PORTABLE ASTHMA DETECTION DEVICE AND STAND-ALONE PORTABLE ASTHMA DETECTION DEVICE

• US 20120116241A1
• Filed: 11/07/2011
• Published: 05/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Cheng KUNG University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Original Assignee: National Cheng KUNG University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Inventors: Shieh, Dar-Bin, Lin, Chyi-Her
• Application Number:
  US13/290,238
• Publication Number:
  US 20120116241A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/532
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/082 Evaluation by breath analysis, e.g. determination of the chemical composition of exhaled breath A61B5/083, A61B5/091 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/09 using an element rotated by the flow toys actuated by air current A63H33/40
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/00 Inhalators drug delivery in endotracheal tubes A61M16/04
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/0066 with means for varying the dose size
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 15/0086 Inhalation chambers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3553 remote, e.g. between patient's home and doctor's office
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3592 using telemetric means, e.g. radio or optical transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/502 User interfaces, e.g. screens or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/52 with memories providing a history of measured variating parameters of apparatus or patient

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable asthma detection device and a stand-alone portable asthma detection device. The portable asthma detection device includes a housing; a gas detection module comprising a turbine and a mini airflow sensor; a gas introducing tube; and a signal delivery unit. In addition, the stand-alone portable asthma detection device includes a housing; a gas detection module comprising a turbine and a mini airflow sensor; a gas introducing tube; at least one input unit; at least one display unit; and at least one delivery unit. Thus, the detection of breathing condition can be performed anytime and anywhere by using the portable asthma detection device and stand-alone device, and then the efficiency of monitor and management of asthma can be improved.

Claims

1. A portable asthma detection device, comprising:

a housing;

a gas detection module, which comprising;

a turbine; and

a mini airflow sensor, for detecting the rotation of the turbine;

a gas introducing tube, connecting with the housing and introducing the gas into the gas detection module; and

a signal delivery unit, connecting with the housing mutually.

2. The portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor comprises:

a delivery connecting unit, for connecting the signal delivery unit with the microprocessor, enabling the delivery of the electronic signal output from the gas detection unit, to the microprocessor;

a computing module, for transforming the electronic signal into a detection result; and

at least one display unit, for displaying the detection result.

3. The portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the gas detection module is an electro-magnetic type sensing module, an optical coupling type sensing module, or a power-generating type sensing module.

4. The portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of an electronic nose, a temperature sensor, and a gas detector.

5. The portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the electronic nose is connected with the gas introducing tube for detecting the chemical element and the gas molecule in the gas.

6. The portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the temperature sensor is connected with the gas introducing tube for detecting the temperature of the gas.

7. The portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the gas detector includes a thermoelectric cooler or at least one liquid analyzing chip.

8. The portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the electronic nose is used to detect the nitric oxide, the carbon monoxide, or the carbon dioxide in the gas.

9. The portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the gas introducing tube, the gas detection module, and/or the signal delivery unit are integrated with the housing.

10. The portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a drug delivery module, wherein the drug delivery module includes:

a drug container, for storing a drug for curing asthma disease; and

a motor, for driving the rotation of the turbine, in order to deliver the drug to the mouth of a patient, through the gas introducing tube.

11. The portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a notch is further installed at the exterior side of the housing for receiving the signal delivery unit therein.

12. The portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a wire being installed between the signal delivery unit and the housing.

13. The portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the microprocessor is a smart phone.

14. The portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the microprocessor further comprises at least one system selected from the group consisting of a position system, a wireless transmission system, and a remote monitoring system.

15. A stand-alone portable asthma detection device, comprising:

a housing;

a gas detection module, which comprising;

a turbine; and

a mini airflow sensor, for detecting the rotation of the turbine;

a gas introducing tube, connecting with the housing and introducing the gas into the gas detection module;

at least one input unit, being installed on the housing;

at least one display unit, being installed on the housing and used for displaying a detection result; and

at least one delivery unit, for providing a positioning function and a wireless network function.

16. The stand-alone portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the gas detection module is an electro-magnetic type sensing module, an optical coupling type sensing module, or a power-generating type sensing module.

17. The stand-alone portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of an electronic nose, a temperature sensor, and a gas detector.

18. The stand-alone portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the electronic nose is connected with the gas introducing tube for detecting the chemical element and the gas molecule in the gas.

19. The stand-alone portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the temperature sensor is connected with the gas introducing tube for detecting the temperature of the gas.

20. The stand-alone portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the gas detector includes a thermoelectric cooler or at least one liquid analyzing chip.

21. The stand-alone portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 17, wherein the electronic nose is used to detect the nitric oxide, the carbon monoxide, or the carbon dioxide in the gas.

22. The stand-alone portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the gas introducing tube, the gas detection module, and/or the signal delivery unit are integrated with the housing.

23. The stand-alone portable asthma detection device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising a drug delivery module, wherein the drug delivery module includes:

a drug container, for storing a drug for curing the asthma disease; and

a motor, for driving the rotation of the turbine, in order to deliver the drug to the mouth of a patient, through the gas introducing tube.