阅读说明：本技术 一种脊柱侧弯测量装置及系统 (Spinal column lateral bending measuring device and system ) 是由 尉长虹 于 2020-06-19 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明适用于脊柱侧弯防治技术领域,提供了一种脊柱侧弯测量装置,包括：连接模块,包括连接件以及设置在连接件并与连接件相对独立转动的若干转动件,其中,所述连接件与脊柱仿形；以及测量模块,安装在所述转动件上,用于获取对应测量点位置的航向角和俯仰角,并将所得数据向外发送,以获得脊柱的弯曲度和各个弯曲点位置,本发明的有益效果是：通过可弯曲的连接模块可以较好的匹配脊柱形状,可达到正常站立状态一次性将脊柱弯曲数据测量完成,通过无线信号将数据发送给上位机进行数据分析和处理,测量数据准确方便。(The invention is suitable for the technical field of scoliosis prevention and treatment, and provides a scoliosis measuring device, which comprises: the connecting module comprises a connecting piece and a plurality of rotating pieces which are arranged on the connecting piece and rotate relatively and independently with the connecting piece, wherein the connecting piece is profiled with the spine; the measuring module is arranged on the rotating part and used for acquiring a course angle and a pitch angle corresponding to the position of the measuring point and sending the acquired data outwards to acquire the curvature of the spine and the position of each bending point, and the measuring module has the advantages that: through flexible connection module can be better match backbone shape, can reach the one-time crooked data measurement completion with the backbone of normal state of standing, give the host computer with data transmission through radio signal and carry out data analysis and processing, measured data is accurate convenient.)

1. A scoliosis measuring device, comprising:

the connecting module comprises a connecting piece and a plurality of rotating pieces which are arranged on the connecting piece and rotate relatively and independently with the connecting piece, wherein the connecting piece is profiled with the spine; and

and the measuring module is arranged on the rotating part and used for acquiring a course angle and a pitch angle corresponding to the position of the measuring point and sending the acquired data outwards so as to acquire the curvature of the spine and the position of each bending point.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the connecting member is a strip-shaped structure made of a rigid material and bendable, and the position of the rotating member in the axial direction of the connecting member is not adjustable.

3. A scoliosis measuring apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the measuring module comprises:

the angle measurement unit is used for measuring a course angle and a pitch angle corresponding to the position of the measurement point, wherein the course angle takes the earth magnetic field as a reference system, and the pitch angle takes the earth horizontal plane as a reference system;

a power supply unit for supplying power;

the main control unit is connected with the units and used for controlling the units and transmitting data or instructions with an upper computer; and

and the shell is connected with the rotating piece and used for packaging the units.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein the housing is fixed in position by a fixing member, and the fixing member is provided with an abduction means for the spine.

5. The device of claim 3, wherein the measurement module further comprises a wireless communication unit for realizing wireless communication between the main control unit and the upper computer.

6. The scoliosis measuring device of claim 4 or 5, wherein the measuring module further comprises a distance measuring unit in communication with the main control unit for obtaining the distance between the measuring point and the high point of the spine.

7. A system for measuring scoliosis, comprising:

the angle measurement unit is used for measuring a course angle and a pitch angle corresponding to the position of the measurement point, wherein the course angle takes the earth magnetic field as a reference system, and the pitch angle takes the earth horizontal plane as a reference system;

a power supply unit for supplying power;

the main control unit is connected with the angle measuring unit and the power supply unit and is used for controlling the angle measuring unit and the power supply unit; and

and the upper computer is communicated with the main control unit and is used for receiving the data information sent by the main control unit or outputting an instruction to the main control unit.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the upper computer is in communication with the main control unit in a wired or wireless manner, and when in communication with the main control unit in a wireless manner, the main control unit is further electrically connected with a wireless communication unit.

9. The scoliosis measurement system of claim 6, further comprising a distance measurement unit in communication with the master control unit for obtaining the distance between the measurement point and the high point of the spine.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of scoliosis prevention and treatment, in particular to a scoliosis measuring device and system.

Background

Scoliosis has a great influence on teenagers, and may affect the body beauty, the height, the visceral functions and even the life of the teenagers. Once a teenager suffering from scoliosis has a curved spine, the development of body bones can be influenced, the number of the teenagers is far lower than that of the teenagers in the same age, the normal operation of organs is influenced, and the teenagers are in a panic and short breath. The gold time for treatment of scoliosis is 10-15 years old, and if the skeleton has developed to maturity, the treatment effect is poor. The key of the scoliosis is the early discovery of early treatment, and the scoliosis angle can be recovered by correction and intervention in the adolescent period. Adults can recover posture (improving razor back, high and low shoulders, pelvic rotation, etc.). The treatment of adult scoliosis is significant, and the nerve blocked and pressed is opened through the seven-combined integration therapy, so that the liver function problem (irritability), the gastrointestinal tract function problem (dyspepsia), even infertility and the like are solved.

At present, X-ray image judgment is adopted in a measurement mode hospital for scoliosis, and some methods for measuring through different limb actions and simple angle measurement equipment in a screening process of scoliosis of teenagers have large measurement error, high requirement on operation specialties and long measurement process; in addition, a method for measuring three-dimensional data by taking a picture of the back is also adopted, so that the measurement error is large for people with different fat and thin body types, and the measurement error is large for the torsion data.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention aims to provide a device and a system for measuring scoliosis, and aims to solve the technical problems in the background art.

The embodiment of the present invention is realized as follows, and a device for measuring scoliosis comprises:

the connecting module comprises a connecting piece and a plurality of rotating pieces which are arranged on the connecting piece and rotate relatively and independently with the connecting piece, wherein the connecting piece is profiled with the spine; and

and the measuring module is arranged on the rotating part and used for acquiring a course angle and a pitch angle corresponding to the position of the measuring point and sending the acquired data outwards so as to acquire the curvature of the spine and the position of each bending point.

As a further scheme of the invention: the connecting piece is a flexible strip-shaped structure made of rigid materials, and the position of the rotating piece in the axial direction of the connecting piece is not adjustable.

As a still further scheme of the invention: the measurement module includes:

the angle measurement unit is used for measuring a course angle and a pitch angle corresponding to the position of the measurement point, wherein the course angle takes the earth magnetic field as a reference system, and the pitch angle takes the earth horizontal plane as a reference system;

a power supply unit for supplying power;

the main control unit is connected with the units and used for controlling the units and transmitting data or instructions with an upper computer; and

and the shell is connected with the rotating piece and used for packaging the units.

As a still further scheme of the invention: the shell passes through the mounting in order to realize the rigidity, be equipped with on the mounting and abdicate to the spinal column is protruding.

As a still further scheme of the invention: the measurement module further comprises a wireless communication unit for realizing wireless communication between the main control unit and the upper computer.

As a still further scheme of the invention: the measuring module also comprises a distance measuring unit communicated with the main control unit and used for acquiring the distance between the measuring point and the high point of the spine.

Another object of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a system for measuring scoliosis, including:

the angle measurement unit is used for measuring a course angle and a pitch angle corresponding to the position of the measurement point, wherein the course angle takes the earth magnetic field as a reference system, and the pitch angle takes the earth horizontal plane as a reference system;

a power supply unit for supplying power;

the main control unit is connected with the angle measuring unit and the power supply unit and is used for controlling the angle measuring unit and the power supply unit; and

and the upper computer is communicated with the main control unit and is used for receiving the data information sent by the main control unit or outputting an instruction to the main control unit.

As a still further scheme of the invention: the upper computer communicates with the main control unit in a wired or wireless mode, and when the upper computer communicates with the main control unit in a wireless mode, the main control unit is electrically connected with a wireless communication unit.

As a still further scheme of the invention: the device also comprises a distance measuring unit communicated with the main control unit and used for acquiring the distance between the measuring point and the high point of the spine.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: through flexible connection module can be better match backbone shape, can reach the one-time crooked data measurement completion with the backbone of normal state of standing, give the host computer with data transmission through radio signal and carry out data analysis and processing, measured data is accurate convenient.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a spinal column lateral bending measurement device.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a measurement module in a spinal column lateral bending measurement device.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a coordinate system corresponding to a measurement module in a device for measuring scoliosis.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a pitch angle measured by a measurement module in a spinal scoliosis measurement apparatus.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a measurement point and a spine high point distance L acquired by a distance measuring unit in a scoliosis measuring device.

In the drawings: 100-connecting module, 101-connecting piece, 102-rotating piece, 200-measuring module, 201-sensor, 202-power supply unit, 203-main control unit, 204-wireless communication unit, 205-antenna, 206-shell, 207-bonding block and 208-ranging unit.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

Specific implementations of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.

As shown in fig. 1 to 2, a structural diagram of a device for measuring scoliosis according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a connection module 100 and a measurement module 200, where the connection module 100 includes a connection piece 101 and a plurality of rotation pieces 102 disposed on the connection piece 101 and rotating independently relative to the connection piece 101, where the connection piece 101 is profiled to a spine; the measuring module 200 is installed on the rotating member 102, and is configured to obtain a course angle and a pitch angle corresponding to a position of the measuring point, and send the obtained data outwards, so as to obtain a curvature of the spine and positions of each bending point.

In the embodiment of the invention, in practical application, because the connecting piece 101 is profiled with the spine, the connecting module 100 can be attached to the spine of a measured person, at this time, the measuring module 200 can correspond to a plurality of positions of the spine and is used for acquiring a course angle and a pitch angle corresponding to the position of the measured point, because the rotating piece 102 can rotate relative to the connecting piece 101, the measuring module 200 has two steering angles along with the direction of the skin surface, one is a course angle change caused by the torsion of the spine, the other is a pitch angle change between the measuring block and the horizontal plane caused by the lateral bending of the spine, and the torsion angle and the torsion position of the spine can be measured according to the relative difference between the course angles of the measuring modules 200; according to the relative difference between the pitch angles of the measurement modules 200, the curvature of the spine and the positions of the curvature points can be calculated, and the position of the spine with pathological changes can be obtained.

As shown in fig. 1, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the connecting member 101 is a strip-shaped structure which is made of a rigid material and is bendable, and the position of the rotation member 102 in the axial direction of the connecting member 101 is not adjustable.

Specifically, the connecting member 101 is a strip-shaped structural member made of a rigid material and capable of being bent, the bending radius is greater than 20mm, the connecting member 101 is not stretchable to ensure the position invariance of the rotating member 102 in the axial direction, the rotating member 102 is mounted on the connecting member 101, the axis of the rotating member 102 is tangential to the bending curve of the connecting member 101, and the plane obtained by rotating the rotating member 102 is perpendicular to the connecting member 101.

As shown in fig. 2, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the measurement module 200 includes an angle measurement unit, a power supply unit 202, a main control unit 203 and a housing 206, the angle measurement unit is configured to measure a heading angle and a pitch angle corresponding to a measurement point position, where the heading angle uses the earth magnetic field as a reference system, and the pitch angle uses the earth horizontal plane as a reference system, as shown in fig. 3; the power supply unit 202 is used for supplying power; the main control unit 203 is connected with the units, and is used for controlling the units and transmitting data or instructions with an upper computer; the housing 206 is connected to the rotor 102 for enclosing the units, and the housing 206 has a hole therein for mating with the rotor 102.

In one aspect of the embodiment of the present invention, the angle measuring unit is a sensor 201, preferably an MEMS direction angle sensor, the power supply unit 202 is a storage battery with a charging interface, and of course, the power supply unit may supply power by using an external power supply, and the main control unit 203 may be an STM32 series chip, and the like, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

In practical application, the sensor 201 can measure the course angle and the pitch angle corresponding to the measured position, and further obtain the spinal position with pathological changes through processing and analysis of an upper computer, as shown in fig. 4, α and β are included angles between the measuring module 200 and a coordinate plane, namely, the pitch angle, the course angle is used for measuring the torsion angle of the spinal in the plane, and the torsion angle can be obtained through the difference of the course angles of different measuring points.

As another preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 2, the housing 206 is fixed in position by a fixing member, which is provided with an abduction for the spinal column protrusion.

In the embodiment of the invention, the fixing piece is an adhesive block 207 which is fixed on the skin on two sides of the spine in an adhesive manner, and the fixing piece is provided with abdicating parts protruding from the spine.

Because the thickness of the back muscle fat layer of different crowds is different, if the positioning is only based on the skin layer behind the spine, the measurement error can be caused by the thickness problem of the muscle and the fat layer, therefore, the embodiment also discloses a distance measuring unit 208 which is communicated with the main control unit 203 and is used for obtaining the distance L between the measurement point and the spine high point and correcting the error.

As shown in fig. 2, as another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the measurement module 200 further includes a wireless communication unit 204, configured to implement wireless communication between the main control unit 203 and an upper computer.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication unit 204 may be in a 4G, 5G, bluetooth mode, etc., and the embodiment of the present invention is not specifically limited herein, and an antenna 205 may be added to the housing 206 to improve the signal strength. Of course, in practical applications, the communication between the main control unit 203 and the upper computer may also be realized by data line connection.

As shown in fig. 2, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a system for measuring scoliosis, including an angle measuring unit, a power supply unit 202, a main control unit 203, and an upper computer, where the angle measuring unit is configured to measure a heading angle and a pitch angle at a corresponding measuring point position, where the heading angle uses the earth magnetic field as a reference system, and the pitch angle uses the earth horizontal plane as a reference system; the power supply unit 202 is used for supplying power; the main control unit 203 is connected with the angle measuring unit and the power supply unit 202, and is used for controlling the angle measuring unit and the power supply unit 202; the upper computer is in communication with the main control unit 203 and is used for receiving data information sent by the main control unit 203 or outputting instructions to the main control unit 203.

In one aspect of the embodiment of the present invention, the angle measuring unit is a sensor 201, preferably an MEMS direction angle sensor, the power supply unit 202 is a storage battery with a charging interface, and certainly, the power supply unit may also supply power by using an external power supply, the main control unit 203 may be an STM32 series chip, and the like, and the host computer is used for collecting and processing data, which is not specifically limited herein.

Because the thickness of the back muscle fat layer of different people is different, if the positioning is performed only according to the skin layer behind the spine, the measurement error may be caused by the thickness problem of the muscle and fat layer, therefore, the embodiment further discloses a distance measuring unit 208 which is in communication with the main control unit 203, and is used for obtaining the distance L between the measurement point and the spine high point, as shown in fig. 5, and is used for correcting the error, in this embodiment, the distance measuring unit 208 is an ultrasonic sensor.

As shown in fig. 2, as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the upper computer communicates with the main control unit 203 in a wired or wireless manner, and when communicating with the main control unit 203 in a wireless manner, the main control unit 203 is further electrically connected to a wireless communication unit 204.

The wireless communication unit 204 may be in a 4G, 5G, bluetooth mode, etc., and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited specifically herein, and the wired communication may implement the communication between the main control unit 203 and the upper computer by using a data line connection mode.

The embodiment of the invention provides a scoliosis measuring device, and provides a scoliosis measuring system based on the scoliosis measuring device, the shape of a spine can be well matched through the bendable connecting module 100, the scoliosis data can be measured and completed at one time in a normal standing state, data are sent to an upper computer through wireless signals for data analysis and processing, and the measured data are accurate and convenient.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.