CN212592089U

CN212592089U - Ear-wearing type body temperature monitor

Info

Publication number: CN212592089U
Application number: CN202020291175.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 梁涛
Original assignee: Guangzhou Botong Communication Co ltd
Current assignee: Guangzhou Botong Communication Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-03-11
Filing date: 2020-03-11
Publication date: 2021-02-26
Anticipated expiration: 2030-03-11

Abstract

The utility model discloses an ear-worn body temperature monitor, which comprises a main body, wherein the main body comprises a fixed section which is fixed by an inner structure of an auricle and can not be inserted into an external auditory canal, and a temperature measuring section which is inserted into the external auditory canal, and a first temperature sensor is arranged inside the temperature measuring section; the controller and the battery are arranged inside the fixed section, and the battery and the first temperature sensor are respectively electrically connected with the controller; the main body is also provided with a temperature indicating device, a wireless transceiver and a memory which are electrically connected with the controller. The ear-wearing type body temperature monitor of the utility model can continuously, accurately and reliably measure and record the body temperature of a human body; can be fast, accurate carry out parameter setting and data transmission through wireless transceiver, have very strong utility model.

Description

Ear-wearing type body temperature monitor

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of medical technology, especially, relate to an ear-worn type body temperature monitor.

Background

Human body temperature is an important parameter for medical clinical diagnosis, and the body temperature is also required to be detected frequently in daily health management. When the epidemic situation of the infectious disease occurs, the body temperature is an important means for early screening, isolation monitoring and rehabilitation tracking.

At present, there are various methods for measuring body temperature:

1. contact tests are performed using a thermometer in the axilla, mouth, rectum, etc. The method has long testing time and limited personnel activity during measurement.

2. An infrared thermometer is used to perform contact or non-contact detection on the forehead, wrist, external auditory canal, etc. This measurement method is fast. But the instantaneous body surface temperature is easily influenced by the environment, and the measurement error is larger.

3. And a far infrared imaging camera is adopted for measurement. The method is suitable for continuous measurement in public places, has low precision and is suitable for rapid screening.

All of the above methods can only know the body temperature at the time of measurement, and cannot continuously record the body temperature of a human. These methods also cause large measurement errors due to out-of-specification operation or limitations in the testing principle itself.

Therefore, there is a need to develop a body temperature monitor that can continuously, accurately and reliably measure and record the body temperature of a human body and can provide effective data support for medical clinical diagnosis, daily health management, epidemic situation and infectious disease control and the like.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the utility model aims to provide an ear-worn body temperature monitor which can continuously, accurately and reliably measure and record the body temperature of a human body.

The utility model discloses the technical scheme who adopts as follows:

the utility model provides an ear-wearing type body temperature monitor, includes the main part, its characterized in that: the main body comprises a fixing section which is fixed by an inner side structure of an auricle and can not be inserted into an external auditory canal, and a temperature measuring section inserted into the external auditory canal, wherein a first temperature sensor is arranged inside the temperature measuring section; the inside of canned paragraph is provided with controller and battery, battery and first temperature sensor respectively with controller electric connection.

Preferably, the first temperature sensor is provided with one or more than one; the first temperature sensor is one or a combination of an NTC (negative temperature coefficient thermistor) sensor, a PTC (positive temperature coefficient thermistor) sensor, a thermocouple, a semiconductor sensor or a semiconductor integrated sensor; the first temperature sensor is close to the tail end of the temperature measuring section, and the depth of the first temperature sensor inserted into the external auditory canal is 10-25 mm.

Preferably, a memory is arranged in the main body and electrically connected with the controller.

Preferably, the main body is provided with a wireless transceiver, and the wireless transceiver is one of a radio frequency communication device, an infrared communication device and an NFC (near field communication) device; the wireless transceiver is electrically connected with the controller.

Preferably, the fixing section shields the entrance of the external auditory canal, and reduces the convection of air between the external auditory canal and the outside.

Preferably, the controller comprises a clock (RTC) module.

Preferably, the controller comprises an identity module.

Preferably, the fixed section is provided with a second temperature sensor, and the second temperature sensor is electrically connected with the controller.

Preferably, a temperature indicating device is arranged on the outer side of the fixing section and electrically connected with the controller.

Preferably, the main body is provided with an ear hook, one end of the ear hook is connected with the fixed section, and the other end of the ear hook is a free end.

Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model reside in that:

1. the body temperature of the human body can be continuously, accurately and reliably measured and recorded;

2. the parameter setting and the data transmission can be rapidly and accurately carried out through the wireless receiving and transmitting device.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the connection of electronic components according to the present invention;

wherein: a main body 10; a fixed section 11; a temperature measuring section 12; a first temperature sensor 20; a controller 30; a battery 40; a temperature indicating device 50; a wireless transmitting/receiving device 60; a memory 70; a second temperature sensor 80; an ear hook 90.

Detailed Description

In order to facilitate understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. The invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

The invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments:

as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 3, an ear-worn body temperature monitor includes a main body 10, the main body 10 includes a fixing section 11 which is fixed by an inner structure of an auricle and can not be inserted into an external auditory canal, and a temperature measuring section 12 inserted into the external auditory canal, and a first temperature sensor 20 is arranged inside the temperature measuring section 12; the fixed section 11 is internally provided with a controller 30 and a battery 40, and the battery 40 and the first temperature sensor 20 are respectively electrically connected with the controller 30. The material of the temperature measuring section 12 can be plastic, rubber, silica gel or other waterproof materials for wrapping, meanwhile, the material must not cause anaphylactic reaction of human skin, and the material can be soft or hard. The first temperature sensor is used to measure the temperature inside the ear.

Further, the first temperature sensor 20 is provided with one or more than one; the first temperature sensor 20 is one or a combination of an NTC (negative temperature coefficient thermistor) sensor, a PTC (positive temperature coefficient thermistor) sensor, a thermocouple, a semiconductor sensor, or a semiconductor integrated sensor; the first temperature sensor 20 is near the end of the temperature measurement section 12.

Further, the fixed section 11 is provided with a second temperature sensor 80, and the second temperature sensor 80 is electrically connected with the controller 30; the second temperature sensor 80 is used to detect the ambient temperature or the temperature of the auricle in order to perform a suitable compensation correction of the measurement of the external ear canal temperature by an algorithm, or to record data separately without correcting the measurement for later reference. In the present embodiment, the first temperature sensor 20 and the second temperature sensor 80 are both NTC (negative temperature coefficient thermistor) to achieve cost optimization.

Further, a temperature indicating device 50 is disposed outside the fixing section 11, and the temperature indicating device 50 is electrically connected to the controller 30.

In the present embodiment, the temperature indicating device 50 uses a red-green LED indicator. Using green with low brightness to indicate that temperature measurement is working; a high brightness green flash indicates normal body temperature. Hyperthermia is indicated by a high-brightness red flash and hypothermia is indicated by a high-brightness yellow (mixed red and green) flash. The indication trigger threshold of the indicating means may be set by the controller 30.

In other embodiments, a digital display screen may also be used to display the monitored temperature.

Further, a memory 70 is disposed inside the main body 10, and the memory 70 is electrically connected to the controller 30. In this embodiment, the memory 70 may hold over 1 million records.

Further, a wireless transceiver 60 is disposed on the main body 10, and the wireless transceiver 60 is one of a radio frequency communication device (such as a bluetooth device, a zigbee, WIFI, 433M communication, 2.4G/5G radio frequency communication, etc.), an infrared communication device, or an NFC (near field communication) device; the transceiver 60 is electrically connected to the controller 30.

In this embodiment, the wireless transceiver 60 is a bluetooth device, and the bluetooth device can perform operations such as setting and data transmission on the controller.

Further, the first temperature sensor 20 is inserted into the external auditory canal to a depth of 10-25 mm.

Furthermore, the fixing section 11 shields the entrance of the external auditory canal, reducing the convection of the external auditory canal and the outside air, and making the temperature of the external auditory canal closer to the body temperature.

Further, the controller 30 includes a Real Time Clock (RTC) module from which, in use, temperature can be measured and recorded at regular intervals.

Further, the controller 30 includes an identification module for identification during wireless communication.

Further, an ear hook 90 is arranged on the main body 10, and the material of the ear hook 90 has flexibility; one end of the ear hook 90 is connected with the fixed section 11, and the other end is a free end. When in use, the free end of the ear hook 90 is wound to the back of the auricle from the upper part of the auricle and is fixed, so that the ear-mounted body temperature monitor is more stable when in use.

Various other modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art based on the above-described technical solutions and concepts, and all such modifications and changes are intended to fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an ear-wearing type body temperature monitor, includes the main part, its characterized in that: the main body comprises a fixing section which is fixed by an inner side structure of an auricle and can not be inserted into an external auditory canal, and a temperature measuring section inserted into the external auditory canal, wherein a first temperature sensor is arranged inside the temperature measuring section; the inside of canned paragraph is provided with controller and battery, battery and first temperature sensor respectively with controller electric connection.

2. The ear-worn body temperature monitor according to claim 1, wherein: the first temperature sensor is provided with one or more than one temperature sensors; the first temperature sensor is one or a combination of an NTC (negative temperature coefficient thermistor) sensor, a PTC (positive temperature coefficient thermistor) sensor, a thermocouple, a semiconductor sensor or a semiconductor integrated sensor; the first temperature sensor is close to the tail end of the temperature measuring section, and the depth of the first temperature sensor inserted into the external auditory canal is 10-25 mm.

3. The ear-worn body temperature monitor according to claim 1, wherein: the fixed section is provided with a second temperature sensor, and the second temperature sensor is electrically connected with the controller.

4. The ear-worn body temperature monitor according to claim 1, wherein: the outside of fixed section is provided with temperature indicating device, temperature indicating device and controller electric connection.

5. The ear-worn body temperature monitor according to claim 1, wherein: the main body is internally provided with a memory which is electrically connected with the controller.

6. The ear-worn body temperature monitor according to claim 1, wherein: the main body is provided with a wireless transceiver, and the wireless transceiver is one of a radio frequency communication device, an infrared communication device or an NFC (near field communication) device; the wireless transceiver is electrically connected with the controller.

7. The ear-worn body temperature monitor according to claim 1, wherein: the fixed section shields the entrance of the external auditory canal, and reduces the air convection between the external auditory canal and the outside.

8. The ear-worn body temperature monitor according to claim 1, wherein: the controller includes a clock (RTC) module.

9. The ear-worn body temperature monitor according to claim 1, wherein: the controller includes an identification module.

10. The ear-worn body temperature monitor according to claim 1, wherein: the main part is provided with an ear hook, one end of the ear hook is connected with the fixed section, and the other end of the ear hook is a free end.