Body vibration analysis systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12144591-B2
Application number	US-202117190277-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 2, 2021
Priority date	Mar 4, 2020
Publication date	Nov 19, 2024
Grant date	Nov 19, 2024

Abstract

Embodiments herein relate to body vibration analysis systems and methods. In an embodiment, a body vibration analysis system is included having a first light source configured to illuminate a surface of the body from a first angle with a first set of lighted features and a second light source configured to illuminate a surface of the body from a second angle with a second set of lighted features, wherein the second set of lighted features are optically distinguishable from the first set of lighted features. The system further includes a camera configured to detect light reflected from the surface of the body and a control circuit configured to receive an input from the camera and assess spatial vibration as a function of location on the surface of the body. Other embodiments are also included herein.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A human body vibration analysis system comprising:
a first light source configured to illuminate a surface of the human body from a first angle, wherein the first light source generates a first set of lighted features, wherein the first set of lighted features comprise a first shape;
a second light source configured to illuminate a surface of the human body from a second angle, the second angle different than the first angle, wherein the second light source generates a second set of lighted features, wherein the second set of lighted features comprise a second shape distinguishable from the first shape of the first set of lighted features;
a camera configured to detect light reflected from the surface of the human body; and
a control circuit configured to receive an input from the camera and assess spatial vibration as a function of location on the surface of the human body;
wherein each of the one or more of the lighted features within the first set of lighted features and the second set of lighted features can be displaced in any direction a distance from a starting position to a displaced position on the human body in response to a vibratory signal from the human body.

2. The human body vibration analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the first set of lighted features are at least one of a different color than the second set of lighted features or a different intensity than the second set of lighted features.

3. The human body vibration analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to generate a body surface map as a function of determined spatial vibration.

4. The human body vibration analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the first angle and the second angle intersect at an angle of about 10 to 45 degrees.

5. The human body vibration analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to calculate a location for sensing vibrations within a particular frequency range based on the determined spatial vibration as a function of location on the surface of the human body.

6. The human body vibration analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to calculate a location for implanting a medical device based on the determined spatial vibration as a function of location on the surface of the human body.

7. The human body vibration analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to diagnose a disease state based on the determined spatial vibration as a function of location on the surface of the human body.

8. The human body vibration analysis system of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to average spatial vibration as a function of location on the surface of the human body over a plurality of physiological vibration cycles.

9. The human body vibration analysis system of claim 8 , the physiological vibration cycles comprising at least one of cardiac cycles and pulmonary cycles.

10. The human body vibration analysis system of claim 1 , further comprising a sensor, wherein the control circuit is further configured to use a signal from the sensor to separate and align spatial vibration data representing different physiological vibration cycles.

11. The human body vibration analysis system of claim 10 , the sensor comprising an ECG sensor.

12. An implant location calculating system comprising:
a digital image correlation subject body surface analysis system comprising:
a first light source configured to illuminate the surface of the subject's body from a first angle, wherein the first light source generates a first set of lighted features, wherein the first set of lighted features comprise a first shape; and
a second light source configured to illuminate the surface of the subject's body from a second angle, the second angle different than the first angle, wherein the second light source generates a second set of lighted features, wherein the second set of lighted features comprise a second shape distinguishable from the first shape;
wherein each of the one or more of the lighted features within the first set of lighted features and the second set of lighted features can be displaced in any direction a distance from a starting position to a displaced position on the subject's body in response to a vibratory signal from the subject's body; and

a control circuit configured to
receive input from the subject body analysis system including spatial vibration as a function of location on the surface of the subject's body; and
calculate a location for implanting a medical device based on the spatial vibration as a function of location on the surface of the subject's body.

13. A method of evaluating body vibrations comprising:
illuminating a surface of a subject's body from a first angle with a first set of lighted features, wherein one of the lighted features within the first set of lighted features is displaced in a first displacement direction relative a first starting position on the subject's body in response to a vibratory signal from the subject's body;
illuminating a surface of a subject's body from a second angle with a first set of lighted features, wherein one of the lighted features within the second set of lighted features is displaced in a second displacement direction relative a second starting position on the subject's body in response to the vibratory signal from the subject's body;
detecting light reflected from the surface of the subject's body; and
calculating spatial vibration as a function of location on the surface of the subject's body based on the detected light;
wherein a magnitude of relative displacement of the first displacement direction is compared to a magnitude of relative displacement of the second displacement direction to derive a magnitude of vibration at a site of the first lighted feature within the first set of lighted features and the second lighted feature within the second set of lighted features; and
wherein the first lighted features comprise a first shape and the second lighted features comprises a second shape, wherein the first shape is different than the second shape.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first set of lighted features are at least one of a different color than the second set of lighted features and a different intensity than the second set of lighted features.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising generating a body surface map as a function of determined spatial vibration.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first angle and the second angle intersect at an angle of about 10 to 45 degrees.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising calculating a location for sensing vibrations within a particular frequency range based on the determined spatial vibration as a function of location on the surface of the subject's body.

18. The method of claim 13 , further comprising averaging spatial vibration as a function of location on the surface of the subject's body over a plurality of physiological vibration cycles.

19. The method of claim 13 , further comprising using a signal from a sensor to separate and align spatial vibration data representing different physiological vibration cycles, the sensor comprising an ECG sensor.

Assignees

• Cardiac Pacemakers Inc

Inventors

• Shute Jonathan Bennett
• Hatlestad John D
• Tangren John H

Classifications

• A61B5/02427

  Details of sensor · CPC title

• A61B5/0806

  by whole-body plethysmography · CPC title

• A61B5/7285

  for synchronizing or triggering a physiological measurement or image acquisition with a physiological event or waveform, e.g. an ECG signal · CPC title

• A61B5/0064 Primary

  Body surface scanning · CPC title

• A61B5/1102

  Ballistocardiography · CPC title