BLOOD PARAMETER MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BLOOD PARAMETER

• US 20140018648A1
• Filed: 05/17/2013
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Pao, Sun-Hua, Young, Chieh-Neng, Shau, Yio-Wha, Tsao, Hung-Sen
• Application Number:
  US13/896,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20140018648A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/322
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0225 the pressure being controlled by electric signals, e.g. derived from Korotkoff sounds
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14552 Details of sensors specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6843 Monitoring or controlling sensor contact pressure

Abstract

A blood parameter measuring device and a method for measuring a blood parameter are provided. The blood parameter measuring device includes an emitted source, a receiver module, and an actuator. The emitted source is disposed at a side of a tissue to be analyzed and provides at least two different wavelengths of radiation. The receiver module is disposed at another side of the tissue to be analyzed to receive the attenuated radiation produced by the emitted source. The actuator is connected to at least one of the emitted source and the receiver module. The actuator generates a driving force to make the emitted source and the receiver module contacts the tissue to be analyzed, thereby imposing a normal stress on a surface of the tissue to be analyzed to change a wave path between the emitted source and the receiver module.

Claims

1. A blood parameter measuring device, adapted for measuring a blood parameter of a tissue to be analyzed, the blood parameter measuring device comprising:

an emitted source disposed at a side of the tissue to be analyzed and providing at least two different wavelengths of radiation;

a receiver module disposed at another side of the tissue to be analyzed and receiving the radiation generated by the emitted source, wherein the radiation is attenuated; and

an actuator connected to at least one of the emitted source and the receiver module and generating a normal stress to change a wave path between the emitted source and the receiver module.

2. The blood parameter measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the normal stress is between a diastolic blood pressure and a systolic blood pressure of the tissue to be analyzed.

3. The blood parameter measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the normal stress is caused by a mechanical force, an electromagnetic force, or a combination of the foregoing.

4. The blood parameter measuring device according to claim 1, further comprising an operation module that is at least coupled to the receiver module to analyze signals of the attenuated radiation received by the receiver module, wherein a linear combination of the two different wavelengths of the attenuated radiation is designed as a threshold to distinguish signals came from pure blood perfusion or other disturbances.

5. The blood parameter measuring device according to claim 4, wherein the operation module comprises a feedback control unit, a data calculation unit, a data transmission unit, and a data display unit.

6. The blood parameter measuring device according to claim 1, further comprising a pressure sensor configured for measuring the normal stress generated on the tissue to be analyzed.

7. The blood parameter measuring device according to claim 1, further comprising a support mechanism that is a movable mechanism and connected to the actuator, and at least one of the emitted source and the receiver module is disposed on the support mechanism.

8. The blood parameter measuring device according to claim 7, wherein the support mechanism has a clip type, circularly wrapped, or planar attached structure.

9. The blood parameter measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the actuator generates the normal stress according to a time function.

10. The blood parameter measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the blood parameter comprises a blood oxygen concentration.

11. A blood parameter measuring method, adapted for measuring a blood parameter of a tissue to be analyzed, the blood parameter measuring method comprising:

emitting at least two radiated waves from an emitted source to pass through the tissue to be analyzed, wherein the radiated waves have different wavelengths;

detecting attenuated signals of the radiation waves from the tissue to be analyzed through a receiver module and continuously generating output signals;

generating a normal stress through an actuator to change relative wave path between the emitted source and the receiver module to affect the output signals; and

analyzing the output signals to obtain the blood parameter of the tissue to be analyzed.

12. The blood parameter measuring method according to claim 11, wherein the radiated wave comprises an electromagnetic wave, a mechanical wave, or a combination of the foregoing.

13. The blood parameter measuring method according to claim 11, wherein the normal stress is caused by a mechanical force, an electromagnetic force, or a combination of the foregoing.

14. The blood parameter measuring method according to claim 11, wherein at least one of the emitted source and the receiver module is disposed on a support mechanism, which is a movable mechanism and connected to the actuator.

15. The blood parameter measuring method according to claim 11, wherein the actuator generates the normal stress according to a time function.

16. The blood parameter measuring method according to claim 15, wherein the normal stress is applied to compress the tissue with a pressure higher than a local diastolic blood pressure, and is continuously increased to reach a local systolic blood pressure at a first phase, then is released naturally at a second phase.

17. The blood parameter measuring method according to claim 16, wherein the multiple light source output signals are normalized at the first phase and the difference between the output signals are analyzed for blood parameters at the second phase.