WO2011090199A1 - 脳信号計測システム、生体内計測装置及び脳信号計測位置制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a brain signal measurement system, a biological information measurement device, and a brain signal measurement position control method, and in particular, a plurality of measurement means installed between a dura mater and a spider membrane to measure brain signals, and the plurality of measurements.
- the present invention relates to a brain signal measurement system including a brain signal measurement device having a holding unit for holding means.
- Brain signal measurement is used in various treatments, such as measuring brain signals during epileptic seizures.
- brain signals are measured by placing electrodes on the surface of the patient's head, or by placing intracranial electrodes in the skull to measure brain signals.
- Intracranial electrodes for measuring brain signals within the cranium generally include a subdural electrode placed on the surface of the brain and a deep brain electrode inserted into the deep part of the brain parenchyma (see Patent Document 1).
- Patent Document 2 describes that a device is inserted percutaneously into a subarachnoid space from a certain entry site.
- the nerve regulator assembly NMA is folded and held by an arm, inserted through the cannula to the vicinity of the corpus callosum, opened from the distal end opening of the cannula, and the NMA is expanded. It is described that it is arranged at a position.
- Patent Document 4 describes that in order to measure a physiological signal in the heart, a catheter is inserted, the ring is expanded in the heart, and electrodes provided on the ring are arranged.
- Patent Document 2 is basically a one-dimensional insertion by advancing and retreating with a guide wire or the like.
- the plurality of electrodes need to be arranged three-dimensionally, and it is difficult to arrange the plurality of electrodes at desired positions by such one-dimensional adjustment.
- the technique described in Patent Document 3 inserts NMA into a body while being deformed by sandwiching it with an arm made of a hard material, and relaxes the force by the arm near the arrangement position to restore the shape, and arranges the NMA in the body.
- the arm made of a hard material is inserted to the vicinity of the arrangement position, and there is a risk of damaging the brain.
- the ring is made of an elastic material. The ring exhibits a circular shape within the heart due to its elasticity. Therefore, there is a problem similar to the method described in Patent Document 3.
- Such difficulty in installing a measuring means for measuring a signal in a living body is not limited to a brain signal, but also applies to, for example, measuring a signal of an implantable pacemaker or the like.
- the present invention proposes a brain signal measurement system or the like that can place a plurality of measurement means for measuring signals in a living body with minimally invasive surgery and that can easily adjust the position where each measurement means is arranged. With the goal.
- the invention according to claim 1 is a brain comprising a brain signal measuring device that is installed between the dura mater and the spider membrane and has a plurality of measuring means for measuring brain signals and a holding unit that holds the plurality of measuring means.
- the holding unit has a shape memory characteristic due to a predetermined stimulus, and a shape memory part capable of changing positions of the plurality of measuring means by a shape change due to the shape memory characteristic; and the shape memory Other than the shape change that occurs in the shape memory unit by covering the shape memory unit with a stimulus introduction unit for applying a stimulus to the unit from the outside, and applying a predetermined stimulus from the outside to the shape memory unit It has a stimulus blocking unit that blocks the influence of a predetermined phenomenon to the outside, and is more flexible than the dura mater and the spider membrane in a state where no stimulus is given, and the shape memory unit is the holding unit But By inserting between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane and giving a predetermined stimulus via the stimulus introduction unit by the stimulus applying device,
- the invention according to claim 2 is the brain signal measurement system according to claim 1, wherein the shape memory unit is a shape memory alloy, and is heated to a predetermined temperature or higher so that the shape memory characteristic is obtained.
- the stimulus changes in shape, and the stimulus given by the stimulus applying device is energization heating, and the stimulus blocking part is heat and an electrical insulator.
- the invention according to claim 3 is the brain signal measurement system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the measurement means has one end as an electrode, and is electrically connected to a measurement device, and the measurement result at the electrode is measured.
- the transmission line is covered with a part other than the electrode, and at least a part of the transmission line other than the electrode is covered with the stimulation blocking part in addition to the covering.
- the invention according to claim 4 is the brain signal measurement system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the shape storage unit stores the polygon in a polygon having vertices equal to or more than the number of the plurality of measurement units.
- the measuring means is held at the apex of the polygon in the holding unit.
- the invention according to claim 5 is the brain signal measurement system according to claim 4, wherein the shape storage unit is capable of photographing the shape memory unit from outside the body, and image processing is performed on image information photographed by the photographing unit, For the detected measuring means, the position of the measuring means is estimated from the detected position, and for the measuring means that are not detected, the position of the vertex is estimated from the polygon side information of the shape storage unit.
- An imaging apparatus having position estimation processing means for estimating the position of the means is provided.
- the invention according to claim 6 is an in-vivo measuring device having a plurality of measuring units installed in a predetermined space in the body and measuring signals, and a holding unit holding the plurality of measuring units, the holding unit
- the unit has a shape memory characteristic due to a predetermined stimulus, a shape memory part capable of changing the positions of the plurality of measuring means by a shape change due to the shape memory characteristic, and a stimulus from the outside to the shape memory part
- a stimulus introduction unit for covering the shape memory unit, and a predetermined phenomenon other than the shape change that occurs in the shape memory unit due to a predetermined stimulus applied to the shape memory unit from the outside.
- the shape memory part has the holding part in the predetermined space in the body. Insertion It is, by the predetermined stimulus is applied via the stimulation introduction part by stimulating device changes to the previously stored processed shape by the shape memory properties, placing said plurality of measuring means.
- the invention according to claim 7 is the holding in the brain signal measuring apparatus having a plurality of measuring means installed between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane to measure brain signals, and a holding unit holding the plurality of measuring means.
- a brain signal measurement position control method for controlling a part wherein the holding part has a shape memory characteristic by a predetermined stimulus, and a shape memory part capable of changing the positions of the plurality of measuring means by the shape memory characteristic;
- a stimulus blocking unit that blocks an external influence of a predetermined phenomenon other than a change, and is softer than the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane in a state where no stimulus is applied;
- Membrane and front Inserted between the arachnoid membranes, the shape memory part of the holding part is given a predetermined stimulus via the stimulus introduction part by the stimulus applying device
- the present invention may be understood not only at the time of insertion but also at the time of removal. That is, it may be considered that the stimulus is not applied from the stimulus applying device to the shape memory unit, and the holding unit is removed from between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane. Thereby, when removing, it can be set as the conditions similar to the state inserted in the body, and it can be set as a flexible state, without showing a shape memory characteristic. Therefore, it becomes possible to remove the brain signal measuring apparatus by a minimally invasive operation.
- the one end is provided with an introduction pipe composed of a pair of parallel pipes inserted into the head, the holding portion is in a line shape, and one of the introduction pipes is inside the head.
- an introduction pipe composed of a pair of parallel pipes inserted into the head
- the holding portion is in a line shape
- one of the introduction pipes is inside the head.
- One that is inserted from the end that is not inserted and extends to the end that is inserted into the head, and the other tube of the introduction tube is inserted from the end that is inserted into the head and is not inserted into the head It is good also as what extends to the edge of.
- the shape storage unit may include a photographing unit that can photograph from outside the body, and a photographing device that has a display unit that displays information photographed by the photographing unit.
- the shape memory unit may be made of, for example, a shape memory alloy.
- the material of the shape memory alloy is, for example, an alloy of titanium and nickel. The biocompatibility has already been proved, and many medical applications including bioimplantation use have been made. It may be an iron-based shape memory alloy.
- the material of the measuring means is, for example, platinum (platinum) or an alloy of platinum and iridium. These have already been proven to be biocompatible, and many medical applications have been made as electrodes for catheters and pacemakers.
- the material of the stimulus blocking part (insulating coating) is, for example, one using a fluororesin called PTFE. Some of these have already been proven to be biocompatible.
- the present invention may be understood as a program for operating a computer as the position estimation processing means according to claim 5 and a computer-readable recording medium for recording the program. Furthermore, in this invention, you may make it provide the display part which displays the estimated position.
- the display unit includes an input unit for inputting position information of each measuring unit and a comparing unit for comparing the input position information of each measuring unit with the estimated position information, and the display unit also displays the comparison result. You may make it do.
- the holding unit holds a plurality of measuring means and is flexible when inserted into the body without being stimulated by the shape memory unit that connects the measuring means (for example, temperature).
- the shape memory characteristic is indicated by the change
- the temperature is flexible when the temperature is in the environment from room temperature to body temperature.
- the body is inserted into a predetermined space such as between the dura mater and the spider membrane.
- a predetermined stimulus is given to the shape storage unit in the body, and the shape storage unit changes to a shape that has been stored in advance, thereby arranging a plurality of measuring means.
- the hole for insertion can be realized with a diameter of 1 cm or less, for example.
- the holding part is more flexible than the dura and the arachnoid because, for example, there is a space between the dura and the arachnoid, so that the dura or the spider is removed from the holding part as the holding part is inserted. Even when a force is applied to the membrane, it means a hardness to such an extent that the insertion into the space between the dura mater and the spider membrane is continued.
- the present invention has a stimulus introduction part and a stimulus blocking part, and the holding part is in a flexible state in which no stimulus is given when inserted into the body, and a stimulus is given to the shape memory part in the body. Is. Therefore, unlike the technique described in Patent Document 3, the portion inserted into the body is softer than, for example, the dura mater or the spider membrane in a state where no stimulus is given, and the risk of damaging these during insertion is low. .
- the holding unit is once in a state of being given a stimulus, the holding unit is returned to a flexible state as a state where no stimulus is given again, the position of the holding unit is adjusted, and the stimulus is given again.
- a position in a body can be adjusted easily. Therefore, it is possible to place the measurement means in a minimally invasive operation and easily adjust the positions of the plurality of measurement means in the body.
- the shape to be stored is not limited to a convex shape or the like.
- a shape in which a plurality of similar polygons are provided in a nested shape (spider web shape) is free.
- various measurement means can be arranged.
- the shape storage unit of the present invention makes it possible to arrange each measuring unit with a two-dimensional and three-dimensional spread, and the position of each measuring unit can be easily adjusted.
- the shape change of the shape memory part can be more easily realized by applying the stimulation to the shape memory part using the energization heating.
- the measuring means is a minute electrode peeled off from the transmission wire and wound around the holding portion, the spatial resolution can be improved. Furthermore, the cross section of the holding part can be made substantially the same between the part where the measuring means is provided and the part where the measuring means is not provided. Therefore, even if the shape memory unit changes the shape in the body, the possibility of damaging the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane is greatly reduced.
- the shape stored in the shape storage unit is a polygon, and the holding unit holds the measuring means at the apex thereof.
- the measuring means is installed in the body, it is possible to take an image of the measuring means by, for example, intraoperative X-ray photography.
- the measuring means itself is not always capable of photographing. Therefore, according to the invention according to claim 4 of the present application, even if the measuring means itself cannot be photographed, even if a part of the information indicating the sides of the polygon can be photographed, information on each vertex is obtained from the information and the photographing cannot be performed. It is possible to estimate the position of the measuring means. This further facilitates proper arrangement of the measuring means.
- the position estimation processing of each measuring means may be realized in an apparatus using a computer or the like.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of processing for inserting the brain signal measuring device 21 of FIG. 1 into a hole 19 and arranging sensors 27 1 to 27 6 .
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an outline of a peripheral portion 59 of sensors 33 4 to 33 6 in FIG. The experimental result of the contact impedance of an electrode-saline solution is shown. The experimental result of the electrical insulation degree between two electrodes is shown.
- the head 1 has a hierarchical structure of the scalp 3, the skull 5, the dura mater 7, the arachnoid membrane 9, the blood vessel 11, the buffy coat 13, and the brain 15 in order from the outside.
- the brain signal measuring device of the present invention is provided with a hole 19 that penetrates the scalp 3, the skull 5, and the dura mater 7, and is inserted between the dura mater 7 and the spider 9 using this hole 19.
- the hole 19 can be realized with a diameter of 1 cm or less, for example.
- FIGS. 2 (a) to 2 (c) are diagrams showing an outline of automatic deployment by energization heating by the brain signal measuring device 21 of the present invention (corresponding to the “brain signal measuring device” in the claims of the present application).
- the brain signal measuring device 21 is two parallel pipes, one end of which is a pointed tip having a diameter of 1 cm or less and an introduction pipe 23 inserted into the head through the hole 19 and a line.
- the other tube is inserted from the end inserted into the head, and the other tube is inserted from the end inserted into the head.
- a holding portion 25 (corresponding to the “holding portion” in the claims of the present application) extending to the end not inserted into the head.
- the holding unit 25 holds six sensors 27 (corresponding to “measurement means” in the claims).
- the holding unit 25 includes an SMA guide that is a shape memory alloy (corresponding to a “shape memory unit” in the claims of the present application) and a heat shrinkable tube that is a thermal / electrical insulator that covers the SMA guide (the “stimulation block” in the claims of the present application). Part).
- the material of the SMA guide is, for example, an alloy of titanium and nickel. The biocompatibility has already been proved, and many medical applications including bioimplantation use have been made. It may be an iron-based shape memory alloy.
- the material of the sensor 27 is, for example, platinum (platinum) or an alloy of platinum and iridium. These have already been proven to be biocompatible, and many medical applications have been made as electrodes for catheters and pacemakers. In FIG.
- the material of the heat-shrinkable tube is, for example, a material using a fluororesin called PTFE (for example, Teflon (registered trademark)). Some of these have already been proven to be biocompatible.
- PTFE for example, Teflon (registered trademark)
- the SMA guide is softer than the dura 7 and the spider 9 at least at room temperature to body temperature, and has a memory-treated shape when the temperature rises to a predetermined temperature or higher by energization heating.
- the central portion of the SMA guide is stored in a regular hexagon, and the sensor 27 is held in the holding unit 25 corresponding to each vertex of the regular hexagon of the SMA guide.
- the holding portion 25 is not taken out from the end of the introduction tube 23 that is inserted into the head, and the sensor 27 is attached to the introduction tube 23. Arrange and insert the inlet tube 23 into the hole 19.
- the introduction tube 23 when the introduction tube 23 is inserted into the hole 19 and the end of the introduction tube 23 reaches 17 between the dura mater 7 and the spider 9, the introduction tube 23 is inserted into the hole 19.
- the center portion of the holding portion 25 (at least the portion that is memorized in a regular hexagon) is inserted between the dura mater 7 and the spider membrane 9 from the end of the introduction tube 23 that is inserted into the head.
- the power source 29 (corresponding to the “stimulation device” in the claims of the present application) energizes and heats the SMA guide of the holding unit 25, whereby the SMA guide of the holding unit 25 is stored. It changes to the shape of the processed regular hexagon. Each sensor 27 held at the apex moves to a predetermined position as the shape of the SMA guide changes. It is sufficient that the hole 19 has a diameter of 1 cm or less, and the electrode can be expanded so as to expand the ring after being inserted under the dura from such a hole, and the subdural electrode can be placed in a minimally invasive operation. .
- the configuration of the brain signal measurement system 31 (corresponding to the “brain signal measurement system” in the claims) as an example of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to FIG.
- the brain signal measurement system 31 includes a brain signal measurement device 37 that is installed between the dura mater and the arachnoid membrane and includes a plurality of sensors 33 that measure brain signals and a holding unit 35 that holds the plurality of sensors 33, and a holding unit.
- the holding unit 35 includes a sensor holding unit 45 having a shape memory characteristic that is stored in a regular hexagon, and a stimulus introduction unit 47 that introduces a stimulus from the stimulus applying device 39 to the sensor holding unit 45.
- the senor 33 is located at each vertex of the hexagon, and the sensor holding part 45 and the stimulus introduction part 47 are a shape memory alloy (SMA guide) that exhibits shape memory characteristics by heating (SMA guide of the sensor holding part 45).
- SMA guide shape memory alloy
- SMA guide of the sensor holding part 45 is covered with a heat shrinkable tube (corresponding to “stimulation blocking part” in the claims of the present application) which is a thermal / electrical insulator.
- the stimulus applying device 39 applies a sensor to the sensor holding part 45 (see FIG. 2C) inserted into the body by heating from one end 49 to the other end 51 of the holding part 35, thereby heating the sensor.
- the position of each sensor 33 is changed by changing the shape to the shape stored in advance by the shape memory characteristic of the holding unit 45. Electric heating is instantaneous heating with a current of about 1 to 2 A, and heat is not transmitted to the outside because the thermal conductivity of the insulator is low. Thereby, installation of the sensor 33 becomes easy. Moreover, since it is in a flexible state from room temperature to body temperature, it is easy to adjust and remove the position within the head. Therefore, it becomes easy to insert and remove the subdural electrode.
- Measuring device 41 for sensor 33 1, 33 2 and 33 3 close to the edge 49 of the holding portion 35 to obtain a measurement result from the end 49, the sensor 33 4, 33 5 and 33 6 for the end 51 close to the other end 51 Get the measurement results.
- the structure of the holding portion 35 in the periphery 59 of the sensors 33 4 , 33 5, and 33 6 will be specifically described later.
- the imaging device 43 uses an imaging unit 53 (corresponding to the “imaging unit” in the claims of the present application) capable of imaging an SMA guide of the sensor holding unit 45 in the head, such as an intraoperative X-ray, and an imaging unit 53.
- the detected image information is subjected to image processing, and the position of the sensor 33 is estimated from the detected position for the sensor 33 that can be directly detected, and the vertex of the sensor 33 that is not directly detected is determined from the polygon side information of the sensor holding unit 45
- a position estimation processing unit 55 for estimating the position of the sensor 33 by estimating the position of the sensor 33 (corresponding to “position estimation processing means” in the claims of the present application), a shooting result of the shooting unit 53 and a position estimation result of the position estimation processing unit 55 Is provided.
- the holding unit 35 includes an SMA guide 71 that is a shape memory alloy, and a heat shrinkable tube 73 that is a thermal / electrical insulator that covers the SMA guide 71.
- the heat-shrinkable tube 73 is represented by a broken line in order to clarify the internal structure.
- the coated platinum wires 77, 79 and 81 are coated with Teflon (registered trademark) and are for the sensors 33 6 , 33 5 and 33 4 , respectively.
- a part of the coated platinum wires 77, 79 and 81 is covered with the heat shrinkable tube 73.
- One end of the covered platinum wire 77 is electrically connected to the measuring device 41 in a covered state.
- the other end, be pulled out of the heat shrinkable tube 73 at a location located hexagon vertex is a platinum wire 83 was peeled off the coating, wound on the outside of the heat shrinkable tube 75, which functions as a sensor 33 6 electrodes Use as By utilizing such electrode miniaturization, it is possible to improve the spatial resolution.
- coated platinum wires 79 and 81 are respectively taken out of the heat shrinkable tube 73 at the positions located at the vertices of the hexagons to form platinum wires with the coating peeled off, and wound around the outside of the heat shrinkable tube 75. These are used as electrodes that function as sensors 33 5 and 33 4 , respectively.
- FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along a cross section 85 in FIG.
- the heat shrinkable tube 73 is provided with a heat-shrinkable tube 73 1 covering the SMA guide 71, located on the outside of the heat shrinkable tube 73 1, as a hierarchical structure of the heat shrinkable tube 73 2 covering with covering the platinum wire 73,79 and 81 Yes.
- the wire diameter of the holding part 35 is 0.3 mm.
- the material of the SMA guide 71 is Ni-Ti alloy 54.9 wt% (wt%: mass percent concentration), and the DC resistance value is about 23 ⁇ .
- the sensor holding part 45 is stored in a regular hexagon with a side of 2 cm, and the stimulus introduction part 47 is 4 cm. The storage process is performed by heating at 370 ° C. for 40 minutes.
- the heat shrinkable tube is made of a fluoropolymer and has a film thickness after shrinkage of 0.25 mm.
- the memory shape is restored by applying a current of 0.2 mA to the SMA guide for about 2 seconds.
- heating for 2 seconds hardly transfers heat outside the heat-shrinkable tube, and the brain cells are not damaged by the heat.
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing experimental results of contact impedance of electrode-saline.
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing experimental results of electrical insulation between two electrodes. 5 and 6, the horizontal axis represents frequency, and the vertical axis represents impedance (broken line) and phase lag (solid line).
- EEG generated beneath the sensor 33 4, from the nerve cells is the signal source - transmitted to through the "electrode contact impedance saline" electrode (see Figure 5).
- this electroencephalogram is also transmitted through a path “sensor 33 5 from the signal source via cerebrospinal fluid”.
- the signal transmitted through the latter path is attenuated according to the distance between the signal source and the electrode. “Impedance between electrodes” represents the degree of attenuation (see FIG. 6).
- the impedance between the electrodes is about 10 times the contact impedance of the electrodes and physiological saline. Therefore, it can be evaluated that an electroencephalogram directly under a certain sensor attenuates to about 1/10 at an adjacent electrode.
- the contact impedance of the electrode-saline solution is sufficiently small in the signal frequency band of the electroencephalogram, and the electrical insulation between the two electrodes is a sufficiently high value. Therefore, it can be evaluated that the amplitude of the measured electroencephalogram is too small to be buried in noise, and that the electroencephalogram measured with different electrodes does not interfere.
- storage part should just show shape memory characteristics, such as not only a shape memory alloy but shape memory resin, for example.
- the applied stimulus is adjusted to the material.
- the shape to be stored is not limited to a regular hexagon, and may be freely set, for example, a shape in which a plurality of similar polygons are provided in a nested shape (spider web shape).
- the photographing apparatus 43 includes an input unit through which a user inputs position information of the sensor 33, and the position estimation processing unit 55 compares the input position information of the sensor 33 with the estimated position information, and displays the display unit 57. The comparison result may also be displayed.
- the present invention includes a coated columnar transmission line and a cylindrical insulator that covers the transmission line, and one end of the transmission line is exposed to the outside of the insulator, and the coating is peeled off.
- An electrode wound around the insulator on the same cross section of the insulator, and the other end of the signal measured by the electrode is cut off from the outside of the insulator and has an influence on the outside. It may be regarded as a measuring device that outputs by shutting off.
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- 硬膜とクモ膜の間に設置されて脳信号を計測する複数の計測手段と、前記複数の計測手段を保持する保持部とを有する脳信号計測装置を備える脳信号計測システムであって、
前記保持部は、
所定の刺激による形状記憶特性を有し、前記形状記憶特性による形状変化により前記複数の計測手段の位置を変更可能な形状記憶部と、
前記形状記憶部に対して外部から刺激を与えるための刺激導入部と、
前記形状記憶部を覆い、前記形状記憶部に対して外部から所定の刺激が与えられることにより前記形状記憶部において生じる形状変化以外の所定の現象が外部へ与える影響を遮断する刺激遮断部を有し、
刺激を与えられていない状態では前記硬膜及び前記クモ膜よりも柔軟なものであり、
前記形状記憶部は、前記保持部が前記硬膜と前記クモ膜の間に挿入されて、刺激付与装置により前記刺激導入部を介して所定の刺激が与えられることにより、前記形状記憶特性により予め記憶処理された形状へ変化して、前記複数の計測手段を配置する、脳信号計測システム。 - 前記形状記憶部は、形状記憶合金であり、加熱されて所定の温度以上となることにより、前記形状記憶特性により形状が変化し、
前記刺激付与装置が与える刺激は通電加熱であり、
前記刺激遮断部は、熱及び電気的絶縁体である、請求項1記載の脳信号計測システム。 - 前記計測手段は、一方の端が電極であり、計測装置に電気的に接続されて前記電極における計測結果を伝達可能な伝達線であって、
前記伝達線は、前記電極以外の部分は被覆されており、前記電極以外の前記伝達線の少なくとも一部は、被覆に加えて前記刺激遮断部により覆われることにより、外部からの影響を遮断され及び外部への影響を遮断して、前記電極における計測結果を伝達可能であり、
前記電極は、前記伝達線の被覆を剥離して前記保持部の外側に巻き付けたものである、請求項1又は2記載の脳信号計測システム。 - 前記形状記憶部は、前記複数の計測手段の個数以上の頂点を有する多角形に記憶処理されており、
前記各計測手段は、前記保持部において、前記多角形の頂点に保持される、請求項1から3のいずれかに記載の脳信号計測システム。 - 前記形状記憶部を体外から撮影可能な撮影部と、
前記撮影部により撮影された画像情報を画像処理して、
検出した前記計測手段については、検出した位置により当該計測手段の位置を推定し、
検出されない前記計測手段については、前記形状記憶部の多角形の辺の情報から頂点の位置を推定して当該計測手段の位置と推定する位置推定処理手段
を有する撮影装置を備える請求項4記載の脳信号計測システム。 - 体内の所定の空間に設置されて信号を計測する複数の計測手段と、前記複数の計測手段を保持する保持部とを有する生体内計測装置であって、
前記保持部は、
所定の刺激による形状記憶特性を有し、前記形状記憶特性による形状変化により前記複数の計測手段の位置を変更可能な形状記憶部と、
前記形状記憶部に対して外部から刺激を与えるための刺激導入部と、
前記形状記憶部を覆い、前記形状記憶部に対して外部から所定の刺激が与えられることにより前記形状記憶部において生じる形状変化以外の所定の現象が外部へ与える影響を遮断する刺激遮断部を有し、
刺激を与えられていない状態では前記体内の所定の空間の外壁よりも柔軟なものであり、
前記形状記憶部は、前記保持部が前記体内の所定の空間に挿入されて、刺激付与装置により前記刺激導入部を介して所定の刺激が与えられることにより、前記形状記憶特性により予め記憶処理された形状へ変化して、前記複数の計測手段を配置する、生体内計測装置。 - 硬膜とクモ膜の間に設置されて脳信号を計測する複数の計測手段と、前記複数の計測手段を保持する保持部とを有する脳信号計測装置における前記保持部を制御する脳信号計測位置制御方法であって、
前記保持部は、
所定の刺激による形状記憶特性を有し、前記形状記憶特性により前記複数の計測手段の位置を変更可能な形状記憶部と、
前記形状記憶部に対して外部から刺激を与えるための刺激導入部と、
前記形状記憶部を覆い、前記形状記憶部に対して外部からの刺激が与えられることにより前記形状記憶部において生じる形状変化以外の所定の現象が外部へ与える影響を遮断する刺激遮断部を有し、
刺激を与えられていない状態では前記硬膜及び前記クモ膜よりも柔軟なものであり、
前記保持部が前記硬膜と前記クモ膜の間に挿入され、前記保持部の前記形状記憶部が、刺激付与装置により前記刺激導入部を介して所定の刺激を与えられることにより、前記形状記憶特性により予め記憶処理された形状へ変化して、前記複数の計測手段を配置するステップを含む脳信号計測位置制御方法。
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