APPARATUS FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS

• US 20110009729A1
• Filed: 01/18/2010
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Lee, Inbum, Kim, Seunghwan, Song, Yoon Seon, SHIN, Seungchul, Jang, YongWon, Park, Seon Hee
• Application Number:
  US12/689,041
• Publication Number:
  US 20110009729A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/391
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0443 Modular apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0468 Built-in electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/303 Patient cord assembly, e.g. cable harness
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/308 for electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6833 Adhesive patches

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus for measuring physiological signals by distributing modules according to functions. The physiological signal measuring apparatus includes first and second detection electrodes, a physiological signal detection module, a power supply module, and a connection line. The first and second detection electrodes are adhered to a target skin to detect physiological signals. The physiological signal detection module is installed at the first detection electrode to generate physiological signal data from the physiological signals detected by the first and second detection electrodes. The power supply module is installed at the second detection electrode to supply power to the physiological signal detection module. The connection line connects the physiological signal detection module and the power supply module.

Claims

1. An apparatus for measuring physiological signals, comprising:

first and second detection electrodes adhered to a target skin to detect physiological signals;

a physiological signal detection module installed at the first detection electrode to generate physiological signal data from the physiological signals detected by the first and second detection electrodes;

a power supply module installed at the second detection electrode to supply power to the physiological signal detection module; and

a connection line connecting the physiological signal detection module and the power supply module.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the physiological signal detection module and the power supply module comprises a display unit displaying an operation state of the corresponding module and a control unit allowing a user to control the corresponding module.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the physiological signal detection module comprises a plurality of module connection ports.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the module connection ports comprise a data input/output port and a power port.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the connection line has flexibility and elasticity.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the physiological signal detection module comprises:

an analog signal processing unit amplifying and filtering the physiological signal detected by the first detection electrode;

an analog-to-digital converting unit converting an analog signal of the physiological signal into a digital signal of the physiological signal data; and

a digital signal processing unit processing the physiological signal data through predetermined data operations.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first and second detection electrodes have an adhesive material, which is adherable to a skin surface, on one surface and have a fixing member, at which the measurement module is installable, on the other surface.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the power supply module comprises a disposable battery or a rechargeable battery.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the physiological signals include electrocardiogram (ECG), electromyogram (EMG), electroencephalogram (EEG), and galvanic skin reflex (GSR).

10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a third detection electrode adhered to a target skin to detect a physiological signal; and

a physiological signal transmission module installed at the third detection electrode to transmit the physiological signal data, which are detected by the physiological signal detection module, to an external device.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the physiological signal detection module generates the physiological signal data from the physiological signals detected by the first to third detection electrodes.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the physiological signal transmission module is connected to the physiological signal detection module and/or the power supply module.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the physiological signal transmission module comprises:

a display unit displaying an operation state of the module;

a control unit allowing the user to control the physiological signal transmission module;

a data input unit receiving the physiological signal data from the physiological signal detection module; and

a wired/wireless data transmission unit transmitting the physiological signal data to the external device through wired/wireless communication.

14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the physiological signal transmission module comprises a plurality of module connection ports.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a fourth detection electrode adhered to a target skin to detect a physiological signal; and

a physiological signal storage module installed at the fourth detection electrode to store the physiological signal data detected by the physiological signal detection module.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the physiological signal detection module generates the physiological signal data from the physiological signals detected by the first to fourth detection electrodes.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the physiological signal storage module is connected to the physiological signal detection module and/or the power supply module.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the physiological signal storage module comprises:

a display unit displaying an operation state of the physiological signal storage module; and

a control unit allowing the user to control the physiological signal storage module.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the physiological signal storage module comprises a plurality of module connection ports.

20. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

third and fourth detection electrodes adhered to a target skin to detect physiological signals;

a physiological signal transmission module installed at the third detection electrode to transmit the physiological signal data, which are detected by the physiological signal detection module, to an external device; and

a physiological signal storage module installed at the fourth detection electrode to store the physiological signal data detected by the physiological signal detection module,

wherein the physiological signal transmission module and the physiological signal storage module comprise a plurality of module connection ports.