Pulse Taking and Spectral Analysis and Display Instrument

• US 20080103398A1
• Filed: 10/31/2006
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chin Ming Huang
• Original Assignee: Chin Ming Huang
• Inventors: Huang, Chin Ming
• Application Number:
  US11/555,198
• Publication Number:
  US 20080103398A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/500
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02444 Details of sensor A61B5/02427 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0255 Recording instruments specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4854 Diagnosis based on concepts of traditional oriental medicine
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7253 characterised by using transforms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7257 using Fourier transforms

Abstract

A pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument comprises a movable device, a sensing device, a signal processing device, and a computer. The position of the sensing device in the Z-axis, Y-axis and X-axis directions can be adjusted by the moveable device, thus improving the degree of sensitivity and the convenience of operation. The sensing device is used to detect the pulse signal at the patient'"'"'s radial artery, and the pulse signal is to be transmitted to and processed by the signal processing device. The computer serves to calculate the Fourier transform and the Power spectrum of the digital signal, making a thorough analysis of the change in the spectral of the respective pulse signals. And finally, the wave pulse diagram, spectral diagram and the power spectral data are displayed on the display.

Claims

1. A pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument comprising:

a moveable device disposed on a top surface of a base and employed to perform axial adjusting movement;

a sensing device including a force gauge and a pulse sensor;

the force gauge has one end fixed to the moveable device and has another end located opposite the top surface of the base;

the pulse sensor has one end fixed to the another end of the force gauge, the force gauge enables the pulse sensor to produce a pushing force toward the top surface of the base, another end of the pulse sensor is to be placed on a patient'"'"'s radial artery to sense the pulse signal; and

a computer connected to the pulse sensor of the sensing device, a conversion software being installed in the computer and serving to carry out spectral analysis display of the pulse signal sensed by the pulse sensor.

2. The pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument as claimed in claim 1, wherein the movable device includes a Z-axis adjusting assembly, a Y-axis adjusting assembly and an X-axis adjusting assembly.

3. The pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument as claimed in claim 2, wherein a slide rail is engaged in the top surface of the base, and on a top surface of the slide rail is fixed a carrying board.

4. The pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument as claimed in claim 3, wherein the Z-axis adjusting assembly is horizontally fixed at one side of the carrying board and serves to perform Z-axial adjusting movement.

5. The pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument as claimed in claim 4, wherein the Z-axis adjusting assembly includes a Z-axis slide seat having a Z-axis groove, a Z-axis toothed rack, and a Z-axis adjusting disc having a Z-axis toothed shaft;

the Z-axis slide seat is horizontally fixed at one side of the carrying board;

the Z-axis groove is formed in a top surface of the Z-axis slide seat;

the Z-axis toothed rack is received in the Z-axis groove; and

the Z-axis adjusting disc is axially formed with the Z-axis toothed shaft that is pivotally connected at one side of the Z-axis slide seat and is received in the Z-axis groove, the toothed shaft of the Z-axis adjusting disc is meshed with the Z-axis toothed rack.

6. The pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument as claimed in claim 5, wherein the Z-axis toothed rack is formed in a shape similar to the shape of the Z-axis groove.

7. The pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument as claimed in claim 4, wherein the Y-axis toothed rack has one end vertically fixed to an end of a top surface of the Z-axis toothed rack and serves to execute adjusting movement in Y-axis direction.

8. The pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument as claimed in claim 7, wherein the Y-axis adjusting assembly includes a Y-axis toothed rack, a Y-axis positioning seat having a guiding hole, and a Y-axis adjusting disc with a Y-axis toothed shaft;

the Y-axis toothed rack has one end vertically fixed to an end of the top surface of the Z-axis toothed rack;

the Y-axis positioning seat is fixed to the Y-axis toothed rack via the guiding hole; and

the Y-axis adjusting disc is axially formed with the Y-axis toothed shaft that is to be pivotally connected to one side of the Y-axis positioning seat and received in the guiding hole, the Y-axis toothed shaft is meshed with the Y-axis toothed rack.

9. The pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument as claimed in claim 7, wherein the X-axis adjusting assembly has one end vertically fixed to another end of the Y-axis adjusting assembly and serves to perform adjusting movement in X-axis direction.

10. The pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument as claimed in claim 9, wherein the X-axis adjusting assembly includes an X-axis positioning seat having a guiding hole, an X-axis toothed rack, and an X-axis adjusting disc having an X-axis toothed shaft;

one side of the X-axis positioning seat is vertically fixed to a top surface of the Y-axis positioning seat and is located adjacent to the Y-axis toothed rack;

the X-axis toothed rack is inserted in the guiding hole of the X-axis positioning seat; and

the X-axis adjusting disc is axially formed with the X-axis toothed shaft that is to be pivotally connected to one side of the X-axis positioning seat and received in the guiding hole, the X-axis toothed shaft is meshed with the X-axis toothed rack.

11. The pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument as claimed in claim 3, wherein the slide rail is a linear slide rail.

12. The pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensing device further includes a finger-shaped member fixed on another end of the pulse sensor.

13. The pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer is a desktop computer or a notebook computer.

14. The pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument as claimed in claim 1, wherein the conversion software is C++ Builder 6.0.

15. The pulse taking and spectral analysis and display instrument as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a signal processing device which includes an amplifier, a wave filter, and a digital-to-analog converter, the signal processing device is connected to the pulse sensor of the sensing device and the computer and serves to process signal.