阅读说明：本技术 心电图仪 (Electrocardiogram instrument ) 是由 寺尾忠久 茎田知宏 和田洋贵 上田民生 于 2019-07-24 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明的一个方案的心电图仪具备：心电测定部,测定用户的心电信息；生理指标测定部,测定与所述心电信息不同的所述用户的生理指标；第一判定部,基于所述生理指标的测定结果,判定所述用户是否处于放松状态；以及测定控制部,基于所述第一判定部的判定结果,控制所述心电测定部。(An electrocardiograph according to an aspect of the present invention includes: an electrocardiographic measurement unit that measures electrocardiographic information of a user; a physiological index measuring unit that measures a physiological index of the user different from the electrocardiographic information; a first determination unit configured to determine whether the user is in a relaxed state based on a measurement result of the physiological index; and a measurement control unit that controls the electrocardiographic measurement unit based on the determination result of the first determination unit.)

1. An electrocardiograph is provided with:

an electrocardiographic measurement unit that measures electrocardiographic information of a user;

a physiological index measuring unit that measures a physiological index of the user different from the electrocardiographic information;

a first determination unit configured to determine whether the user is in a relaxed state based on a measurement result of the physiological index; and

and a measurement control unit that controls the electrocardiographic measurement unit based on the determination result of the first determination unit.

2. The electrocardiograph of claim 1 wherein,

the physiological index is the number of breaths,

the first determination unit determines that the user is in a relaxed state when the number of breaths is lower than a preset threshold value, and determines that the user is not in a relaxed state when the number of breaths exceeds the threshold value.

3. The electrocardiograph according to claim 1 or 2,

the measurement control unit controls the electrocardiographic measurement unit as follows: the measurement of the electrocardiographic information is started in response to the first determination unit determining that the user is in a relaxed state, and the measurement of the electrocardiographic information is stopped in response to the first determination unit determining that the user is not in a relaxed state.

4. The electrocardiograph of claim 3 wherein,

the measurement control unit controls the physiological index measurement unit so that the measurement of the physiological index is continued during a period in which the measurement based on the electrocardiographic information by the electrocardiographic measurement unit is not performed.

5. The electrocardiograph according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising:

a second determination unit that determines whether or not the user is in a relaxed state based on a measurement result of the electrocardiographic information,

the measurement control unit controls the electrocardiographic measurement unit as follows: the measurement of the electrocardiographic information is started in response to the first determination unit determining that the user is in a relaxed state, and the measurement of the electrocardiographic information is stopped in response to the second determination unit determining that the user is not in a relaxed state.

6. The electrocardiograph according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising:

and a communication control unit that transmits the measurement result of the electrocardiographic information to an external device.

7. The electrocardiograph according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising:

and a first notification unit configured to notify the user of a determination result of the first determination unit.

8. The electrocardiograph according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

the electrocardiograph further comprises a second informing part,

the physiological index measuring unit measures a plurality of physiological indexes of the user different from the electrocardiographic information,

the first determination unit generates determination information indicating a type of physiological index that is a factor for determining that the user is not in the relaxed state among the plurality of types of physiological indexes, when it is determined that the user is not in the relaxed state,

the second notifying unit notifies the user of the physiological index of the type indicated by the determination information, which is a factor for determining that the user is not in a relaxed state.

Technical Field

One aspect of the present invention relates to, for example, a portable electrocardiograph.

Background

In order to examine heart diseases such as atrial fibrillation, electrocardiographic information of a patient is generally measured for a long period of time (for example, 24 hours) using a portable electrocardiograph such as a holter electrocardiograph. In order to reduce the burden on the patient due to attachment of an electrocardiograph, an electrocardiograph using a form of clothes such as a shirt has been developed (for example, see patent document 1).

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open No. 2014-226367

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

In portable electrocardiographs, there is a demand for collecting data on electrocardiographic information required for the examination of heart diseases and reducing power consumption.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an electrocardiograph which is capable of saving power.

Technical scheme

In order to solve the above problem, the present invention adopts, for example, the following configuration.

An electrocardiograph according to one aspect includes: an electrocardiographic measurement unit that measures electrocardiographic information of a user; a physiological index measuring unit that measures a physiological index of the user different from the electrocardiographic information; a first determination unit configured to determine whether the user is in a relaxed state based on a measurement result of the physiological index; and a measurement control unit that controls the electrocardiographic measurement unit based on the determination result of the first determination unit.

It is known that some abnormality of the heart such as atrial fibrillation is likely to occur when the user relaxes. The relaxed state refers to a state in which parasympathetic nerves are dominant, or a state in which parasympathetic nerves are presumed to be dominant. According to the above configuration, when it is determined that the user is in a relaxed state, the measurement of the electrocardiographic information is started. This enables measurement of electrocardiographic information when the user is in a relaxed state. As a result, it is possible to acquire electrocardiographic information data necessary for diagnosing a cardiac abnormality such as atrial fibrillation and to reduce power consumption.

In one aspect, the physiological index may be a respiration rate, and the first determination unit may determine that the user is in a relaxed state when the respiration rate is lower than a preset threshold value, and determine that the user is not in the relaxed state when the respiration rate exceeds the threshold value.

According to the above configuration, whether or not the user is in a relaxed state is determined by threshold processing of the measurement result of the number of breaths. Therefore, the determination process is easy, and the power consumed by the determination process is small.

In one aspect, the measurement control unit may control the electrocardiographic measurement unit in such a manner that: the measurement of the electrocardiographic information is started in response to the first determination unit determining that the user is in a relaxed state, and the measurement of the electrocardiographic information is stopped in response to the first determination unit determining that the user is not in a relaxed state.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to measure electrocardiographic information when the user is in a relaxed state, and not to measure electrocardiographic information when the user is not in the relaxed state. As a result, it is possible to acquire electrocardiographic information data necessary for diagnosing cardiac abnormality such as atrial fibrillation which is likely to occur when the user is in a relaxed state, and to reduce power consumption.

In one aspect, the measurement control unit may control the physiological index measurement unit so that the measurement of the physiological index is continuously performed during a period in which the measurement based on the electrocardiographic information by the electrocardiograph unit is not performed.

According to the above configuration, it is possible to quickly detect that the user has entered a relaxed state, as compared with a case where the measurement of the physiological index is performed periodically.

In one aspect, the electrocardiograph may further include: the second determination unit may determine whether or not the user is in a relaxed state based on a measurement result of the electrocardiographic information, and the measurement control unit may control the electrocardiographic measurement unit as follows: the measurement of the electrocardiographic information is started in response to the first determination unit determining that the user is in a relaxed state, and the measurement of the electrocardiographic information is stopped in response to the second determination unit determining that the user is not in a relaxed state.

According to the above configuration, in the measurement of the electrocardiographic information, it is determined whether or not the user is in a relaxed state based on the measurement result of the electrocardiographic information. Therefore, the physiological index measuring unit does not need to be driven in the measurement of the electrocardiographic information. As a result, power consumption can be reduced.

In one aspect, the electrocardiograph may further include a communication control unit that transmits a measurement result of the electrocardiographic information to an external device.

According to the above configuration, since the data amount of the electrocardiographic information is reduced, the power consumption for transmitting the electrocardiographic information data is reduced.

In one aspect, the electrocardiograph may further include a first notification unit configured to notify the user of a result of the determination by the first determination unit.

According to the above configuration, the user can be notified that the user is not in a relaxed state. As a result, the user can be urged to enter a relaxed state.

In one aspect, the electrocardiograph may further include a second notification unit, wherein the physiological index measurement unit measures a plurality of types of physiological indexes of the user different from the electrocardiographic information, the first determination unit may generate determination information indicating a type of physiological index that becomes a factor for determining that the user is not in the relaxed state among the plurality of types of physiological indexes, when it is determined that the user is not in the relaxed state, and the second notification unit may notify the user of the type of physiological index that becomes a factor for determining that the user is not in the relaxed state, which is indicated by the determination information.

According to the above configuration, the user can be notified of the factor of determining that the user is not in a relaxed state. As a result, the user can be urged to enter a relaxed state.

Effects of the invention

According to the present invention, an electrocardiograph which can save power can be provided.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a diagram schematically showing an electrocardiograph according to an embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of the electrocardiograph shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view showing an external appearance of the electrocardiograph shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing a software configuration of the electrocardiograph shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing an electrocardiographic information measurement method performed by the electrocardiograph shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing a software configuration of an electrocardiograph according to an embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram showing a software configuration of an electrocardiograph according to an embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a diagram schematically showing an electrocardiograph according to an embodiment.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[ application example ]

An example of a scenario to which the present invention is applied will be described with reference to fig. 1. Fig. 1 shows an example of a portable electrocardiograph 10 according to an embodiment. The electrocardiograph 10 is configured to be wearable by a user, for example. The electrocardiograph 10 includes: a wearing member 20, an electrocardiographic measurement unit 30, a respiration rate measurement unit 40, a determination unit 50, and a measurement control unit 51.

In the example of fig. 1, the wearing member 20 is configured as a shirt to be worn on the upper body of the user, and is used to wear the electrocardiograph 10 on the user.

The electrocardiographic measurement unit 30 measures electrocardiographic information of the user. The respiration rate measurement unit 40 measures the respiration rate of the user. The number of breaths is the number of breaths per unit time. The respiration rate measurement unit 40 is an example of a physiological index measurement unit that measures a physiological index of a user different from the electrocardiographic information. The physiological index is an index associated with biological information of the user. As described later, the measurement result of the physiological index is used to determine whether the user is in a relaxed state. Therefore, the physiological index to be measured by the physiological index measuring unit can be used to determine whether or not the user is in a relaxed state, for example, the number of breaths, the pulse, the heartbeat, the pulse wave, and the like. The relaxed state refers to a state in which parasympathetic nerves are dominant, or a state in which parasympathetic nerves are presumed to be dominant.

The determination unit 50 determines whether or not the user is in a relaxed state based on the measurement result of the respiration rate output from the respiration rate measurement unit 40. Specifically, the determination unit 50 determines that the user is in a relaxed state when the number of breaths is lower than a preset threshold value, and determines that the user is not in a relaxed state when the number of breaths exceeds the threshold value.

The measurement control unit 51 controls the electrocardiographic measurement unit 30 and the respiratory count measurement unit 40. The measurement control unit 51 controls the electrocardiograph unit 30 based on the determination result of the determination unit 50. For example, the measurement control unit 51 controls the respiration rate measurement unit 40 to perform measurement periodically, and controls the electrocardiographic measurement unit 30 as follows: the measurement of the electrocardiographic information is started in response to the determination unit 50 determining that the user is in the relaxed state, and the measurement of the electrocardiographic information is stopped in response to the determination unit 50 determining that the user is not in the relaxed state.

According to the electrocardiograph 10 having the above configuration, the electrocardiographic information is measured when the user is in a relaxed state, and the electrocardiographic information is not measured when the user is not in a relaxed state. It is known that some abnormality of the heart such as atrial fibrillation is likely to occur when the user relaxes (parasympathetic nerves dominate). Therefore, the electrocardiograph 10 is controlled to measure electrocardiographic information when atrial fibrillation is likely to occur. This makes it possible to acquire electrocardiographic information data required for diagnosing a heart abnormality such as atrial fibrillation and reduce power consumption.

Next, the electrocardiograph 10 will be described in detail.

[ constitution examples ]

(hardware constitution)

An example of the software configuration of the electrocardiograph 10 will be described with reference to fig. 2 and 3. In the example of fig. 2, the electrocardiograph 10 includes: the control unit 11, the storage unit 15, the display device 16, the power button 17, the communication interface 18, the battery 19, the wearing member 20, the housing 21, the electrodes 31, 32, the signal processing circuit 33, the acceleration sensor 41, and the signal processing circuit 42. As shown in fig. 3, the case 21, the electrodes 31 and 32, and the acceleration sensor 41 are provided on the wearing member 20. The housing 21 is provided with a control unit 11, a storage unit 15, a display device 16, a power button 17, a communication interface 18, a battery 19, a signal processing circuit 33, and a signal processing circuit 42.

Referring to fig. 2, the control Unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 14, and the like, and controls each component. The storage unit 15 is an auxiliary storage device such as a semiconductor memory (e.g., a flash memory), and stores a program executed by the control unit 11, setting data necessary for executing the program, measurement data of electrocardiographic information, and the like in a nonvolatile manner. The storage medium provided in the storage unit 15 is a medium that stores information such as a recorded program by an electric, magnetic, optical, mechanical, or chemical action so that the information can be read by a computer, a machine, or the like. A part or all of the program may be stored in the ROM 14.

The display device 16 includes, for example, one or more LED (Light Emitting Diode) lamps for indicating an operation state. For example, the display device 16 includes: the LED lamp is used for indicating whether a power supply is connected or not, indicating whether the LED lamp is in a communication-capable state or not and indicating whether the user is in a relaxation state or not. The display device 16 may include an image display device such as a liquid crystal display device. The power button 17 is a button for switching ON/OFF (ON/OFF) of power.

The communication interface 18 is an interface for communicating with an external device (e.g., a smartphone of a user). Typically, the communication interface 18 is provided with a low-power consumption wireless module conforming to a wireless communication standard, such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

The battery 19 supplies electric power to each component. Specifically, the battery 19 supplies electric power to the control unit 11, the storage unit 15, the display device 16, the communication interface 18, the signal processing circuit 33, the acceleration sensor 41, and the signal processing circuit 42. The battery 19 may be a rechargeable battery.

Referring to fig. 3, electrodes 31 and 32 are provided on the inner circumferential surface of the wearing member 20. The inner peripheral surface of the wearing member 20 refers to a portion of the surface of the wearing member 20 that faces the user in a state in which the electrocardiograph 10 is worn on the user (hereinafter, simply referred to as a worn state). In the worn state, the electrodes 31, 32 are in contact with the body surface of the user. The electrodes 31 and 32 are disposed on the wearing member 20 so that the heart of the user is positioned between the electrodes in a worn state. The electrodes 31 and 32 are formed using, for example, fibers impregnated with a conductive polymer. The electrodes 31, 32 are connected to a signal processing circuit 33.

Referring to fig. 2, the signal processing circuit 33 includes an instrumentation amplifier 331, a Low Pass Filter (LPF)332, an amplifier 333, and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) 334. The instrumentation amplifier 331 includes two input terminals, and the electrode 31 and the electrode 32 are connected to these input terminals, respectively. The instrumentation amplifier 331 differentially amplifies the potential of the electrode 31 and the potential of the electrode 32 and generates a potential difference signal corresponding to the potential difference between the electrode 31 and the electrode 32. The instrumentation amplifier 331 is an example of a potential difference signal generating unit that generates a potential difference signal indicating a potential difference between the electrode 31 and the electrode 32. The potential difference signal is filtered by the LPF332, amplified by the amplifier 333, and converted into a digital signal by the ADC 334. The control unit 11 acquires potential difference signals output in time series from the signal processing circuit 33 as measurement results of electrocardiographic information. The electrocardiographic information is a waveform signal representing the electrical activity of the heart. In this example, the electrodes 31 and 32, the signal processing circuit 33, and the control unit 11 constitute the electrocardiograph unit 30 shown in fig. 1.

The arrangement of the electrodes 31 and 32 is not limited to the example shown in fig. 3. Further, three or more electrodes may be provided on the inner peripheral surface of the wearing member 20, and electrocardiographic information may be measured using these electrodes.

Referring to fig. 3, the acceleration sensor 41 is provided at a portion of the wearing member 20 corresponding to the chest. The acceleration sensor 41 is, for example, a three-axis acceleration sensor, and generates acceleration signals indicating accelerations in three directions orthogonal to each other. The output of the acceleration sensor 41 is connected to a signal processing circuit 42.

Referring to fig. 2, the signal processing circuit 42 includes an LPF421, an amplifier 422, and an ADC 423. The acceleration signal is filtered by the LPF421, amplified by the amplifier 422, and converted into a digital signal by the ADC 423. The control unit 11 measures the number of breaths based on the acceleration signal output in time series from the signal processing circuit 42. In this example, the acceleration sensor 41, the signal processing circuit 42, and the control unit 11 constitute a respiration rate measuring unit 40 shown in fig. 1.

Instead of the acceleration sensor 41, another sensor such as a strain gauge or a piezoelectric sensor may be used.

The specific hardware configuration of the electrocardiograph 10 can be omitted, replaced, and added as appropriate according to the embodiment. For example, the control section 11 may include a plurality of processors.

(software constitution)

An example of the software configuration of the electrocardiograph 10 will be described with reference to fig. 4. In the example of fig. 4, the electrocardiograph 10 includes: the determination unit 50, the measurement control unit 51, the electrocardiographic information acquisition unit 52, the respiration rate calculation unit 53, the communication control unit 54, the notification unit 55, and the electrocardiographic information storage unit 57. The determination unit 50, the measurement control unit 51, the electrocardiographic information acquisition unit 52, the respiration rate calculation unit 53, the communication control unit 54, and the notification unit 55 execute the following processing by executing a program stored in the storage unit 15 by the control unit 11 of the electrocardiograph 10. When the control unit 11 executes the program, the control unit 11 expands the program in the RAM 13. Then, the controller 11 interprets and executes the program developed in the RAM13 by the CPU12 to control the respective components. The electrocardiographic information storage 57 is realized by the storage unit 15.

The electrocardiographic information acquiring unit 52 acquires, as electrocardiographic information, potential difference signals indicating the potential difference between the electrodes 31 and 32 output in time series from the signal processing circuit 33, and stores the data of the electrocardiographic information in the electrocardiographic information storage unit 57.

The respiration rate calculation unit 53 calculates the respiration rate based on the acceleration signal output in time series from the signal processing circuit 42. As a method of calculating the number of breaths based on the acceleration signal, a known technique can be used, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

The determination unit 50 determines whether or not the user is in a relaxed state based on the number of breaths calculated by the breath number calculation unit 53. For example, the determination unit 50 determines that the user is in a relaxed state when the number of breaths is lower than a preset threshold value, and determines that the user is not in a relaxed state when the number of breaths exceeds the threshold value. The number of breaths is defined, for example, as the number of breaths per minute. The threshold value is, for example, 13.5 (times/minute).

The measurement control unit 51 controls the signal processing circuit 33, the acceleration sensor 41, and the signal processing circuit 42. The measurement control unit 51 controls the operations of the acceleration sensor 41 and the signal processing circuit 42 to periodically measure the number of breaths. For example, the measurement control unit 51 repeats the following processes: the acceleration sensor 41 and the signal processing circuit 42 are driven for one minute, and then the acceleration sensor 41 and the signal processing circuit 42 are stopped for 14 minutes. Thus, the number of breaths is measured in a cycle of 15 minutes, and the determination unit 50 performs the determination based on the measurement result of the number of breaths.

The measurement control unit 51 drives the signal processing circuit 33 in response to the determination unit 50 determining that the user is in the relaxed state, and stops the signal processing circuit 33 in response to the determination unit 50 determining that the user is not in the relaxed state. The electrocardiographic information is measured while the signal processing circuit 33 is driven.

The communication control section 54 controls the communication interface 18. For example, the communication control unit 54 reads the electrocardiographic information data from the electrocardiographic information storage unit 57, and transmits the electrocardiographic information data to the external device via the communication interface 18.

The notification unit 55 notifies the user of the determination result of the determination unit 50 via the display device 16, for example. For example, the LED lamp indicating the determination result included in the display device 16 emits blue light when the user is in a relaxed state, and emits red light when the user is not in a relaxed state. It should be noted that the LED lamp may be illuminated only when the user is not in a relaxed state. The notification unit 55 corresponds to the "first notification unit" of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, an example in which the functions of the electrocardiograph 10 are all realized by a general-purpose processor is described. However, some or all of the functions may be implemented by one or more dedicated processors.

[ working examples ]

Fig. 5 shows an example of the flow of the electrocardiograph 10 when measuring electrocardiographic information.

In step S11 of fig. 5, the control unit 11 measures the number of breaths of the user. Specifically, the control unit 11 operates as the respiration rate calculation unit 53 and calculates the respiration rate of the user based on the output of the acceleration sensor 41. The determination of the number of breaths is performed periodically.

In step S12, the control unit 11 functions as the determination unit 50 and determines whether or not the user is in a relaxed state based on the measurement result of the number of breaths. Specifically, the control unit 11 determines that the user is in a relaxed state when the number of breaths is lower than the threshold value, and determines that the user is not in a relaxed state if not. If the controller 11 determines that the user is in the relaxed state, the process proceeds to step S13, and if the controller 11 determines that the user is not in the relaxed state, the process returns to step S11.

In step S13, the control unit 11 measures electrocardiographic information of the user. Specifically, the control unit 11 functions as the measurement control unit 51 and drives the signal processing circuit 33. Then, the control unit 11 functions as an electrocardiographic information acquisition unit 52, and acquires a potential difference signal indicating the potential difference between the electrode 31 and the electrode 32, which is output from the signal processing circuit 33, as electrocardiographic information, and stores the acquired electrocardiographic information in the electrocardiographic information storage unit 57.

In step S14, the control unit 11 measures the number of breaths of the user. As described above, the determination of the number of breaths is performed periodically. Therefore, the measurement of the number of breaths is also performed in the measurement of the electrocardiographic information.

In step S15, the control unit 11 functions as the determination unit 50 and determines whether or not the user is in a relaxed state based on the measurement result of the number of breaths. If the controller 11 determines that the user is in the relaxed state, the process returns to step S13, and if the controller 11 determines that the user is not in the relaxed state, the process proceeds to step S16.

In step S16, the control unit 11 ends the measurement of the electrocardiographic information. Specifically, the control unit 11 functions as the measurement control unit 51 and stops the signal processing circuit 33. Thereafter, the process returns to step S11. The processing of steps S11 through S16 is repeated until the power is turned off.

In this way, the control unit 11 measures the electrocardiographic information of the user during a period from when the user is determined to be in the relaxed state to when the user is not determined to be in the relaxed state.

The processing procedure shown in fig. 5 is merely an example, and the processing procedure or the contents of each processing may be changed as appropriate. For example, the control unit 11 may operate as the communication control unit 54 and may transmit the electrocardiographic information data obtained in step S13 to the external device in real time.

The control unit 11 can operate as the notification unit 55. For example, until it is determined in step S12 that the user is in a relaxed state, the control unit 11 turns on an LED lamp indicating the determination result in red. Until the control unit 11 determines that the user is in the relaxed state in step S12, it turns on the LED lamp indicating the determination result in blue color until it determines that the user is not in the relaxed state in step S15. When it is determined in step S15 that the user is not in a relaxed state, the control unit 11 turns on the LED lamp indicating the determination result in red.

[ Effect ]

As described above, the electrocardiograph 10 measures the number of breaths of the user, and determines whether the user is in a relaxed state based on the measurement result of the number of breaths. Then, the electrocardiograph 10 starts measurement of the electrocardiographic information when it is determined that the user is in the relaxed state, and ends measurement of the electrocardiographic information when it is determined that the user is not in the relaxed state. This makes it possible to measure electrocardiographic information during a period in which atrial fibrillation is likely to occur, and not to measure electrocardiographic information during other periods. As a result, it is possible to collect electrocardiographic information data necessary for the examination of atrial fibrillation while reducing power consumption. Since the data amount of the electrocardiographic information is reduced, the power consumption for wirelessly transmitting the electrocardiographic information data can be reduced.

The determination as to whether the user is in a relaxed state is performed by threshold processing of the measurement result of the number of breaths. Therefore, the determination process is easy, and the power consumption in the determination process can be suppressed.

And, the user is notified of the determination result of whether or not the user is in a relaxed state. This makes it possible to notify the user that the user is not in a relaxed state. As a result, the user can be urged to enter a relaxed state so as not to excessively and insufficiently measure the electrocardiographic information.

[ modified examples ]

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments.

In the above embodiment, the measurement of the number of breaths is performed periodically. In one embodiment, the number of breaths may be measured continuously. That is, the number of breaths of the user may be monitored at all times. In one embodiment, the measurement of the respiration rate may be continued when the electrocardiographic information is not measured, and the measurement of the respiration rate may be periodically performed during the measurement of the electrocardiographic information. According to these embodiments, it can be detected very quickly that the user has entered a relaxed state. As a result, reliability of measurement of electrocardiographic information is improved when the user is in a relaxed state.

In one embodiment, the electrocardiograph 10 may measure a plurality of physiological indexes different from the electrocardiographic information, and determine whether or not the user is in a relaxed state based on the measurement results. When determining that the user is not in the relaxed state, the control unit 11 may generate determination information indicating a type of physiological index of the plurality of types of physiological indexes that is a factor of determining that the user is not in the relaxed state. The control unit 11 operates as a second notification unit that notifies the user of the physiological index, which is indicated by the determination information and is a type of factor that determines that the user is not in a relaxed state, via the display device 16, for example. The notification may be to change the color of the LED lamp. When the display device 16 includes an image display device, the control unit 11 may display a character string of the physiological index that specifies the type of the factor that is determined to be not in the relaxed state on the image display device. This makes it possible to notify the user of the factor that determines that the user is not in a relaxed state. As a result, the user can be urged to enter a relaxed state. For example, when the user recognizes that the main cause of the state of relaxation is the number of breaths, an action of changing to the state of relaxation such as deep breathing may be taken.

In one embodiment, in the measurement of the electrocardiographic information, it may be determined whether or not the user is in a relaxed state based on a measurement result of the electrocardiographic information. This embodiment will be briefly described with reference to fig. 6.

Fig. 6 shows an example of a software configuration of an electrocardiograph according to an embodiment. In the example of fig. 6, the electrocardiograph includes: the measurement control unit 51, the electrocardiographic information acquisition unit 52, the respiration rate calculation unit 53, the communication control unit 54, the notification unit 55, the first determination unit 61, the second determination unit 62, and the electrocardiographic information storage unit 57. In fig. 6, the same elements as those shown in fig. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. The measurement control unit 51, the electrocardiographic information acquisition unit 52, the respiration rate calculation unit 53, the communication control unit 54, the notification unit 55, the first determination unit 61, and the second determination unit 62 execute predetermined processing by executing a program stored in the storage unit by the control unit of the electrocardiograph.

The first judgment section 61 corresponds to the judgment section 50 shown in fig. 4. Specifically, the first determination unit 61 determines that the user is in a relaxed state when the number of breaths calculated by the breath number calculation unit 53 is lower than a preset threshold value, and determines that the user is not in a relaxed state when the number of breaths exceeds the threshold value.

The second determination unit 62 determines whether or not the user is in a relaxed state based on the electrocardiographic information acquired by the electrocardiographic information acquisition unit 52. Specifically, the second determination unit 62 calculates RRI (R-R Interval) which is the Interval between adjacent R waves from the electrocardiographic information, and generates time series data of RRI. Next, the second determination section 62 calculates the power spectral density from the time-series data of the RRI using an autoregressive model, calculates the integrated value of the power in the frequency domain from 0.05Hz to 0.15Hz as LF, and calculates the integrated value of the power in the frequency domain from 0.15Hz to 0.40Hz as HF. The ratio of LF to HF, i.e., LF/HF, indicates a balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves, and a high value indicates a dominant sympathetic nerve, and a low value indicates a dominant parasympathetic nerve. The second determination unit 62 determines that the user is in a relaxed state when the LF/HF is lower than a preset threshold, and determines that the user is not in a relaxed state when the LF/HF is equal to or higher than the threshold.

The notification unit 55 notifies the user of the determination result of whether the user is in a relaxed state based on the determination result of the first determination unit 61 and the determination result of the second determination unit 62.

The second determination unit 62 may calculate the heart rate from the electrocardiographic information, determine that the user is in a relaxed state when the calculated heart rate value is lower than a preset threshold value, and determine that the user is not in a relaxed state when the calculated heart rate value exceeds the threshold value. Heart rate refers to the number of beats of the heart per unit time.

The first determination unit 61 operates when the electrocardiographic information is not measured, and the second determination unit 62 operates when the electrocardiographic information is measured. In this case, it is not necessary to measure the number of breaths in the measurement of the electrocardiographic information. In other words, in the measurement of the electrocardiographic information, the signal processing circuit 42 does not need to be driven, and the processing of the respiration rate calculating unit 53 is not performed. This can reduce power consumption.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the electrocardiograph 10 may further include a detection portion 71 and a notification portion 72. The detection unit 71 and the notification unit 72 execute the following processing by executing a program stored in the storage unit 15 by the control unit 11 of the electrocardiograph 10.

The detection unit 71 detects the occurrence of atrial fibrillation in the heart of the user based on the electrocardiographic information acquired by the electrocardiographic information acquisition unit 52. The notification unit 72 notifies the user in response to the detection unit 71 detecting the occurrence of atrial fibrillation. The notification may be made by sound, light, vibration, or the like. Thus, the user can recognize that atrial fibrillation has occurred.

In the above embodiment, the number of breaths is used as a physiological index different from the electrocardiographic information. In one embodiment, the pulse wave may be used as a physiological index.

Fig. 8 illustrates an electrocardiograph 100 according to an embodiment. In the example of fig. 8, the electrocardiograph 100 is configured to be worn on the upper arm of the user. The electrocardiograph 100 includes: a wearing member 120, an electrocardiographic measurement unit 130, a pulse wave measurement unit 140, a determination unit 150, and a measurement control unit 151.

The wearing member 120 is a member wound around the upper arm of the user, and has a belt-like, band-like, or roll-like shape. The electrocardiographic measurement unit 130, the pulse wave measurement unit 140, the determination unit 150, and the measurement control unit 151 are provided in the wearing member 120.

The electrocardiographic measurement unit 130 measures electrocardiographic information of the user. The electrocardiograph measuring unit 130 includes at least two electrodes on the inner peripheral surface of the wearing member 120, and measures electrocardiographic information using these electrodes. In the worn state, the electrodes are in contact with the skin of the upper arm of the user. As is well known, electrocardiographic information can be measured using only a plurality of electrodes disposed on any one of the four limbs.

The pulse wave measurement unit 140 measures the pulse wave of the user on the upper arm. In one example, the pulse wave measurement unit 140 includes a photosensor, and measures a volume pulse wave using the photosensor. As a method for measuring a pulse wave on the upper arm, a known technique can be used, and therefore, the description thereof is omitted. The pulse wave measurement unit 140 outputs a pulse wave signal, which is a waveform signal indicating the fluctuation of the pulse wave.

The determination unit 150 determines whether or not the user is in a relaxed state based on the pulse wave signal output from the pulse wave measurement unit 140. Specifically, the determination unit 150 calculates a peak interval, which is an interval between adjacent peaks, based on the pulse wave signal, and generates time-series data of the peak interval. Then, the determination section 150 calculates the power spectral density from the time-series data of the peak interval using an autoregressive model, calculates an integrated value of power in the frequency domain from 0.05Hz to 0.15Hz as LF, and calculates an integrated value of power in the frequency domain from 0.15Hz to 0.40Hz as HF. The determination unit 150 determines that the user is in a relaxed state when LF/HF, which is the ratio of LF to HF, is lower than a preset threshold, and determines that the user is not in a relaxed state when LF/HF is equal to or higher than the threshold.

The determination unit 150 may calculate the heart rate based on the pulse wave signal, determine that the user is in a relaxed state when the calculated heart rate value is lower than a preset threshold value, and determine that the user is not in a relaxed state when the calculated heart rate value exceeds the threshold value.

The measurement control unit 151 controls the electrocardiographic measurement unit 130 and the pulse wave measurement unit 140. The measurement control unit 151 controls the electrocardiographic measurement unit 130 to start measurement of electrocardiographic information in response to the determination unit 150 determining that the user is in a relaxed state. For example, the measurement control unit 151 controls the pulse wave measurement unit 140 to perform measurement periodically, and controls the electrocardiographic measurement unit 130 as follows: the measurement of the electrocardiographic information is started in response to the determination unit 150 determining that the user is in the relaxed state, and the measurement of the electrocardiographic information is stopped in response to the determination unit 150 determining that the user is not in the relaxed state.

According to the electrocardiograph 100 having the above configuration, the same effects as those of the electrocardiograph 10 shown in fig. 1 can be obtained.

In short, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments as it is, and constituent elements can be modified and embodied in the implementation stage without departing from the gist thereof. Further, various inventions can be formed by appropriate combinations of a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, several components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiments. Moreover, the constituent elements in the different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

[ accompanying notes ]

A part or all of the above embodiments may be described as shown in the following notations in addition to the claims, but is not limited thereto.

(attached note 1)

An electrocardiograph (10) is provided with:

an electrocardiographic measurement unit (30) that measures electrocardiographic information of a user;

a physiological index measurement unit (40) that measures a physiological index of the user that is different from the electrocardiographic information;

a first determination unit (50) that determines whether the user is in a relaxed state based on the measurement result of the physiological index; and

and a measurement control unit (51) that controls the electrocardiographic measurement unit based on the determination result of the first determination unit.

Description of the reference numerals

10 … … electrocardiograph

11 … … control part

12……CPU

13……RAM

14……ROM

15 … … storage part

16 … … display device

17 … … Power supply button

18 … … communication interface

19 … … battery

20 … … wearing component

21 … … casing

30 … … electrocardio measuring part

31. 32 … … electrode

33 … … signal processing circuit

331 … … instrumentation amplifier

332 … … low-pass filter

333 … … amplifier

334 … … analog-to-digital converter

40 … … respiration rate measuring part

41 … … acceleration sensor

42 … … signal processing circuit

421 … … low-pass filter

422 … … amplifier

423 … … analog-to-digital converter

50 … … determination unit

51 … … measurement control part

52 … … ECG information acquisition unit

53 … … respiratory rate calculating part

54 … … communication control part

55 … … informing part

57 … … electrocardio information storage unit

61 … … first determination unit

62 … … second determination unit

71 … … detection part

72 … … notification unit

100 … … electrocardiograph

120 … … wearing component

130 … … electrocardio measuring part

140 … … pulse wave measuring part

150 … … determination unit

151 … … measurement control unit