KR101943975B1 - Single and multi directional measuring system of edema and pressure pain of arthritis patient - Google Patents

Abstract

[0001] The present invention relates to a device for measuring the size and tenderness of an edema and a multidirectional directional swelling and tenderness measuring device for an arthritic patient, a circuit part including a communication part for transmitting a pressure signal, The present invention provides a simplex and multiaxial edema and tenderness measuring device for arthritis patients, which comprises a button for measuring start and end of measurement and a display for confirming real time pressure.
According to the present invention, a separate type and a multi-module type are available, and it is possible to use the arms independently or integrally by selecting the number and positions of the arms to be used, thereby providing convenience to the user.

Description

(Single and multi-directional measuring system of edema and pressure pain of arthritis patient)

The present invention relates to a device for measuring short axis and multiaxial edema and tenderness for arthritis patients.

There are over 100 arthritis, including lupus, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, vertebral arthritis, and osteoarthritis, all of which cause pain in arthritis and joints. Diseases related to these joints continue to spread to fractures, neuromuscular diseases, and extraarticular symptoms.

Inflammation is common in all types of joint disease. Whatever the cause, all kinds of inflammation are characterized by symptoms such as redness, swelling, fever, pain, loss of cell tissue function. Inflammation in the joints or tissues means that there is a wound or disease. Inflammation due to scarring, deforming or arthritis is proportional to the amount of wound or injury in the joint, and conversely, inversely proportional to the extent to which the same joint is treated.

Pain is the most common clinical symptom of the patient, but it is difficult for the patient to accurately describe to the doctor and to express the degree of pain objectively. However, it is important to measure the degree of pain in the patient with objective and quantitative figures in order to evaluate the patient's illnesses and to determine the effectiveness of follow-up care and treatment. A common method of measuring pain is a measurement method that relies on the patient's subjective feelings, such as the McGill Pain Questionnaire, and a subjective measurement method that the physician is subjectively to measure after observing the patient's behavior. However, these methods generally rely on subjective assessment and are not quantitative and have not proven their reliability and accuracy.

Therefore, there is a need for an edema and pressure measuring device for arthritic patients using quantitative pressure measurement using a pressure measuring device rather than a physician 's qualitative pain measuring method.

On the other hand, the prior art relating to edema and tenderness measuring apparatus is Korean Patent No. 10-1557786.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a device for measuring short axis and multiaxial swelling and tenderness using quantitative pressure measurement using a pressure measuring device.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for controlling the same.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for measuring edema size and tenderness, A circuit unit including a signal processing MCU, a power supply unit, and a communication unit for transmitting a pressure signal; A button portion for controlling start and end of sensor measurement; And a display unit capable of confirming real-time pressure. The present invention provides a simplex and multiaxial edema and tenderness measuring apparatus for arthritis patients.

Here, the mechanism portion may include a driving portion, and the driving portion may include a retracting device and a length measuring sensor.

The pressure sensor may be a film type pressure sensor or a load cell.

In addition, the mechanism portion may be detachably mounted from the circuit portion, and the mechanism portion may be formed in plurality.

In addition, it is possible for the arms of the mechanism section to move independently or integrally.

As described above, the present invention has the following effects.

First, it is possible to measure the degree of quantitative edema and the degree of pressure using a pressure measurement sensor and a length measurement sensor.

Second, it is possible to separate the module from the main body by extending the electric wire, or to use a separate type using wireless communication such as Bluetooth or the like, thereby providing convenience to the user.

Third, it is possible to measure multiple fingers at once by enabling multi module.

Fourth, there is a control display that allows the patient to manipulate the device directly, so accurate measurement is possible.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a device for measuring short axis and multi-axis direction edema and pressure for arthritis patients according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic diagram showing an operating part in the mechanism part of Fig. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic view for explaining an embodiment of the uniaxial and multiaxial edema and tenderness measuring device for arthritis patients shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 4 is a schematic view for explaining another embodiment of the uniaxial and multiaxial edema and tenderness measuring device for arthritis patients shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 5 is a schematic view for explaining another embodiment of the uniaxial and multiaxial edema and tenderness measuring device for arthritis patients shown in FIG. 1; FIG.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the technical parts already known will be omitted or compressed for simplicity of explanation.

A single axis and multiaxial edema and tenderness measuring device 100 for an arthritis patient according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a mechanical part 102, a circuit part 104, a display part 108 and a button part 106 , Which will be described with reference to Fig.

Here, the arm 110 of the mechanism part 102 may be formed in a single axis direction (one axis direction) when formed as one, and may be formed in a multiple axis (2, 3, 4 axis direction) , It is possible for each arm 110 to move independently or integrally. Here, when the plurality of arms are driven independently, the arm to be used by the four arms can be selected, and the position of each arm to be used can also be selected.

A circuit unit 104 including a micro controller unit (MCU) for signal processing, a power unit, and a communication unit for transmitting a pressure signal is located at the lower end of the mechanism unit 102.

On the right side of the mechanism part 102, a button part 106 for controlling the start and end of sensor measurement is located and a display part 108 for confirming the real time pressure is located on the button part 106. The user can directly operate the device operation through the button unit 106, thereby enabling the user to accurately measure the degree of pain.

In addition, the uniaxial and multiaxial edema and tenderness measuring device 100 may take various forms without limitation.

In the meantime, the apparatus 100 for measuring the uniaxial and multiaxial direction swelling and tenderness according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a driving unit 112 for sensing and driving joints in the mechanism unit 102, . Here, the joint detection refers to the first contact of the arm 110 to the patient's finger.

The drive unit 112 may be a forward / backward movement device 114 for measuring joints, and a linear motor may be used as the forward / backward movement device 114, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It is possible.

A pressure sensor 118 is positioned at the end of the linear motor of the advancing / retracting device 114 to measure a pressure applied to the joint. A high elasticity rubber material can be used at the end of the arm 110 for protecting the user's joint. have. The pressure sensor 118 may be positioned at the end of the arm 110 that is in contact with the user's joint.

As the pressure sensor 118, a film type pressure sensor or a load cell may be used.

The length measuring sensor 116 may be positioned inside the driving unit 112 to measure the degree of swelling of the patient by measuring the moving distance of the arm 110 linearly moved from the lateral direction. An infrared sensor may be used, but it is not limited thereto, and various known means can be used.

The apparatus 100 for measuring a short axis and a multiaxial direction swelling and tenderness for an arthritis patient according to an embodiment of the present invention having the above-described structure is configured such that, when the arm 110 linearly moves in the lateral direction, The degree of swelling is measured and the pressure is sequentially increased from the time of finger contact through the pressure sensor 118 at the end of the arm 110. At this time, The degree of pain is measured by telling the degree of pain to be felt.

Specifically, when the degree of edema is measured, the length of the arm 110 is measured by the length measuring sensor 116 from the time of contact, and the advance distance from the arm 110 to the joint is measured The degree of edema is judged.

The pressure level of the arm 110 can be increased or decreased sequentially through the button portion 106 by measuring the pressure level of the arm 110 in advance, It is also possible to adjust an arbitrary pressure value in real time through the self button unit 106. [ In the step of the pressure level, for example, 1, 2, and 3, it is possible that the pressure value is sequentially set in steps.

Meanwhile, the edema and tenderness measuring apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be of a separate type and a multi-module type, and will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. FIG.

As shown in Fig. 3, it is possible for the mechanical part 102 to extend from the circuit part 104 to an electric wire, to detach the module, or to mount it in a detachable type using wireless communication such as Bluetooth.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, it is also possible to measure five fingers at once by setting five mechanical parts 102 in a multi-module form. At this time, Multi-module configurations are also possible.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, it is also possible to measure a plurality of fingers at the same time. Since a plurality of fingers can be inserted one at a time and sequentially measured one by one, the measurement time can be shortened, There is a slight pain that can be followed. By measuring a plurality of fingers at once, it is not necessary to feel repetitive pain.

In addition, another finger that does not measure functions to support a finger to measure, thereby improving the accuracy of measurement and preventing unnecessary pain due to movement.

As a result, the present invention can be a separate type and a multi-module type, and it is possible to use the arm 110 independently or integrally by selecting the number and position of the arms 110 to be used, .

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. And the scope of the present invention should be understood as the following claims and their equivalents.

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Claims (4)

A mechanism for measuring the size and tenderness of edema;
A circuit unit including a signal processing MCU, a power supply unit, and a communication unit for transmitting a pressure signal;
A button portion for controlling start and end of sensor measurement; And
And a display unit capable of confirming the real time pressure,
Wherein the mechanism portion includes a drive portion formed with a retracting device and a length measuring sensor,
And a film type pressure sensor or a load cell as a pressure sensor at the end of the advancing and retracting device,
The arms of the mechanism portion are formed in a plurality of directions in the multi-
It is possible to independently or integrally move a plurality of the arms and to select an arm to be used in each of the plurality of arms when the plurality of the arms are driven independently and to select the position of each of the arms to be used,
The length measuring sensor measures the length of the arm from the time when the arm is linearly moved to contact the finger of the patient, measures the distance from the arm to the point where the arm does not move forward, And a device for measuring short axis and multiaxial edema and tenderness for arthritis patients.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the mechanism is separate from and mounted to the circuit portion.

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