CN102475546B - Bio-impedance measuring instrument and bio-impedance measuring instrument combination - Google Patents

Abstract

A bio-impedance measuring instrument comprises a soft band portion, two probe sets, a bio-impedance measuring device and a wireless device. The two probe sets are fixed on the soft belt part. The flexible strap portion is configured to be secured to a body part. The probe of one probe set has a tip portion configured to protrude from the inner surface and to pierce the skin adjacent to an acupoint, and the probe of the other probe set is configured to contact the skin without an acupoint and to serve as a ground reference point for the potential during the bio-impedance measurement. The bio-impedance measuring device is arranged on the soft belt part and electrically coupled with the two probe sets, wherein the bio-impedance measuring device provides a pulse current signal for the acupuncture point and amplifies a voltage response signal between the acupuncture point and a grounding reference point. The wireless device is coupled with the biological impedance measuring device to transmit the serial number and the impedance data of the acupuncture point to the wireless remote control host. The biological impedance measuring instrument can be used for more accurately measuring the impedance data of the acupuncture points.

Description

Bio-impedance measuring instrument and bio-impedance measuring instrument combination

technical field

The invention relates to a biological impedance measuring instrument, in particular to a biological impedance measuring instrument with wireless transmission capability.

Background technique

In the 1950s, Dr. Reinhard Voll studied Acupuncture Points and found that the human body has nearly 2,000 acupuncture points on the surface of the skin, and these points are distributed along some paths called Meridians. According to TCM theory, these meridians are conduits for the transfer of energy, and the movement of this energy is often referred to as "Qi" (Chi). It is found in western medicine that acupuncture points can be found by measuring the parts with low direct current resistance of the skin. In other words, acupuncture points are a special superficial anatomic location, and the DC resistance value of the skin at these locations is lower than that of the surrounding skin. Dr. Reinhard Voll also discovered that by measuring the impedance data of acupoints, it is possible to measure whether the corresponding organs are functioning normally. In addition, some electrical therapy methods have also found that the therapeutic signals can be introduced into the relevant acupuncture points with electrodes, and repeated several times, the impedance signals of the relevant acupuncture points can be restored to normal, and then the treatment of the corresponding organs can be achieved.

U.S. Patent No. 4,981,146, U.S. Patent No. 5,397,338, U.S. Patent No. 5,626,617, U.S. Patent No. 6,735,480, U.S. Patent Publication No. 2005/0197555, etc., are all about the use of acupuncture points for treatment or monitoring of human health patent. Traditionally, the impedance signal detection of acupoints is detected with a biological impedance measuring instrument and its metal probe. When measuring, the probe usually does not penetrate the human body, and only one acupuncture point can be measured at a time. Traditional bioimpedance measuring instruments are often affected by poor electrical contact between the probe and the skin. Moreover, when measuring an acupoint, several measurements at different positions are required to obtain more stable and reliable skin electrical impedance data.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, Dr. Reinhard Voll discovered that there are many electrical conduction points (acupoints) distributed on the hands and feet of humans. However, because the traditional bio-impedance measuring instrument can only measure one acupoint at a time, it takes a lot of time to measure the relevant acupoints on the hands and feet, which is very troublesome.

Furthermore, if the acupoints are located under the skin with a thicker stratum corneum, it is easy to measure a larger impedance signal, resulting in a larger measurement error.

In view of the aforementioned defects of the traditional bio-impedance measuring instrument, it is necessary to develop a new bio-impedance measuring instrument.

Contents of the invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a bio-impedance measuring instrument, which has a probe that can penetrate the skin, and the impedance data of acupuncture points can be measured more accurately by using the probe.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a bio-impedance measuring instrument, which may include a wireless device, and by using the wireless device, the measured acupuncture point number and impedance data can be transmitted to a wireless remote control host for analysis.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a combination of a biological impedance measuring instrument and a wireless device. The combination includes a plurality of biological impedance measuring instruments and a plurality of wireless devices, and can be worn on a body part, so the impedance data of a plurality of acupuncture points can be measured at one time.

To achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention discloses a bio-impedance measuring instrument, which includes a soft belt, two probe sets, a bio-impedance measuring device, and a wireless device. The soft belt part is configured to be fixed on a body part, the soft belt part has an inner surface, wherein when the soft belt part is fixed on the body part, the two probe sets can penetrate the skin of the body part. Two probe sets are fixed on the inner surface of the soft belt. Each probe set includes an array probe, wherein each probe on a set of array probes has a top end configured to protrude from the inner surface and can penetrate the skin to Adjacent to an acupoint, and the other set of arrayed probes of the two probe groups is constructed to contact other skins other than the acupoint, but the skin needs to be free of acupoint distribution, and can be used as a potential ground reference for bioimpedance measurements point. The bio-impedance measuring device is arranged on the soft belt part, and has a conductor electrically coupled to the two probe sets, wherein the bio-impedance measuring device can provide an impulse current signal (Impulse Current Signal) of the acupuncture point, so that the A voltage response signal (Voltage Response Signal) corresponding to the impedance of the acupuncture point is generated between the acupuncture point and the ground reference point. At the same time, the voltage signal can be amplified and converted into digital by using an analog/digital converter (A/D Converter). After receiving the signal, in the bio-impedance measurement device, perform Fourier Transform on it to obtain the impedance data between the acupuncture point and the ground reference point. The wireless device is coupled to the bio-impedance measuring device so as to transmit the number of the acupoint and the impedance data to the wireless remote control host. Another embodiment is to directly transmit the sampled voltage back to the wireless remote control host, and then perform Fourier transform to obtain the impedance data between the acupuncture point and the grounding reference point.

An embodiment of the present invention discloses a bio-impedance measuring instrument combination, which includes the above-mentioned bio-impedance measuring instrument and a glove. The glove has multiple fingers, and the bio-impedance measuring instrument is set on the corresponding fingers.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses a bio-impedance measuring instrument combination, which includes the above-mentioned bio-impedance measuring instrument and a sock. The bio-impedance measuring instrument is set on the corresponding foot, wherein the bio-impedance measuring instrument is set on the sock.

Description of drawings

Figures 1 to 3 show the distribution of electrical conduction points (acupoints) on the hands and feet discovered by Dr. Reinhard Voll;

Fig. 4 shows the schematic diagram of the bio-impedance measuring instrument applying an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 shows a schematic perspective view of a bio-impedance measuring instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 shows a schematic diagram of a bioimpedance measurement system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 shows a schematic diagram of a wireless device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 shows a schematic diagram of a bioimpedance measuring device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 shows a schematic layout diagram of a bio-impedance measuring instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 10 is a sectional view along line 5-5 of Fig. 9;

FIG. 11 shows a schematic diagram of a film capacitor according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 12 shows a schematic diagram of a combination of finger bioimpedance measuring instruments according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 shows a schematic diagram of a combination of foot bioimpedance measuring instruments according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 shows a schematic diagram of a head bioimpedance measuring instrument according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 shows a schematic diagram of an impedance measuring device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 16 shows a schematic diagram of a clasp device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 17 shows a schematic diagram of a Velcro device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 18 shows a schematic diagram of an improved loop-type Velcro device according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 19 shows a schematic diagram of a button-type device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, the reference signs are explained as follows:

1, 1a, 1b, 1c biological impedance measuring instrument

1d, 1e, 1f biological impedance measuring instrument

2 Bioimpedance measurement system

3.4 combination of biological impedance measuring instrument

10-chip device

11, 11a soft belt part

12, 13 probe sets

14 Bioimpedance measurement device

15 wireless devices

16 flexible substrate

17 Silicon dioxide and silicon nitride layers

18 photoresist layer

19 chrome layers

20 nickel layers

21 wireless remote control host

22 gold layers

23 resistors

31 gloves

40 buckle type fastening device

41 Velcro fastening device

42 loop type velcro fastening device

44 Button Fixtures

45 socks

111 inner surface

112 outer surface

110, 113 connecting wires

114, 115 metal layers

116 connecting wire

121 probes

122 top end

131 probes

132 top end

141 processors

142 storage modules

143 Analog/Digital Converter

144 voltage amplifier

145 pulse current generator

151 antenna

152 rectifier module

153 shock module

154 modulator

155 capacitance

156 resistance

157 capacitance

158P type doped polysilicon layer

159 lower electrode

160 upper electrode

161 first surface

162 second surface

163 insulating layer

164 Probe Pads

167 battery

211 wireless device

311 fingers

503 Operational Amplifier

NE2, LA2, LA1a, LA2 finger points

H4, H5, H6 acupuncture points on the back of the wrist

F2, F3, F6 foot acupuncture points

R4, R5 acupoint resistance

C2 acupoint capacitance

R6, R7 resistance

Detailed ways

Fig. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a bio-impedance measuring instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of a bio-impedance measuring instrument 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 6 shows a schematic diagram of a bio-impedance measuring system 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention schematic diagram. The bio-impedance measuring instrument 1 includes a flexible band 11 , two probe sets 12 and 13 , and a chip device 10 .

The flexible belt portion 11 is configured to be fastened to a body part, for example to the head, limbs, torso, shoulders, neck, fingers or toes. The soft belt part 11 has an inner surface 111, and when the soft belt part 11 is fixed on the body part, the inner surface 111 can contact the adjacent skin. The soft belt part 11 can be a ring piece that can be directly worn on the limbs, fingers, body or toes; or the soft belt part 11 can be a soft belt-shaped piece with a free end, which is configured to be wrapped around the body part.

A pair of probe sets 12 and 13 are fixed on the soft belt portion 11. In this embodiment, the probe sets 12 and 13 are used to measure the impedance signal of the acupoints, and the probe set 13 and the probe set 12 are set separately and are Constructed to contact or penetrate the skin to form a circuit for measuring impedance signals.

10, the probe set 12 can include at least one probe 121, the probe 121 includes a top end 122, the top end 122 is constructed to protrude from the inner surface 111 of the soft belt portion 11, and can penetrate the skin , so as to contact an adjacent acupoint to be measured. In particular, the tip portion 122 may be cut to have a bevel between 5° and 55° to form the needle tip, thereby making it easier to penetrate the skin. In one embodiment, the top end portion 122 may be beveled at a 45° angle. If the cutting angle is too small, the contact area between the probe and the skin will be reduced, and the impedance measurement value will be increased; on the other hand, if the cutting angle is too large, the ability and depth of the probe to penetrate the skin will be affected. Also increases impedance measurements. Additionally, the tip portion 122 can be configured to penetrate a particular skin layer, such as the dermis, to obtain more accurate impedance measurements. Similarly, the probe set 13 can include at least one probe 131, and the probe 131 can include a tip portion 132, the tip portion 132 is configured to protrude from the inner surface 111 of the soft band portion 11, and contact or can penetrate skin. Likewise, the tip portion 132 may be cut with a bevel between 5° and 55° to form a needle tip for easy penetration into the skin. In one embodiment, the top end portion 132 may be beveled at a 45° angle. If the cutting angle is too small, the contact area between the probe and the skin will be reduced and the impedance measurement value will be increased; will increase the impedance measurement.

The material of probe 121 and probe 131 is a material compatible with the skin, which can have a metal coating structure, for example: probe 121 and 131 comprise a base material and an outer coating, wherein the base material is stainless steel, tungsten wire or nickel-chromium wire, and the outer coating is gold, titanium nitride or titanium metal.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , the bioimpedance measuring instrument 1 may include two pairs of probe sets 12 and 13 , wherein the two pairs of probe sets 12 and 13 are respectively arranged according to the positions of acupoints. In one embodiment, the two probe groups 12 of the bio-impedance measuring instrument in FIG. After the instrument 1 is placed on the relative position of the index finger, it can measure the impedance data of NE2 and acupoint LA2 respectively at the same time; and in another embodiment, two pairs of bioimpedance measuring instruments 1a and 1b are shown in Figure 4, and the two pairs of probes Group 12 can be set corresponding to acupoint LA1a and acupoint LA2, while the other two pairs of probe groups 13 can be set corresponding to other skins without acupoints, so that two pairs of bioimpedance measuring instruments 1a and 1b can be set behind the index finger, respectively. Measure the impedance data of acupoint LA1a and acupoint LA2.

In addition, each probe set 12 or 13 may include a plurality of probes 121 or 131 . A plurality of probes 121 or 131 may be arranged in an array.

5 and 6, the chip device 10 can be arranged on the outer surface 112 of the flexible belt part 11, and the connecting wire circuits 110 and 113 arranged on the outer surface 112 are respectively coupled to the corresponding probes. Set 12 with corresponding probe set 13.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the chip device 10 may include a biological impedance measurement device 14 and a wireless device 15 . The bio-impedance measurement device 14 is electrically coupled to the two probe sets 12 and 13 by wires 110 and 113 respectively, and is constructed to provide the pulse current signal (Impulse Current Signal) required for measuring the impedance of the acupoint, so that the acupoint is connected to the ground reference A voltage response signal (VoltageResponse Signal) is generated between the points, and the voltage signal can be amplified at the same time, and sampled by an analog/digital converter (A/DConverter), converted into a digital signal, and then in the bioimpedance measurement device 14, Perform Fourier Transform to obtain the impedance data between the acupuncture point and the ground reference point. The wireless device 15 in FIG. 6 can be coupled to the bio-impedance measuring device 14 to transmit the measured acupuncture point numbers and impedance data to a wireless remote control host 21 in a wireless manner. Although in this embodiment, the biological impedance measuring device 14 and the wireless device 15 are integrated in the chip device 10, the present invention is not limited thereto. Another embodiment is to directly transmit the sampled voltage back to the wireless remote control host, and then perform Fourier transform to obtain the impedance data between the acupuncture point number and the grounding reference point.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the bio-impedance measuring instrument 1 may further include two metal layers 114 and 115, which are used as reference points for grounding. The two metal layers 114 and 115 are respectively arranged on the inner surface 111 and the outer surface 112 of the soft belt part 11, and are respectively coupled to the two probe sets 13 through the connecting wire 113 and the connecting wire 116, wherein the metal layer arranged on the inner surface 111 Layer 114, is constructed to be in contact with the skin, but not in contact with any acupuncture points. In one embodiment, the metal layers 114 and 115 may be near an edge of the flexible belt portion 11 and formed along the edge. In one embodiment, the metal layers 114 and 115 may contain gold, so that the conductive grounding effect is better, and the performance of the acupoint impedance signal measurement is also better.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 6 , the present invention further provides a bio-impedance measuring system 2 , which includes a bio-impedance measuring instrument 1 and a wireless remote control host 21 . The wireless remote control host 21 may include a wireless device 211 . The wireless device 211 of the wireless remote control host 21 and the wireless device 15 of the bioimpedance measuring instrument 1 can use a wireless communication protocol to specify formats such as acupoint name numbers and impedance data, so as to communicate, demodulate and identify each other. The wireless remote control host 21 can receive the acupuncture point numbers and impedance data transmitted by the bio-impedance measuring instrument 1, and store and analyze them. The wireless remote control host 21 can also wirelessly control the bio-impedance measuring instrument 1, so that the bio-impedance measuring instrument 1 provides a pulse current signal to an acupoint to measure the impedance data of the acupoint, or perform a treatment procedure on the acupoint.

In one embodiment, the wireless device 211 of the wireless remote control host 21 and the wireless device 15 of the bioimpedance measuring instrument 1 may be radio frequency identification (RFID) devices.

In another embodiment, the wireless device 211 of the wireless remote control host 21 and the wireless device 15 of the bioimpedance measuring instrument 1 may be Zigbee wireless devices or Bluetooth wireless devices.

FIG. 7 shows a schematic diagram of a wireless device 15 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The wireless device 15 can be an RFID device, which can be coupled to an antenna 151 and includes a rectification module 152 , a clock waveform generation oscillation module 153 and a modulator 154 . The rectifying module 152 can be coupled to the antenna 151 and is configured to convert a microwave signal received by the antenna 151 into electrical energy. The rectification module 152 can be used for supplying the electric energy required by the RFID wireless device 15 when the RFID wireless device 15 is set in a passive mode (Passive Mode). The clock waveform generator oscillating module 153 can be coupled to the antenna 151 and is configured to generate a clock waveform signal (Clock) to provide to the bio-impedance measuring instrument 1 . The modulator 154 can be coupled to the antenna 151 and is used for modulating a transmit signal and/or demodulating a receive signal.

In particular, the rectification module 152 can be coupled to a film capacitor 155 to stabilize the voltage energy signal. In addition, the clock waveform generating and oscillating module 153 may include a thin film resistor 156 and a thin film capacitor 157 , or the clock waveform generating and oscillating module 153 may be a multi-vibrator. The antenna 151, the resistor 156, and the capacitor 157 can be made on a soft belt. For the manufacturing method, please refer to Taiwan Patent Application No. 098123308.

FIG. 8 shows a schematic diagram of a bio-impedance measurement device 14 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The bio-impedance measurement device 14 may include a processor 141 , a storage module 142 , an analog/digital converter 143 , a voltage amplifier 144 and a pulse current signal generator 145 . The probe sets 12 and 13 are respectively coupled to the pulse current signal generator 145 through wires 110 and 113 . The voltage response signal after the acupuncture point receives the pulse current is first transmitted to the voltage amplifier 144, and then transmitted to the analog/digital converter 143, the analog signal sent by the voltage amplifier 144 is converted into a digital signal after sampling, and then sent to the processor 141 . The processor 141 has a built-in Fourier Transform program, which can process the bio-impedance measuring instrument 1, and the voltage response signal after the acupoint receives the pulse current to calculate the impedance data of the acupoint. In addition, it also has wireless communication, etc. program, and the function of controlling the normal operation of each part of the bio-impedance measuring instrument 1 . The storage module 142 is coupled to the processor 141, and it is used to temporarily or permanently store the data temporary storage area required for the operation of the bioimpedance measuring instrument 1, or data such as system programs, such as: measured acupoint impedance data, provided acupoint Pulse current signal data, bio-impedance measuring instrument 1 operating program, and Fourier Transform (Fourier Transform) program, etc. Or another embodiment is to directly transmit the sampled voltage back to the wireless remote control host, and then perform Fourier transform to obtain the impedance data between the acupuncture point and the grounding reference point. The probe sets 12 and 13 are used to measure the impedance signal values of the skin acupuncture points and the reference ground, which are coupled to the pulse current signal generator 145 . The pulse current signal generator 145 can communicate with the voltage amplifier 144 so that the voltage amplifier 144 can be used to amplify the voltage signal sent by it. The voltage amplifier 144 can be coupled to the analog/digital converter 143 to convert the analog signal sent by the voltage amplifier 144 into a digital signal.

With reference to shown in Figure 15, in one embodiment, processor 141 sends a voltage signal Vi (t) to pulse current generator 145, makes it generate a pulse current I (t) (1-100 microampere fixed current) , and then connected to the probe set 12 via the wire 110, and then sent to the skin acupuncture points. On the other hand, the ground terminal of the pulse current generator 145 is also connected to the probe set 13 via the wire 113 . The pulse current I(t) flows through the impedance of the acupoints of the human body (which can be expressed as being composed of capacitor C2, resistors R4 and R5), and can generate a voltage drop on it, passing through the operational amplifier 503, the voltage amplifier composed of resistors R6 and R7 144, the voltage is amplified into V _O (t), and the amplified signal V _O (t) is sent to the analog/digital converter 143, and converted into a digital signal (Sampled Digital Signal) V _D (t), and the digital signal is is sent to processor 141.

FIG. 9 shows a schematic layout diagram of the bio-impedance measuring instrument 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view along line 5-5 in FIG. 9 . The bioimpedance measuring instrument 1 can be manufactured using the flexible substrate 16 . A silicon dioxide and silicon nitride layer 17 can be formed on the first surface 161 and the second surface 162 of the flexible substrate 16 respectively for heat insulation and moisture protection. On the silicon dioxide and silicon nitride layer 17 on the second surface 162, a photoresist layer 18 is formed to protect the silicon dioxide and silicon nitride layer 17 and prevent moisture. On the silicon dioxide and silicon nitride layer 17 on the first surface 161 , a chromium layer 19 and a nickel layer 20 are formed. After patterning and forming a gold layer 22 by electroless plating, connection wires 113 , an antenna 151 , resistors 23 and the like can be obtained. In one embodiment, the flexible substrate 16 may include plastic materials such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polyimide (PI).

The chip device 10 can be fixed by flip-chip bonding technology by thermal friction extrusion method, filled with underfil and then baked and cured to prevent dust or moisture from entering and falling off after collision. The device 10 is coupled with the antenna 151 and the connecting wire 113 .

Referring to Fig. 7, Fig. 9 and Fig. 10, on the flexible substrate 16, a resistance 156 can be formed in addition, and the resistance 156 includes a patterned P-type doped polysilicon layer 158 as its resistance main material, and the resistance 156 can be coupled The oscillator module 153 generates the clock waveform in the die-connect device 10 .

Referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 11 , a capacitor 155 can be formed on the flexible substrate 16 . The capacitor 155 can be coupled to the rectifier module 152 in the chip device 10 , and includes a lower electrode 159 , an upper electrode 160 , and an insulating layer 163 isolating the lower electrode 159 and the upper electrode 160 . The upper electrode 160 may include a chrome layer 19 , a nickel layer 20 and a gold layer 22 . The lower electrode 159 may include P-type doped polysilicon. The insulating layer 163 may include silicon nitride.

9 and 10, the flexible substrate 16 can form a plurality of openings, the probes 121 or 131 are inserted in the corresponding openings, and the tip 122 or 132 of the probes 121 or 131 protrudes from the photoresist. Layer 18. The connecting wire 113 includes a plurality of probe pads 164, and the other end portion opposite to the top end 122 or 132 of the probe 121 or 131 protrudes from the corresponding pads 164, and is covered with conductive glue (for example: silver glue). )cover. A plurality of probes 121 and 131 can be connected to the pulse current signal generator 145 in the chip device 10 by wires (such as 110 and 113) respectively, and when the plurality of probes 121 and 131 touch two points on the skin respectively , a loop can be formed between the plurality of probes 121 and 131 .

Referring to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, on the flexible substrate 16, two metal layers 114 and 115 can be formed. The root probe 131 is electrically connected. The metal layer 114 is formed on the second surface 162 of the flexible substrate 16, and is electrically connected to the plurality of probes 131 of the probe set 13, wherein when the flexible substrate 16 is wound around a body part, the metal layer 114 can be in contact with the skin without acupoint distribution (as a reference ground point), thereby forming a good grounding loop and improving the performance of skin acupoint impedance measurement.

The bio-impedance measuring instrument 1 may further include a battery 167, which is coupled to the chip device 10 to supply the electrical energy required for the operation of the bio-impedance measuring instrument 1, such as a general No. 3 battery, or a smaller button-type battery , more suitable for use in relatively narrow spaces.

FIG. 12 shows a schematic diagram of a bio-impedance measuring instrument combination 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 12 , the bio-impedance measuring instrument combination 3 includes a glove 31 and a plurality of bio-impedance measuring instruments 1 and 1c. The glove 31 includes a plurality of finger parts 311 , and a plurality of bioimpedance measuring instruments 1 are arranged on the finger parts 311 corresponding to acupuncture points on the fingers. The soft straps 11 of the bioimpedance measuring instruments 1 are fixed on the glove 31 and can surround corresponding fingers. The bio-impedance measuring instrument 1c is corresponding to the acupoints on the back of the wrist, and is installed on the back of the wrist of the glove 31, and can be arranged around the wrist to measure the impedance signals of acupoints such as H4, H5 or H6. The bio-impedance measuring instrument combination 3 can be worn directly on the hand to simultaneously measure the impedance signal of the acupoints on the hand.

FIG. 13 shows a schematic diagram of a bio-impedance measuring instrument combination 4 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Fig. 13 and Fig. 3, the bio-impedance measuring instrument combination 4 includes a sock 45, and a plurality of bio-impedance measuring instruments 1d and 1e, and a plurality of bio-impedance measuring instruments 1d and 1e can be fixed to the sock with its soft belt portion 11 45, the soft strap portion 11 can be constructed to be secured to a foot. The bio-impedance measuring instrument 1d is arranged corresponding to the acupuncture points on the foot, and can be arranged around the foot to measure the impedance of the acupuncture points such as F2 or F6. The bio-impedance measuring instrument 1e can be arranged around the calf, and it can be arranged corresponding to the acupuncture points near the ankle, such as F3. The bio-impedance measuring instrument combination 4 can be worn directly to simultaneously measure the impedance of acupuncture points on the feet.

FIG. 14 shows a schematic diagram of a bio-impedance measuring instrument 1f according to another embodiment of the present invention. The bio-impedance measuring instrument 1f includes a flexible belt part 11a, probe sets 12 and 13, and a chip device 10. The soft belt part 11a is constructed to surround the head, and the probe sets 12 and 13 are arranged corresponding to the acupuncture points to be measured, and the chip device 10 is arranged on the soft belt part 11a, and is coupled to the probe sets 12 and 13 (relative coupling circuits are omitted) , the array probes on the probe sets 12 and 13 are designed to have a length that can penetrate through gloves and penetrate the dermis of the skin to achieve good electrical contact.

In order to easily fix the device of the present invention on various relevant parts of the body, the present invention also proposes multiple fixing methods, such as buckle device 40 (as shown in Figure 16), Velcro 41 (as shown in Figure 17), improved loop-type Velcro Paste 42 (Velcro with buckle) (as Fig. 18), and button-type device 44 (as Fig. 19) and other known mounting fixtures. These fixing devices can also ensure that the array probes on the probe sets 12 and 13 penetrate through the glove and penetrate into the dermis of the skin to achieve good electrical contact.

In summary, the present invention discloses a bio-impedance measuring instrument for measuring the impedance of acupuncture points, which includes a wireless device, so the measured serial number and impedance value can be transmitted to a wireless remote control by wireless transmission. host for analysis. The wireless device can be an RFID wireless device, or a Zigbee wireless device, or a wireless device such as Bluetooth. The bio-impedance measuring instrument uses a probe to measure the impedance of acupoints. Preferably, the probe can penetrate into the dermis of the skin. The bio-impedance measuring instrument includes a soft belt part and a fixing device, and the soft belt part can be made according to a body part, so that the bio-impedance measuring instrument can be set on the body part during measurement. The bio-impedance measuring instrument can also be combined with gloves or socks, so that the acupuncture points on the hands and feet can be measured at the same time. The fixing device can ensure that the array probes on the probe set penetrate through the glove and penetrate into the dermis of the skin to achieve good electrical contact.

The technical content and technical features of the present invention have been disclosed above. However, those skilled in the art may still make various substitutions and modifications based on the teaching and disclosure of the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should not be limited to those disclosed in the embodiments, but should include various replacements and modifications that do not depart from the present invention, and should be covered in the appended claims.

Claims (24)

1. a biological impedance instrument, it,, with the wireless wireless remote control main frame that is coupled to, comprises:

One soft band portion, by construction, to be fixed on a body part, this soft band portion has an inner surface, wherein when this soft band portion is fixed on this body part, the skin of contiguous this body part of this inner surface;

Two probe groups, be fixed on this soft band portion, respectively this probe groups comprises at least one probe, wherein this probe of the probe groups in this two probe groups has a top ends, this top ends to protrude this inner surface, and is thrust this skin with a contiguous acupuncture point by construction, another probe groups of this two probe groups by construction to contact this skin, but do not contact any acupuncture point, the current potential ground connection reference point while usining as biological impedance;

One biological impedance apparatus, is arranged in this soft band portion and this two probe groups of electric property coupling, and wherein this biological impedance apparatus provides this acupuncture point one signal, and measures the impedance data at this acupuncture point; And

One wireless device, couples this biological impedance apparatus, to transmit numbering and this impedance data at this acupuncture point to this wireless remote control main frame.

2. biological impedance instrument according to claim 1, wherein this probe of this two probe groups by construction to thrust skin corium.

3. biological impedance instrument according to claim 1, wherein this biological impedance apparatus comprises:

One pulsed current signal generator, couples this two probe groups, to measure this impedance data;

One voltage amplifier, couples this pulsed current signal generator, to amplify the corresponding voltage signal with this impedance data at this acupuncture point;

One analog/digital converter, is coupled to this voltage amplifier, for this voltage signal of this voltage amplifier output is sampled, and converts a digital signal to; And

One processor, couples this wireless device and this analog/digital converter, by construction, to utilize this digital signal to produce this impedance data at this acupuncture point, and this numbering at this acupuncture point and this impedance data is sent to this wireless device.

4. biological impedance instrument according to claim 3, wherein this processor this impedance data with this acupuncture point of Fu Li leaf conversion Calculation by construction more.

5. biological impedance instrument according to claim 3, wherein this wireless remote control main frame by construction this impedance data with this acupuncture point of Fu Li leaf conversion Calculation.

6. biological impedance instrument according to claim 1, wherein this wireless device is a RF identification wireless device or Zigbee wireless device or bluetooth wireless devices.

7. biological impedance instrument according to claim 1, wherein this wireless device couples an antenna, and comprises:

One rectification module, is coupled to this antenna, and this rectification module converts a microwave signal of this antenna reception to electric energy;

One concussion module, couples this antenna, for generation of a clock waveshape signal; And

One modulator, couples this antenna, for modulation one, transmits.

8. biological impedance instrument according to claim 7, it also comprises a thin-film capacitor, couple this rectification module, this thin-film capacitor comprises a lower electrode, a upper electrode and the insulating barrier between between this upper electrode and this lower electrode, and wherein this lower electrode comprises P type DOPOS doped polycrystalline silicon.

9. biological impedance instrument according to claim 8, wherein this upper electrode comprises a chromium layer, a nickel dam and a gold medal layer, and this insulating barrier comprises two silicon nitrides.

10. biological impedance instrument according to claim 7, wherein this concussion module comprises a film resistor and a thin-film capacitor, this film resistor comprises P type DOPOS doped polycrystalline silicon, this thin-film capacitor comprises a lower electrode, a upper electrode and the insulating barrier between between this upper electrode and this lower electrode, wherein this lower electrode comprises P type DOPOS doped polycrystalline silicon, this upper electrode comprises a chromium layer, a nickel dam and a gold medal layer, and this insulating barrier comprises two silicon nitrides.

11. biological impedance instrument according to claim 1, also comprise a snap ring type fixture, VELCRO fixture, or button fixture.

12. biological impedance instrument according to claim 1, wherein this probe of this two probe groups comprises a base material and a serving, and wherein this base material is rustless steel, tungsten filament or nickel filament, and this serving is gold, titanium nitride or titanium.

13. biological impedance instrument according to claim 1, wherein this top ends of this probe of this two probe groups has the oblique angle between 5 ° to 55 °.

14. biological impedance instrument according to claim 1, the described probe that wherein respectively this probe groups comprises many arrayed.

15. biological impedance instrument according to claim 1, wherein this soft band portion comprises polyethylene terephthalate or comprises polyimides.

16. 1 kinds of biological impedance instrument combinations, comprise:

One glove, have a plurality of finger section; And

One biological impedometer, is arranged at this finger section, and this biological impedance instrument comprises:

One soft band portion, by construction, to be fixed on corresponding finger, this soft band portion has an inner surface, wherein when these glove are worn, the skin of contiguous this finger of this inner surface;

Two probe groups, be fixed on this soft band portion, respectively this probe groups comprises an array probe, wherein this array probe of the probe groups in this two probe groups has a top ends, this top ends by construction to protrude this inner surface, and thrust this skin with a contiguous acupuncture point, another probe groups of this two probe groups by construction to contact this skin, but do not contact any acupuncture point;

One biological impedance apparatus, is arranged in this soft band portion, and this two probe groups of electric property coupling, and wherein this biological impedance apparatus provides this acupuncture point one current pulse signal, and measures the impedance data at this acupuncture point;

One wireless device, couples this biological impedance apparatus, for to a wireless remote control main frame, transmits numbering and this impedance data at this acupuncture point;

One fixture, for guaranteeing the array probe in probe groups, sees through the skin corium that glove thrust skin, and good in electrical contact to reach, wherein this fixture is a snap ring type fixture, VELCRO fixture or button fixture; And

One cell apparatus, comprises a battery, for should biological impedance instrument required electric energy during operation.

17. biological impedance instrument combinations according to claim 16, wherein this wireless device is a Zigbee wireless device, RFID wireless device or a bluetooth wireless devices.

18. biological impedance instrument combinations according to claim 16, wherein this biological impedance apparatus comprises:

One pulsed current signal generator, couples this two probe groups, to measure this impedance data;

One voltage amplifier, couples this pulsed current signal generator, to amplify the voltage signal corresponding with this impedance data at this acupuncture point;

One analog/digital converter, couples this voltage amplifier, for this voltage signal of this voltage amplifier output is sampled, and converts a digital signal to; And

One processor, couples this wireless device and this analog/digital converter, to utilize this digital signal, is produced this impedance data at this acupuncture point, and by this numbering at this acupuncture point and this impedance data, be sent to this wireless device by construction.

19. biological impedance instrument combinations according to claim 16, wherein this biological impedance apparatus also comprises a processor, this processor is this impedance data with this acupuncture point of Fu Li leaf conversion Calculation by construction also.

20. biological impedance instrument according to claim 16 combinations, wherein this wireless remote control main frame by construction this impedance data with this acupuncture point of Fu Li leaf conversion Calculation.

21. 1 kinds of biological impedance instrument combinations, comprise:

One socks; And

One biological impedometer, is arranged on these socks, and this biological impedance instrument comprises:

One soft band portion, is fixed on a corresponding foot by construction, and this soft band portion has an inner surface, wherein when these socks are worn, and the skin of contiguous this foot of this inner surface;

Two probe groups, be fixed on this soft band portion, respectively this probe groups comprises an array probe, and wherein this array probe of the probe groups in this two probe groups, has a top ends, this top ends by construction to protrude this inner surface, and thrust this skin with a contiguous acupuncture point, and another probe groups of this two probe groups, by construction to contact this skin, but do not contact any acupuncture point, the current potential ground connection reference point while usining as biological impedance;

One biological impedance apparatus, is arranged in this soft band portion, and this two probe groups of electric property coupling, and wherein this biological impedance apparatus, provides this acupuncture point one pulsed current signal, with the impedance data of measuring this acupuncture point;

One wireless device, couples this biological impedance apparatus, for transmit numbering and this impedance data at this acupuncture point to a wireless remote control main frame;

One fixture, for guaranteeing the array probe in probe groups, sees through socks, thrusts the skin corium of skin, and good in electrical contact to reach, wherein this fixture is a snap ring type fixture, VELCRO fixture or button fixture; And

One cell apparatus, comprises a battery, for should biological impedance instrument required electric energy during operation.

22. biological impedance instrument combinations according to claim 21, wherein this wireless device is a Zigbee wireless device, RFID wireless device or a bluetooth wireless devices.

23. biological impedance instrument combinations according to claim 21, wherein this biological impedance apparatus comprises:

One pulsed current signal generator, couples this two probe groups, to measure this impedance data;

One voltage amplifier, couples this pulsed current signal generator, to amplify the voltage signal corresponding with this impedance data at this acupuncture point;

One analog/digital converter, couples this voltage amplifier, for this voltage signal is sampled, and converts a digital signal to; And

One processor, couples this wireless device and this analog/digital converter, to utilize this digital signal, is produced this impedance data at this acupuncture point, and by this numbering at this acupuncture point and this impedance data, be sent to this wireless device by construction.

24. biological impedance instrument combinations according to claim 21, this this biological impedance instrument of wireless remote control main frame controlled in wireless wherein, make this biological impedance instrument provide this pulsed current signal in this acupuncture point, to measure this impedance data at this acupuncture point, or treatment procedure is carried out in this acupuncture point.

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