JP2001046349A - Electrocardiographic monitor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electrocardiographic monitor which is easy to watch, miniaturized and easy to operate by composing the electrocardiographic monitor of an induction cord unit for sampling an electrocardiogram wavelength, an electronic circuit unit with built-in arithmetic processor or the like and software for operating a general computer having a display function. SOLUTION: The induction cord unit is composed of a separable electrode 1, an electrode jack 2, a cord 3 and a plug 4 and electrically connected by coupling the plug 4 to a connector 5 of an electronic circuit unit 8. An input electric signal from the induction cord unit is transmitted through a communication cable 9 connected with a cable communication connector 6 by RS-232C transmission or the like after electric operation such as amplification, A/D conversion and level conversion is applied by the electronic circuit unit 8 and waveform display, heart rate display and alarm are displayed and announced in real time by a general computer 11 to which dedicated software stored on an FD 10 or the like is inputted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention is used in general hospitals, veterinary hospitals, universities, research institutes and the like when treating and examining humans and animals, and is a physician who needs to grasp heart functions and the like in real time. The present invention relates to an electrocardiographic monitor that is easy for a veterinarian, a ward nurse, a researcher, and the like to view data information and that can be easily installed according to various site conditions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional electrocardiograph has been developed as an extension of an electrocardiograph and has been increasingly used in clinical sites and the like in recent years. However, an electrocardiograph is a basic measuring instrument that performs analysis for grasping a pathological condition of a heart disease, and data interpretation requires a great deal of knowledge and experience, and thus requires a specialist.
On the other hand, the ECG monitor is a measuring instrument for grasping the status of the heart function of patients and patients in real time when treating and examining humans and animals at the clinical site. , A veterinarian, a ward nurse, and a researcher. Due to the history of the development of electrocardiographs and electrocardiographs, many functions of current electrocardiographs, such as blood pressure monitors, body temperature, and other sensors, are added too much to serious patients and patients. On the other hand, there is a tendency to be burdensome, and its casing and the like are large and expensive.

[0003]

[0009] Doctors, veterinarians, ward nurses, researchers, and the like at the clinical site, who are actually treating patients and patients, maintain the minimum necessary functions as an electrocardiographic monitor. We invented an inexpensive ECG monitor that is easier to see, smaller, easier to operate, and less expensive.

The present invention not only solves the drawbacks of the conventional products, but also separates software for operating a general-purpose computer having an electronic circuit unit display function (monitor) incorporating an induction code unit CPU, an arithmetic processing unit and the like. The unitized system is not a fixed one like the conventional product, but can easily provide the future development of each unit.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more completely apparent when the following description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are for explanation only, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention firstly provides an induction code unit comprising a separable electrode portion, a shielded code portion and a connector portion; Drift stability, filtering, A /
A small housing that houses an electronic circuit unit with a built-in CPU and arithmetic processing unit that performs D conversion, etc. Third, digital signals are processed by a general-purpose computer for electrical signals from the electronic circuit unit, and as an electrocardiographic monitor The software is configured to display and announce the functions of the system and is systematized.

Also, an induction code unit having a function that can be systematized by a wireless system, an electronic circuit unit to which a function that can be systematized by a wireless system has been added, and their electric signals being used as an electrocardiogram monitor by a general-purpose computer. display,
The system is configured and configured with software to be notified.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

The present invention, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1, comprises an electronic circuit unit and a software unit. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a wired system according to the present invention. The induction cord unit includes a separable electrode 1, an electrode jack 2, a cord 3, and a plug 4, and the plug 4 is electrically connected to the connector 5 of the electronic circuit unit 8 by being connected thereto. The input electric signal from the induction cord unit is amplified by the electronic circuit unit as shown in the block diagram of FIG.
After giving electrical functions such as A / D conversion and level conversion, the communication cable 9 connected to the wired communication connector 6 allows R
As shown in the software block diagram of FIG. 1, a waveform display, a heart rate display, an alarm, and the like are performed in real time by a general-purpose computer 11 to which dedicated software stored in advance in the FD 10 or the like has been input through S-232C transmission or the like. Displayed and announced. The power supply for operating the electronic circuit unit 8 can be provided by a power supply plug 13 connected to an external AC adapter 12 or the like and the power supply jack 7, or by a battery or the like installed in the electronic circuit unit 8.

Further, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2, a radio transmitting / receiving unit is added to the induction code unit, and a radio receiving unit and a radio transmitting unit are added to the electronic circuit unit. By adding a wireless receiver for use, wireless (cordless) between the units can be achieved. FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a wireless system, in which an electric signal transmitted from an inductive code unit wireless transmitting / receiving section 15 passes through a wireless receiving section and a wireless transmitting section 16 installed in an electronic circuit unit 8 and is used for general purpose. As shown in the software block diagram of FIG. 2, the general-purpose computer 11 displays a waveform display, a heart rate display, an alarm, and the like in real time.
Can be announced.

[0011]

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the present invention. The electrode 1 is mounted on the electrocardiogram measuring part such as a human 14 or an animal. The number of electrodes can be mounted on three or more parts according to the purpose of measurement.
At the connector 5 of the electronic circuit unit 8. The input electric signal from the electrode is electrically processed by the electronic circuit unit 8, and the communication cable 9 connected to the wired communication connector 6 of the electronic circuit unit 8 allows the RS-232C to be connected.
The real-time waveform display, heart rate display, alarm display, etc., on the monitor unit 20 of the general-purpose computer 11 to which the dedicated software previously stored in the FD 10 or the like is input via transmission or the like, and notification are obtained. This can be useful for inspections and the like.

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, a radio transmitting / receiving unit 15 is added to an induction code unit, a radio receiving unit and a radio transmitting unit 16 are added to an electronic circuit unit 8, and electric signal input to a general-purpose computer 11 is performed. This is an embodiment in which a wireless (cordless) connection between units can be realized by adding a wireless receiver 17 for a general-purpose computer before.

Further, according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7, the electronic circuit unit 8 can be installed by hanging it on a drip stand 19 or the like with an attached hanging ring 18. For the convenience of the installation method.

[0014]

As apparent from the above description, the following effects can be obtained in the present invention.

[0015] Doctors, veterinarians, ward nurses, researchers, etc. at clinical sites who are actually involved in medical treatment and examination of patients and patients, etc.
Separated from the lead code unit, electronic circuit unit, and software unit, and using a general-purpose computer, it retains the essential functions of an ECG monitor, is easier to see, is smaller, is easier to operate, and is inexpensive. It can provide a simple ECG monitor.

Also, since the software is independent,
Unlike conventional fixed device functions, there is the convenience that functions with improved performance by version upgrade or the like can be easily incorporated.

[0017] Furthermore, the use of wireless communication eliminates the need to handle connection cords and the like at treatment and inspection sites.
It is possible to provide more convenience of use.

[0018]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a wired system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a wireless system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a wired system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a wireless system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a wired system according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a wireless system according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a hanging view of the electronic circuit unit of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: electrode, 2: electrode jack, 3: cord, 4: plug, 5: connector, 6: wired communication connector, 7: power jack, 8: electronic circuit unit, 9: communication cable, 10: FD, 11: general purpose Computer, 12: AC adapter, 13: Power plug, 14: Human, 15: Inductive cord unit wireless transmitting / receiving unit, 16: Electronic circuit unit wireless receiving unit and wireless transmitting unit, 17: General-purpose computer wireless receiving unit, 18: Hanging Lowering ring, 19: Infusion stand, 20: Monitor part.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An inductive code unit for electrically sampling an electrocardiogram waveform from a patient and a patient, for the purpose of inspecting and observing a temporal change of a human or animal heart over a certain period of time, a CPU, An electrocardiographic monitor composed of an electronic circuit unit having a built-in arithmetic processing device and the like, and software for operating a general-purpose computer having a display function (monitor). 2. In order to inspect and observe a temporal change of a heart of a human or an animal for a certain period of time, a lead having a wireless transmission / reception function for electrically collecting an electrocardiogram waveform from a patient and a patient. An electrocardiographic monitor including a code unit, an electronic circuit unit having a built-in CPU, an arithmetic processing unit and the like and having a wireless transmission / reception function, and software for operating a general-purpose computer having a display function (monitor).