DEVICE FOR DETECTING VIBRATION IN LIVING BODY AND DEVICE FOR EXAMINING PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE OF THE LIVING BODY USING THE SAME

• US 20110060250A1
• Filed: 05/10/2007
• Published: 03/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc. (Becton Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: ALARIS Medical Systems, Inc. (Becton Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Yanaga, Akihiko
• Application Number:
  US12/922,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20110060250A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/587
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/02 Details of sensors specially adapted for in-vivo measurements
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1102 Ballistocardiography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1126 using a particular sensing technique
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/113 occurring during breathing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4818 Sleep apnoea
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6814 Head

Abstract

It is intended to provide a device for detecting a vibration in a living body by which a vibration caused by, for example, a vibration caused by a change in a part (in particular, the head) of a subject, respiration, pulsation, cough, snore, an eyeball movement, a body movement, a jaw movement or turn over can be detected; and a device for examining the physiological state of the living body using the same, and the device for detecting a vibration in the living body at least comprises: a housing on which a definite part (in particular, the head) of a subject is placed; a distortion plate provided on the inner upper face of the housing in contact with the upper face of the housing; a distortion-detection means bonded to the distortion plate; and a holding plate composed of a contacting part being in contact with the inner lower face of the housing and a holding part extending from the contacting part and the both edge of the distortion plate.

Claims

1-9. -9. (canceled)

10. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject comprising at least:

a housing on which a head of the subject is put;

a distortion plate provided on an inner upper surface so as to be in contact with the inner upper surface;

a means for detecting distortion fixed on said distortion plate;

a supporting plate comprising a contact part fixed on an inner lower surface of the housing and supporting parts extending from the contact part and supporting both end edge parts of said distortion plate.

11. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 10, wherein said means for detecting distortion comprises an electronic circuit substrate provided in said housing.

12. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 10, wherein a plurality of the means for detecting distortion are arranged along a longitudinal direction of said distortion plate.

13. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of the means for detecting distortion are arranged along a longitudinal direction of said distortion plate.

14. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 10, wherein said distortion plate has slit parts extending from edges thereof to proximity of said means for detecting distortion.

15. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 11, wherein said distortion plate has slit parts extending from edges thereof to proximity of said means for detecting distortion.

16. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 12, wherein said distortion plate has slit parts extending from edges thereof to proximity of said means for detecting distortion.

17. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 13, wherein said distortion plate has slit parts extending from edges thereof to proximity of said means for detecting distortion.

18. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 10, wherein:

the means for detecting distortion is a piezo element or a distortion gauge, and

a collision preventing material is arranged on the contact part of said supporting plate which the piezo element or the distortion gauge faces.

19. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 11, wherein:

the means for detecting distortion is a piezo element or a distortion gauge, and

a collision preventing material is arranged on the contact part of said supporting plate which the piezo element or the distortion gauge faces.

20. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 12, wherein:

the means for detecting distortion is a piezo element or a distortion gauge, and

a collision preventing material is arranged on the contact part of said supporting plate which the piezo element or the distortion gauge faces.

21. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 13, wherein:

the means for detecting distortion is a piezo element or a distortion gauge, and

a collision preventing material is arranged on the contact part of said supporting plate which the piezo element or the distortion gauge faces.

22. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 14, wherein:

the means for detecting distortion is a piezo element or a distortion gauge, and

a collision preventing material is arranged on the contact part of said supporting plate which the piezo element or the distortion gauge faces.

23. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 15, wherein:

the means for detecting distortion is a piezo element or a distortion gauge, and

a collision preventing material is arranged on the contact part of said supporting plate which the piezo element or the distortion gauge faces.

24. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 16, wherein:

the means for detecting distortion is a piezo element or a distortion gauge, and

a collision preventing material is arranged on the contact part of said supporting plate which the piezo element or the distortion gauge faces.

25. A device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 17, wherein:

the means for detecting distortion is a piezo element or a distortion gauge, and

a collision preventing material is arranged on the contact part of said supporting plate which the piezo element or the distortion gauge faces.

26. A device for examining physiological state comprising a device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 10, further comprising at least:

a means for detecting physiological signals for picking up at least a respiration wave, a pulsation wave, a snoring wave, a body movement wave, an eye movement wave and a chewing movement wave from a vibration wave detected by said device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject, and

a means for judging apnea from the respiration wave and the snoring wave detected by said means for detecting physiological signals and for judging a REM sleep from the chewing movement wave and the eye movement wave.

27. A device for examining physiological state comprising a device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 13, further comprising at least:

a means for detecting physiological signals for picking up at least a respiration wave, a pulsation wave, a snoring wave, a body movement wave, an eye movement wave and a chewing movement wave from a vibration wave detected by said device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject, and

a means for judging apnea from the respiration wave and the snoring wave detected by said means for detecting physiological signals and for judging a REM sleep from the chewing movement wave and the eye movement wave.

28. A device for examining physiological state comprising a device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 17, further comprising at least:

a means for detecting physiological signals for picking up at least a respiration wave, a pulsation wave, a snoring wave, a body movement wave, an eye movement wave and a chewing movement wave from a vibration wave detected by said device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject, and

a means for judging apnea from the respiration wave and the snoring wave detected by said means for detecting physiological signals and for judging a REM sleep from the chewing movement wave and the eye movement wave.

29. A device for examining physiological state comprising a device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject according to claim 25, further comprising at least:

a means for detecting physiological signals for picking up at least a respiration wave, a pulsation wave, a snoring wave, a body movement wave, an eye movement wave and a chewing movement wave from a vibration wave detected by said device for detecting a vibration in a living body of a subject, and

a means for judging apnea from the respiration wave and the snoring wave detected by said means for detecting physiological signals and for judging a REM sleep from the chewing movement wave and the eye movement wave.