Pulse measurement devices for bio-signals

• US 9,364,182 B2
• Filed: 03/18/2013
• Issued: 06/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maisense, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Maisense, Inc.
• Inventors: Chiu, Benjamin
• Primary Examiner(s): JANG, CHRISTIAN YONGKYUN
• Application Number:
  US13/846,328
• Publication Number:
  US 20140276113A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,184 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0276 Determining malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/021 Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02416 using photoplethysmograph signals, e.g. generated by infrared radiation A61B5/14552 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6842 by marking the skin

Abstract

A measurement device is provided for measuring a vessel pulse signal of a specific position attached by a mark. The measurement device includes a sensor, a plurality of conductive dots, a determination unit, and a measurement unit. The conductive dots are located around the sensor. The determination unit determines whether the plurality of conductive dots are connected to each other through the mark to generate a determination signal to indicate whether the sensor has been disposed in the specific position.

Claims

1. A measurement device for measuring a vessel pulse signal of a specific position of an object, the measurement device comprises:

a sensor;

a plurality of conductive dots located around the sensor and configured to be coupled to a mark, wherein the mark is configured to be attached to the specific position; and

a determination unit determining whether the plurality of conductive dots are connected to each other through the mark to generate a determination signal to indicate whether the sensor has been disposed in the specific position.

2. The measurement device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor is a pressure sensor.

3. The measurement device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor is a photo plethysmograph.

4. The measurement device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of conductive dots defines a circle, and the plurality of conductive dots are disposed on the circumference of the circle.

5. The measurement device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of conductive dots are made of a magnetic material.

6. The measurement device as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

a measurement unit receiving the determination signal and controlling the sensor according to the determination signal,

wherein when the determination unit determines that the plurality of conductive dots are connected to each other through the mark to generate the determination signal to indicate that the sensor has been disposed in the specific position, according to the determination signal, the measurement unit controls sensor to sense a vessel pulse waveform of the specific position to generate the vessel pulse signal.

7. The measurement device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the determination unit comprises:

a detector, coupled to the plurality of conductive dots, detecting voltage levels at the plurality of conductive dots to generate a plurality of detection signals; and

a determination circuit receiving the plurality of detection signals and determining whether the voltage levels at the plurality of conductive dots are equal to a voltage level of a reference ground according to the plurality of detection signals to generate the determination signal,

wherein when the plurality of conductive dots are connected to each other through the mark, the determination circuit determines that the voltage levels at the plurality of conductive dots are equal to the voltage level of the reference ground.

8. The measurement device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the determination circuit comprises:

an OR gate receiving the plurality of detection signals and generating the determination signal according to the plurality of detection signals.

9. The measurement device as claimed in claim 6, wherein when the sensor senses the vessel pulse waveform of the specific position to generate the vessel pulse signal, the measurement unit receives the vessel pulse signal and calculates cardiovascular indexes according to the vessel pulse signal.

10. The measurement device as claimed in claim 9, further comprising:

a displayer, coupled to the measurement unit to receive the cardiovascular indexes, displaying the cardiovascular indexes.

11. The measurement device as claimed in claim 10,

wherein the displayer is coupled to the determination unit to receive the determination signal, and

wherein the displayer shows a notification according to the determination signal to indicate whether the plurality of conductive dots are connected to each other through the mark.

12. A measurement system for measuring a vessel pulse signal of a specific position of an object comprising:

a mark configured to be attached to the specific position;

a sensor;

a plurality of conductive dots located around the sensor;

a determination unit determining whether the plurality of conductive dots are connected to each other through the mark to generate a determination signal to indicate whether the sensor has been disposed in the specific position.

13. The measurement system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the mark is conductive ink.

14. The measurement system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the mark is a metal film.

15. The measurement system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the mark has a circular shape.

16. The measurement system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the plurality of conductive dots defines a circle with a diameter of the mark with the circular shape, and the plurality of conductive dots are disposed on the circumference of the circle.

17. The measurement system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the mark has a curve shape.

18. The measurement system as claimed in claim 12 further comprising:

a measurement unit receiving the determination signal and controlling the sensor according to the determination signal,

wherein when the determination unit determines that the plurality of conductive dots are connected to each other through the mark to generate the determination signal to indicate that the sensor has been disposed in the specific position, according to the determination signal, the measurement unit controls the sensor to sense a vessel pulse waveform of the specific position to generate the vessel pulse signal.

19. The measurement system as claimed in claim 18, wherein the determination unit comprises:

a detector, coupled to the plurality of conductive dots, detecting voltage levels at the plurality of conductive dots to generate a plurality of detection signals; and

a determination circuit receiving the plurality of detection signals and determining whether the voltage levels at the plurality of conductive dots are equal to a voltage level of a reference ground according to the plurality of detection signals to generate the determination signal,

wherein when the plurality of conductive dots are connected to each other through the mark, the determination circuit determines that the voltage levels at the plurality of conductive dots are equal to the voltage level of the reference ground.

20. The measurement system as claimed in claim 18, wherein when the sensor senses the vessel pulse waveform of the specific position to generate the vessel pulse signal, the measurement unit receives the vessel pulse signal and calculates cardiovascular indexes according to the vessel pulse signal.