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WO2013113531A1 - Système et procédé destinés à mesurer la contraction des muscles pour une interaction à distance avec une application informatique et utilisation d'un manomètre dans ledit système et ledit procédé - Google Patents

Système et procédé destinés à mesurer la contraction des muscles pour une interaction à distance avec une application informatique et utilisation d'un manomètre dans ledit système et ledit procédé Download PDF

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WO2013113531A1
WO2013113531A1 PCT/EP2013/050234 EP2013050234W WO2013113531A1 WO 2013113531 A1 WO2013113531 A1 WO 2013113531A1 EP 2013050234 W EP2013050234 W EP 2013050234W WO 2013113531 A1 WO2013113531 A1 WO 2013113531A1
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Isabel De Andres Sanz
Ernesto Aranda Almansa
José CANO NAVARRO
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  • the present invention refers to physiological computing and generally relates to a system and method for interacting remotely with a computing system using physiological signals representative of muscle contractions, handling by suitable computing applications pressure values acquired from a manometer.
  • the invention also proposes the use of a manometer, in particular a perineometer for muscles contraction measuring as input for remote controlling a device with computing capacity.
  • buttons or keys are presently available for performing operations in a computing system, such as buttons or keys, mice, trackballs, joysticks, touch sensor panels, touch screens and the like.
  • Touch screens are becoming increasingly popular because of their ease and versatility operations as well as their declining price.
  • Mutual capacitance touch sensor panels can be formed from a matrix of drive and sense lines of a substantially transparent conductive material such as Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), often arranged in rows and columns in h certainal and vertical. Not only touching detection, hover detection is considered an input interface.
  • ITO Indium Tin Oxide
  • hover detection is US201 1/0007021 "Touch and hover sensing". While some touch sensors can also detect a hover event, i.e., an object near but not touching the touch sensor, typical hover detection information may be of limited practical use due to, for example, limited hover detection range, inefficient gathering of hover information, etc.
  • Remote control of computing systems is used for operating them wirelessly, mostly from a short line-of-sight distance.
  • the Directional Touch Remote system and method US2010/0277337 is about a remote touch interface.
  • This touch device remote control is not application specific, and can operate without viewing a display of the remote, operating quickly and efficiently.
  • people with physical disabilities which hinder or make it impossible for them to use their hands would benefit from a management device different of the one proposed.
  • the Electrooculogram measures the differential in potential between the cornea and retina of the eye, a circumstance affording the possibility of recording the speed and direction of eye movement by means of electrodes placed on the skin of the vicinity of the eye.
  • the electrode nearest to the cornea will record a positive potential.
  • the cornea and retina positions change in relation to the electrode, which gives rise to a change in potential.
  • the EOG signal can be used by persons who have a high degree of disability, nevertheless, the EOG-based systems are comparatively expensive, requiring a great deal of attention and effort to control the proper cursors, and both calibrating and learning how to use them are complex.
  • the Electroencephalogram measures the brain's bioelectrical activity, and its use as an interface depends upon each user's ability to learn to control it.
  • Electromyography is based on measuring the bioelectrical activity associated with voluntary muscle contraction.
  • One of the advantages of this signal is its relative immunity to the interferences coming from others physiological signals, in comparison with EOG and EEG signals.
  • the EMG signal can be used in different ways to manage a system, for example, in a way similar to a switch (ON/OFF System) but turning on/off a certain action with a voluntary muscle contraction. It is feasible to define a pulse code in order to be able to perform different actions with one same muscle.
  • manometry is a different method for measuring the level of some kind of muscles contraction.
  • this kind of sensors have not been used as inputs for computers devices, nor any kind of commands have been decided using manometers acted with muscles.
  • Kegel perineometer vaginal/anal manometer
  • vaginal/anal manometer is an instrument for measuring the strength of voluntary contractions of the pelvic floor muscles (Perineometer with wireless Biofeedback US2006/0036188).
  • perineometer is only used as a method of prevention for urinary incontinence (Perineometer for Domestic Use in Prevention of Urinary Incontinence ES2182049).
  • the present invention provides a system that comprises:
  • a manometer for muscles contraction measuring providing pressure signals
  • a control unit arranged to receive said pressure signals from said manometer and to generate from said pressure signals a biofeedback signal including pressure values and to communicate said biofeedback signal to a device with computing capacity;
  • a frontoffice application running in said device with computing capacity, wherein said frontoffice application uses said pressure values for remote controlling said device with computing capacity.
  • a second aspect of the present invention concerns to a method that comprises: detecting a plurality of pressure values by means of a manometer, said pressure values being caused by muscle contractions;
  • a third aspect of the present invention concerns to a use of a manometer as input device for remote controlling a device with computing capacity.
  • Figure 1 schematically shows the system of the first aspect of the present invention, according to an embodiment.
  • Figure 2 shows an example of a pressure signal values generated, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 3 shows the flux diagram method of the second aspect of the present invention, according to an embodiment.
  • Figure 4 shows an example of rehabilitation pelvic floor process, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 5 and Figure 6 show some examples of possible games implementation, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • This invention proposes a system that provides a user interface device using specific muscles with the capability of varying pressure levels in a manometer.
  • the invention features a self-contained manometer probe for muscles contraction use that communicates a wireless biofeedback signal to a small portable receiver and display unit.
  • the display unit provides an optional audible signal and visual display that allows the user to monitor the efforts and translate the received data as actions in a computer application, showed graphically in a display.
  • the system comprises an interface which includes a self-contained-manometer probe in contact with the user's body and which is integrated to a Control Unit which it communicates a wireless (e.g. by Bluetooth, RF, WIFI, ...) biofeedback signal to an application running on a terminal with computing capacity ( tablet, mobile phone, PC, ).
  • a wireless e.g. by Bluetooth, RF, WIFI, 10.1.1.1
  • a terminal with computing capacity tablet, mobile phone, PC, .
  • the system enables the user proper to interrelate remotely with the application game.
  • the possibilities of this new invention include gaming purposes, training purposes and remote interaction with several kinds of applications.
  • the system of the invention consists, Figure 1 , of a pressure Probe (1 ), known as manometer, with a balanced pneumatic camera operating at atmospheric pressure that is connected via a rubber tube (12) with a Control Unit (2) containing an electronic air pressure sensor (3), a microcontroller that runs a state machine (6), an analog to digital converter (5) and an unwired transceiver (4).
  • a pressure Probe 1
  • manometer a balanced pneumatic camera operating at atmospheric pressure that is connected via a rubber tube (12) with a Control Unit (2) containing an electronic air pressure sensor (3), a microcontroller that runs a state machine (6), an analog to digital converter (5) and an unwired transceiver (4).
  • These values are transmitted using an unwired connection to a Frontoffice Application (7) running in any kind of device with computing capacity.
  • the Application Controller (9) is able to receive the pressure values from the control unit (2), and treats them as if the signal generated were an ideal square signal. As showed in Figure 2, three kinds of parameters will be extracted from received values:
  • the User Interface Controller (10) will be in charge of translating these sets of data to actions showed in the display (1 1 ) of the Frontoffice (7).
  • Parameterization is needed for adapting the method to the strength level capability of each final user, and interpreting received data based on context currently displayed screen these could be done dynamically with the help of a BackOffice.
  • Some examples of flexible interpretation of received data could include:
  • LONG CONTRACTION movement of a figure in the display (horizontally or vertically depending on context).
  • MENU MANAGEMENT short contraction with different time length (1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 4 seconds) to select different options (not more than 4 in each displayed screen) in an adapted menu.
  • a possible embodiment of the current invention is rehabilitation of pelvic floor with the help of games designed for this purpose.
  • the use of games in rehabilitation where the results and data collected during rehabilitation session are stored in a database, and can be reviewed from a therapeutic team, that are allowed to change parameters of the games.
  • the invention features a self-contained perineometer probe (1 ) for intravaginal use that communicates a wireless biofeedback signal to a patient ' s game application (3) running in a device with computing capacity and display unit.
  • the display unit provides an audible signal and visual display that allows the patient to monitor the efforts as self-directed or according a prescribed training protocol as prompted by a pre-programmed routine (6) established from remote rehabilitation management software (5).
  • the objective of the game is picking fruits thrown from a catapult, as showed in Figure 5.
  • the user has to play with the contraction and relaxation times, so that BIRDI walks while user is contracting and the fruit is getting bigger size on the catapult. BIRDI is not allowed to stop walking until it picks the fruit. Otherwise, points of this walk are lost, and score will be cero. The final score or result of the game will be the sum of points of each walk of BIRDI.
  • the speed of BIRDI walking is proportional to the number of seconds' goal for contraction.
  • BIRDI has to walk across the display Z times, and each walk the user will have to maintain a contraction of X seconds, while a fruit on the catapult will be getting bigger, depending on the strength value of pressure received from the perineometer. Score will be the sum of weight of the fruits of each walk. The user has to maintain relaxation times of Y seconds between walk.
  • the objective of this game is to control Contraction and Relaxing timing, as showed in Figure 6.
  • the weightlifter man has to lift weights while a number of seconds set as the goal time of contraction, and after this time he should leave the weights on the floor for the seconds set as the goal time of relaxation. The closer to the goal timing, the best score the user is going to obtain.
  • the user has to make a contraction that will be reflected in the display with the weightlifter lifting the weight.
  • the user has to maintain Z times the weight with the bigger strength possible for X seconds, and then relax the muscles for Y seconds this relaxing model will be reflected on the display with the weightlifter smiling photogram.
  • the present invention is not restricted to gaming purposes, as the possibilities of this new kind of input device include training purposes for a group of muscles that are responsible of urinary continence and sexual functions.
  • the biofeedback provided with such games help the users to quantify the level of strength of these set of muscles, and the different games are a funny possibility of inducing these healthy costumes in our lives.
  • One of the objectives of the present invention is to control a game using exclusively the perineum pressure signal, providing moments of entertainment for users by means of educational games, video games, musical compositions...
  • a further objective is to record the pressure signal from the perineo.
  • a further objective is to use perineo muscle to use a system and enhance discreetness and ergonomics.
  • a further objective of the present invention is the development of a language based on the parameters of duration, amplitude and interval of pressure signal.
  • a further objective is training pelvic muscles at the same time the user is playing, so that users can benefit:
  • the reading of the pressure values as square waves, after an analysis of amplitudes, times of contraction and relaxation times, would also allow games to interact with pre-set parameters, and to encode an alphabet.

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La présente invention concerne un système qui comprend un manomètre destiné à mesurer la contraction des muscles ; une unité de commande agencée pour recevoir des signaux de pression dudit manomètre, générer à partir desdits signaux de pression un signal de rétroaction biologique comprenant des valeurs de pression, cette unité de commande communiquant ledit signal de rétroaction biologique à un dispositif ayant une capacité de calcul ; et une application de production fonctionnant dans ledit dispositif ayant une capacité de calcul destinée à commander à distance ledit dispositif ayant une capacité de calcul. Le procédé est conçu pour mettre en œuvre le système. La présente invention concerne également l'utilisation d'un manomètre en tant qu'entrée du dispositif ayant une capacité de calcul.
PCT/EP2013/050234 2012-01-30 2013-01-08 Système et procédé destinés à mesurer la contraction des muscles pour une interaction à distance avec une application informatique et utilisation d'un manomètre dans ledit système et ledit procédé WO2013113531A1 (fr)

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