Device for measurement for bionic information

• US 9,241,648 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2010
• Issued: 01/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: korea institute of industrial technology
• Original Assignee: korea institute of industrial technology
• Inventors: Yi, Sung Il, Kim, Ki Young, Kim, Kang Eun, Kang, Chang Heon
• Primary Examiner(s): Roy, Baisakhi
• Application Number:
  US13/394,905
• Publication Number:
  US 20120172728A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,966 Days
• Field of Search: 600/322, 600/473, 600/474, 600/483
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0537 Measuring body composition by impedance, e.g. tissue hydration or fat content
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/318 Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4872 Body fat
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 Arm or wrist
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6825 Hand

Abstract

There is disclosed an apparatus for measuring biometric information that can perform precise and comprehensive measurement by measuring biometric information about an examinee taking a more comfortable position. The apparatus for measuring biometric information includes a hand rest comprising a hand rest part formed in a concave curvature shape to have an examinee'"'"'s hand put thereon, to contact with an examinee'"'"'s palm and fingers; and a measurement part provided in the hand rest part to measure the examinee'"'"'s biometric information.

Claims

1. An apparatus for measuring biometric information comprising:

a hand rest comprising a hand rest part including a casing, a top surface of the casing having a convex curvature where the top surface of the casing including a finger recess configured to seat an examinee'"'"'s finger thereon, the at least one sensor being disposed on the finger seating recess;

a measurement part provided in the hand rest part and having a first sensor disposed to contact and read information from the examinee'"'"'s palm and second, third and fourth sensors disposed to contact and read information from the middle, index and ring fingers during a measurement; and

a release button disposed in the finger seating recess corresponding to a thumb and adapted to allow the examinee to abort a biometric measurement in progress,

wherein the first sensor, second, third, fourth sensors, and release button are disposed to simultaneously contact the palm, middle, index, ring fingers and the thumb, respectively during the measurement.

2. The apparatus for measuring the biometric information according to claim 1, wherein a finger seating recess formed in a corresponding shape to each of human fingers is provided in the hand rest to seat the examinee'"'"'s finger thereon.

3. The apparatus for measuring the biometric information according to claim 1, wherein the biometric information measured by the measurement part includes at least one of an electrocardiogram, body fat and a plethysmogram.

4. The apparatus for measuring the biometric information according to claim 3, wherein the measurement part includes a plethysmogram sensor provided in a predetermined position of the finger seating recess to contact with the examinee'"'"'s fingers, to measure blood flow variation of the examinee'"'"'s fingers, the plethysmogram sensor comprising an infrared ray emitting part and an infrared ray receiving part.

5. The apparatus for measuring the biometric information according to claim 3, wherein the measurement part includes an electrocardiogram measuring unit configured to measure the examinee'"'"'s electrocardiogram.

6. The apparatus for measuring the biometric information according to claim 5, wherein two hand rests are provided corresponding to the examinees'"'"'right and left hands, respectively, and

the electrocardiogram measuring unit comprises,

a first electrocardiogram sensor and a second electrocardiogram sensor provided in palm and finger contactable portions of one of the two hand rests corresponding to the examinee'"'"'s left and right hands, respectively;

and

a third electrocardiogram sensor provided in a palm or finger contactable portion of the other one of the two hand rests corresponding to the examinee'"'"'s left and right hands, and

the electrocardiogram measuring unit is adapted to sense electric activity generated in the examinee'"'"'s heartbeat.

7. The apparatus for measuring the biometric information according to claim 3, wherein the measurement part includes a body fat measuring unit configured to measure the examinee'"'"'s body fat.

8. The apparatus for measuring the biometric information according to claim 7, wherein two hand rests are provided corresponding to the examinee'"'"'s right and left hands, respectively, and

the body fat measuring unit comprises,

a first body fat sensor and a second body fat sensor provided in finger contactable portions of one of the two hand rests corresponding to the examinee'"'"'s right and left hands, each of the first body fat sensor and the second body fat sensor that is able to contact with a different finger;

and

a third body fat sensor and a fourth body fat sensor provided in finger contactable portions of the other one of the two hand rests, each of the third and fourth body fat sensors that is able to contact with a different finger, and

the body fat measuring sensor is adapted to measure the examinee'"'"'s body fat.

9. The apparatus for measuring the biometric information according to claim 1, further comprising:

an upper armlet for pressing an upper side of a wrist area in the examinee'"'"'s forearm during a measurement; and

a first pneumatic pump for supplying air to the upper armlet.

10. The apparatus for measuring the biometric information according to claim 1, further comprising:

a lower armlet for pressing a lower side of the examinee'"'"'s forearm during a measurement; and

a second pneumatic pump for supplying air to the lower armlet.

11. The apparatus for measuring the biometric information according to claim 1, further comprising:

a transmitting port for transmitting data measure by the measurement part to an external device.