Wristwatch-typed heartbeat sensing device with two pairs of contacts

• US 20050148889A1
• Filed: 12/30/2003
• Published: 07/07/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yu-Yu Chen
• Original Assignee: Yu-Yu Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Yu-Yu
• Application Number:
  US10/747,408
• Publication Number:
  US 20050148889A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/509
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02444 Details of sensor A61B5/02427 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0245 by using sensing means generating electric signals, i.e. ECG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/742 using visual displays A61B5/339 takes precedence

Abstract

A wristwatch-typed heartbeat sensing device includes a casing which defines a hollow space for the mounting of a circuit board, a pair of top conductive contacts which include a first top conductive contact and a second top conductive contact, the first and second top conductive contacts separately mounted on the top surface of the casing and respectively connected to a control circuit of the circuit board, a pair of bottom conductive contacts which include a first bottom conductive contact and a second bottom conductive contact, the first and second bottom conductive contacts separately mounted at the bottom cover of the casing and respectively connected to the control circuit. When the heartbeat sensing device is fastened on the wrist of a user by means of a watch band, the first and second bottom conductive contacts contact the user'"'"'s wrist and generate a first heartbeat signal. When the user touches the first and second top conductive contacts, a second heartbeat signal is generated. The two heartbeat signals are transmitted to the control circuit in order to generate a heartbeat data of the user.

Claims

1. A wristwatch-typed heartbeat sensing device with two pairs of contacts for detecting heartbeat signals of a user, comprising:

a casing, which defines an internal hollow space and comprises a first end, a second end, a watch band with two straps respectively connected to the first end and the second end, and a circuit board which is mounted in the hollow space of the casing, a control circuit being arranged on the circuit board;

a pair of top conductive contacts, comprising a first top conductive contact and a second top conductive contact separately and respectively formed at a top surface of the casing and electrically connected to the circuit board; and

a pair of bottom conductive contacts, comprising a first bottom conductive contact and a second bottom conductive contact separately and respectively formed at a bottom surface of the casing and electrically connected to the circuit board;

wherein when the casing is put on a wrist of one hand of the user by means of the straps, the first and second bottom conductive contacts contact the wrist of the user and generate a first heartbeat signal, and when the user touches the first and second top conductive contacts with his other hand, a second heartbeat signal is generated, and the first and second heartbeat signals are transmitted to the control circuit of the circuit board so as to generate a heartbeat data of the user based on the first and second heartbeat signals.

2. The wristwatch-typed heartbeat sensing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second bottom conductive contacts are formed of conductive poles extending from the bottom of the circuit board and protruded slightly outwardly from the bottom of the casing.

3. The wristwatch-typed heartbeat sensing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the casing further comprises a display which is mounted at the top surface of the casing, the display electrically being connected to the circuit board for displaying the heartbeat data of the user.

4. The wristwatch-typed heartbeat sensing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control circuit comprises:

a first pre-amplifier, comprising a first input terminal which is connected to the first top conductive contact and a second input terminal which is connected to the second top conductive contact to generate a first differential signal from the first heartbeat signal detected by the first and second top conductive contacts;

a second pre-amplifier, comprising a first input terminal which is connected to the first bottom conductive contact and a second input terminal which is connected to the second bottom conductive contact to generate a second differential signal from the second heartbeat signal detected by the first and second bottom conductive contacts;

a differential amplifier, comprising two differential signal input terminals, in which the first input terminal is connected to the first pre-amplifier for receiving the first differential signal and the second input terminal is connected to the second pre-amplifier for receiving the second differential signal, and generating a differential output signal based on the difference between the first differential signal and the second differential signal;

a microprocessor, which receives the differential output signal from the differential amplifier, calculates and generates a heartbeat data; and

a display, which receives the heartbeat signal from the microprocessor and displays the heartbeat data.

5. The wristwatch-typed heartbeat sensing device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the control circuit further comprises a filter which is connected between the differential amplifier and the microprocessor.

6. The wristwatch-typed heartbeat sensing device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the control circuit further comprises a shaping circuit which is connected between the filter and the microprocessor.