and usable to those skilled in computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. -A hardware device specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler, but also high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operation of the present invention, and vice versa.

The foregoing description of the present application is for illustrative purposes only, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present application pertains will be able to understand that it can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present application. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative and non-limiting in all respects. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present application is indicated by the claims to be described later rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modified forms derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present application.

Claims

In the positioning optimization device of the patch-type ultrasonic sensor,

An input unit for receiving user information including bladder information of a user to which the ultrasonic patch is attached, moisture information on moisture consumed by the user, and urine information;

A connection unit connected to an ultrasonic patch for measuring a bladder volume and an amount of urine remaining in the bladder by irradiating ultrasound on the user's body to receive a position of the user's bladder according to the ultrasonic irradiation;

A position adjusting unit generating position adjusting information for position adjusting so that the position of the ultrasonic patch corresponds to the user's bladder; And

Positioning optimization apparatus of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor comprising a urination information generation unit that generates urination information recommending urination of a user based on the user information, moisture information, and urine information.
The method of claim 1,

The moisture information includes the type and amount of moisture consumed by the user,

The yaw information includes the strength of the yaw felt by the user,

The bladder information is based on at least one of a user input for a user's bladder size or a bladder size measured by the ultrasound patch.
The method of claim 1,

Further comprising an output unit for displaying the user's bladder measured by the ultrasonic patch in real time,

The position control unit generates the position adjustment information for moving the ultrasonic patch from the position where the ultrasonic patch is attached to the human body to a position so that the bladder corresponds to the irradiated ultrasonic range. Device.
The method of claim 3,

The urination information generation unit

Receiving the amount of urination information on the amount of urination of the user from the ultrasound patch,

Based on the moisture information, the urine information, and the urine amount information, the maximum and minimum amount of urination per day, the number of urination per day, and the amount of water intake per day are accumulated to calculate urination data per day, positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor Optimization device.
The method of claim 4,

The urination information generation unit,

Based on the daily urination data, a recommended urination cycle per day is calculated,

The recommended urination cycle is calculated in consideration of the symptoms of the user's urination disorder, the positioning optimization device of the patch-type ultrasonic sensor.
The method of claim 5,

The output unit outputs the recommended urination cycle and outputs an alarm notifying urination according to the recommended urination cycle.
The method of claim 1,

Further comprising a camera for photographing the height of the user,

The input unit receives height information of the user based on a user input,

The camera unit photographs a whole body image and a pelvis image of the user,

The position control unit,

The apparatus for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasound sensor to generate recommended starting point information displayed on the pelvis image in consideration of the whole body image, the pelvis image, and the height information and the bladder position according to the average height.
In the positioning optimization method of the patch-type ultrasonic sensor,

Receiving, by an input unit, user information including bladder information of a user to which an ultrasonic patch is attached, moisture information on moisture consumed by the user, and urine information;

Receiving a position of the user's bladder according to the ultrasonic irradiation by a connection unit being connected to an ultrasonic patch for measuring a bladder volume and an amount of urine remaining in the bladder by irradiating ultrasonic waves on the user's body;

Generating, by a position adjusting unit, position adjustment information for position adjustment such that the position of the ultrasound patch corresponds to the user's bladder;

A method for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor comprising the step of generating, by the urination information generation unit, urination information recommending the user's urination based on the user information, moisture information, and urine information.
The method of claim 8,

The moisture information includes the type and amount of moisture consumed by the user,

The yaw information includes the strength of the yaw felt by the user,

The bladder information is based on at least one of a user input for a user's bladder size or a bladder size measured by the ultrasound patch.
The method of claim 8,

The output unit further comprises the step of displaying the bladder of the user measured by the ultrasonic patch in real time,

The position control unit generates the position adjustment information for moving the ultrasonic patch from the position where the ultrasonic patch is attached to the human body to a position so that the bladder corresponds to the irradiated ultrasonic range. Way.
The method of claim 10,

The urination information generation unit,

Receiving the amount of urination information on the amount of urination of the user from the ultrasound patch,

Based on the moisture information, the urine information, and the urine amount information, the maximum and minimum amount of urination per day, the number of urination per day, and the amount of water intake per day are accumulated to calculate urination data per day, positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor Optimization method.
The method of claim 11,

The urination information generation unit,

Based on the daily urination data, a recommended urination cycle per day is calculated,

The recommended urination cycle is calculated in consideration of symptoms of the user's urination disorder, a method for optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasonic sensor.
The method of claim 12,

The output unit outputs the recommended urination cycle and outputs an alarm notifying urination according to the recommended urination cycle.
The method of claim 8,

Further comprising the step of the camera unit photographing the height of the user,

The input unit receives height information of the user based on a user input,

The camera unit photographs a whole body image and a pelvis image of the user,

The position control unit,

The method of optimizing positioning of a patch-type ultrasound sensor to generate recommended starting point information displayed on the pelvis image in consideration of the whole body image, the pelvis image, and the height information and the bladder position according to the average height.
A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for executing the method of any one of claims 8 to 15 on a computer.