RU2733538C1 - Dynamic monitoring device for constructing personalized nutrition programs and health-improving recommendations (versions) - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: household appliances.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a technically complex household appliance, namely to a sports inventory intended for use in sports, physical culture, rehabilitation medicine, fitness, wellness procedures for increasing human health reserves based on diagnostic criteria, in particular to measurements carried out for diagnostic purposes using electric conductivity or body part resistance, specifically intended for determining human body composition for making recommendations on nutrition, spa programs, fitness activities. Dynamic monitoring device for building personalized nutrition programs and health-improving recommendations comprises housing, seat, support for back, leg support, software and hardware. Housing is shaped and is placed in the housing base. Geometry of body shape elements and body bases are calculated according to mathematical model of ergonomics of average user and are made of composite material. Body base is provided with left and right inserts along outer surface. Body is equipped with a seat placed on its horizontal surface and a back placed on a vertical surface. On the back surface of the base of the housing there is a panel of connectors. Support for legs is made as a whole with housing and is located in its lower part horizontally. Device is equipped with: a dynamometer, a hypoxicator, a tonometer, a spirometer, bioimpedance meters, a pulse oximeter. Also disclosed is a version of a dynamic monitoring device for constructing personalized nutrition programs and health-improving recommendations.

EFFECT: design of an ergonomic device based on key circles of the human body which enables to: collection and analysis of data of considerable volume, their efficient aggregation and systematization depending on user needs, besides, having possibility of 3D scanning.

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Description

The invention relates to a technically complex household appliance, namely to sports equipment intended for use in the field of sports, physical culture, rehabilitation medicine, fitness, wellness procedures to increase the reserves of human health based on diagnostic criteria, in particular to measurements carried out for diagnostic purposes using electrical conductivity or resistance of a part of the body, namely, it is intended to determine the composition of the human body to develop recommendations for nutrition, SPA programs, fitness activities.

Known wearable apparatus for monitoring physiological parameters of a person, including: support means for wearing by a person on one or more parts of the body; sensory means located on the support means for measuring a variety of physiological parameters of a person; means responsive to the sensor means for transmitting to a remote location data indicative of the values of each of the plurality of measured physiological parameters. In this case, the wearable means contains a belt installed around the human body; the sensor means comprises modular sensor means for selectively changing which physiological parameters are being measured; the means for transmission comprises means for receiving / sending receiving data indicating the values of a plurality of physiological parameters detected by the sensor, and transmitting the received data to remote locations (Application No. EP0846440A2. Publ. 1998-06-10).

Known is a multifunctional fitness scale with a display relating to the arrangement of devices configured and configured to monitor physiological parameters when the user is standing in the area of the platform of the device, and to transmit information to the user as feedback. Other specific embodiments relate to methods for monitoring the physiological parameters of a user using a device, assessing the fitness of the user based on one or more physiological parameters (Application No. WO2016022941. Publ. 2016-02-11).

However, the known multifunctional fitness scale with display lacks the ability to 3D scan the user's physiological parameters. There is no hardware assessment of the human body composition using bioimpedance measurement. The presented device does not generate nutrition programs based on dynamic monitoring.

Known multifunctional fitness testing device, comprising:

main building; part for testing muscular endurance connected to the main body; a muscle endurance test portion comprising a foldable plate and a foot restraint portion, the foot restraint portion being connected to the foldable plate; a part for testing flexibility, located next to the part for fixing the foot; adhesion test part; and a host computer connected to the main body and electrically connected to the hinge plate, flexibility test part and adhesion test part. In addition, the wireless sensor is electrically connected to the host computer. Moreover, the above-mentioned device additionally contains a part for testing cardiopulmonary function, a part for strength testing electrically connected to the host computer (Application No. EP2870915A1. Publ. 2015-05-13).

However, the known multifunctional fitness testing apparatus does not have a compact, ergonomic layout for use by a user in a seated position, and furthermore, it lacks an element allowing 3D scanning of the user's parameters. In addition, the volume and composition of the human body are not taken into account when evaluating health and nutrition programs. Body composition is assessed without comparing data with body volumes.

The SCANME hardware and software complex is an interactive simulator with a monitoring system, it contains a bicycle ergometer, a personal computer, which includes user and operator monitors, a system unit equipped with a program that can analyze user data and issue an opinion with an individual health program, recommendations for the process of training and physiotherapy. In this case, the body of the bicycle ergometer is made in the form of a figured frame with a chair mounted on top. In addition, it is equipped with a bioimpedance, a pulse oximeter, a tonometer, a hypoxic generator equipped with a helmet in which a hypoxic environment is created, a spirometer, a dynamometer, indirectly connected to the system unit (Patent No. RU2624874. Published 07.07.2017).

However, the known hardware and software complex does not have a compact arrangement of diagnostic devices combined into a single complex, taking into account the convenience of the patient's ergonomics and the possibility of 3D scanning. In addition, the above hardware-software complex does not conduct dynamic monitoring to form individual nutrition programs.

It is known an aviation passenger seat containing a seat, a back with a headrest and armrests, while a scoreboard is built into the backrest flush with its outer surface, a barometric pressure sensor is built into the headrest flush with its surface, connected to a microprocessor fixed inside the seat, the output of which is connected to the scoreboard, and the microprocessor made with the ability to calculate the assessment of the reserve time of preservation of consciousness by a person in conditions of hypoxia. In addition, the back and the headrest are made as one piece, the headrest is made with the ability to change the position in height, horizontally (Patent No. RU197267. Publ. 2020.04.16).

However, the known chair is intended, despite the presence of a seat, backrests with headrests, armrests, a microprocessor, only for use in aircraft vessels, and is not intended for testing fitness parameters.

There is a known apparatus and method for evaluating the index of a human subject, which has the ability to calculate the waist circumference based on body weight measured with a weight scale, bioelectrical impedance measured by a bioelectrical impedance measuring unit (200A), and information such as age and height that was entered through the input block. The human subject index scoring device is L-shaped and provided with a box-shaped box located above the base. The base provides electrodes for the left foot and right foot. In addition, a display unit is provided at the top of the sub-unit. The display unit is a touch panel and also functions as an input unit through which information such as height, age and gender is entered. On the left and right side surfaces of the box are the electrode unit for the left hand and the electrode unit for the right hand (Application No. US2008 / 0146961. Publ. 09/06/2008).

However, the known apparatus, despite the fact that it has an L-shape, a box-shaped body connected to the base, various electronic components, data systematization, is not intended to perform 3D scanning of the parameters of a human subject. In addition, it does not allow for: collection and analysis of significant data, their effective aggregation and systematization depending on the needs of the user. In addition, the well-known device does not take into account the volumes of the limbs, neck, chest when forming a conclusion based on the test results. The known apparatus does not contain a device for monitoring psychophysiological parameters for the formation of health and nutrition programs.

Known chair and auxiliary apparatus with medical diagnostic functions in a remote health monitoring system comprising: a generally rectangular horizontal chair seat for accommodating a seated patient; at least four seat support elements located respectively at the corners of a rectangle, wherein said seat has a front edge and a rear edge, two of said support elements are generally aligned with the rear edge, and two of said support elements are generally aligned with a leading edge; an independent load cell device disposed below each of said support members, each said load cell device being configured to independently determine a load on each of the load cells to provide a set of four independent data signals for medical diagnosis; means for collecting said independent data signals; a processor that measures and records four signals independently of time, corresponding to the weight distribution of a patient seated in a normally horizontal chair seat, said processor configured to provide an indication of each of the four signals (Patent No. US 8211014B2. Publ. 2012-07-02 ).

However, the known chair does not have a comfortable ergonomic shape for the location of the examined subject; moreover, it is not equipped with a 3D scanner to obtain diagnostic information. In addition, it has an inconvenient design form from the point of view of human ergonomics, does not allow for: collection and analysis of significant data, their effective aggregation and systematization depending on the needs of the user. In addition, the known stool does not use body composition monitoring to shape nutritional programs. The chair is not intended to test the assessment of lung strength and condition using a dynamometer and spirometer. The known chair is not intended for dynamic parameter monitoring.

The technical result is the development of an ergonomic device based on the key circumferences of the human body, allowing for: collection and analysis of significant data, their effective aggregation and systematization depending on the needs of the user, in addition, having the ability to 3D scan.

The delivered technical result is achieved by:

- in the first version of a dynamic monitoring device for building personalized nutrition programs and health recommendations, containing a body, a seat, a back support, a leg support, software and hardware, the body is shaped and placed at the base of the body, the geometry of the body figure elements and the body base , calculated according to the mathematical model of the average user ergonomics, and made of a composite material, the base of the case is equipped with left and right inserts along the outer surface, the case is equipped with a seat placed on its horizontal surface and a backrest placed on a vertical surface, a panel is installed on the rear surface of the base of the case connectors, while the device is equipped with: dynamometer, hypoxicator, tonometer, spirometer, bioimpedance meters, pulse oximeter.

It is advisable to use a composite material based on glass mat and polyester resin to increase the strength and reduce the weight of the device, to fill the formed shaped, geometrically verified metal frame.

It is advisable, for the convenience of installation and transportation (to clarify) the device, the overall dimensions are performed in the following ratio: height - 1320 mm, width - 870.

It is advisable to use in production biocompatible materials that are resistant to dirt and easy to use and clean, in particular to apply gelcoat to the front surfaces, to improve the aesthetics of the device and make the front surfaces of the body and the base of the body smooth.

In the second version of a dynamic monitoring device for building personalized nutrition programs and health recommendations, containing a body, a seat, a back support, a leg support, software and hardware, the body is shaped and placed at the base of the body, the geometry of the body shape elements and the base of the body, calculated according to the mathematical model of the average user's ergonomics, and made of composite material, the base of the case is equipped with left and right inserts along the outer surface, the case is equipped with a seat placed on its horizontal surface and a backrest placed on a vertical surface, a panel of connectors is installed on the rear surface of the base of the case , while the device is equipped with: 3D camera located in the upper part of the vertical surface of the case, dynamometer, hypoxicator, tonometer, spirometer, bioimpedance meters, pulse oximeter.

The present invention and its variants are illustrated by a detailed description, diagrams, in which:

FIG. 1 shows the main view (front) of the device according to the invention of variant 1;

FIG. 2 is a left side view;

FIG. 3 is a right-side view showing view A on the connector panel;

FIG. 4 - shows a panel of connectors and connectors located on it, according to view A;

FIG. 5 shows the main view, and the view of AA rotated by 180 °, of the figured shape of the body;

FIG. 6 is a top and top view of a housing base according to embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 7 shows the main view (front) of the device, with the location of the camera for 3D modeling, according to the invention of option 2;

FIG. 8 - shows the levels of key human circles for 3D models;

A dynamic monitoring device for building personalized nutrition programs and health recommendations (hereinafter referred to as the device) contains a housing 1 (Figs. 1-4). The body 1 is equipped with a vertical element 2, armrests 3 and 4, and a horizontal surface on which the seat 5 is installed. In addition, the leg support 6 is made horizontally and is integral with the body 1 in its lower part. The base 7 (hereinafter the base) of the body 1 is located at the level of the left 3 and right 4 armrests in the body 1. The said base 7 can be made in a different color with respect to the body 1, in particular white. Outside, on the right side and on the left side of the base 7, are installed, respectively, inserts 8 and 9, designed for optimal placement of devices for analyzing body composition and measuring plates for hands. On the rear surface of the base 7 of the housing 1, a connector panel 10 with connectors 11 is installed. The vertical element 2 of the housing 1 is equipped with a back 12 and a slot for installing a plug 13.

The body 1 is figured, in the form of a formed figured, geometrically verified metal frame (Fig. 5). The base 7 of the housing 1 is made in the form of a part of the sleeve, which is based on an ellipsoid of rotation for rotating the patient during 3D scanning, the rotation is set by a special controlled drive (not shown) (Fig. 7). The geometry of the elements of the figures of the body 1 and the base 7 of the body 1 are calculated according to the mathematical model of the ergonomics of the average user and are made of composite material. A material based on glass mat and polyester resin can be used as a composite material.

On the front surface of the base 7 of the housing 1, the housing 1, a gelcoat is applied, which gives the effect of smoothness and shine. This effect creates additional comfort during testing and allows the client to remain in a stable physiological state.

The device may have the following overall dimensions: height 1320 mm, width - 870 mm, length - 1250 mm.

The device is equipped with: 14 spirometer, 15 tonometer, 16 hypoxicator, 17 pulse oximeter, located respectively on the right and left armrests. Bioimpedance meters 18, 19 and 20 are located, respectively, on the footrest, on the right 4 and left 3 armrests. The dynamometer (not shown) is located on the 4 right armrest.

In the second version of the multifunctional device for fitness testing, a 3D scanner 21 is installed in the slot of the vertical element 2 of the housing 1 (Fig. 7).

Both versions of the multifunctional fitness testing device are equipped with firmware.

The developed client application connects to the 3D camera and aggregates the data, forming a cloud of points emanating from the levels of the circles corresponding to the body parts of the patient being examined (Fig. 8).

A dynamic monitoring device for building personalized nutrition programs and health recommendations is used as follows.

The multifunctional device has the trade name "ScanMe 2.0" (Figures 1-8). Fitness testing was simulated by means of software and hardware using a mathematical model of user ergonomics, which is based on the levels of his body parts.

Example option 1.

The person (user) goes through the registration procedure on the computer of the complex.

Measurement of anthropometric and functional indicators of the examined person was carried out. Measurement of indicators was carried out using a software and hardware complex. To automate the measurements, we used a control panel, a monitor, and a control computer with a system unit equipped with a program. The program carried out registration, systematization, cross-analysis of the results, issuing a structured opinion for users. The measurements were carried out in seven stages. At the first stage, anthropometric indicators were obtained. At the second stage, functional indicators were obtained. At the third stage, the general condition of the examined person was assessed under conditions of hypoxia with a hypoxicator 16. At the fourth stage, the lung volume was measured with a spirometer 14. At the fifth stage, the strength of the hands was measured with a dynamometer (not shown). At the sixth stage, functional indicators were measured, with exercise testing, using instruments: tonometer 15 and pulse oximeter 17.

According to the second option, a 3D camera was used to build a mathematical model, which synchronizes data between physical equipment, modules of the recommendation system and generates a report. In addition, a 3D camera (sensor, scanner) aggregates data, forming a point cloud corresponding to the person being examined.

The user sat on the seat 5, resting on the back 12, set both legs on the leg support 6. The arms bent at the elbows were located on the right armrest 3 and the left armrest 4. Then, using connectors 11 of panel 10, the device was connected to a dynamometer (not shown ), hypoxicator 16, tonometer 15, pulse oximeter 17, bioimpedance meter 18 on which feet stand, bioimpedance meters 19, 20 on the right armrest 3 and on the left armrest 4, spirometer 14. The signal from each of the mentioned devices was transmitted to the software and hardware, which controlled all measurements at one level or another of the body part and transmitted data to the central processor. In option 2, a 3D camera 21, represented by a depth camera, was used to obtain measurement data. To rotate a person (patient) during 3D scanning, the rotation was set by a special controlled drive (not shown.)

Upon completion of testing (examination), the connectors 11 were disconnected, including from the network, the user got up from seat 5 and left the multifunctional device.

The present invention is an ergonomic device.

In addition, based on the key circumferences of the human body, it allows for: collection and analysis of significant data.

The proposed device effectively aggregates the received data, organizes them depending on the needs of the user.

It also has 3D scanning capability.

Claims (5)

1. A dynamic monitoring device for building personalized nutrition programs and health recommendations, containing a body, a seat, a back support, a leg support, software and hardware, characterized in that the body is shaped and placed at the base of the body, the geometry of the body figure elements and the bases of the case are calculated according to the mathematical model of the ergonomics of the average user and are made of a composite material, the base of the case is equipped with left and right inserts along the outer surface, the case is equipped with a seat placed on its horizontal surface, and a back, placed on a vertical surface, on the rear surface of the base of the case is installed the connector panel, leg support is made in one piece with the body and is located horizontally in its lower part, while the device is equipped with: dynamometer, hypoxicator, tonometer, spirometer, bioimpedance meters, pulse oximeter. 2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that a composite material based on glass mat and polyester resin is used to fill the formed figured, geometrically verified metal frame. 3. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the overall dimensions are made in the following ratio: height - 1320 mm, width - 870 mm, length - 1250 mm. 4. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that a gelcoat is applied to the front surfaces of the body and the base of the body. 5. A dynamic monitoring device for building personalized nutrition programs and health recommendations, containing a body, a seat, a back support, a leg support, software and hardware, characterized in that the body is shaped and placed at the base of the body, the geometry of the body figure elements and the bases of the body are calculated according to the mathematical model of the ergonomics of the average user, and are made of composite material, the base of the body is equipped with left and right inserts along the outer surface, the body is equipped with a seat placed on its horizontal surface, and a back, placed on a vertical surface, on the rear surface of the base of the body a connector panel is installed, the leg support is made in one piece with the body and is located horizontally in its lower part, while the device is equipped with: a 3D camera located in the upper part of the vertical surface of the body, a dynamometer, a hypoxicator, a tonometer, a spir ometer, bioimpedance meters, pulse oximeter.

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